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<blockquote data-quote="nameless" data-source="post: 72125" data-attributes="member: 1543">Obviously you quote the strengths of these opponents and not the weaknesses. The Vampire Commoner has only 1d12 for HP... a single spell can put it under. Obviously the party can take some lumps since they might not see the threat immediately, but once they do, it would be a piece of cake. The CR 3 bear is also a combat powerhouse, but has low AC, and a number of 1st level spells calm or otherwise neutralize the animal automatically, leave alone the fact that a bear is usually not inclined to attack people.The flesh golem, on the other hand, 5 times the HP of the Vampire, with better defenses, and the damage potential of the bear. Part of its defense is spell immunity, making the spellcasters useless, and part is DR, making the fighters using non-magic weapons useless. The weakness of the golem is its programmed nature, which the players exploited, but the DM decided to nullify. I can forgive the DM and the players, but this was badly designed encounter.-nameless</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nameless, post: 72125, member: 1543"] Obviously you quote the strengths of these opponents and not the weaknesses. The Vampire Commoner has only 1d12 for HP... a single spell can put it under. Obviously the party can take some lumps since they might not see the threat immediately, but once they do, it would be a piece of cake. The CR 3 bear is also a combat powerhouse, but has low AC, and a number of 1st level spells calm or otherwise neutralize the animal automatically, leave alone the fact that a bear is usually not inclined to attack people. The flesh golem, on the other hand, 5 times the HP of the Vampire, with better defenses, and the damage potential of the bear. Part of its defense is spell immunity, making the spellcasters useless, and part is DR, making the fighters using non-magic weapons useless. The weakness of the golem is its programmed nature, which the players exploited, but the DM decided to nullify. I can forgive the DM and the players, but this was badly designed encounter. -nameless [/QUOTE]

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