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<blockquote data-quote="blargney the second" data-source="post: 4464725" data-attributes="member: 14678">I ran this fight today... it was something else.Things that I really didn't expect:- The PCs didn't get out of the ink cloud.&nbsp; They griped about it but didn't go anywhere even though they were totally blinded.- Once it was bloodied, the eel ended up doing an interesting pattern.&nbsp; Charge away, backwashing anyone nearby.&nbsp; Next round do a sonic lance, then the round after charge straight back in.&nbsp; This tactic gave the fast healing some extra time to do its thing.Things that could have gone better:- The fight lasted over four hours.&nbsp; The players were taking much longer turns than usual because they figured out pretty quickly that they were overmatched and didn't want to make a bad move.&nbsp; It had a LOT of hit points.- Once PCs started going unconscious, the party's focus lost all cohesion.&nbsp; This was partly due to the ink cloud - it blocked access to some crucial information, which made decision-making much trickier.- The ink cloud needed a better-defined end point.&nbsp; I had the cloud dissipate once the eel had jetted away twice.Things that went well:- The action-control abilities made it a fantastic solo monster.&nbsp; The stunning, dazing, and tripping abilities really helped prevent the party from out-acting it at any particular time.- The stunning also made them drop their primary weapons into the abyss... the looks of horror were classic. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />- The complete change of combat once it was bloodied was a cool feature.&nbsp; The loss of a tentacle and the miss chance from the ink cloud dastically slowed down the rate at which it could kill the PCs, while giving it some time to fast heal up.- The shark in the gullet was *awesome*.&nbsp; &quot;Something large, bullet-shaped, and extremely rough bumps into you in the dark.&nbsp; Rows of serrated teeth clamp onto your leg painfully.&quot;&nbsp; It was extremely satisfying getting a nested swallow whole.All around, it felt like an epic fight against a very large and powerful creature.&nbsp; Mission accomplished!-blarg</blockquote>

[QUOTE="blargney the second, post: 4464725, member: 14678"] I ran this fight today... it was something else. Things that I really didn't expect: - The PCs didn't get out of the ink cloud. They griped about it but didn't go anywhere even though they were totally blinded. - Once it was bloodied, the eel ended up doing an interesting pattern. Charge away, backwashing anyone nearby. Next round do a sonic lance, then the round after charge straight back in. This tactic gave the fast healing some extra time to do its thing. Things that could have gone better: - The fight lasted over four hours. The players were taking much longer turns than usual because they figured out pretty quickly that they were overmatched and didn't want to make a bad move. It had a LOT of hit points. - Once PCs started going unconscious, the party's focus lost all cohesion. This was partly due to the ink cloud - it blocked access to some crucial information, which made decision-making much trickier. - The ink cloud needed a better-defined end point. I had the cloud dissipate once the eel had jetted away twice. Things that went well: - The action-control abilities made it a fantastic solo monster. The stunning, dazing, and tripping abilities really helped prevent the party from out-acting it at any particular time. - The stunning also made them drop their primary weapons into the abyss... the looks of horror were classic. :) - The complete change of combat once it was bloodied was a cool feature. The loss of a tentacle and the miss chance from the ink cloud dastically slowed down the rate at which it could kill the PCs, while giving it some time to fast heal up. - The shark in the gullet was *awesome*. "Something large, bullet-shaped, and extremely rough bumps into you in the dark. Rows of serrated teeth clamp onto your leg painfully." It was extremely satisfying getting a nested swallow whole. All around, it felt like an epic fight against a very large and powerful creature. Mission accomplished! -blarg [/QUOTE]

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