Re: Coming back to DnD

On 2 Dec 2003 18:21:35 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Alex Lamb)
wrote:

>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>First Prophet of Kaos  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>On 30 Nov 2003 21:34:17 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brandon Cope) wrote:
>>
>>>A party that takes on a dragon without loading up on the proper spells
>>>and magic items (and ATGMs, if available) deserves the ass-kicking it
>>>will get, whatever the system.
>>
>>A system geared to let you play epic heroes such as Beowulf would be a
>>failure, if crafted according to that limitation.
>
>Yes, but... at what level is the Beowulf-equivalence supposed to manifest
>itself?  For most levels of party beyond the lowest few, there's some version
>of dragon that's an appropriate challenge (albeit by picking low age category
>dragons in some cases).  So, simiarly, if you face a level X party with a
>level X+something dragon, they'll either die or require "loading up on the
>proper spells and magic items".

Thing is, a level X party facing a CR X dragon is assumed to be loaded
up on proper spells and/or magic items.  For them to take on a dragon
without doing so, the dragon must be CR X-n.

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