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Toning down adventure for 3 players (My players stay out)
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<blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 4824306" data-attributes="member: 54846"><p>Keep your minions at a bare minimum. While your Swordmage can do some controlling, minions are going to present a little more challenge (especially LATER in the series when the minions use the new minion rules). Don't avoid minions completely, but use perhaps 2. Experiment. </p><p></p><p>The adventure uses lots of elites, and one or two solos. Cut this back significantly; either downgrade them (Solo to elite, elite to normal), or reduce their HP by 40% maybe. An elite is equal to two PCs - when an elite fights three PCs, he's practically a solo. However, you do have a Barbarian in the group; he might tear right through Malachi and the Kaorti badguy at the end of the series. </p><p></p><p>Enemies that immobilize and daze are going to eat your group up. They are a very mobile group (except the Cleric), and with a 3 man team, when someone loses their actions it's going to show. Just keep your eyes on it. </p><p></p><p>Avoid soldiers. Or perhaps reduce their defenses by 1-2. You have 3 guys (not 5), so this means fewer attacks coming at the soldier, so fewer will hit over all. </p><p></p><p>Definitely offer opportunities for their mobility - jumping on things, climbing things, etc; the Barbarian is a charge man, the swordmage can teleport about. </p><p></p><p>I'm curious how this comes down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rechan, post: 4824306, member: 54846"] Keep your minions at a bare minimum. While your Swordmage can do some controlling, minions are going to present a little more challenge (especially LATER in the series when the minions use the new minion rules). Don't avoid minions completely, but use perhaps 2. Experiment. The adventure uses lots of elites, and one or two solos. Cut this back significantly; either downgrade them (Solo to elite, elite to normal), or reduce their HP by 40% maybe. An elite is equal to two PCs - when an elite fights three PCs, he's practically a solo. However, you do have a Barbarian in the group; he might tear right through Malachi and the Kaorti badguy at the end of the series. Enemies that immobilize and daze are going to eat your group up. They are a very mobile group (except the Cleric), and with a 3 man team, when someone loses their actions it's going to show. Just keep your eyes on it. Avoid soldiers. Or perhaps reduce their defenses by 1-2. You have 3 guys (not 5), so this means fewer attacks coming at the soldier, so fewer will hit over all. Definitely offer opportunities for their mobility - jumping on things, climbing things, etc; the Barbarian is a charge man, the swordmage can teleport about. I'm curious how this comes down. [/QUOTE]
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