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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brentarded" data-source="post: 5512513" data-attributes="member: 6673670">a non issue IMOlets assume your player has the following bonuses to hit. str +7 weapon +3 enhancement +5 1/2 level +12 and weapon expertise +3thats a +30 then with the bonus from the bard is a +37 to hit an ancient black dragon has a 43 ac that means even with all those bonuses stacked on he has a 25% chance to miss with any given attack not to mention an ancient black dragon has a +27 initiative which I'm sure would likely beat out most players in initiative and your first move with an ancient black dragon should always be Acid gloom this would make him have to swing blindly at the dragon to hit it. it applies a -5 penalty to hit when your blind and its sustainable at that point even if he knows what square its in he suffers a 50% miss chance even with the buffs he recieved from the bard if he rolls high enough to hit your dragon 16 times consecutively with a 50% miss chance more power to him. another option is dragons can fly not a commodity most players even epic ones have, and with a reach of 4 your players will have to get crafty on figuring out how to get it down to the ground to fight it effectively while it flys around and picks away at them. my suggestion is to read your monsters carefully because players know the characters they are playing inside and out and you should know your monsters the same way. another way to challenge your player is to find monsters with an ability like this -immediate reaction trigger the monster is hit by a melee attack. effect the monster shifts one square.-</blockquote>

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