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<blockquote data-quote="Gorg" data-source="post: 9819379" data-attributes="member: 7029501">So true, on that last point.&nbsp; I had an entire party get wiped- all 4 making death saves- from that cave with the orcs and an ogre.&nbsp; They tried to snipe the sentry, and couldn't pull it off, they just winged him.&nbsp; So he ran inside and alerted everyone.&nbsp;&nbsp; The PC's then had the bright idea to bottle them up by putting themselves in the cave mouth, which did work- but allowed the orcs to focus all their attacks on the Fighter and Cleric.&nbsp; (and you can only roll so many attack rolls at +5, before you get some decent numbers, and great axes HURT when they hit!)&nbsp; The players also had some serious bad luck with the dice, which helped not at all.&nbsp; They killed most of the baddies, but all ran out of hp...&nbsp;&nbsp; The wizard solo'd the ogre- who got stuck behind all the orcs- with ranged spells, and a climactic Burning Hands as he was getting overrun.&nbsp;&nbsp; I followed the module text to the letter, and had the 2 or3 remaining orcs flee, rather than stick around, coup de gras the heroes, and loot them.&nbsp; All in all, a memorable fight!&nbsp; They stumbled back into town, bloody, bruised and battered- and much the wiser.&nbsp; As a DM, I learned that these 5E orcs are not the xp pinatas they were in the past, lol.&nbsp; And that's before I got Volo's!&nbsp; I also agree with whomever mentioned the abandoned town in that same adventure.&nbsp; Same for the Goblin stronghold.&nbsp;&nbsp; Both were exciting adventures/locations in their own right.&nbsp; I did take the liberty of adding to that dragon's hoard.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gorg, post: 9819379, member: 7029501"] So true, on that last point. I had an entire party get wiped- all 4 making death saves- from that cave with the orcs and an ogre. They tried to snipe the sentry, and couldn't pull it off, they just winged him. So he ran inside and alerted everyone. The PC's then had the bright idea to bottle them up by putting themselves in the cave mouth, which did work- but allowed the orcs to focus all their attacks on the Fighter and Cleric. (and you can only roll so many attack rolls at +5, before you get some decent numbers, and great axes HURT when they hit!) The players also had some serious bad luck with the dice, which helped not at all. They killed most of the baddies, but all ran out of hp... The wizard solo'd the ogre- who got stuck behind all the orcs- with ranged spells, and a climactic Burning Hands as he was getting overrun. I followed the module text to the letter, and had the 2 or3 remaining orcs flee, rather than stick around, coup de gras the heroes, and loot them. All in all, a memorable fight! They stumbled back into town, bloody, bruised and battered- and much the wiser. As a DM, I learned that these 5E orcs are not the xp pinatas they were in the past, lol. And that's before I got Volo's! I also agree with whomever mentioned the abandoned town in that same adventure. Same for the Goblin stronghold. Both were exciting adventures/locations in their own right. I did take the liberty of adding to that dragon's hoard. [/QUOTE]

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