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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Scythian" data-source="post: 7339834" data-attributes="member: 6875986">My point was that, in terms of raw statistics, the rot grub swarm is extremely weak.  Your rot grub swarm was set up in a way that nullified its disadvantages and it also got a series of lucky breaks--it got surprise, hit with its attack while it had surprise, got the best result it could have gotten with that hit, had a character who could have easily solved the problem waste a round, and then had another character cast an offensive spell that actually helped the rot grubs kill the wizard.  The characters in your group certainly had the resources to kill the rot grub swarm and neutralize its effects several times over, which is ultimately what challenge rating is all about.It's not my style of DMing, either.  However, I recognize that I am the primary interface between my players and their characters, as well as the world they inhabit and the challenges they face.  I am the window they rely on for an accurate picture of what's going on.  If a player says they want their paladin to cast cure wounds on an unwounded character, I think it's fair to clarify that the character they're casting the spell on isn't actually wounded.  If a player hopes to kill burrowing parasites with a spell that can never kill burrowing parasites, I think it's reasonable to clarify what the limits of that spell actually are, on the grounds that while the player may not understand the spells capabilities, the character casting it certainly would.</blockquote>

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