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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WarpedAcorn" data-source="post: 7198326" data-attributes="member: 6819400">I feel the same way with my group of 7th level Characters (Totem Barbarian, Dragon Sorcerer, Eldritch Knight, and Lore Bard). I felt i had to go so far beyond Deadly Encounters to put a dent in them.And yes, I think issue #1 you listed is a problem. Knowing what I know now, I would NEVER had included +1 Armors into my game, nor would I have added Rings of Protection or Bracers of Armor (the lowest AC in the above group is 18). Instead I *should* have added Armor with features or Resistances. Weapons are no problem, but magic armor was my mistake.Issue #2 is also very real. Spells mostly avoid those pesky AC's and can at least do a little damage to make the player somewhat concerned. But I see your point about the players having enough firepower to focus any caster down. Recently, I used an Oni and had him Cone of Cold 3/4 of the group from the relative safety of a Gateway.As for #3, if the players are outclassing the sandbox enemies...maybe just have some of the trash encounters straight up run away. If its boring to you and the players (and they are not going to waste resources en route to a bigger encounter), then just skip it.</blockquote>