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<blockquote data-quote="overgeeked" data-source="post: 8591295" data-attributes="member: 86653">Maybe.Maybe. If the description was intentionally written to convey that info. And only if the description is quite thorough and long, or the module is quite short.Right. There are lots of ways to signal this. Absolutely. But reading a small chart or number on the back cover of a module is a time saver. Besides, unless the writer of that description is consciously thinking of conveying this same info, it might not even be a consideration. Strixhaven might have hyper-tactical combats buried in there, but because it was marketed a particular way, you won't know. Entirely you call to make, obviously, but if it's presented as another &quot;magic school&quot; and you see that it's rated for hardcore tactical combats, wouldn't that at least pique your interest? Maybe not enough to buy it, but enough to investigate further.Sure, but it's also about group size and playstyle. It's not necessarily about balance. As Matt said in the video, combat balance is about way more than just how many players you have. It's how tactically minded they are, how optimized they are, etc. The DM knows the players. The module writer doesn't. So either the module writer has to convey that info, this module is tactics heavy and designed for a party of 5, or the DM has to suss that info out of the marketing or module itself. It's simply easier and a time saver to have that info explicitly labeled on the product.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="overgeeked, post: 8591295, member: 86653"] Maybe. Maybe. If the description was intentionally written to convey that info. And only if the description is quite thorough and long, or the module is quite short. Right. There are lots of ways to signal this. Absolutely. But reading a small chart or number on the back cover of a module is a time saver. Besides, unless the writer of that description is consciously thinking of conveying this same info, it might not even be a consideration. Strixhaven might have hyper-tactical combats buried in there, but because it was marketed a particular way, you won't know. Entirely you call to make, obviously, but if it's presented as another "magic school" and you see that it's rated for hardcore tactical combats, wouldn't that at least pique your interest? Maybe not enough to buy it, but enough to investigate further. Sure, but it's also about group size and playstyle. It's not necessarily about balance. As Matt said in the video, combat balance is about way more than just how many players you have. It's how tactically minded they are, how optimized they are, etc. The DM knows the players. The module writer doesn't. So either the module writer has to convey that info, this module is tactics heavy and designed for a party of 5, or the DM has to suss that info out of the marketing or module itself. It's simply easier and a time saver to have that info explicitly labeled on the product. [/QUOTE]

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