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<blockquote data-quote="Ant" data-source="post: 3991902" data-attributes="member: 17627">I strongly disagree.&nbsp; I'm DMing a party of 7 with an average character level of about 10. They recently went up against a dragon, a sorceress and a horde of various minions ranging from spawn of Tiamat to giant crocodiles to an evil elvish warband.The low-level monsters did exactly what they were meant to do -- obstruct and harass the PCs and act as cannonfodder (it's always good for the PCs to get a chance to wade in and kick butt).&nbsp; A few even managed to cause some damage and a little strife.&nbsp; The dragon and sorceress were a perfect challenge ... most PCs got whittled down to less than one-quarter hit points and one PC went down right at the end of the battle -- perfect!I spent little effort trying to balance the encounter ... a look at the PCs capabilities, check against a few key monster abilities, a pinch of salt, stir and we're done.If 4ed can make that process more intuitive or easier or quicker or whatever then great ... but there's nothing wrong with 3.5.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ant, post: 3991902, member: 17627"] I strongly disagree. I'm DMing a party of 7 with an average character level of about 10. They recently went up against a dragon, a sorceress and a horde of various minions ranging from spawn of Tiamat to giant crocodiles to an evil elvish warband. The low-level monsters did exactly what they were meant to do -- obstruct and harass the PCs and act as cannonfodder (it's always good for the PCs to get a chance to wade in and kick butt). A few even managed to cause some damage and a little strife. The dragon and sorceress were a perfect challenge ... most PCs got whittled down to less than one-quarter hit points and one PC went down right at the end of the battle -- perfect! I spent little effort trying to balance the encounter ... a look at the PCs capabilities, check against a few key monster abilities, a pinch of salt, stir and we're done. If 4ed can make that process more intuitive or easier or quicker or whatever then great ... but there's nothing wrong with 3.5. [/QUOTE]

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