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It sounds a lot like the class you were playing was not for you. If you weren't having fun with that class and the other players were having fun with theirs, maybe it just wasn't the class for you. I loved playing my Ranger in 4E...played it all the way to Level 30. I had powers for Crowd...

I liked 4E Cosmology from a design perspective. The vast majority of the Great Wheel (much as I enjoyed it back in the AD&D days) is pointless and underused. 4E streamlined everything and worked much better. Planescape, for me, largely destroyed perception of the Great Wheel realms as dangerous...

Surely the onus was on the player to pick their Class (Controller, Defender, Leader, Striker) and choose powers appropriately. Obviously a mix of classes are better 'all round' whereas 4 Strikers maybe make mince meat of a Solo monster but struggle against larger groups.

If the monster should do 'x' damage to meet its DPR target then I don't consider a PC dying because the monster dealt a lot of damage "bad dice rolls". Statistically it might be "unlucky" for all the monster's attacks to land, or maybe it gets one big crit in. But I think in terms of a "Highly...

Maybe because its been 10 years since I played 4E, I am losing the gist of your point here amigo... Are you saying 4E Solo monsters were less effective vs. the Party or more effective?

1. Statistically speaking unless you give a monster a ridiculous Initiative Bonus its very unlikely it will win against all the party. 2. Dropping an Epic Tier PC to 0 HP is unlikely to be the last we see of them in the fight...and that's why the monsters need to hit hard. 3. High damage is one...

CR 30 DPR should be around 325 ish in my opinion. Off the top of my head... Actions (Bite + Claw + Tail) Bite: 210 (20d10 + 10 maximised) slashing + sharpness (on a 20) + swallow or toss 100 ft. vs. Huge size or smaller target (50% chance of either). Claw: 80 (20d6 + 10) slashing. Tail: 100...

I agree, doubly so in the case of the Banish tactic by the dragon. The DPR average of five Level 17 characters likely outstrips the three Level 20 characters. Which is why a solo monster needs the capacity to drop one PC per round, otherwise it has no chance of success. Designers weaken...

Solo monsters in 4E worked fairly well. The main reason its not working here is because the dragon's damage is too low. Legendary Resistance is half the equation (for solving Boss monster saves); the other half being that it should cost the Boss a 'Reaction' to use one. That way forcing it to...

Solo fight for... Five Level 17 characters Four Level 18 characters Four Level 19 characters (in its Lair) Three Level 20 characters (in its Lair) The XP Budget says its a solo monster.

Exactly instead of the frustrating Banish effect it should just do a lot more damage. It doesn't look like these Legendary Actions solve any issues either. I mentioned it previously but the more I consider it, the worse an idea I think Legendary Actions are because the designers massively...

Yes its extremely disappointing...we will see if the 'mighty' Tarrasque suffers the same fate in a few weeks.

DC 24 CHA save Banish is broken when the character might very well have a +0 or +1 to that save. You never blow your most powerful abilities/spells until you need to. These are the fights you save them for. Epic Tier casters have two 6th and 7th and one 8th and 9th level spell, that's...

Thanks Dave buddy. Yes the damage looks low in Flee Mortals as well. Not sure why the game designer obsession with extremely low 2 dice attack damage for Gargantuan creatures. Baffling.

Great work Sulicius in doing a proper playtest. I wanted to get the Flee Mortals hardback. But with shipping to the UK it was 140 dollars. Good to know the monsters pack a proper punch, might grab the pdf if I can't snag a copy on ebay.

Of course I have read the updates, but I'm not the 'memory master'... 1. I haven't got to play with 2024 as yet. 2. I know there is power creep but that Indomitable update is crazy strong. 3. According to WotC, 2014 is compatible with 2024 and vice versa. Enjoying this discussion Chaosmancer...

We know they have added the Blob of Annihilation, I wonder if there are any new Aberrations; particularly some "Apex Aberrations" Uvuudaum style.

Was a bit deflated when the Primeval Owlbear was said to be 'just' CR 7, I was hoping it was going to be a CR 25 Owlbear Kaiju.

Agreed, they may as well have just made it a use of Legendary Resistance its that good.

Goodness me! :oops: Stack that with (the new) Indomitable and you practically get 4 x Legendary resistance per day. If only Bards weren't the second least chosen class (at Epic Tier). ;) Absolutely. Possibly, but the XP Reward is for a Highly Difficult encounter.