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<blockquote data-quote="Aberzanzorax" data-source="post: 5706076" data-attributes="member: 64209">I'll try to answer:A) YES! I'm a big fan of rolling dice in the open, even/especially as DM.B) We didn't use point buy. I believe we used roll 5d6, keep best three to determine abilities. C) Honestly, I'm not 100% sure on the spell, but I THINK it was entangle. The spell was cast by one of the two rescuer pcs (not the slaves). The slaves had no spell components; they mostly used their chains or clubs or thrown rocks in the encounter as I recall.&nbsp;It wasn't hot dice, though...it was tactics that won them the day. I remember the orcs being largely neutralized so that the pcs could deal with them more or less one at a time, and also the pcs were attacking from surprise. I'll disagree that the law of averages would result in more losses.&nbsp;However, I'd agree with the claim that this wasn't a &quot;standard&quot; encounter of&nbsp; &quot;you see a bunch of orcs and they see you, roll init&quot;....the players were able to control the encounter quite well. As such, it may not compare to prior editions.&nbsp;I am saying, though, that it wasn't impossible for them, nor was it even particularly challenging when they used good tactics.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aberzanzorax, post: 5706076, member: 64209"] I'll try to answer: A) YES! I'm a big fan of rolling dice in the open, even/especially as DM. B) We didn't use point buy. I believe we used roll 5d6, keep best three to determine abilities. C) Honestly, I'm not 100% sure on the spell, but I THINK it was entangle. The spell was cast by one of the two rescuer pcs (not the slaves). The slaves had no spell components; they mostly used their chains or clubs or thrown rocks in the encounter as I recall. It wasn't hot dice, though...it was tactics that won them the day. I remember the orcs being largely neutralized so that the pcs could deal with them more or less one at a time, and also the pcs were attacking from surprise. I'll disagree that the law of averages would result in more losses. However, I'd agree with the claim that this wasn't a "standard" encounter of "you see a bunch of orcs and they see you, roll init"....the players were able to control the encounter quite well. As such, it may not compare to prior editions. I am saying, though, that it wasn't impossible for them, nor was it even particularly challenging when they used good tactics. [/QUOTE]

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