Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is LIVE! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
Dragon abilities
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="davidnoal" data-source="post: 4583254" data-attributes="member: 62143"><p>I am planning a game for the day after Christmas. I'd like the party to face a young red dragon, and I am designing the scenario around that. On the day of that game the party I run for will range in level from 2nd to 4th level, so I expect facing a 7th level solo will be a very tough encounter for them. </p><p></p><p>I've found (for my group, at least) that easy encounters tend to be far too easy and standard encounters end too quickly, with little risk to them. Since we play infrequently, I want the majority of battles to be tough. So, I always go above the normal range of XP budget for encounters.</p><p></p><p>(Example, I ran the PCs (levels in parens): ranger (1), rogue (3), rogue (2), cleric (3), fighter (3) vs. 1 each of 4 Deathlock Wight, 3 Skeleton, 3 Gravehound in the first encounter [475 xp total] and then 2x Harpy (6), 1 Elf (2) and 1 Grey Wolf (2) in the second [750 xp total]. One PC died in the second encounter, and the first they were easily able to overcome.)</p><p></p><p>How do the dragons stack up in 4E? This will be my first shot running one, and I'd like some impressions from folks who have used them in game.</p><p></p><p>What is the minimum party I could pit against a young red? I may have as few as three 4th level PCs that day or as many as three 4th level PCs, two at 3rd and one at 2nd level. Is the young red too much for that group? How would you adjust the stats to make the battle possible (but obviously still really really difficult)?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidnoal, post: 4583254, member: 62143"] I am planning a game for the day after Christmas. I'd like the party to face a young red dragon, and I am designing the scenario around that. On the day of that game the party I run for will range in level from 2nd to 4th level, so I expect facing a 7th level solo will be a very tough encounter for them. I've found (for my group, at least) that easy encounters tend to be far too easy and standard encounters end too quickly, with little risk to them. Since we play infrequently, I want the majority of battles to be tough. So, I always go above the normal range of XP budget for encounters. (Example, I ran the PCs (levels in parens): ranger (1), rogue (3), rogue (2), cleric (3), fighter (3) vs. 1 each of 4 Deathlock Wight, 3 Skeleton, 3 Gravehound in the first encounter [475 xp total] and then 2x Harpy (6), 1 Elf (2) and 1 Grey Wolf (2) in the second [750 xp total]. One PC died in the second encounter, and the first they were easily able to overcome.) How do the dragons stack up in 4E? This will be my first shot running one, and I'd like some impressions from folks who have used them in game. What is the minimum party I could pit against a young red? I may have as few as three 4th level PCs that day or as many as three 4th level PCs, two at 3rd and one at 2nd level. Is the young red too much for that group? How would you adjust the stats to make the battle possible (but obviously still really really difficult)? [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
Dragon abilities
Top