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My theory on the Warden is that my low rolls for most of the campaign so far has gone to his head. He IS a tough character, but he is not unkillable. Nor is he actually more powerful than anyone else. His massive HP pool is pretty much a class feature. He isn't OP, he is a Defender that I can't...

The Warlock's efforts kept the Warden and Paladin from dying. I reworked the Ward to hit at the start of a players turn if they were within three of the Ward. The Beholder was part of the placed around the artifact, and was not affected by the Ward. On a hit, the ward does 2d8 and throws the...

Keep in mind that it wasn't this bad to start with. And for those of you who wanted to know the outcome of an encounter based on your advice: Last night I used a Level 5 Beholder and a Level 6 Ghost Beholder combined with a ward that needed to be deactivated. Once the Beholder was down, he...

When he told everyone to stand back and get out of the room, he was going to solo 3 object mimics. He keeps refusing to recognize that our Warlord has more AC than him. The player told the Warlord that he has no business being on the front lines because he isn't a defender. He pretty much shoo'd...

The character isn't a jerk, the player is.

I would like to go ahead and explain the problem fully. When this thread started I was attempting to actually challenge this party, especially the Warden. The more encounters we've had since the original post, the more full of himself the Warden has gotten. Being "undefeatable" is going to his...

Not trying to vs. the party. Trying to have an adventure that doesn't involve, you know, walking and skipping to level 30. I am looking for DM tips on how to build an encounter that may help me learn how to make the party sweat. This is a group that has been playing D&D for years. More than...

Wardens are more about HP than AC. I don't hit him often enough because of my rolls. When I do hit him, it really doesn't matter because of his HP. He is a great tactician. He just doesn't let relationships influence his tactics.

I like the idea as well! I might make some small tweaks, but it is otherwise something I can use for tonights encounter, for sure.

Mutually beneficial!

Oh, thank you! That is a fantastic point.

I am taking notes. This is all good stuff!

He's only in character out of battle. Out of battle, he is like the jolly green giant. He is kind and simple-minded and gives village children rides on his shoulders. As soon as we get into battle it changes to "I am going to hit that mother eff in his -special place-!" Whilst being a cold and...

Are there any minions with reach?

Our Defender doesn't care about the other players. It doesn't stress him at all when other people in the party are dying. Also, I said I didn't want to kill him.

Love it. My other issue is that save ends effects don't scare him. He can use Font of Life most times and not feel it!

I am running a campaign for adventurers who just hit level 5 last night. The party makeup is as follows: (Tactical) Warlord, (Fey) Warlock, (Earthstrength) Warden, and (Hunter) Ranger. They are currently in an abandoned castle in the Fey that has been used by some human Wizards to hide and...

I hadn't even seen this post. Thank you for this! I am using this advice.

His reply was "hell no". So much for sleeping with the DM... ): Eh, I see that it is balanced on paper. As someone has said, bad luck rolls will make the attack bonuses void whether you are maxed out or not. We were fighting Skirmishers in every room, which is the party weakness, as well as...

Of course it is randomly composed? I don't figure every happenstance group of heroes happens to have every role filled. As I am quickly feeling dumber and dumber, I still want to hold out hope that the party can work. I built my healer the way I did because we don't have a defender. I was...