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<blockquote data-quote="Myrhdraak" data-source="post: 7017614" data-attributes="member: 6694190">So what happens if we apply these new learnings? Below I have introduced lesser monsters than Level 1 - i.e. 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 0 Level. &nbsp;I have also made sure that the players always have their full encounter powers available when they go into the battle, but I have kept the 1, 2, or 3 encounters before a Short Rest (for healing) format. The results are the followingSINGLE Encounter[ATTACH]80902[/ATTACH]DOUBLE Encounter[ATTACH]80903[/ATTACH]TRIPLE Encounter[ATTACH]80904[/ATTACH]Now we start to achieve the effect we were after:Single: [3, 5, 6, 5]Double: [2, 3, 4, 5] or [-1, -2, -2, 0]Triple: [1, 2, 4, 4] or [-2, -3, -2, -1]CONCLUSION: It was first when we seperated the ability of regaining Encounter Powers (always having it available after a 5 min break) from the ability to Heal (during a longer Short Rest) that we can start emulate the 5th Edition small skirmishes. We also had to introduce lower level monsters than Level 1, in order to make it work across all levels. At Epic levels it looks hard to achieve the 2 rounds combat, just due to the fact that the monster have so many HP at that level.[ATTACH]80905[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Myrhdraak, post: 7017614, member: 6694190"] So what happens if we apply these new learnings? Below I have introduced lesser monsters than Level 1 - i.e. 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 0 Level. I have also made sure that the players always have their full encounter powers available when they go into the battle, but I have kept the 1, 2, or 3 encounters before a Short Rest (for healing) format. The results are the following [B]SINGLE Encounter[/B] [ATTACH=CONFIG]80902._xfImport[/ATTACH] [B]DOUBLE Encounter[/B] [ATTACH=CONFIG]80903._xfImport[/ATTACH] [B]TRIPLE Encounter[/B] [ATTACH=CONFIG]80904._xfImport[/ATTACH] Now we start to achieve the effect we were after: Single: [3, 5, 6, 5] Double: [2, 3, 4, 5] or [-1, -2, -2, 0] Triple: [1, 2, 4, 4] or [-2, -3, -2, -1] [B]CONCLUSION:[/B] It was first when we seperated the ability of regaining Encounter Powers (always having it available after a 5 min break) from the ability to Heal (during a longer Short Rest) that we can start emulate the 5th Edition small skirmishes. We also had to introduce lower level monsters than Level 1, in order to make it work across all levels. At Epic levels it looks hard to achieve the 2 rounds combat, just due to the fact that the monster have so many HP at that level. [ATTACH=CONFIG]80905._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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