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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 4213368" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>As far as I can tell, appropriate for an orc soldier is going to be somewhere between 4th and 14th level, with occassional forays slightly to other that if you are careful. That implies attack bonuses for defenders in the range of +8 to about +17 if I understand the math right. For a considerable portion of that, the orc soldier actually has a better to hit than the hero. Further, the orc soldier is always a better axe wielder than an orc chieftain. He just dies to a hornet sting or a 0th level commoner girl with a steak knife if you try to abide by the rules for PC's.</p><p></p><p>That's what exception based design means. It means you don't get to ask questions because the answers are 'just because'. Why is it that the PCs no matter how heroic they will become will always have less hitpoints than thier foes? Just because they need a monster that lives for a while against the combined forces of the party without actually being a significant threat to them. There isn't any in game reason and you shouldn't bother looking for one. 4e says, "Oh screw this. It's a game. Nobody asks what happens to the soldiers in Settlers of Cataan after you play one. It's just a game."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 4213368, member: 4937"] As far as I can tell, appropriate for an orc soldier is going to be somewhere between 4th and 14th level, with occassional forays slightly to other that if you are careful. That implies attack bonuses for defenders in the range of +8 to about +17 if I understand the math right. For a considerable portion of that, the orc soldier actually has a better to hit than the hero. Further, the orc soldier is always a better axe wielder than an orc chieftain. He just dies to a hornet sting or a 0th level commoner girl with a steak knife if you try to abide by the rules for PC's. That's what exception based design means. It means you don't get to ask questions because the answers are 'just because'. Why is it that the PCs no matter how heroic they will become will always have less hitpoints than thier foes? Just because they need a monster that lives for a while against the combined forces of the party without actually being a significant threat to them. There isn't any in game reason and you shouldn't bother looking for one. 4e says, "Oh screw this. It's a game. Nobody asks what happens to the soldiers in Settlers of Cataan after you play one. It's just a game." [/QUOTE]
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