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<blockquote data-quote="monboesen" data-source="post: 3224104" data-attributes="member: 4647"><p>Hmm. Can't help myself.</p><p></p><p>The story is exiting and reads well enough, but the victories are becoming increasingly unlikely. </p><p></p><p>Four 7th level characters against even 1 Vrock and with only 1 weapon that can actually hurt the damn thing. My money would be on the Vrock. Every single time. In fact my math analysis suggests that a standard Vrock would kill any of the characters in just 2 rounds, meaning it would take it about 10 rounds tops to kill them all. With Mirror Image running even handing Talen the axiomatic sword wouldn't make much of a difference. And this one had plenty of back-up.</p><p></p><p>I simply don't see how the Characters from you gallery could have won this fight at all. The same goes for the Purple worm and to a lesser degree the Trolls. I would prefer that you either toned the enemies down a notch or toned the "heroes" up a lot. </p><p></p><p>I know it is just a story, but it makes it less enjoyable to me when you seemingly stick to D&D rules, and then unlikely wins happen in every combat.</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry to come of so negative, but could you maybe run us through the numbers of some of these battles, to show how you think the doomed bastards could win?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="monboesen, post: 3224104, member: 4647"] Hmm. Can't help myself. The story is exiting and reads well enough, but the victories are becoming increasingly unlikely. Four 7th level characters against even 1 Vrock and with only 1 weapon that can actually hurt the damn thing. My money would be on the Vrock. Every single time. In fact my math analysis suggests that a standard Vrock would kill any of the characters in just 2 rounds, meaning it would take it about 10 rounds tops to kill them all. With Mirror Image running even handing Talen the axiomatic sword wouldn't make much of a difference. And this one had plenty of back-up. I simply don't see how the Characters from you gallery could have won this fight at all. The same goes for the Purple worm and to a lesser degree the Trolls. I would prefer that you either toned the enemies down a notch or toned the "heroes" up a lot. I know it is just a story, but it makes it less enjoyable to me when you seemingly stick to D&D rules, and then unlikely wins happen in every combat. I'm sorry to come of so negative, but could you maybe run us through the numbers of some of these battles, to show how you think the doomed bastards could win? [/QUOTE]
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