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<blockquote data-quote="JLXC" data-source="post: 217493" data-attributes="member: 2663"><p>This is why most people think mercenaries and adventurers (which sadly are the same thing most of the time) are CRAZY. Every fight could go badly.</p><p></p><p>Example:</p><p></p><p>5 7th level characters encounter 2 Trolls. They kill one NO PROBLEM.</p><p></p><p>The second attacks the party Cleric rolling 3 criticals in a ROW, in one round, then rending all for near max damage The cleric goes into negatives. The party is in awe. They attack and all rolls 1's and 2's missing. The troll then attacks the party fighter getting 2 criticals (20's) and rends all for maximum damage. She tries to back off but forgets AoO in her panic and I crit her AGAIN for near max damage and She goes down! This fight went on and most of the party was Severely injured or dying by the end of it. </p><p></p><p>Then my brain exploded from all the 20's and 19's I had been rolling, and I got the worst nose bleed of my life from nowhere. The journal page still has the blood on it.</p><p></p><p>I said that Vaprak, the god of trolls, was pissed and made the troll his Avatar for a short time... and they totally agreed.</p><p></p><p>There is no WAY for the DM to design encounters that may not kill you. That's why adventuring is dangerous, sorry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JLXC, post: 217493, member: 2663"] This is why most people think mercenaries and adventurers (which sadly are the same thing most of the time) are CRAZY. Every fight could go badly. Example: 5 7th level characters encounter 2 Trolls. They kill one NO PROBLEM. The second attacks the party Cleric rolling 3 criticals in a ROW, in one round, then rending all for near max damage The cleric goes into negatives. The party is in awe. They attack and all rolls 1's and 2's missing. The troll then attacks the party fighter getting 2 criticals (20's) and rends all for maximum damage. She tries to back off but forgets AoO in her panic and I crit her AGAIN for near max damage and She goes down! This fight went on and most of the party was Severely injured or dying by the end of it. Then my brain exploded from all the 20's and 19's I had been rolling, and I got the worst nose bleed of my life from nowhere. The journal page still has the blood on it. I said that Vaprak, the god of trolls, was pissed and made the troll his Avatar for a short time... and they totally agreed. There is no WAY for the DM to design encounters that may not kill you. That's why adventuring is dangerous, sorry. [/QUOTE]
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