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#1 throdin Aug 19, 2008 2:27:11	Okay so I havnt gone out to buy all the 4edition books yet so Im using the 3.5 books. Well Im making a an adventure for the party and i wanted to know a couple of thing since im new to DMing. Do all the monsters in an encounter combine their challenge rating to make a EL? And if that EL equals the level of all the party members levels combied does that make it a fair fight? And whats a good level for a sorcerer boss that is challenging for a party of 4 LEVEL ONES?
#2 doomsought Aug 20, 2008 13:48:08	it is in the DM's manual but I just wing it, it can change allot based off tactics. (properly played kobolds are very upper level) Try a whole bunch of level ones, some 3rd level officers and a 5th level boss. if it is to easy you can have some more minions come in the door, or if its too hard have a boss or enemy caster kill a few of his minions while targeting a pc. This lets you adjust the difficulty level on the fly without dropping the reality value.
#3 Krusk Aug 20, 2008 14:10:12	Are you planning to go buy the 4th rule books, or do you plan to make this game 3.5 the whole way through? The systems are pretty diffrent, so i would recomend against switching mid game.