[rogersd]

I'd like to express my gratitude for this thread. I found planning and trying to balance the encounters in DF challenging for the same reasons as the OP. I'm glad that so many people have contributed strong encounters. Please keep it up.

I do have one question, is there a general rule that some of you use when choosing adversaries?

I'm GMing three 300 point characters and worry about how to keep things balanced. So far the most I've sent at them are two armoured swordsmen from DF2. These presented a few difficulties, but the players are also inexperienced and the second round of defeating the armour went much quicker than the first.

Dave.