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<blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 1122097" data-attributes="member: 6562">I generally stat out the BBEGs, complete with a special gimmick, then make their minions either &quot;immitators&quot; (weaker versions of the BBEG, complete with weaker version of the gimmick) or &quot;compensators&quot; (gimmickless, make up for one of the BBEG's weaknesses). For example, a Kyton with Fighter levels who uses (duh) a spiked chain, and has hobgoblin fighter/rogue minions who use spiked chains too. For compensators, he might emply Imp sorcerers or goblin archers.Or, I make a group with a &quot;tactic set&quot;, and everyone has a gimmick. For example, one group my PCs met recently had a scout, a blaster (Psion), and three &quot;defenders&quot; -- PsiWarriors with glaives and the Stand Still Feat who protected the blaster. The group had high mobility (Shadow Dancer's Shadow Jump, Psion &amp; PsiWar's Speed of Thought) and tried to use the terrain to their advantage.&nbsp;-- N</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nifft, post: 1122097, member: 6562"] I generally stat out the BBEGs, complete with a special gimmick, then make their minions either "immitators" (weaker versions of the BBEG, complete with weaker version of the gimmick) or "compensators" (gimmickless, make up for one of the BBEG's weaknesses). For example, a Kyton with Fighter levels who uses (duh) a spiked chain, and has hobgoblin fighter/rogue minions who use spiked chains too. For compensators, he might emply Imp sorcerers or goblin archers. Or, I make a group with a "tactic set", and everyone has a gimmick. For example, one group my PCs met recently had a scout, a blaster (Psion), and three "defenders" -- PsiWarriors with glaives and the Stand Still Feat who protected the blaster. The group had high mobility (Shadow Dancer's Shadow Jump, Psion & PsiWar's Speed of Thought) and tried to use the terrain to their advantage. -- N [/QUOTE]

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