New Posts For Thread: Scales of War and a potentially unbalanced party...http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29753361/Scales_of_War_and_a_potentially_unbalanced_party...So, I'm a semi-new DM running a campaign for some friends (most of whom are experienced with 2nd/3rd edition, one experienced with those and 4th, and one brand new to D&D), and the party right now consists of:-Half-elf Cleric (ranged)-Changeling SorcIf you don't update the monster stats, then your party has nothing to worry about. Scales uses the old, bad monster math, where the monsters do very little damage and have way too many hit points. You might want to take a look at equivalent monstershttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29753361/Scales_of_War_and_a_potentially_unbalanced_party...?post_id=528850945#528850945If you don't update the monster stats, then your party has nothing to worry about. Scales uses the old, bad monster math, where the monsters do very little damage and have way too many hit points. You might want to take a look at equivalent monstersThu, 07 Feb 2013 17:49:30 -0600So I got home after midnight, and have to be at work early this morning... but thanks, everyone. Just a quick skim tells me there's a ton of good advice. Can't wait to read more and reply!http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29753361/Scales_of_War_and_a_potentially_unbalanced_party...?post_id=528664437#528664437So I got home after midnight, and have to be at work early this morning... but thanks, everyone. Just a quick skim tells me there's a ton of good advice. Can't wait to read more and reply!Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:59:36 -0600having all the roles on a 4e party it's usually recomended because it's very easy to have a functional party that way...but you don't need to have all the roles if you have great team synergy and can compensate the lack of certain roles by diferent mhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29753361/Scales_of_War_and_a_potentially_unbalanced_party...?post_id=528658499#528658499having all the roles on a 4e party it's usually recomended because it's very easy to have a functional party that way...but you don't need to have all the roles if you have great team synergy and can compensate the lack of certain roles by diferent mFri, 01 Feb 2013 00:23:33 -0600If they're newish players and you're worried about them getting slaughtered by in-close skirmishers with no defender, you could always house-rule the death/dying rules as follows... 0 HP = weakened & slowed, but not down. Negative HS value = down &http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29753361/Scales_of_War_and_a_potentially_unbalanced_party...?post_id=528657311#528657311If they're newish players and you're worried about them getting slaughtered by in-close skirmishers with no defender, you could always house-rule the death/dying rules as follows... 0 HP = weakened & slowed, but not down. Negative HS value = down &Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:33:14 -0600Let them play what they want to. If there's no leader, consider houseruling Potions to be minor to pull and use, and deal Surge+Xd6 extra healing. If you had a small party, I'd say consider running a companion character that's a lazylord. Give themhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29753361/Scales_of_War_and_a_potentially_unbalanced_party...?post_id=528643023#528643023Let them play what they want to. If there's no leader, consider houseruling Potions to be minor to pull and use, and deal Surge+Xd6 extra healing. If you had a small party, I'd say consider running a companion character that's a lazylord. Give themThu, 31 Jan 2013 12:09:57 -0600