I'm having a little trouble with groups.  Like, a single fighter, 3rd level maybe, with a good damage roll, can eradicate an entire goblin warband in one roll.

I don't know if that feels right.

You've probably alread thought of this, but maybe a group of monsters ought to have HPs equal to a multiple of the group size.  Like: (vs a lone PC)

One (or two?) Goblin: Level 2, 5 HP, 1 Armor, 4 damage
A Crowd of Goblins: Level 2, 10 HP, 2 Armor, 6 damage
A Gang of Goblins: Level 2, 15 HP, 3 Armor, 8 damage
A Warband of Goblins: Level 2, 20 HP, 4 Armor, 10 damage

And then you do things like you do, but 5 damage drops it to a gang and then 5 more makes it a crowd and then 5 more leaves you with one or two.

Also, a "group" of one?  That confuses me.

I don't know if this is an issue or if my player just has preconcieved notions, but he complains that a theif can't effectively use daggers.  He considers daggers to be particularly thiefy, and I can see that, what with the portability and all.

I don't know if daggers should be precise, or just precise for theives, or if he should just stop whining. ;)

He also doesn't like that Backstab is a STR move.

So... there's some feedback from the player's side.

Today, the Paladin went around spamming his party-members with Lay on Hands.  There was a lot of XP granted.

Also, the Thief had to pick the locks on 10 manacles.

This not only adds up to a lot of XP and is pretty dull, but coming up with interesting consequences for 7-9 is a pain, and almost silly after the third or fourth time.

I'd just let it happen and skip the good part, especially if there's no real danger, but you know, "If you do it, you do it".

Also, if the Paladin keeps it up, I'll probably smack him with divine disfavor for his casual use of Lay on Hands until he can atone at a temple, but is it too much?  To take away the Move entirely?  To levy -1 forward?  -1 forward just on Lay on Hands?

Thanks for your insight.

So, if an orc readies an attack on the Wizard, and I have my Fighter Hack n' Slash it with a 10+, the orc takes my damage and I don't take the orc's damage, but does that stop the orc from attacking the Wizard (assuming the orc survives the hit)?

So, can you defend somebody else with Hack n' Slash?  Read strictly, I think not, but I could see it being interpreted differently.

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How do you handle that?  It's not something you can buy on its own.  Would you take that out of "Adventuring Supplies"?  How about torches or rope or 10' poles?  Would you use it like a magic pocket full of items that stick around afterward (but offer no bonus)?