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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tormyr" data-source="post: 7297593" data-attributes="member: 6776887">Sure, they are not dead yet, but a 90-foot cone is massive. Half the party could be down in the first shot. 1 or 2 might get back up, but it is a 1-in-3 chance that the dragon does it again. Then they are dead from massive damage. Otherwise, the dragon uses frightful presence, knocks the ones with healing word back down again, and focuses on the next weak target.I just think any party that goes in without most of their members having at least 92 hp (whether actual hp, resistance, or other effects) is heading toward pain. That is why I usually scale the monsters HP when there are more PCs. It increases the monster's chances of survival to at least 3 rounds and avoids the chance of a TPK within the first couple rounds from massive damage.</blockquote>