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<blockquote data-quote="IceFractal" data-source="post: 3303868" data-attributes="member: 27704">The problem with introducing a rule like this, is that people aren't the only things around, and that &quot;10th level&quot; doesn't just mean skilled.&nbsp; For instance, a 10th level character is supposed to be the equal of a CR 10 monster like an Eleven-Headed Hydra or a Bebilith.&nbsp; If those things could be killed just by getting the drop with a crossbow, why would you even need adventurers?&nbsp; Just spend the reward money on some nice crossbows for the town guard and send them out.And it could make things rather anticlimatic when the PCs do it:BBEG: Cower before me, brief mortals!&nbsp; The Lord of the Pit has arrived!Rogue: Guess he didn't see me.&nbsp; Ok, I stand up and point a crossbow at his back. BBEG: Damn!&nbsp; Foiled again!&nbsp; Bard: I'm going to start composing our victory song - where's my lute?And as for examples in fiction?&nbsp; By D&amp;D terms, most people are fairly low-level characters, especially in the durability department.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IceFractal, post: 3303868, member: 27704"] The problem with introducing a rule like this, is that people aren't the only things around, and that "10th level" doesn't just mean skilled. For instance, a 10th level character is supposed to be the equal of a CR 10 monster like an Eleven-Headed Hydra or a Bebilith. If those things could be killed just by getting the drop with a crossbow, why would you even need adventurers? Just spend the reward money on some nice crossbows for the town guard and send them out. And it could make things rather anticlimatic when the PCs do it: BBEG: Cower before me, brief mortals! The Lord of the Pit has arrived! Rogue: Guess he didn't see me. Ok, I stand up and point a crossbow at his back. BBEG: Damn! Foiled again! Bard: I'm going to start composing our victory song - where's my lute? And as for examples in fiction? By D&D terms, most people are fairly low-level characters, especially in the durability department. [/QUOTE]

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