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<blockquote data-quote="UngeheuerLich" data-source="post: 4896206" data-attributes="member: 59057">We played with 3 people for some sessions without a controller and it was fun and it worked without adjusting a single encounter (KotS)&nbsp;What we did however is roll stats (very well)&nbsp;As a result, both or ranger and the cleric can do melee and range (better in melee). And the fighter is durable and good at attacking.&nbsp;You have to be a bit careful with character choice, but i consider 2nd edition and 3rd edition worse for solo play if you don´t like playing a cleric all the time.&nbsp;The key difference is healing. You can be hurt a lot during an encounter but you only use three surges to heal up again. (If you need four of them it is critical).&nbsp;If you want a good game, just use minions a lot and a regular enemy is the elite (or solo actually). Also avoid too open terrain instead use damaging and difficult terrain a lot. (A fire can serve as the controller). Oh, and consider reducing dungeon width to 1 square in general (or ne and an half). &nbsp;There are still some classes to be avoided, like warlord. Maybe allow him to self buff and it also works. A bard would work quite well (as in earlier editions) Just make him valerous and take nice multiclass feats.&nbsp;Edit: Use minions on both sides, but consider fuging rolls (or not rolling at all), so you can up and down the number of enemies at will.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UngeheuerLich, post: 4896206, member: 59057"] We played with 3 people for some sessions without a controller and it was fun and it worked without adjusting a single encounter (KotS) What we did however is roll stats (very well) As a result, both or ranger and the cleric can do melee and range (better in melee). And the fighter is durable and good at attacking. You have to be a bit careful with character choice, but i consider 2nd edition and 3rd edition worse for solo play if you don´t like playing a cleric all the time. The key difference is healing. You can be hurt a lot during an encounter but you only use three surges to heal up again. (If you need four of them it is critical). If you want a good game, just use minions a lot and a regular enemy is the elite (or solo actually). Also avoid too open terrain instead use damaging and difficult terrain a lot. (A fire can serve as the controller). Oh, and consider reducing dungeon width to 1 square in general (or ne and an half). There are still some classes to be avoided, like warlord. Maybe allow him to self buff and it also works. A bard would work quite well (as in earlier editions) Just make him valerous and take nice multiclass feats. Edit: Use minions on both sides, but consider fuging rolls (or not rolling at all), so you can up and down the number of enemies at will. [/QUOTE]

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