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Message: <blockquote data-quote="f.e.n" data-source="post: 4482950" data-attributes="member: 77611">Mad Hamish- I have been weighing that out as I run through the encounter in my mind and have settled on not utilizing the full adjustment experience (270 xp worth of creatures). I plan on adding a skeleton warrior (150 xp) which will compliment the two already set for the encounter.burntgerbil- I appreciate the concern and the thoughts. There was a lot of consideration for adding someone in this late into the campaign to begin with. The circumstances are challenging for both the individual player and the party, but they have stepped up to the plate and agreed to give it their best go. I believe part of your thinking is a derivative of 3.x in that a lowly first level is nothing special. From my experiences, 4th edition gives 1st level players considerable staying power and plenty of combat abilities. The irontooth encounter wasn't a tpk, but two pc's were killed. When they came back as level one, the rest of the party was level 2. That isn't to say that the gap hasn't become greater, but considering the entire party is now level 3, i see the new player catching up quite quickly if he/she manages to survive the last encounters.The first level pc, soon to be second level (most likely before the final encounter) is a fighter with 30+hp. In comparison to his peers, he is missing +1 half-level bonuses (he will get these at second), a utility power (he will get this at two soon too), a third level encounter, and a feat. He can still act as second defender, provide combat advantage with tactical positioning, hold lesser threats with his challenge, meat shield to a degree, and/or protect the squishies from melee surge. Challenging? very much so. Impossible? i would say no.I dm fairly black and white. My players pride themselves on overcoming the challenges. I realize this isn't for everyone. So your concern is duly noted. I of course, will report back next tuesday with the result. Than you can say i told you so, but until then, i have faith my pc's will do the best with what they have! And as i type this, i believe legion devil is running this very encounter right now! So, excited to hear back from him tonight/tomorrow.</blockquote>

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