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mlangsdorf · 06-25-2010, 06:24 AM

In a Dungeon Fantasy environment, almost all the PC warriors of note will have Weapon Master or Trained by a Master. Sure, they're heroes, but the bad guys have champions and what not too. You're going to want enemy Weapon Masters.

My guideline at this point is that any organized group of foes will have about 5% of their warrior population as Weapon Masters, more if they're supposed to be bad-asses. So if the PCs take out 40 orcs in the Caverns of Howling Dread, there will be at least 2 Weapon Masters in the fight. If the PCs are all 350 point death machines, then then Hellfire Gnolls of the Iron Stronghold of Insanity will probably all be Weapon Masters.

06-25-2010, 06:24 AM	#5
mlangsdorf Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, TX	Re: Advanced Melee Combat Maneuvers, Techniques, and Tactics In a Dungeon Fantasy environment, almost all the PC warriors of note will have Weapon Master or Trained by a Master. Sure, they're heroes, but the bad guys have champions and what not too. You're going to want enemy Weapon Masters. My guideline at this point is that any organized group of foes will have about 5% of their warrior population as Weapon Masters, more if they're supposed to be bad-asses. So if the PCs take out 40 orcs in the Caverns of Howling Dread, there will be at least 2 Weapon Masters in the fight. If the PCs are all 350 point death machines, then then Hellfire Gnolls of the Iron Stronghold of Insanity will probably all be Weapon Masters.