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<blockquote data-quote="baberg" data-source="post: 4763944" data-attributes="member: 61654"><p>Well, I can't argue with your math... but yeah, you're pretty overpowered for a standard 4e level 11 PC. 20 in your primary stat at level 1 (if I'm doing the math right), an extra point on enhancement for the weapon, and 4e fights generally aren't built around a single monster except for the Solos (Dragons and such) which generally have specific rules that allow them to make multiple attacks per round.</p><p></p><p>If your group is still doing this sort of thing, I'd love to hear what happens if your DM puts an Adult Red Dragon against you. She has an XP budget of 6,000 (just slightly more than the Nightwalker) with similar defenses and attack bonuses, but she's got more HP (as a Solo always does) and can make multiple attacks per round. She also has a tail swipe that helps prevent flanking. Honestly, I think you'd get TPK'd pretty quick <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>So as for the original question of "What is a good challenge", it sounds like your DM will need to bump up encounters about 3 levels above your party level to challenge you. And also remember that 4e is also a bit broken when you only do one combat per day because of the great Daily abilities that some classes get. I've had to change the way I approach encounters ever since we got a Wizard in the group with Sleep and Stinking Cloud.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="baberg, post: 4763944, member: 61654"] Well, I can't argue with your math... but yeah, you're pretty overpowered for a standard 4e level 11 PC. 20 in your primary stat at level 1 (if I'm doing the math right), an extra point on enhancement for the weapon, and 4e fights generally aren't built around a single monster except for the Solos (Dragons and such) which generally have specific rules that allow them to make multiple attacks per round. If your group is still doing this sort of thing, I'd love to hear what happens if your DM puts an Adult Red Dragon against you. She has an XP budget of 6,000 (just slightly more than the Nightwalker) with similar defenses and attack bonuses, but she's got more HP (as a Solo always does) and can make multiple attacks per round. She also has a tail swipe that helps prevent flanking. Honestly, I think you'd get TPK'd pretty quick :) So as for the original question of "What is a good challenge", it sounds like your DM will need to bump up encounters about 3 levels above your party level to challenge you. And also remember that 4e is also a bit broken when you only do one combat per day because of the great Daily abilities that some classes get. I've had to change the way I approach encounters ever since we got a Wizard in the group with Sleep and Stinking Cloud. [/QUOTE]
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