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<blockquote data-quote="Broken Fang" data-source="post: 271288" data-attributes="member: 3172">My party happens to be a bit on the slow side when it comes to planning...so I had to implement the max HP's at every level rule.&nbsp; This gives them a chance to survive.&nbsp; Right now they are 4th level and there are 7 of them.Recently (they were 3rd level for this) they took on an orc keep.&nbsp; Poor planning alerted the orcs.&nbsp; In the first round of combat the Ftr 2/Ranger 1 went down to -9 from a great axe crit...rolled a 12+STR mod!!&nbsp; This was one of their 3 front liners!&nbsp; Later as the party ran around like chickens with their heads cut off the second front liner played dead ( a half-orc barbarian...yeah ok and was bound).&nbsp; Finally as the party decided to flee the thrid and final front liner went down...hold person (paladin with great saves).3rd ed is lethal at all levels and with soem good rolls (and I roll in front of the players...no fudging) it can be way lethal!&nbsp; Look at&nbsp; a Fire Giants max damage with a crit!&nbsp; This way I don't have to worry about crappy rolls and they know not to bitch when it gets down and dirty.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Broken Fang, post: 271288, member: 3172"] My party happens to be a bit on the slow side when it comes to planning...so I had to implement the max HP's at every level rule. This gives them a chance to survive. Right now they are 4th level and there are 7 of them. Recently (they were 3rd level for this) they took on an orc keep. Poor planning alerted the orcs. In the first round of combat the Ftr 2/Ranger 1 went down to -9 from a great axe crit...rolled a 12+STR mod!! This was one of their 3 front liners! Later as the party ran around like chickens with their heads cut off the second front liner played dead ( a half-orc barbarian...yeah ok and was bound). Finally as the party decided to flee the thrid and final front liner went down...hold person (paladin with great saves). 3rd ed is lethal at all levels and with soem good rolls (and I roll in front of the players...no fudging) it can be way lethal! Look at a Fire Giants max damage with a crit! This way I don't have to worry about crappy rolls and they know not to bitch when it gets down and dirty. [/QUOTE]

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