Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Best way to play an Ancient White Dracolich (with Ancient Red Stats)?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Stalker0" data-source="post: 7316256" data-attributes="member: 5889"><p>So having some experience with boss battles recently I say....crank it OVER 9000!</p><p></p><p>There is a thread going on right now about how an 9th level party took down a CR 22 dragon. They had a few wishes, but it just shows how much a smart party can do.</p><p></p><p>1) Max the dragon's hitpoints, then increase by 50%</p><p>2) Double its damage.</p><p>3) Give the breath weapon automatic recharge twice per encounter, maybe 3 times.</p><p>4) Crank up that lair effect damage. 32 damage is nothing at that point.</p><p>5) Have the breath weapon do an escalating effect:</p><p></p><p>Icy Blast: If you take damage from the dragon's breath weapon (even on a half save), make a Con save. On a failure, you are paralyzed and must make another immediate con save. On a failure, you are petrified and vulnerable to slashing, piercing, bludgeoning damage. If you take 20 or more points of fire damage the effect ends.</p><p></p><p>6) Definately have that pyramid land on them...that is great.</p><p></p><p></p><p>If I sound extreme, I'm really not. 20th level characters in 5e are monsters. I created Asmodeus as a CR 35 creature with 5 legendary actions a round, and the ability to cast any 8th level cleric spell at will (on his turn or on his legendary actions). He had a domination aura, and his rod did an automatic death saving throw fail on a crit. Oh...and did I mention he could crit automatically 3 times per day?</p><p></p><p>My party crushed him in 1 round. Don't hold back!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stalker0, post: 7316256, member: 5889"] So having some experience with boss battles recently I say....crank it OVER 9000! There is a thread going on right now about how an 9th level party took down a CR 22 dragon. They had a few wishes, but it just shows how much a smart party can do. 1) Max the dragon's hitpoints, then increase by 50% 2) Double its damage. 3) Give the breath weapon automatic recharge twice per encounter, maybe 3 times. 4) Crank up that lair effect damage. 32 damage is nothing at that point. 5) Have the breath weapon do an escalating effect: Icy Blast: If you take damage from the dragon's breath weapon (even on a half save), make a Con save. On a failure, you are paralyzed and must make another immediate con save. On a failure, you are petrified and vulnerable to slashing, piercing, bludgeoning damage. If you take 20 or more points of fire damage the effect ends. 6) Definately have that pyramid land on them...that is great. If I sound extreme, I'm really not. 20th level characters in 5e are monsters. I created Asmodeus as a CR 35 creature with 5 legendary actions a round, and the ability to cast any 8th level cleric spell at will (on his turn or on his legendary actions). He had a domination aura, and his rod did an automatic death saving throw fail on a crit. Oh...and did I mention he could crit automatically 3 times per day? My party crushed him in 1 round. Don't hold back! [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Best way to play an Ancient White Dracolich (with Ancient Red Stats)?
Top