Pickles JG
First Post
In terms of monsters, its never a problem - big spells should occasionally take out an enemy, they're a limited resource, and the DM just simply add more monsters... Against players, also not a problem, because if one player doesnt have the workaround, another one almost certainly will (spell, ability, magic item, whatever). And for those very occasional in betweens where a player might get taken out for a few rounds, or a combat.... well, that very rarely happens, so rarely it almost isnt worth worrying about - but I am glad it does happen, coz it keeps the game interesting.
My friend Richard playing 3.5 had consecutive weeks where he was stunned for several rounds, ie most of the evening by a mind flayer, petrified by a basilisk & paralysed (IIRC Hold person). It was not interesting.