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<blockquote data-quote="aco175" data-source="post: 5785740" data-attributes="member: 27385">If it is a level 5 encounter that is made for 5 pcs and you have 3, than I would expect you to have problems.&nbsp; I'm not sure I would count the bear as another, sorta, pc since that is part of the druid makeup and I would think the designers weighed that into keeping that class ballanced with the rest.&nbsp; Generall anything 3 levels higher than the party is a tough fight.&nbsp; Previous post was right in that you take a monster out for each pc less than 5 you are missing.&nbsp; I tend to have a DMPC along with the group.&nbsp; I tend to stat him out more like a monster or companion in the DMG2.&nbsp; He is never as powerful as the other classes, but the power gamers in the group make up for his lacking as a full pc.If you still plan to keep the party going you can have them all now prisoners of the necromancer.&nbsp; Need a reasonable reason why he would keep them alive though.&nbsp; Perhaps sold as slaves to the goblins/hobgoblins.&nbsp; Some secret treaty/agreement between them.&nbsp; Give him a good dialog in your evil emperor if the sith voice and the pcs will want to come back just for a rematch.&nbsp; I usually save my evil emperor voice for when I'm not with my wife, well as least for when I'm not gaming.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aco175, post: 5785740, member: 27385"] If it is a level 5 encounter that is made for 5 pcs and you have 3, than I would expect you to have problems. I'm not sure I would count the bear as another, sorta, pc since that is part of the druid makeup and I would think the designers weighed that into keeping that class ballanced with the rest. Generall anything 3 levels higher than the party is a tough fight. Previous post was right in that you take a monster out for each pc less than 5 you are missing. I tend to have a DMPC along with the group. I tend to stat him out more like a monster or companion in the DMG2. He is never as powerful as the other classes, but the power gamers in the group make up for his lacking as a full pc. If you still plan to keep the party going you can have them all now prisoners of the necromancer. Need a reasonable reason why he would keep them alive though. Perhaps sold as slaves to the goblins/hobgoblins. Some secret treaty/agreement between them. Give him a good dialog in your evil emperor if the sith voice and the pcs will want to come back just for a rematch. I usually save my evil emperor voice for when I'm not with my wife, well as least for when I'm not gaming. [/QUOTE]

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