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<blockquote data-quote="Snoweel" data-source="post: 4526887" data-attributes="member: 4453">There are a lot of reasons why 10th level PCs might fight city guards.For starters, 10th level in 4th edition represents a vastly different level of absolute power than it does in 1st edition, 2nd edition or 3.nth edition.The 3.x DMG states that your average guard will be a 1st level warrior.The 4e MM shows the same guard to be a 3rd level soldier.Now, I know that the examples in the MM are just that - examples, but even if you go with the 3rd level soldier, converted to a minion the same guard could go up to 11th level before he offers the same amount of experience as the 3rd level soldier version.And all of a sudden you can throw 10 guards plus a sergeant at your 10th level party and it's an encounter worth rolling dice for, yet will still show your PCs to be the badasses they are.But if you're married to the idea that guards are only good for beating up peasants and a PC of 10th level is TEH AWESOME!!!!!1!! then obviously you're not going to have your 10th level party fighting guards.But there's a long way to go from 10th level to 30th.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Snoweel, post: 4526887, member: 4453"] There are a lot of reasons why 10th level PCs might fight city guards. For starters, 10th level in 4th edition represents a vastly different level of absolute power than it does in 1st edition, 2nd edition or 3.nth edition. The 3.x DMG states that your average guard will be a 1st level warrior. The 4e MM shows the same guard to be a 3rd level soldier. Now, I know that the examples in the MM are just that - examples, but even if you go with the 3rd level soldier, converted to a minion the same guard could go up to 11th level before he offers the same amount of experience as the 3rd level soldier version. And all of a sudden you can throw 10 guards plus a sergeant at your 10th level party and it's an encounter worth rolling dice for, yet will still show your PCs to be the badasses they are. But if you're married to the idea that guards are only good for beating up peasants and a PC of 10th level is TEH AWESOME!!!!!1!! then obviously you're not going to have your 10th level party fighting guards. But there's a long way to go from 10th level to 30th. [/QUOTE]

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