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<blockquote data-quote="jacktannery" data-source="post: 6176136" data-attributes="member: 6667121">The best skill challenge I ever ran was the very first encounter in a module by EN Publishing (you can download the free version here<a href="http://www.enworld.org/ap/zg01_island_4e_r1.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/ap/zg01_island_4e_r1.pdf</a>). The encounter is called Find the Dockers (Level 1 Skill Challenge). I recommend you take a look at that - the approach and mathematical background to that challenge was perfectly balanced for my five pcs so using this as a template would work well. It is based loosely on the 'obsidian' skill challenge system I believe.In my experience 4E combats need lots of things going on so they feel as epic as the time it takes to play them. A good level 1 example (from the same free module above) is the first proper combat encounter:'The sabotage' on pages 12-16. This was a combat that was just made for 4E and its precisely the complex 4E combat system that allows this sort of exciting cinematic scene to be played best. If you want to get the best out of 4E this is how to do it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jacktannery, post: 6176136, member: 6667121"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]The best skill challenge I ever ran was the very first encounter in a module by EN Publishing (you can download the free version here[URL]http://www.enworld.org/ap/zg01_island_4e_r1.pdf[/URL]). The encounter is called [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Elephant-Regular][SIZE=2]Find the Dockers (Level 1 Skill Challenge). [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]I recommend you take a look at that - the approach and mathematical background to that challenge was perfectly balanced for my five pcs so using this as a template would work well. It is based loosely on the 'obsidian' skill challenge system I believe.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]In my experience 4E combats need lots of things going on so they feel as epic as the time it takes to play them. A good level 1 example (from the same free module above) is the first proper combat encounter:'The sabotage' on pages 12-16. This was a combat that was just made for 4E and its precisely the complex 4E combat system that allows this sort of exciting cinematic scene to be played best. If you want to get the best out of 4E this is how to do it.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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