New Posts For Thread: What to do with a low op party?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29508031/What_to_do_with_a_low_op_partyI have a party of six level 9 characters that probably do about 100 DPR (probability weighted). this was based on fully estimating actual DPR at level 7 and swagging the increases since then, but its fairly close. Most of the party is melee, so theTrying to get the damage expressions right is only worth it if you enjoy that kind of thing, because it's very unlikely to pay off without a lot of tweaking.It's not necessary to kill all of the monsters in an encounter in order to succeed, unless thhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29508031/What_to_do_with_a_low_op_party?post_id=526406103#526406103Trying to get the damage expressions right is only worth it if you enjoy that kind of thing, because it's very unlikely to pay off without a lot of tweaking.It's not necessary to kill all of the monsters in an encounter in order to succeed, unless thTue, 27 Nov 2012 11:28:36 -0600Try throwing something at them beyond 1. kill monsters, 2. go on to next encounter.Last weekend, I ran an encounter based on the first idea in this thread. My players went in with guns blazing...and quickly realized that wasn't going to work. Theirhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29508031/What_to_do_with_a_low_op_party?post_id=526403557#526403557Try throwing something at them beyond 1. kill monsters, 2. go on to next encounter.Last weekend, I ran an encounter based on the first idea in this thread. My players went in with guns blazing...and quickly realized that wasn't going to work. TheirTue, 27 Nov 2012 09:37:07 -0600My suggestion is since i understand you want to raise the damage of your party and are good levels ,to make a mission that you will give them weapons that do extra damage.Like +1d6 fire/ice/poison etc.This depends on you and your imagination .I did thttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29508031/What_to_do_with_a_low_op_party?post_id=526402559#526402559My suggestion is since i understand you want to raise the damage of your party and are good levels ,to make a mission that you will give them weapons that do extra damage.Like +1d6 fire/ice/poison etc.This depends on you and your imagination .I did tTue, 27 Nov 2012 08:57:33 -0600The DMG classification was meant for optimised Parties. So if the Party is non optimised, consider how long you want the fight to last, and adjust accordingly. Math-wise (boring...), at 100 DPR Probability-adjusted, and assuming you don't want combathttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29508031/What_to_do_with_a_low_op_party?post_id=526394961#526394961The DMG classification was meant for optimised Parties. So if the Party is non optimised, consider how long you want the fight to last, and adjust accordingly. Math-wise (boring...), at 100 DPR Probability-adjusted, and assuming you don't want combatMon, 26 Nov 2012 22:08:06 -0600I'd throw in more environmental hazards as well NPCs plotting different things as well as making lower level monsters monologue a bit more ;) There's a sense of accomplishment offing a lippy goblin.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29508031/What_to_do_with_a_low_op_party?post_id=526339791#526339791I'd throw in more environmental hazards as well NPCs plotting different things as well as making lower level monsters monologue a bit more ;) There's a sense of accomplishment offing a lippy goblin.Sat, 24 Nov 2012 16:27:55 -0600