I've gotten pretty good at balancing encounters based on party number and level, but when the party contains an NPC, I find it a little more difficult to factor in how the party will leverage their abilities. Any tricks, tips, or rules for balancing with NPCs?
For example, I'm currently working on a level 2 encounter where the party has picked up a pixie to help them find the contamination source for the nearby river. Roughly, I want the solution to that encounter to involve fighting a quasit, giant toads, and maybe an insect swarm. The party has 5 players plus the pixie. How would you balance it?
Hey Y'all,
I've gotten pretty good at balancing encounters based on party number and level, but when the party contains an NPC, I find it a little more difficult to factor in how the party will leverage their abilities. Any tricks, tips, or rules for balancing with NPCs?
For example, I'm currently working on a level 2 encounter where the party has picked up a pixie to help them find the contamination source for the nearby river. Roughly, I want the solution to that encounter to involve fighting a quasit, giant toads, and maybe an insect swarm. The party has 5 players plus the pixie. How would you balance it?
Thanks in advance!
Keep adding enemies of similar CR until the action economy is slightly to the advantage of the enemies