Extra defense for monsters?

[HoloDrake]

I was just wondering if this idea seems fair, or if it is a bit over the top.

I have noticed that even some of the strongest monsters get dropped in one or two turns after everyone upgrades their equipment. So I decided that monsters should get 1 defense for every two white shields on top of the black ones.

[Thrawn]

Just go quantity over quality on the monsters. I think the rules work well as is.

[HoloDrake]

So you're saying I should add extra monsters?

[Thrawn]

Exactly. Extra monsters can't be killed as fast as big monsters.

[Thrawn]

Also, if you decided on more defense, just have monsters defend on white shields instead of black. Your mechanic of black + white/2 is overly complicated, and statistically is the same as just using white shields. I'm not a fan of changing the shield system though.

[HoloDrake]

Makes sense, but my white shield thing has proven to make a difference at least two or three times per quest.

[Goblin-King]

BURN THE HERETIC!!!

I'm gonna join the chorus... No need to change the mechanic. Just add more monsters.
Are you playing with North American rules where some monsters have several body points? This obviously makes a huge difference.

[HoloDrake]

BURN THE HERETIC!!!

I'm gonna join the chorus... No need to change the mechanic. Just add more monsters.
Are you playing with North American rules where some monsters have several body points? This obviously makes a huge difference.

I play by the North American rules, how different are the UK ones?

[Goblin-King]

Almost the same - But biggest difference is that all UK monsters only have 1 BP.
Also there are no chaos spells.

[Ethica]

Agree, just increase the body points to get stronger monsters. Messing with the shields seems unnecessary.