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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jontherev" data-source="post: 1260520" data-attributes="member: 1451">Well, it went well last night.  The first encounter was 6 skeletons, who knocked one character down to zero hit points.  The cleric missed his first turn attempt.  Had I rolled halfway decent on my attack rolls, 2 players would’ve gone down in the first round (unconscious).  The 2nd turn attempt resulted in 4 turned skeletons (2 had been killed by the monk before), which they dispatched in a few rounds of chasing.  I gave them each a potion of cure light and the cleric a couple of scrolls of cure light before they headed out.Ok, next encounter was an imp.  No one could spot him hiding under the desk, so he smacked the rogue but good and did 3 points of dex damage.  The fighter killed him in the second round.  He was rolling very well for damage, but then again so was I (I had 2 or 3 criticals last night).  The imp missed his 2nd attack.  Everyone was confused about what was going on, so the solar that was guarding their weapons reappeared (he was following them) to answer a few questions and healed up the rogue.  Then, he leaves for good.Next up was a derro, who would’ve been trouble, but I forgot the wizard had cast light, so when I cast darkness they just canceled out.  He poisoned the rogue for 3 strength damage before being killed by another massive damage roll from the fighter.  No solar this time, so he’ll have to deal with the temporary loss.So, they made it through a cr 2, another cr 2, and a cr 3 encounter.  Now, they have to rest before moving on, or they will go down.  However, like I said, the skeleton battle might have turned out pretty bad with a few better rolls.  And generally just having 1 creature makes battles easier on the party because they can gang up on it.  I think as long as my bad guys are hitting and using up some of their resources, it’s all good.  I’m not here to kill them off.  I don’t think the items played that large of a part in the battles…the dice played the biggest part.Oh, and I did decide to nerf the items and only give them some of the powers.  Some powers will manifest themselves over time, and others will have to be actually enchanted through gold/exp expenditure.  I think the items will be ok, especially since I’m regulating the gaining of power.Most importantly, everyone had a good time, which was the key ingredient.  Thanks for the replies…I’ll respond later when I have a chance.</blockquote>

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