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<blockquote data-quote="Beastman" data-source="post: 4240449" data-attributes="member: 8155">Same here. I will start my first session on Wednesday. Have 2 players, each one gets one character. I (as DM) will provide a third character. To prepare the session i'm currently reworking the encounters, dividing the encounter's XP award by 5 and multiplying it by the number of charcters 83), then adding monsters until their XP-total is roughly the new encounter-XP award. Belowis is what i have come up thus far, trying to introduce new monsters at each encounter if possible. don't know if it is better to include more minions and less standard monsters, because minions are easily defeated with one successfull attack and thus not much of a thread to even a low-numbered party of adventurers...any suggesstions? Advice?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Character Encounter Adjustments:Encounter (Normal / Adjusted Normal XP / Adjusted Actual XP)Creature name | Creature XP | Original number&nbsp; &nbsp; # | Adjusted #|Kobold Wilderness encounters:On the Road&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (475 / 285 / 275)&nbsp; &nbsp; Kobold dragonshields&nbsp; &nbsp; 125&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Kobold minions&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 25&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; Kobold Slinger&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 100&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1A1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (625 / 375 / 375)&nbsp; &nbsp; Kobold dragonshield&nbsp; &nbsp; 125&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Kobold skirmisher&nbsp; &nbsp; 100&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Kobold wyrmpriest&nbsp; &nbsp; 150&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1A2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (575 / 345 / 350)&nbsp; &nbsp; Kobold dragonshield&nbsp; &nbsp; 125&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; Kobold minions&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 25&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 10&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; Kobold skirmisher&nbsp; &nbsp; 100&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Kobold slinger&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 100&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1A3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (1250 / 750 / 800)&nbsp; &nbsp; First Wave:&nbsp; &nbsp; Kobold minions&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 25&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 10&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6&nbsp; &nbsp; Kobold skirmisher&nbsp; &nbsp; 100&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; Second Wave:&nbsp; &nbsp; Irontooth&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 300&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Kobold dragonshield&nbsp; &nbsp; 125&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; Kobold wyrmpirest&nbsp; &nbsp; 150&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1Dragon Burialsite Encounters:A4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (599 / 360 / 420)&nbsp; &nbsp; Agrid&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 125&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Guard Drakes&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 125&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Halfling slinger&nbsp; &nbsp; 100&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Human rabble&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 30&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4Shadowfell Keep encounters:A1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (675 / 405 / 450*)&nbsp; &nbsp; Goblin sharpshooter&nbsp; &nbsp; 125&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Goblin warrior&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 100&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; Rat swarm*&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 125&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1A2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (625 / 375 / 375)&nbsp; &nbsp; Goblin sharpshooter&nbsp; &nbsp; 125&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Goblin warrior&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 100&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Hobgoblin torturer&nbsp; &nbsp; 150&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Prisoner Splug&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1A3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (625 / 375 / 375)&nbsp; &nbsp; Goblin sharpshooter&nbsp; &nbsp; 125&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Guard drakes&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 125&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2A4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (875 / 525 / &nbsp; &nbsp; Balgron the Fat&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 175&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1&nbsp; &nbsp; Goblin cutters&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 25&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6&nbsp; &nbsp; Goblin warriors&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 100&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Beastman, post: 4240449, member: 8155"] Same here. I will start my first session on Wednesday. Have 2 players, each one gets one character. I (as DM) will provide a third character. To prepare the session i'm currently reworking the encounters, dividing the encounter's XP award by 5 and multiplying it by the number of charcters 83), then adding monsters until their XP-total is roughly the new encounter-XP award. Belowis is what i have come up thus far, trying to introduce new monsters at each encounter if possible. don't know if it is better to include more minions and less standard monsters, because minions are easily defeated with one successfull attack and thus not much of a thread to even a low-numbered party of adventurers...any suggesstions? Advice? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [B]3 Character Encounter Adjustments:[/B] Encounter (Normal / Adjusted Normal XP / Adjusted Actual XP) Creature name | Creature XP | Original number # | Adjusted #| [B]Kobold Wilderness encounters:[/B] On the Road (475 / 285 / 275) Kobold dragonshields 125 2 1 Kobold minions 25 5 2 Kobold Slinger 100 1 1 A1 (625 / 375 / 375) Kobold dragonshield 125 3 1 Kobold skirmisher 100 1 1 Kobold wyrmpriest 150 1 1 A2 (575 / 345 / 350) Kobold dragonshield 125 1 2 Kobold minions 25 10 4 Kobold skirmisher 100 1 Kobold slinger 100 1 A3 (1250 / 750 / 800) First Wave: Kobold minions 25 10 6 Kobold skirmisher 100 3 2 Second Wave: Irontooth 300 1 1 Kobold dragonshield 125 2 Kobold wyrmpirest 150 1 1 [B]Dragon Burialsite Encounters:[/B] A4 (599 / 360 / 420) Agrid 125 1 1 Guard Drakes 125 2 1 Halfling slinger 100 1 1 Human rabble 30 4 4 [B]Shadowfell Keep encounters:[/B] A1 (675 / 405 / 450*) Goblin sharpshooter 125 2 1 Goblin warrior 100 2 2 Rat swarm* 125 1 1 A2 (625 / 375 / 375) Goblin sharpshooter 125 1 1 Goblin warrior 100 1 1 Hobgoblin torturer 150 1 1 Prisoner Splug - 1 1 A3 (625 / 375 / 375) Goblin sharpshooter 125 3 1 Guard drakes 125 2 2 A4 (875 / 525 / Balgron the Fat 175 1 1 Goblin cutters 25 8 6 Goblin warriors 100 5 2 [/QUOTE]

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