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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 6263133" data-attributes="member: 58197">For modeling a horde of monsters, here's a solution that roughly approximates fighting individual monsters:HORDE: Sometimes there are so many monsters that tracking them individually becomes ineffective. In this case, the DM may wish to treat the monsters as a horde.Horde Statistics: The horde has two special stats: its AC threshold and its damage threshold. AC threshold equals 11 plus the attack bonus of a member of the horde. Damage threshold equals the maximum hit points of a member of the horde.Melee Attacks: A PC in melee with the horde suffers 1d6 hits per round. Each hit deals average damage for a member of the horde. For each of the following, subtract 1 from the number of hits: <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Every 2 points by which the PC's Armor Class exceeds the horde's AC threshold.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The PC has at least one adjacent ally.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The PC's back is to a wall.</li> </ul>A roll of 6 on the die always inflicts at least one hit.Ranged Attacks: A PC subject to ranged attacks from the horde suffers 1d6-1 hits per round for every 5 horde members targeting that PC. For each of the following, subtract 1 from each die roll:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Every 2 points by which the PC's Armor Class exceeds the horde's AC threshold.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The PC is lightly obscured (by smoke, dim light, etc.).</li> </ul>A roll of 6 on the die always inflicts at least one hit.Damaging the Horde: Any time a PC deals damage to a member of the horde, that member dies if the damage equals or exceeds the horde's damage threshold. Otherwise, the horde takes a casualty token. If the horde already has a casualty token, discard it and the targeted creature is slain.Area Attacks and the Horde: If the horde is the target of an area attack, use the following as a guideline for the number of members hit. The horde tends to "clump up" around enemies, so if any PCs are in melee with the horde, add +5 targets for each PC in the blast radius, up to a maximum of twice the base value.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">5-foot radius: 2 targets.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">10-foot radius: 6 targets.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">15-foot radius: 15 targets.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">20-foot radius: 20 targets.</li> </ul>Once the size of a horde falls below 10 members, the DM should switch to handling them individually. If the horde has a casualty token when this happens, one of the members is at half hit points.</blockquote>

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