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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 653657" data-attributes="member: 386">What you want to do in D&amp;D to reflect this feel is lower the levels of the guards to regular 1st level Warriors.&nbsp; With 4 Hit Points, a Sneak Attack or good Damage roll from a bow will take them down in one hit.edit: I think that, if you want to keep the suspension of disbelief in the campaign when you get to higher levels - and 1st level Warriors become no challenge at all - you should lower PC advancement at around 4th level.&nbsp; If you keep the PCs limited to mid-levels, and their opponents as well, you don't have to face the problem that I've seen in computer games - as the PCs increase in level, rank and file guards suddenly have the same power level as the &quot;Big Bosses&quot; did early on in the game.Your other option is to trade in D&amp;D's Hit Point system for something grittier.&nbsp; The thing to consider, if you go this way, is that the PCs are going to be much more vulnerable - that same arrow shot could kill a PC in one hit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 653657, member: 386"] What you want to do in D&D to reflect this feel is lower the levels of the guards to regular 1st level Warriors. With 4 Hit Points, a Sneak Attack or good Damage roll from a bow will take them down in one hit. edit: I think that, if you want to keep the suspension of disbelief in the campaign when you get to higher levels - and 1st level Warriors become no challenge at all - you should lower PC advancement at around 4th level. If you keep the PCs limited to mid-levels, and their opponents as well, you don't have to face the problem that I've seen in computer games - as the PCs increase in level, rank and file guards suddenly have the same power level as the "Big Bosses" did early on in the game. Your other option is to trade in D&D's Hit Point system for something grittier. The thing to consider, if you go this way, is that the PCs are going to be much more vulnerable - that same arrow shot could kill a PC in one hit. [/QUOTE]

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