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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NewJeffCT" data-source="post: 4117459" data-attributes="member: 10784">Just wondering how big a battle people have run?  We used to run gigantic battles back in 2E days (60+ lizardmen, plus their clerics/shaman, plus several swampy-type allies (crocs, giant dragonflies, giant snakes, a summoned water elemental etc) vs 10 PCs and 20 caravan guards, so a total of 80-90 bad guys vs 30 or so good guys).  but 3E doesn't seem as friendly to massive encounters like that However, I've got a big one coming up this Friday night.  it will be in a clearing in a forest.I think I may have bitten off a lot for my early campaign climax in terms of encounter size - hopefully it won't be more than I can chew:the bad guys:one evil cleric, Level 7two low level cleric minions1 hill giant15 human soldiers, under the cleric's commandabout 20 orc mercenaries, including 3 orc barbarians (two at level 1, one at level 3)a few goblin warg-ridersand, oh yes, a drow elf duskblade and two low level drow fightersThe good guys:6 PCs, all 4th level... the ranger has a wolf companion1 unicorn, 1 giant owl4 NPCs, all 3rd level.1 dryad that is also a cleric.so, 45 or so bad guys, versus 13 good guys.I was also planning on having some low level good guys in the mix as well - some human warriors, and maybe a cleric, to help offset the orcs & human soldiers on the other side, but I have not decided on their mix yet.  At least one PC may be mounted, and the dryad may be mounted on the unicorn.  Maybe it will end up being 20-25 good guys.Yes, the battle will take several hours in game, and will also have several moments for role-playing as well.</blockquote>

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