More Things to Kill!

[nezzerscape]

Every dungeon I design gets harder the deeper you go in. It's just a natural expectation for me.

As it should be.

I was referring to a means in which high level characters can by-pass the low-level areas in the dungeon. (perhaps a key they found) That way you can have an area that can be fun for all levels.

Also it may aid in RP; pushing different characters together. Not looking for upper level chars helping lower level ones just to mix some things up a bit. Perhaps finding mentors? "Hey your pretty good with that sword. Had you thought about joining Red Blades?"...

[Intrepid42]

Some people have mentioned difficulty surviving solo with a PC not really good at solo adventure.

DnD was created with a balanced party in mind. However, one way of encouraging classes such as rogues or bards would be to weight a spawn script for the new area with a "weakbuild-ness" modifier to PC CR. This could just affect what spawns, not xp earnt for killing.

Example: >2 level of bard OR rogue = -1 to PC CR for purposes of calculating spawns

[Jai_V]

Is that even possible, Intrepid? Sounds like the scripting would be a severe pain in the bum.

[Root]

Dungeons full of mobs that are pretty much high level Barbarians that also cast Mords Disjunction.

[MadSeer]

I chose 13-14, but it's 8-14 really.
A lot of PCs in that range go to the lizardfolk cave, but now everyone is "oh noes, don't kill the friendly slitherscales!" IC. That's an IC problem, but it removes an area to kill stuff for some players.

[Fezzik]

As one of the leading members of the Corps, Cybil discourages people from running off killing the slitherscale; she's never said they were friendly . She looks at it this way, since the people of Sestra and the farmers are her primary responsibility, that adventurers go in, cause havoc, and walk away thinking they've done a good job, when in reality, it causes the Neutral Slitherscale to get mad, and strike back (at the nearest thing), bringing the cycle around. And the Naga are about the same level as the Slitherscale, go smack them around!

[Saulus]

Well the most popular level range is the approximate target of our newest zone, which some of you have had the chance to journey to.

I'm still working out the specifics but expect to have a certain service available in Port Avanthyr without DM intervention... for a price. (Not prostitutes).

[Artemis]

7-8 Level gap would be nice.

[greypawn]

i'm a little disappointed that there will be no prostitutes. so unrealistic.