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<blockquote data-quote="Forrester" data-source="post: 4344912" data-attributes="member: 1279"><p>Frankly, I'd prefer to talk in hypotheticals, as I think it's relatively safe given the consistent fact of monsters with lots o' hit points and low damage-dealing. </p><p></p><p>I think the situation is roughly analogous to the following: </p><p></p><p>Let's say that we have a dice-roll-off -- I roll a d6 and you roll a d8. A '4' counts as a 'hit' for either of us. </p><p></p><p>Scenario #1: I have to 'hit' you 3 times before you 'hit' me 4 times. </p><p>Scenario #2: I have to 'hit' you 9 times beore you 'hit' me 12 times. </p><p></p><p>I think I'm at a general advantage in this contest -- I'm going to win this little battle the majority of the time. But the number of times I win Scenario #2 is going to be a *much* greater percentage than I win Scenario #1. </p><p></p><p>-------</p><p>However, because you're curious, the battle was an 11th level party (goblin rogue, dragonborn paladin, human warlord, human wizard, and a warlock, I think) against three shambling mounds, four vine horror spellfiends, and a Briar Witch Dryad. The Dryad & company ended up attacking all from the same direction -- an early Wall of Fire and Ice Storm successfully immobilized/slowed a couple of Mounds, allowing the very cheaty goblin rogue + his help to take out a good chunk of mound hit points. The monsters were absolutely a threat -- the paladin was bloodied and swallowed into a mound (best character for that to happen to by far, luckily) and the warlord and rogue were also bloodied along the way, but even so, after a point it never felt *dangerous* -- really, after the Wall of Fire went up and the two mounds hit by the Ice Storm were immobilized/slowed. After all, even on a successfuly hit, the worst that can happen is that a monster takes away 15% of your starting hp. </p><p></p><p>BTW, the brutes went down first, followed by the vine horrors; the dryad tried to get away, but just for closure's sake Wizzy the Wizard did a little Arcane Gate action and we caught up with her. I think a lot of this is moot, though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Forrester, post: 4344912, member: 1279"] Frankly, I'd prefer to talk in hypotheticals, as I think it's relatively safe given the consistent fact of monsters with lots o' hit points and low damage-dealing. I think the situation is roughly analogous to the following: Let's say that we have a dice-roll-off -- I roll a d6 and you roll a d8. A '4' counts as a 'hit' for either of us. Scenario #1: I have to 'hit' you 3 times before you 'hit' me 4 times. Scenario #2: I have to 'hit' you 9 times beore you 'hit' me 12 times. I think I'm at a general advantage in this contest -- I'm going to win this little battle the majority of the time. But the number of times I win Scenario #2 is going to be a *much* greater percentage than I win Scenario #1. ------- However, because you're curious, the battle was an 11th level party (goblin rogue, dragonborn paladin, human warlord, human wizard, and a warlock, I think) against three shambling mounds, four vine horror spellfiends, and a Briar Witch Dryad. The Dryad & company ended up attacking all from the same direction -- an early Wall of Fire and Ice Storm successfully immobilized/slowed a couple of Mounds, allowing the very cheaty goblin rogue + his help to take out a good chunk of mound hit points. The monsters were absolutely a threat -- the paladin was bloodied and swallowed into a mound (best character for that to happen to by far, luckily) and the warlord and rogue were also bloodied along the way, but even so, after a point it never felt *dangerous* -- really, after the Wall of Fire went up and the two mounds hit by the Ice Storm were immobilized/slowed. After all, even on a successfuly hit, the worst that can happen is that a monster takes away 15% of your starting hp. BTW, the brutes went down first, followed by the vine horrors; the dryad tried to get away, but just for closure's sake Wizzy the Wizard did a little Arcane Gate action and we caught up with her. I think a lot of this is moot, though. [/QUOTE]
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