> If you look at the ability and difficulty chart, you can see the sort of
> level of skill possessed by various kinds of people. And you should
> generate your threats accordingly. And if you feel the need to directly
> convert, just use their their station in life and whether they are
> supposed to be a threat TO YOUR GROUP. What Roderick is harping on is
> that the threat level is specific to the group you are running. A lion
> is a terrible threat to the stickpickers and ducks squabbling over
> pennies but to Harreck and his Boyz, its floor wax.
No, not quite. If the threat is significant to the plot, then no matter what
your heroes skill level, it should *be* a threat (by having it's abilities
raised, or possibly by adding more abilities or supernatiral powers). If you
want to play with lower-skilled characters, you can lower the creature's
abilities to still be a threat but not a total killer.
RR