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<blockquote data-quote="Teulisch" data-source="post: 7541855" data-attributes="member: 6776022"><p>monster manual page 87... a CR 21 dragon. and your only level 12? its a deadly encounter, even if you were lv 13. </p><p></p><p>passive 26, blindsight 60 and darkvision 120, you will not be sneaking up on it. and at 120', everyone has to make a DC 19 save vs fear. for low-wisdom characters, that means you need a 19 or 20, so just assume that most of your party will fail the save. that means they cant move closer, and have disadvantage to attack. so the dragon will decide who it will melee, and when (bite, claw, claw, right after the fear opener). int 16, so its smart enough to know to take out one enemy before moving to the next. its +15 to hit, so it should hit with 2 or 3 of its attacks each round, probably targeting someone easier to kill first. 19+9 bite, 15 claw, 15 claw, thats 58 per round, so i expect just from melee you will see one dead every 2 rounds. the tail and wings are legendary actions, so expect those to happen when someones turn ends in melee. the wing attack includes a 40' move, so expect that as a finisher to get to the next target. </p><p></p><p>your bigger problem may be the kobolds and lizardfolk who serve the dragon. if they join the fight, the already deadly encounter gets worse. so if there are any, kill them before facing the dragon, and rest up if you can. </p><p></p><p>do you have absorb elements on your spell list? its a useful lv1 reaction spell, giving you resistance until your next turn. you could use it on a bite or breath weapon attack on you, to take half damage from the acid. works great for the action economy. </p><p></p><p>overall, i would say that you are probably screwed. however, an adult black dragon is only huge, and CR14. a hard fight(even if its only a medium encounter), but winnable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teulisch, post: 7541855, member: 6776022"] monster manual page 87... a CR 21 dragon. and your only level 12? its a deadly encounter, even if you were lv 13. passive 26, blindsight 60 and darkvision 120, you will not be sneaking up on it. and at 120', everyone has to make a DC 19 save vs fear. for low-wisdom characters, that means you need a 19 or 20, so just assume that most of your party will fail the save. that means they cant move closer, and have disadvantage to attack. so the dragon will decide who it will melee, and when (bite, claw, claw, right after the fear opener). int 16, so its smart enough to know to take out one enemy before moving to the next. its +15 to hit, so it should hit with 2 or 3 of its attacks each round, probably targeting someone easier to kill first. 19+9 bite, 15 claw, 15 claw, thats 58 per round, so i expect just from melee you will see one dead every 2 rounds. the tail and wings are legendary actions, so expect those to happen when someones turn ends in melee. the wing attack includes a 40' move, so expect that as a finisher to get to the next target. your bigger problem may be the kobolds and lizardfolk who serve the dragon. if they join the fight, the already deadly encounter gets worse. so if there are any, kill them before facing the dragon, and rest up if you can. do you have absorb elements on your spell list? its a useful lv1 reaction spell, giving you resistance until your next turn. you could use it on a bite or breath weapon attack on you, to take half damage from the acid. works great for the action economy. overall, i would say that you are probably screwed. however, an adult black dragon is only huge, and CR14. a hard fight(even if its only a medium encounter), but winnable. [/QUOTE]
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