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<blockquote data-quote="BlightCrawler" data-source="post: 4919562" data-attributes="member: 4931">If its a long term villain, I don't see the problem with keeping her at 11th.&nbsp; Have her retreat and plan on a finale occuring anywhere between level 6 and 12 (or higher, you can always increase her level if necessary).&nbsp; I threw a level 11 black dragon at my 4th level party. Of course before it came to combat, it turned into a skill challenge to get the hell away, but still. Just because a creature is introduced doesn't mean it has to go into combat.You can also consider reskinning other monsters, and swap some of the vampire related powers for flavor, if you want her to be more active. Then keep upgrading until the final showdown with the real deal. Or, if you want that showdown to occur before they'd be the right level, just go with the reskin. If you call it a vampire, describe it like a vampire, and describe it's use of powers that fit a vampire, then it's a vampire.Eitherway, I wouldn't apply it to something lower than 11th. The additional powers and higher level status effects doesn't just make the battle harder than you might expect (which is probably fine from the PoV of the players) but doesn't reward the XP for that increased difficulty.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BlightCrawler, post: 4919562, member: 4931"] If its a long term villain, I don't see the problem with keeping her at 11th. Have her retreat and plan on a finale occuring anywhere between level 6 and 12 (or higher, you can always increase her level if necessary). I threw a level 11 black dragon at my 4th level party. Of course before it came to combat, it turned into a skill challenge to get the hell away, but still. Just because a creature is introduced doesn't mean it has to go into combat. You can also consider reskinning other monsters, and swap some of the vampire related powers for flavor, if you want her to be more active. Then keep upgrading until the final showdown with the real deal. Or, if you want that showdown to occur before they'd be the right level, just go with the reskin. If you call it a vampire, describe it like a vampire, and describe it's use of powers that fit a vampire, then it's a vampire. Eitherway, I wouldn't apply it to something lower than 11th. The additional powers and higher level status effects doesn't just make the battle harder than you might expect (which is probably fine from the PoV of the players) but doesn't reward the XP for that increased difficulty. [/QUOTE]

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