Ambiguously Gendered Return of 'What is the Hivemind?'

[Rystil Arden]

Cheating?

You wouldn't think it was cheating if you saw what we had to fight. And you might think, "Well, he expected the characters to be higher level when he made this" except that he required all PCs to be level 1 to 2

 

[Bront]

Cheating?

Check out the LPPN thread in my sig, then see what you think.

 

[Bront]

You wouldn't think it was cheating if you saw what we had to fight. And you might think, "Well, he expected the characters to be higher level when he made this" except that he required all PCs to be level 1 to 2

I was sort of hoping that we'd all get lycanthropy and become wererats. Free template

 

[Rystil Arden]

I was sort of hoping that we'd all get lycanthropy and become wererats. Free template

Zaeryl can't get lycanthropy because he isn't a humanoid. Yay!

 

[Darth K'Trava]

You wouldn't think it was cheating if you saw what we had to fight. And you might think, "Well, he expected the characters to be higher level when he made this" except that he required all PCs to be level 1 to 2

I've found that we've done really well facing several CR-higher criters with the basic "iconic" party: fighter, cleric, mage, ranger or other scouty type.

Feh. I've got a half-dragon paladin dealing with the dragon rage who's now, in her mind, an ex-paladin for being forced, due to the rage getting more out of control than usual, attacking a fellow party member... She's in no mindset to fight even though we're about to get into another fight... right after she "lost it" the last time...

 

[Bront]

Zaeryl can't get lycanthropy because he isn't a humanoid. Yay!

No, he just dies

 

[Bront]

I've found that we've done really well facing several CR-higher criters with the basic "iconic" party: fighter, cleric, mage, ranger or other scouty type.

Feh. I've got a half-dragon paladin dealing with the dragon rage who's now, in her mind, an ex-paladin for being forced, due to the rage getting more out of control than usual, attacking a fellow party member... She's in no mindset to fight even though we're about to get into another fight... right after she "lost it" the last time...

Can we borrow her?

 

[Rystil Arden]

I've found that we've done really well facing several CR-higher criters

Oh its possible. In fact, I threw tons of powerful stuff at my Immortality Awakens party without a problem. But you have to know which high-CR thing to send. Not something with DR the party doesn't have a good way around Or when in doubt, playtest it a few times.

 

[Rystil Arden]

No, he just dies

Zaeryl also isn't mortal.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

Oh its possible. In fact, I threw tons of powerful stuff at my Immortality Awakens party without a problem. But you have to know which high-CR thing to send. Not something with DR the party doesn't have a good way around Or when in doubt, playtest it a few times.

And depends on the party as well. Had a group which regularly took on stuff 5 levels higher than them and they breezed through it.