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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DeathMutant" data-source="post: 6775420" data-attributes="member: 59406">I have a similar PC (1/2 orc bear totem barbarian) in my campaign though he is not as OP as yours. I am running "White Plume Mountain" and the party is about to go after the dreaded artifact "Blackrazor" (aka "Stormbringer"); a quest given by "Erik the White" (=Elric) himself, actually, in a weakened state. They are terrified of what might happen should their barbarian get his hands on Blackrazor and I have played it up to reinforce this fear. A nice, young woman (=EVIL Night hag; Thingizzard) in the bog has aided them, even resurrected two of their party members, and her plan is a wicked one: let the barbarian recover the sword, encourage him to slay his party to prevent them from taking the weapon ("my preciousssss"), then capture his -- now evil -- life force in her "soul trap." This is more than a planned TPK, actually, because Stormbringer does not just kill -- it devours souls -- but it is a fitting *ending* to a campaign. Our next campaign starts immediately afterward, with all new characters, in "Ravenloft!"Challenges I have or considered throwing against "invincible" barbarians:* Ghosts; barbarians tend to have low WIS saves and a possessed barbarian is easy to kill* Githyanki assassins; psychic swords cut right through barbarian resistance* Mind Flayer: barbarians tend to have low INT saves and a stunned barbarian is not very threatening* Night hag; prevents a long rest so Rage does not recharge* Riddle-giving Gynosphinx banished him when he threatened her while raging; to a round white-padded room, no less!* Anything that restrains without damaging him, like webs, thus denying him an attack and cancels RageA 1/2 orc bear-totem barbarian is very powerful, perhaps too powerful, but I have talked with the player ahead of time and he does not mind being used as a "plot device." I do not recommend just springing these "counters" on a PC -- without talking to the player first -- because they might (rightfully) perceive it as you "picking on them."</blockquote>

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