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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrMyth" data-source="post: 4546489" data-attributes="member: 61155">I think "can't be" might be too strong to say. As mentioned before, if he is really just sniping from as far away as possible, it will take 40+ rounds to kill the PCs. If they happen to all be carrying longbows or greatbows or whatever, they can plink away at him just as he does at them, and have some chance at victory. Probably not a great one, but not non-existent. And a few specific elements could make a big difference. A single effective greatbow archer with a potion of elecricity resistance could likely solo the dragon in a one-on-one purely sniping contest (and the threat of other PCs on the ground prevents the dragon from joining into melee.) I think it safe to say that almost any group, even a successful one, is likely to have several characters get knocked out during the course of te fight, and will need to make very effective use of resources to emerge victorious. In a pure sniping contest, it is simply a matter of attrition. The PCs have less hp, but many more ways to trigger healing surges. The dragon does higher consistent damage. Where is the line drawn? Hard to say. Can the dragon afford to come closer to unleash its breath weapon? That will depend on the group.  So much of this depends on group composition. (And terrain and resources, but even if we dismiss those, the fight will change from one party to the next. Even with a generically 'well-prepared' group, how much difference those preparations make will vary.)</blockquote>

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