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<blockquote data-quote="Barak" data-source="post: 3006502" data-attributes="member: 3028">Nice sarcasm. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />There's a lot of different meanings to the word challenge.&nbsp; I assume that you'd hold the same view with 1st level characters facing an Avatar of Hextor?&nbsp; I mean, that'd sure be challenging!A big part of roleplaying, to me, is threat assessment.&nbsp; Characters shouldn't assume that all possible foes will have an appropriate CR.&nbsp; Given the info given in the original post, to me, as a character in that game, it would be all but obvious that the threat is more than likely more than I can take on.&nbsp; If it was just me and my companions, depending on my character, I -might- choose to face it.&nbsp; But here, they have a whole city of civilians to consider as well.&nbsp; Would resources really be better spent trying to take on a foe that all sources point to&nbsp; &quot;You'll get totally crushed. In one round!&quot;, or are resources better spent trying to save as many people as possible, then spending time trying, once more, to learn more about said foe?It's not about pouting, it's about realistic reaction.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Barak, post: 3006502, member: 3028"] Nice sarcasm. :) There's a lot of different meanings to the word challenge. I assume that you'd hold the same view with 1st level characters facing an Avatar of Hextor? I mean, that'd sure be challenging! A big part of roleplaying, to me, is threat assessment. Characters shouldn't assume that all possible foes will have an appropriate CR. Given the info given in the original post, to me, as a character in that game, it would be all but obvious that the threat is more than likely more than I can take on. If it was just me and my companions, depending on my character, I -might- choose to face it. But here, they have a whole city of civilians to consider as well. Would resources really be better spent trying to take on a foe that all sources point to "You'll get totally crushed. In one round!", or are resources better spent trying to save as many people as possible, then spending time trying, once more, to learn more about said foe? It's not about pouting, it's about realistic reaction. [/QUOTE]

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