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How did the final battle in Out of the Abyss go for your table? [spoilers]
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<blockquote data-quote="Flexor the Mighty!" data-source="post: 7279200" data-attributes="member: 1013"><p>So finally after a year we got to the finale of OotA. I told them it was win or lose here, no bonus group of PC coming in if they all die. They placed the dark heart in came the demons. The party watched the battle royal and fought off some demons who got too close. Finally, only Demogorgon was left. The party rushed in to attack. It was a L11 1/2O Paladin, human Barbarian, 1/2 elf rogue, gnome Druid, human Fighter, and drow cleric, along with a L10 1/2 orc Paladin (brother of the other Paladin), and a 1/2 elf fighter. The base assumption in the game is that you will have 4-5 15th level PC for the end fight so I thought lets just see how it goes since I'll beef him up a bit anyway. He is supposed to be down 206 HP from the fight and since I gave him max HP he was at 474 HP with one Legendary save left. It took six rounds but despite him rolling a couple crits on his tail attack that had him doing 16d10+9 damage he couldn't keep a PC down. He 3 on the ground with his devastating tail but relentless endurance and the cleric made it pretty much right back up and swinging away. The two Paladins doing max smites on crits did staggering amounts of damage, along with the rogue sneak attacking. His gaze was marginally effective and probably bought him two rounds. In the end 8 L10-11 PC were just far too much for the ancient Prince of Demons. He was vanquished, and all was well in the world again. I supposed I could have had him try to flee and make the final boss fight against the greatest of demons a chase where they run his cowardly butt down and kill him, but that seemed lame. So he waded in and was smoked. I don't think that getting rid of the PC feats would have done much, as it was core class abilities that were the kicker. The normal group is 6 PC but instead of having outside forces help they were able to get two of their PC who had been killed, replaced, then reincarnated, back. </p><p></p><p>Anyway glad I finished an AP and the campaign, though I probably should have rewritten Demogorgon to make him a challenge, but I figured he had to have enough to take them. It was fun in that in a group that has players going back to the early 80's that was the first time anyone at the table had ever fought and destroyed Demogorgon. But it was sort of anti-climactic. He just didn't have enough attacks. </p><p></p><p>How did it go for you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flexor the Mighty!, post: 7279200, member: 1013"] So finally after a year we got to the finale of OotA. I told them it was win or lose here, no bonus group of PC coming in if they all die. They placed the dark heart in came the demons. The party watched the battle royal and fought off some demons who got too close. Finally, only Demogorgon was left. The party rushed in to attack. It was a L11 1/2O Paladin, human Barbarian, 1/2 elf rogue, gnome Druid, human Fighter, and drow cleric, along with a L10 1/2 orc Paladin (brother of the other Paladin), and a 1/2 elf fighter. The base assumption in the game is that you will have 4-5 15th level PC for the end fight so I thought lets just see how it goes since I'll beef him up a bit anyway. He is supposed to be down 206 HP from the fight and since I gave him max HP he was at 474 HP with one Legendary save left. It took six rounds but despite him rolling a couple crits on his tail attack that had him doing 16d10+9 damage he couldn't keep a PC down. He 3 on the ground with his devastating tail but relentless endurance and the cleric made it pretty much right back up and swinging away. The two Paladins doing max smites on crits did staggering amounts of damage, along with the rogue sneak attacking. His gaze was marginally effective and probably bought him two rounds. In the end 8 L10-11 PC were just far too much for the ancient Prince of Demons. He was vanquished, and all was well in the world again. I supposed I could have had him try to flee and make the final boss fight against the greatest of demons a chase where they run his cowardly butt down and kill him, but that seemed lame. So he waded in and was smoked. I don't think that getting rid of the PC feats would have done much, as it was core class abilities that were the kicker. The normal group is 6 PC but instead of having outside forces help they were able to get two of their PC who had been killed, replaced, then reincarnated, back. Anyway glad I finished an AP and the campaign, though I probably should have rewritten Demogorgon to make him a challenge, but I figured he had to have enough to take them. It was fun in that in a group that has players going back to the early 80's that was the first time anyone at the table had ever fought and destroyed Demogorgon. But it was sort of anti-climactic. He just didn't have enough attacks. How did it go for you? [/QUOTE]
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