Negative Combat Level Question

thelemicmagus · 01-17-2014, 12:02 AM

We had a game the other night where the situation arose where a Level 1 Elf Munchkin ran up against Squidzilla (Level 18 with Elves at a -4 against it). Sitting at a (now) -3 Combat Level, they asked for assistance from a Munchkin clocking in at a total Combat Level of 19.

There was a dispute about whether the negative Combat Level of the original Munchkin affected the Combat Level of the helper.

Just as monster levels are combined and all effects (positive or negative) applied to them jointly - in most cases - I was under the assumption the same applied towards the Munchkin team, giving them a total Combat Strength of 16. The others disagreed, reasoning that if the one Munchkin could kill Squidzilla all on their own ordinarily, the negative combat modifier on the other would not adversely affect them.

01-17-2014, 12:02 AM	#1
thelemicmagus Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Arkham, MA	Negative Combat Level Question We had a game the other night where the situation arose where a Level 1 Elf Munchkin ran up against Squidzilla (Level 18 with Elves at a -4 against it). Sitting at a (now) -3 Combat Level, they asked for assistance from a Munchkin clocking in at a total Combat Level of 19. There was a dispute about whether the negative Combat Level of the original Munchkin affected the Combat Level of the helper. Just as monster levels are combined and all effects (positive or negative) applied to them jointly - in most cases - I was under the assumption the same applied towards the Munchkin team, giving them a total Combat Strength of 16. The others disagreed, reasoning that if the one Munchkin could kill Squidzilla all on their own ordinarily, the negative combat modifier on the other would not adversely affect them.