i had this problem in the dnd game I'm in, i assumed that the orc we encountered was going to rip us apart if we engaged in combat so i convinced him to go away with some gold

because in my homebrew an orc would annihilate 6 level 1 characters

but the dm said later that orcs in dnd are pansies

Yeah They’re REALLY weak

13 damage (no one dogded) and everyone died

I just put the spell on my friend, and he uses it. And I stay back so I don’t take damage and loose concentration over the spell.

Yea orcs tho stronger than goblins and kobolds are actually weaker than hobgoblins mechanically. However if you go into how they should be played and lore then they can be a challenge (same with kobolds and goblins) but still they are all tier 1 creatures

kobolds are the embodiment of "Kick me"

their racial mods are complete and utter ass

```Kobolds are fast but weak. They gain +2 Dexterity, –4 Strength, and –2 Constitution.
```

Except when you use them correctly. Hit and run gorrilla warfar. Their trap skills are nearly unequalled

To enter a kobold lair is to expect a long drawn out engagement that the lair is likely to kill you on the way.

But to many dms just throw them at you as a swarm monster which they arnt meant for

Put them behind a wall of pet monsters like spiders or stuff and then let them launch arrows, javelins and spells at the PCs, and as mentioned abve, do it ambush style. Can get very nasty very fast for PCs

They are weak in melee, but that does not mean they don't have friends that can swing a serious punch

In an adventure i played there were kobold equivalent creatures attacking the players. They threw rocks and boulders at them from 30 ft above while the PCs were in a caravan moving along a small road alongside a cliff. In open battle the PCs would have just killed them easily, but in thi situation those little critters were really really dangerous foes.

Yep. The issue is most dms just go "5 kobolds appear". With nothing more.

Tbh i feel things like that cause the lack of dungeon delve rp that was so prevelent in 2e. And the fact that past lvl 6 in 3.0/3.5 and lvl 3 in 5e you are basically unstoppable in tier 1 and that edge never stops.

one of the players in my game dropped out :(

rip

The server has a table going??

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well maybe

but idk it

@turtwig what game are you running

kingmaker and we're pretty much at the end lol

like the actual AP?

yeah the actual AP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIPR8AKlShU
@turtwig

How do I enjoy being a DM?

start enjoying seeing other people have fun and being in pain

but tbh I have no idea

dm'ing seems boring

It is boring, and it's intensive creatively as well as annoying

It's literally a chore

I guess some people just like that sort of thing? I dunno. I wouldnt be a good DM.

My DM enjoys it quite a lot

Your a sadist. Through and through. @Fitzydog

I'm a GM. I find it fun because I get to create a cool story and watch how my players interact with it. I love watching their interactions and watching how the story unfolds around them. I also have a lot of fun preparing and thinking about what is happening in the world around them

It's only boring if you don't like telling a story