Tailoring Scenario Level

Author	Topic: Tailoring Scenario Level
Guardian of Eternity Warrior Member # 1250	written Monday, February 14 2005 17:40 Profile #0 Is there any article or advice anybody can give me about tailoring my scenario for a specific party level? (I'm aiming for a higher-level scenario, if I can help it) Posts: 93 | Registered: Saturday, June 1 2002 07:00
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Monday, February 14 2005 18:11 Profile Homepage #1 There are basically three things you need to keep in balance: 1) keeping the power of available equipment and spells appropriate for the difficulty of the scenario's combat 2) keeping the power of available equipment comparable to the power of available spells 3) keeping the power of available equipment and spells comparable to those in other scenarios targeted at the same level Number 1 is easiest and simply requires playtesting with a fairly standard party (as a standard, I recommend using BoA's premade party, raised to an appropriate level with the HLPM). Number 2 is trickier, and requires using a variety of parties -- ideally, a party with 1 fighter and 3 spellcasters should be able to perform comparably to a party with 3 fighters and 1 spellcaster, unless your scenario's setting requires favouring a particular party build. Number 3 requires taking a look at other people's scenarios targeted at a similar party level and making sure what you're putting in your scenario isn't too far above or below what they've put in theirs. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
aliklik Warrior Member # 5362	written Monday, February 14 2005 18:24 Profile #2 Keladon wrote a nice article on high level scenarios, you can find it here: http://my.sanbrunocable.com/tomwatts/public_html/High_Level_Scenarios.html Posts: 59 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00
The Immortal BANNED Member # 4	written Monday, February 14 2005 19:12 Profile Homepage #3 Alternatively, you can have the mechanics of the scenario become its own challenge of sorts. In Canopy, a level 50 party- while still very powerful by comparison- will still have to do thinking in order to defeat its foes. Okay, they won't really be in danger of dying- but that's the whole point of bringing in a party over the recommended level. The point of combat, on the other hand, is to make the party think when entering combat. Alternate examples include Tomorrow, NTH, Areni, Roots, and many others. While they are for BoE, they're still prime examples of what I'm talking about. -------------------- * Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00