Originally Posted by Boblawblah
this is the first 20% of the game smile If the first couple of bosses are level 8 what in god's name are we going to be fighting as the final boss?

edit: tone

lol. I don't know, but Halsin is an archdruid, so he should not be some level 4 weakling, and neither should Kagha, Rath, Olodan, Ragzlin or Minthara. Storywise, Halsin should at least be 10, which means he would be pretty dang powerful, which means no baby group of goblins could take him. He'd have to have been defeated by tougher villains like a level 10 hobgoblin and Drow.

A standard Mind Flayer has roughly 80 HP. A Level 10 Druid would have something close. So, if Ragzlin and Minthara were level 10 also, they'd be the equivalent of a typical, NOT boss, Mind Flayer. So, if the plan is for the player to face mind flayers late game, it wouldn't be bad to face level 10 villains in the first 20% of the game IF you have help.

Kagha and/or Rath help against Olodan, and if Kagha is against you maybe a few other more powerful druids join you to balance it out. Halsin helps you against Ragzlin and Minthara... separately ideally. If you don't rescue Halsin first, or you take the evil path, maybe you get help from somewhere else.

The point is, these characters should all be way tougher. Right now, it just doesn't make sense for Halsin, the great accomplished healer, to be less than Level 10, and it makes less sense that he's been captured by a bunch of goblins with lower than Level 5 bosses.

And if Halsin is at least level 10, Kagha should be at least 8. She's supposed to be his successor, taking his place. If Olodan is like her mentor, she should be like Level 9. Rath, being under Kagha, would then be Level 7.

Oh! And I'll add Zevlor in there too. Hellrider? Leader of the Tieflings? The guy almost died fighting a single sword spider during the final grove fight. Come on. If he's even close to Kagha in any way, he should be at least Level 5, maybe 6.

Also, when this game finally does roll out in full, the PCs will likely be Level 5 at least by the time they face Minthara and Ragzlin, unless they just run straight to the bosses. Therefore, 4 Level 5 or 6 PCs going against a Level 8 or 9 boss, with help, is not too difficult. Same is true for going against Ragzlin and Minthara of they were level 10. If you have a level 10 Halsin, 4 Level 5 or 6 PCs could do it. Even better odds with a party of 6.