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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 7442247" data-attributes="member: 2629">For those that have not played a 4E monk and wish to understand the issues better: Before reading further, make an 11th level 4 Element monk.&nbsp; 1 very rare item of your choice, 1 rare item, 3 uncommon.&nbsp; 4&nbsp; 4d4+4 healing potions.&nbsp; Now, run the series of battles below against it solo with no rest between the battles.&nbsp; Run the monsters intelligently, but have them engage the monk directly.&nbsp; No fly away and pelt from the sky tactics...&nbsp; Use a forest with some rocks, trees, etc... present for the setting.These are all just under the hard threshold for a solo 11th level PC - although the last one is a bit tougher than the technical definition says it is.First, Berserker (450 XP), 3 Brown Bears (600 XP) and 2 Boars (100 XP) - 1150, just shy of the 1200 for a 6 creature hard encounter.Second, Saber-Tooth Tiger (450 XP) and Orc War Chief (1100 XP), 1550 - which is 50 xp shy of the hard threshold for 2 monster encounters.Finally, Young White Dragon (2300 XP) which is 100 xp shy of the hard threshold for a solo encounter for one level 11 PC - but it is a dragon, so it is tougher than advertised.How did you use your Ki?&nbsp; You had about 3 or 4 Ki per combat... Was stun a better option for it than 4E powers?&nbsp; Did you run out of Ki?&nbsp; Did you feel like you could be effective without the Ki?These three encounters are a gauntlet I created early on in 5E when I wanted to see if playing a PC would be fun later on after it leveled up.&nbsp; So, I advance the PC up to 11th level, then test it out.&nbsp; The PCs do not always survive this gauntlet, but I get a good idea of how fun they'll be.&nbsp; I tried the 4 Element monk and decided it would not be fun for me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 7442247, member: 2629"] For those that have not played a 4E monk and wish to understand the issues better: Before reading further, make an 11th level 4 Element monk. 1 very rare item of your choice, 1 rare item, 3 uncommon. 4 4d4+4 healing potions. Now, run the series of battles below against it solo with no rest between the battles. Run the monsters intelligently, but have them engage the monk directly. No fly away and pelt from the sky tactics... Use a forest with some rocks, trees, etc... present for the setting. These are all just[I] under [/I]the hard threshold for a solo 11th level PC - although the last one is a bit tougher than the technical definition says it is. First, Berserker (450 XP), 3 Brown Bears (600 XP) and 2 Boars (100 XP) - 1150, just shy of the 1200 for a 6 creature hard encounter. Second, Saber-Tooth Tiger (450 XP) and Orc War Chief (1100 XP), 1550 - which is 50 xp shy of the hard threshold for 2 monster encounters. Finally, Young White Dragon (2300 XP) which is 100 xp shy of the hard threshold for a solo encounter for one level 11 PC - but it is a dragon, so it is tougher than advertised. How did you use your Ki? You had about 3 or 4 Ki per combat... Was stun a better option for it than 4E powers? Did you run out of Ki? Did you feel like you could be effective without the Ki? These three encounters are a gauntlet I created early on in 5E when I wanted to see if playing a PC would be fun later on after it leveled up. So, I advance the PC up to 11th level, then test it out. The PCs do not always survive this gauntlet, but I get a good idea of how fun they'll be. I tried the 4 Element monk and decided it would not be fun for me. [/QUOTE]

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