tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206213008887812033.post85354307020684078..comments2024-03-23T05:25:19.420-07:00Comments on The Manse: Vagueposting- Static Module & Creature Designs is a Feature not a Bug + Party Size DynamicsCacklecharmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04892127586817105255noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206213008887812033.post-65347334714939131612022-05-28T06:21:49.561-07:002022-05-28T06:21:49.561-07:00D&D 4e's well-founded design allowed DMs t...D&D 4e's well-founded design allowed DMs to create encounters and understand how difficult they would be given the number and level of the PCs. <br /><br />Furthermore it characterizes monsters as Solos, Elite, Standard, Minions and Swarms. If the monster is much higher level than the PCs it makes sense to move the monster up a category and lower its level. So a 12th Level Standard monster might become a 7th level Elite and 4e gives the tools to change the monster stats quickly. Whereas if the PCs out-level the monsters it might make sense to downgrade them to Minions (which can be killed in one hit) or even Swarms (groups of monsters that are treated as a single opponent). <br /><br />See the link below for a good discussion of how changing the stats of a monster might work narratively<br />https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/4th-ed-new-to-4e-what-do-i-have-to-know-look-out-for.791839/page-3#post-20526848 spofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343843863137979436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206213008887812033.post-90880370823156224772022-05-02T06:23:29.940-07:002022-05-02T06:23:29.940-07:00In many of the games I play, a finite amount of XP...In many of the games I play, a finite amount of XP is split evenly between PCs, and that really changes how people approach problems. Especially in a play-by-post game where people can choose a party size without excluding other players, there's an incentive to bring just enough people to succeed, risking safety for a greater cut of the advancement and treasure.Phloxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01517708967880262734noreply@blogger.com