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<blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 4763508" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>It's a number of foes issue.</p><p></p><p>Encounters do not typically line up:</p><p></p><p>NPC1 vs. PC1</p><p>NPC2 vs. PC2</p><p>NPC3 vs. PC3</p><p>NPC4 vs. PC4</p><p></p><p>Instead, they often end up (at least temporarily):</p><p></p><p>NPC1 and NPC2 vs. PC1</p><p>NPC3 and NPC4 vs. PC2</p><p>Nobody vs. PC3 and PC4</p><p></p><p>or some such.</p><p></p><p>When one increases the number of participants on each side, this can become:</p><p></p><p>NPC1 and NPC2 and NPC3 and NPC4 vs. PC1</p><p>NPC5 and NPC6 and NPC7 and NPC8 vs. PC2</p><p>Nobody vs. PC3 and PC4 and PC5 and PC6 and PC7 and PC8</p><p></p><p>Now, this is a bit of an extreme example, but it illustrates the point. The more enemies that there are, the greater the number of enemies might be attacking a given PC.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Our group just increased to 6 PCs, so I am very interested in this topic and possible solutions to issues found with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KarinsDad, post: 4763508, member: 2011"] It's a number of foes issue. Encounters do not typically line up: NPC1 vs. PC1 NPC2 vs. PC2 NPC3 vs. PC3 NPC4 vs. PC4 Instead, they often end up (at least temporarily): NPC1 and NPC2 vs. PC1 NPC3 and NPC4 vs. PC2 Nobody vs. PC3 and PC4 or some such. When one increases the number of participants on each side, this can become: NPC1 and NPC2 and NPC3 and NPC4 vs. PC1 NPC5 and NPC6 and NPC7 and NPC8 vs. PC2 Nobody vs. PC3 and PC4 and PC5 and PC6 and PC7 and PC8 Now, this is a bit of an extreme example, but it illustrates the point. The more enemies that there are, the greater the number of enemies might be attacking a given PC. Our group just increased to 6 PCs, so I am very interested in this topic and possible solutions to issues found with it. [/QUOTE]
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