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<blockquote data-quote="Larry Hunsaker" data-source="post: 4347152" data-attributes="member: 62848"><p>Suppose as the DM, I choose to build an encounter as 3 normal monsters of the proper level and then in place of the other 2 of that level (assume using 5 monsters of the same level as the PCs) I use a horde of lower level monsters (not minions) low enough in level to say let me have 12 of them (so 6 for each 1 monster I give up).&nbsp; Can these fodder mobs be used to surround a PC with one of the standard mobs, not only giving it flanking but then using their action to Aid Other (my PCs are level 25 so these lower level mobs hit AC 10 on anything but a 1) giving it +2 to hit per mob (I assume a max of +8 so I assign 4 fodder to each of the 3 standard mobs)?&nbsp; This seems like an easy way to inflict some serious hurt on the PCs.&nbsp; Is there anything I am missing here?&nbsp; Is this something WotC expected and so should not be unbalancing?&nbsp; I have not yet tried it, and before I do, since it seems a little nasty for the PCs, I wanted to ask the forum.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Larry Hunsaker, post: 4347152, member: 62848"] Suppose as the DM, I choose to build an encounter as 3 normal monsters of the proper level and then in place of the other 2 of that level (assume using 5 monsters of the same level as the PCs) I use a horde of lower level monsters (not minions) low enough in level to say let me have 12 of them (so 6 for each 1 monster I give up). Can these fodder mobs be used to surround a PC with one of the standard mobs, not only giving it flanking but then using their action to Aid Other (my PCs are level 25 so these lower level mobs hit AC 10 on anything but a 1) giving it +2 to hit per mob (I assume a max of +8 so I assign 4 fodder to each of the 3 standard mobs)? This seems like an easy way to inflict some serious hurt on the PCs. Is there anything I am missing here? Is this something WotC expected and so should not be unbalancing? I have not yet tried it, and before I do, since it seems a little nasty for the PCs, I wanted to ask the forum. [/QUOTE]

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