Regarding the game play (EDITED MAY 15, 2008), you'll see Options

[Bereth Darkides]

I have rewrote this 5 times because I am non too happy with the extreme game balance problem.
Is there anyway to tone down the power and or numbers of the nuclear skeleton warriors I am facing (at 9th-10th lvl) that does not include playing outside of core rules!

HOLY FAK!

You see I really hate having to cheat.

(PS,,, Vlad what were you thinking)?


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This post has been edited by Bereth Darkides: May 15 2008, 07:35 PM

[Bereth Darkides]

Oh Absolutely Hoppy, I couldn't agree more in many ways. But I will say, experienced DM's know how to create balanced creatures. For experienced DM's this is a no brainer situation. It takes years of actual play to learn it. A DM's teacher for example is with the dudes he's playing with and weather "they come back" for another session! ie. you can't constantly kill the party and let them start over time after time and ever expect them to come back, because ,,, they won't!

HINT

lol

With the idea of a video game on the other hand, balance doesn't matter as such (obviously) so long as there is a trick involved in succeeding, but like I said, you can use legit balanced ceatures and situations to create the illusion of difficulty so much so that it could boggle your mind. I for example have DM'd over 120+ extreamly large modules over 20 years, not to mention the amount of smaller modules. I have created oodles of creatures and magic items, etc. etc. and have even had my work published in Dragon Magazine.

Imagine this scenario; With a combination effect, you can create a vampire that constantly regenerates (all through legitimate means without breaking of rules). Imagine it,, you kill a vamp and you see them turn to smoke. You would naturaly think you've won and you have time to finish them off. But pay attention now. The MMG states if they lie in their homeland dirt, they are instantly regenrated right so........Give them the Bag of Holding and place the casket in side it (it hold up to a 10'x10' space) with the homeland dirt.

Now THAT is nasty, and this can only be defeated in about four or 5 ways. So, to those with experience, according to AD&D rules, with all your experience, how would you defeat a creature like this?

Try not to get too imaginative, the answer is easier than you may realize, it's the availability to solve it that translates into the balance. Trust me, you wouldn't want to face a creature like this unless you were very very high level. You may kill them once or even twice, but, eventualy, you will die! Nothing worse than an unkillable enemy on his ground.

(Like I said, I know more decieving tricks than most of you would ever dream of, ALL based on legitimate rules)

This post has been edited by Bereth Darkides: May 3 2008, 06:20 PM