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<blockquote data-quote="Obryn" data-source="post: 4964120" data-attributes="member: 11821"><p>I decided to experiment, and up the stakes a bit after reading this thread, to pre-empt future problems.</p><p></p><p>So, I've been mixing in various types of trolls in place of the ubiquitous Warren Trolls.</p><p></p><p>* In the later dungeon, I'm replacing many Warren Trolls with Bladerager Trolls. They deal a bit more damage, but their low attack bonuses are a pain.</p><p></p><p>* I replaced 3 Warren Trolls with 1 up-leveled (to 13th) Two-Headed Troll. 300+ HPs or no, he still died way too fast.</p><p></p><p>* I've added some Warden powers to Skalmad II. Namely, Font of Life, the Warden marking power, and the Warden Immediate Interrupt. And changed his basic melee attack to ... heck, one of the At-Wills that gives him temp HPs. I've also - and I think this might be the most critical thing I've done - replaced one of his boring Warren Trolls with a Troll Witch, which I think will massively change up that fight.</p><p></p><p>* I plan on modifying Skalmad III as well, when it's time, and maybe making some Cauldron-Born minions spring forth every round.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Mostly, though, I think it's the trolls' to-hit bonuses and abysmal defenses that are causing the biggest problems. I have a Swordmage and an Avenger with 30 and 31 ACs, so a +15 to attacks just doesn't cut it. (Also, the Swordmage is a Fire Genasi, so the trolls basically never get to regenerate.) I've found the Nothics extremely effective, though, and hope to include more of them down the road.</p><p></p><p>-O</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Obryn, post: 4964120, member: 11821"] I decided to experiment, and up the stakes a bit after reading this thread, to pre-empt future problems. So, I've been mixing in various types of trolls in place of the ubiquitous Warren Trolls. * In the later dungeon, I'm replacing many Warren Trolls with Bladerager Trolls. They deal a bit more damage, but their low attack bonuses are a pain. * I replaced 3 Warren Trolls with 1 up-leveled (to 13th) Two-Headed Troll. 300+ HPs or no, he still died way too fast. * I've added some Warden powers to Skalmad II. Namely, Font of Life, the Warden marking power, and the Warden Immediate Interrupt. And changed his basic melee attack to ... heck, one of the At-Wills that gives him temp HPs. I've also - and I think this might be the most critical thing I've done - replaced one of his boring Warren Trolls with a Troll Witch, which I think will massively change up that fight. * I plan on modifying Skalmad III as well, when it's time, and maybe making some Cauldron-Born minions spring forth every round. Mostly, though, I think it's the trolls' to-hit bonuses and abysmal defenses that are causing the biggest problems. I have a Swordmage and an Avenger with 30 and 31 ACs, so a +15 to attacks just doesn't cut it. (Also, the Swordmage is a Fire Genasi, so the trolls basically never get to regenerate.) I've found the Nothics extremely effective, though, and hope to include more of them down the road. -O [/QUOTE]
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