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Message: <blockquote data-quote="synthapse" data-source="post: 6294083" data-attributes="member: 59646">I don't know if this example tracks with 5E. Under the last playtest rules, Fly, Evard's Black Tentacles, and Blade Barrier are all concentration spells, and won't be effective in the same way as 3E/Pathfinder.  You could still do a lot of damage with 4 casters, but not as much as before. 5E spellcasting seems to be designed to limit the nova play of casters.In addition, in the live Q&A from Friday, the mass combat example given was a 5th-lvl party and 60 guards versus an 8th-lvl fighter and 200 bandits. The mass combat rules seem to be designed to be usable an earlier levels than previous editions, which I consider a good thing. There are still serious questions about higher-level scaling, but those questions are linked to how you feel about 5E's level scaling in general. After the playtest, I'm cautiously optimistic.</blockquote>