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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 8173282" data-attributes="member: 20323">Many way you can skin that cat. When I ran Tomb of Annihilation, the PCs traded certain items to one of the night hags that allowed her to craft an Ether Staff with 7 charges, which the hag could use to attack across the boundary between the Border Ethereal and the Material Planes. It was pretty frustrating for the players, but thankfully was limited use, and they thought to cast see invisibility and were able to negotiate with the hag.You could make it a situation where the monster needs to physically manifest to do something in the physical world, and there's the opportunity for the PCs to lure or trick it out of the Border Ethereal. So it's a roleplaying challenge.Maybe this monster attacks through reflective surfaces, and can (while itself on the Border Ethereal) only attack creatures on the Material Plane if the creature is within 5 feet of a reflective surface.Or you could have a narrative in which quicksilver/mercury poured over a blade allows it to damage creatures on the Border Ethereal for a minute, but of course you have to find a way to see them on your own.</blockquote>