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The Power of Surprise: How my 7th level party took out a 40k xp challenge without a sweat
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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7529373" data-attributes="member: 6801845"><p>Glad your group had fun, it's always good to throw this kind of thing now and then. That, and sometimes encounters are easier/harder than expected.</p><p></p><p>However I would find it boring as a player if it happened on a regular basis. Let's look at how the combat was stacked against team monster</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Auto surprise with foreknowledge.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Enemy simultaneously shows up in fireball formation</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Multiple casters who could take advantage of the formation</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Multiple casters winning initiative</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bad saving throws (or high damage rolls or both)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Most of the group are relatively low level monsters compared to the group making them more susceptible to the AOE spells.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">All spellcasters going nova. PCs cast 5 of the most damaging spells for their level before team monster had an action.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Honestly with this setup, I would have been surprised if it wasn't a cakewalk. It's hardly indicative of how well the CR system works - although I have to admit I never use the horde multiplier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 7529373, member: 6801845"] Glad your group had fun, it's always good to throw this kind of thing now and then. That, and sometimes encounters are easier/harder than expected. However I would find it boring as a player if it happened on a regular basis. Let's look at how the combat was stacked against team monster [LIST] [*]Auto surprise with foreknowledge. [*]Enemy simultaneously shows up in fireball formation [*]Multiple casters who could take advantage of the formation [*]Multiple casters winning initiative [*]Bad saving throws (or high damage rolls or both) [*]Most of the group are relatively low level monsters compared to the group making them more susceptible to the AOE spells. [*]All spellcasters going nova. PCs cast 5 of the most damaging spells for their level before team monster had an action. [/LIST] Honestly with this setup, I would have been surprised if it wasn't a cakewalk. It's hardly indicative of how well the CR system works - although I have to admit I never use the horde multiplier. [/QUOTE]
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