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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 5746983" data-attributes="member: 20323">Well we've started this encounter with a complex 3-D sewer map (I'll post a picture when we next get together). it's kicking the PCs' butts and we haven't even finished the first phase yet! Already they're considering a tactical retreat...only problem is getting an extended rest is going to be difficult since they're kind of trapped in the sewers by a pocket of methane gas and there are lots of cranium rats & wererats eager to give pursuit.I chalk the difficulty up to a series of bad rolls and the lurker qualities of the hive mind which is exploiting the 3-D terrain for maximum advantage. Also, I included 16 cranium rats at the encounter's start, though they only attacked if attacked by the PCs first.I've been surprised by how dangerous the hive mind has been, especially because most of the PCs (minus the cavalier) have close blast/area burst attacks.</blockquote>