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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mengu" data-source="post: 5999362" data-attributes="member: 65726">Game balance at the moment is somewhat swingy. Monsters can't hit very well. But when they do, it can be pretty painful (depending on the character), so a couple lucky (or unlucky) rolls, and you're begging to get back to town. For this reason, initiative also plays a large role on that swing, since everything has such few hit points. Looking at a level 1 cleric, he has like 9 or 10 hit points. Two skeletons attack, on hit one crit, and down he goes. And one spell can clear an entire room of kobolds before they act. Level 1 is very unpredictable.Also there is a lot of power in the DM's hands. I could run a game for level 1 4e characters where they feel like dauntless heroes, or groveling beggars, facing the exact same set of monsters.This report sounds more like venting, than providing informational criticism.</blockquote>