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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ximix" data-source="post: 3852096" data-attributes="member: 46398">OOC: Ximix would be less troubled by a group of four, however he is in a group of three. None of which is a primary fighter type.He himself is literally a 98# weakling cleric with a low AC and no Attack to speak of. He is Not a Battle Cleric, was not designed to fight melee, even fully buffed he's not the equal of a mediocre fighter!The next PC is a rogue who prefers ranged attacks, and the "tank" is a drunk monk . . .wanna trade?Ximix's vote is to be in a group that won't get slaughtered the first time three ants show up at once. Forgive me for being selfish, and I'm not trying to make trouble, however put yourself in my place: my PC is being told to go into combat with no tank and the Certainty of being outflanked and outnumbered. (Every kid has played with ant-piles. They all share one thing in common: they swarm at the first sign of trouble, and it takes just moments to go from a few wandering ants to a dozen plus.)Lets say these are less than book value <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/giantAnt.htm" target="_blank">Giant Ants</a> which weigh in at a base of 2d8. We know from being told that they are about the size of wolves. We know from common sense that they will behave much like common ants, ie they will swarm.  We know from what we've been told that they will be in tunnels, which means they will be able to attack with up to 2 on ground, 1 on each wall and 2 on the ceiling. Of course that's worst case scenario but my PC has high Wisdom and Elven sense of life - not Human recklessness or Halfling press-my-luck-brashness or Dwarven stubborness. I'm trying to RP my character:He doesn't want to go into a death-trap.Last point: Why do you assume Hans knows what he's doing in assigning groups? What evidence do you have that he's familiar with Any of us enough to make these judgements, even if he did have any background in tactics or battle strategies... ?/OOC</blockquote>

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