I'm in the process of mentally designing a first adventure of a campaign in my head. It ends in a dungeon crawl to rescue what the PCs think is an artifact that is the symbol of their hometown. What the artifact really is would be defined later in the Campaign.
Anyhoo, I'm trying to plan out the pace of the final dungeon. It's not the type of situation where the PCs can take an extended rest in or around the dungeon, since the thieves will be leaving the following day and would notice a party camping out in room #2. I realized that it would be easier to have optional rooms that I could remove to ensure that the party reaches the final encounter at the proper time.
How many healing surges should the party/tank have remaining to fight a hard "boss" encounter? I know there's not a magic number, but I'm looking for recommendations.
Anyhoo, I'm trying to plan out the pace of the final dungeon. It's not the type of situation where the PCs can take an extended rest in or around the dungeon, since the thieves will be leaving the following day and would notice a party camping out in room #2. I realized that it would be easier to have optional rooms that I could remove to ensure that the party reaches the final encounter at the proper time.
How many healing surges should the party/tank have remaining to fight a hard "boss" encounter? I know there's not a magic number, but I'm looking for recommendations.
