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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Trainz" data-source="post: 220648" data-attributes="member: 2122">Mmmmh...I think the point of the original poster was high CR beasts that could still be defeated by low-level characters...For example, the Dragonne: it is a CR 7 beast, that could be easilly (IMO) defeated by a 3rd level party. The dragonne's roar might weaken half the party, still leaving them the possibility to inflict melee damage (although less), it has an AC of 18, which is quite in the reach of a 3rd level PC, and has 76 hp. Granted, its claws and bite will probably fall one or two PC's, but they will *probably* survive the encounter.Now, if the PC's are a tad unlucky, the encounter will turn bad,<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />  but overall I would still give them an 80 % chance of success.Now, a much easier encounter would be a Drider: AC 17, an very poor attack bonuses (+3 melee, +0 bite). Its magical power are mainly on the "detect" side. And even if it lands a poisonous bite, it results in 1d6 temporary Strength. It only has 45 hp (might survive 2 rounds). This beast is also CR 7. Free x.p. anyone ? A 3rd level party will almost always defeat it, and even a 1st level party has a good 80 % chance of success (IMO). If there are 4 PC's in that 1st level party and they win the encounter, that will give them each 900 x.p., add to this an encounter with 4 orcs, and they are now level 2. Two other encounters with an individual drider (much easier now that they are level 2), four more orcs, and they are level 3. All this might take 3 hours of game time, and after the first game session, the PC's are already 3rd level.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:"  data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":eek:" /> Things to consider... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes    :rolleyes:"  data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></blockquote>

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