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<blockquote data-quote="Reynard" data-source="post: 9645340" data-attributes="member: 467">I am at RPG Con in Mildord Mass, running 4 sessions of of high (17th) level D&amp;D&nbsp; 2024 epic fights. I playtested a couple times and each one, the damage power output of the PCs was just unbelievable, and even CR 25 Legendary creatures with minions died in less than 2 rounds.So for the actual con, I developed a different system. Instead of a giant pile of HP, the godling (a Collossus per the MM) has 3 &quot;Hit Boxes.&quot; The PCs filled a hit box if they collectively did 150 points of damage to the godling in a single round, and it was defeated when 3 hit boxes were filled. The collosus (a godling called Warforge) spat out modified Shield Guardians as a legendary action, and could use a reaction to redirect damage it was taking to a shield guardian. the shield guardians also exploded when destroyed.Filling a hit box also refreshed the PCs' Heroic Inspiration as well as the Collosus' legendary actions and resistances (and would have done recharges if it had any).It was a much more fun battle than the playtests had been. I will continue to tweak the formula a little bit. Today they fight The Ruin That Walks (a epic mimic that is the dungeon) and then Hateweaver (a powerful psionic drider thing). Tomorrow is The Mother of Monsters, a chimera goddess based on Tiamat's statblock.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Reynard, post: 9645340, member: 467"] I am at RPG Con in Mildord Mass, running 4 sessions of of high (17th) level D&D 2024 epic fights. I playtested a couple times and each one, the damage power output of the PCs was just unbelievable, and even CR 25 Legendary creatures with minions died in less than 2 rounds. So for the actual con, I developed a different system. Instead of a giant pile of HP, the godling (a Collossus per the MM) has 3 "Hit Boxes." The PCs filled a hit box if they collectively did 150 points of damage to the godling in a single round, and it was defeated when 3 hit boxes were filled. The collosus (a godling called Warforge) spat out modified Shield Guardians as a legendary action, and could use a reaction to redirect damage it was taking to a shield guardian. the shield guardians also exploded when destroyed. Filling a hit box also refreshed the PCs' Heroic Inspiration as well as the Collosus' legendary actions and resistances (and would have done recharges if it had any). It was a much more fun battle than the playtests had been. I will continue to tweak the formula a little bit. Today they fight The Ruin That Walks (a epic mimic that is the dungeon) and then Hateweaver (a powerful psionic drider thing). Tomorrow is The Mother of Monsters, a chimera goddess based on Tiamat's statblock. [/QUOTE]

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