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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Phaezen" data-source="post: 4487111" data-attributes="member: 42839">Back on topic,I did a quick comparison in the stats between a Human Guard, LV3 Soldier (MM) and a Human Soldier, LV 15 Minion (Sea Reavers of the Clouded Crags), to see how comparible a high level minion is to a normal human.If you were to swap xp equivalent 2 Guards for 1 Soldier, the guards need 20's to hit and are hit on everything but a 1 by 15th level characters, they do on average 8.5 hps on a hit, seeing as they can only crit they end up doing 17 per crit.  I estimate they should be able to survive 3 to 4 basic hits or at will hits each. This compared to the soldier who has more chance of hitting (22 vs AC) doing 7 damage, better defenses (AC30) so the party might miss him once or twice before he goes down (from one hit).From a simulationist point of view you would be more comfortable with 2 Guards, as this would make more sense in a structured world, even though they provide less threat but need more work to get through.   From a gamist and a narrativist(sp?) stand point,  the minion provides a bit more  of a threat if he is ignored, but can be dealt with more easily, which I think should provide a more interesting fight with a meaningful decision to be made.So yes, I think I can live with high level humans.Phaezen</blockquote>