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<blockquote data-quote="Dr_Ruminahui" data-source="post: 5183709" data-attributes="member: 81104">Taclord used lead the attack in my last game - which was actually very good for me, as he used it on a higher level elite soldier I had in there (he's to be a reoccuring NPC, so I want the players to start off weaker than him), and it brought his defences down from ungodly to a bit weak.&nbsp; Then he got pushed down a hole he couldn't climb out of - it worked very well story and gameplay wise.That said, I can see it being potentially a problem - but I also like it because it makes throwing over leveled baddy NPCs at them viable.I guess my biggest annoyance is the amount of healing the cleric can pump out, even post erratta.&nbsp; It makes it hard to make an encounter difficult but not grindy - by the time I'm getting through their healing triggers, they are also through their powers.&nbsp; It also makes for short aventuring days - to challenge them, I have to make them blow more surges in an individual encounter, which means fewer encounters per day.&nbsp; Doesn't help that we also have a warlord - but its better now that he's retrained his extra healing feat for a feat that boosts the attacks he gives out - I love that one, it turns all our other characters into strikers, at least for their attackes on the warlord's turn.I think I'll have to try some encounters where I seperate the party more, and do more focus fire, which is something I generally avoid.&nbsp; So long as I don't focus fire the same guy all the time, it should work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dr_Ruminahui, post: 5183709, member: 81104"] Taclord used lead the attack in my last game - which was actually very good for me, as he used it on a higher level elite soldier I had in there (he's to be a reoccuring NPC, so I want the players to start off weaker than him), and it brought his defences down from ungodly to a bit weak. Then he got pushed down a hole he couldn't climb out of - it worked very well story and gameplay wise. That said, I can see it being potentially a problem - but I also like it because it makes throwing over leveled baddy NPCs at them viable. I guess my biggest annoyance is the amount of healing the cleric can pump out, even post erratta. It makes it hard to make an encounter difficult but not grindy - by the time I'm getting through their healing triggers, they are also through their powers. It also makes for short aventuring days - to challenge them, I have to make them blow more surges in an individual encounter, which means fewer encounters per day. Doesn't help that we also have a warlord - but its better now that he's retrained his extra healing feat for a feat that boosts the attacks he gives out - I love that one, it turns all our other characters into strikers, at least for their attackes on the warlord's turn. I think I'll have to try some encounters where I seperate the party more, and do more focus fire, which is something I generally avoid. So long as I don't focus fire the same guy all the time, it should work. [/QUOTE]

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