Dragonlance Dragonlance Shadow of the Dragon Queen shows up in the wild!

[Maxperson]

Wouldn't it be 50%. Half the time you make it, half the time you don't. On average 2 PCs (out of 4) should go down. But there is a good chance you all do. Actually, I think it is more like a 25% chance of a TPK no that I think about it. However, it has been a long time since I've done anything with probabilities.

No. If each has a 50/50 chance of dropping, the odds of all 4 dropping are slim. I think the 6% number we were given is accurate.

Edit: Yeah. The probability of 4 heads in a row when flipping a coin is 1 in 16. So it's just under 6%.

 

[dave2008]

Yeah, I would love full plate to actually be great, as in, provide the best AC. I'm sick of every character pegging Dex to the max.

Cap ability scores at 18 or 16 (for an old school feel) and it makes armor look better!

 

[dave2008]

No. If each has a 50/50 chance of dropping, the odds of all 4 dropping are slim. I think the 6% number we were given is accurate.

Edit: Yeah. The probability of 4 heads in a row when flipping a coin is 1 in 16. So it's just under 6%.

Yep, i just saw the math in the other post - I was way off!

 

[dave2008]

Now if I could just get half the comments on the avatars of Takhisis I posted that we got for Soth I would be happy

Spoiler: Avatar's of Takhisis

Takhisis, dark warrior avatar (Elite CR 15)
Takhisis, temptress avatar (Elite CR 15)
Takhisis, dragon queen avatar (Elite 30)

 

[MonsterEnvy]

For another Lore thing for those wondering about Soth and why he is helping the Red Dragon Army.

Spoiler

This takes place before he met Kitiara. Takhisis herself recruited him to help and get some revenge against Solamnia. After the conclusion of the adventure he loses interest in the alliance and goes home with no desire to aid the Dragon Armies anymore. (Until Kitiara meets with him)

 

[Micah Sweet]

Cap ability scores at 18 or 16 (for an old school feel) and it makes armor look better!

Old school characters could cap Dex at 18, but the real issue is, again, you're telling your players that you want their PCs to be demonstrably worse.

 

[Scribe]

For another Lore thing for those wondering about Soth and why he is helping the Red Dragon Army.

Spoiler

This takes place before he met Kitiara. Takhisis herself recruited him to help and get some revenge against Solamnia. After the conclusion of the adventure he loses interest in the alliance and goes home with no desire to aid the Dragon Armies anymore. (Until Kitiara meets with him)

How much of Chronicles/Hero's of the Lance stuff is there?

 

[MonsterEnvy]

How much of Chronicles/Hero's of the Lance stuff is there?

I don’t know yet. The previous thing was just from a glimpse I got. I will have the whole book tomorrow.

 

[dave2008]

Old school characters could cap Dex at 18, but the real issue is, again, you're telling your players that you want their PCs to be demonstrably worse.

18 was the score, but the bonus was +3. That corresponds to a score of 16. IF you want the feel of old school numbers, go with the cap at 16. We do 18 now with racial bonus increase the max (but not your score) to 20. I am think of going 16 (18 racial) for my next campaign.

 

[dave2008]

..., challenge rating is the wrong term to use. Hell, it should just go away and be XP budget at that point.

They do use XP for encounter building, they don't use CR. CR is good for glancing and say this monster is tougher than that monster, but that is mostly it. With enough experience I can also tell by CR if a monster is likely to be a threat or not to my group, my rule of thumb:

• +5 = interesting
• +10 = watch out!

But that only holds for solos. You really need to use XP when you have a group of monsters, and that is exactly what the encounter guidelines are based on XP, not CR.