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<blockquote data-quote="Jack Haggerty" data-source="post: 5880" data-attributes="member: 89">Three characters...&nbsp; A Ranger, a Monk and a Wizard...&nbsp; All first level.They ambushed a half dozen orcs how had built a road block across a country road.&nbsp; Several were already dead due to some very effective hilltop sniping by the ranger.The orcs retreat, hopping on their horses.&nbsp; The monk and wizard give chase, hopping on their horses.&nbsp; The monk hurls sling stones at orcs in vain.&nbsp; The orcs return fire with bow and arrow.&nbsp; The wizard takes down two orcs with a well-placed magic missile and a very lucky ray of frost.&nbsp; One of the orcs is lucky enough to wound the monk's horse with an arrow.&nbsp; The horse panics, and the monk spends the next two rounds hanging on for dear life.The last two orcs continue riding off down the road.The wizard says, &quot;I go after them.&quot;I say, &quot;Your character does WHAT?!!!&quot;&nbsp; He was out of spells at this point, mind you.The wizard says, &quot;I'm going to chase them down and kill them, or they're going to kill me!&quot;&quot;Alright,&quot; I say.He chases after the orcs for another round.&nbsp; When they turn around to shoot arrows at him, they realize that the are only being chased by a single poorly armed, and unarmored human.&nbsp; The orcs stop, draw their scimitars, turn around, and charge.They both hit.&nbsp; They both threaten criticals.&nbsp; One of them makes the critical.18 hit of damage on a human wizard with 6 hit points.&nbsp; Even if had a Constitution of 18, he wouldn't have survived.It was my first player kill in something like five years...&nbsp; and my only 1st level player kill... ever.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jack Haggerty, post: 5880, member: 89"] Three characters... A Ranger, a Monk and a Wizard... All first level. They ambushed a half dozen orcs how had built a road block across a country road. Several were already dead due to some very effective hilltop sniping by the ranger. The orcs retreat, hopping on their horses. The monk and wizard give chase, hopping on their horses. The monk hurls sling stones at orcs in vain. The orcs return fire with bow and arrow. The wizard takes down two orcs with a well-placed magic missile and a very lucky ray of frost. One of the orcs is lucky enough to wound the monk's horse with an arrow. The horse panics, and the monk spends the next two rounds hanging on for dear life. The last two orcs continue riding off down the road. The wizard says, "I go after them." I say, "Your character does WHAT?!!!" He was out of spells at this point, mind you. The wizard says, "I'm going to chase them down and kill them, or they're going to kill me!" "Alright," I say. He chases after the orcs for another round. When they turn around to shoot arrows at him, they realize that the are only being chased by a single poorly armed, and unarmored human. The orcs stop, draw their scimitars, turn around, and charge. They both hit. They both threaten criticals. One of them makes the critical. 18 hit of damage on a human wizard with 6 hit points. Even if had a Constitution of 18, he wouldn't have survived. It was my first player kill in something like five years... and my only 1st level player kill... ever. [/QUOTE]

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