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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 276256" data-attributes="member: 545">There is a very, very simple strategy for dealing with characters that top off with extended and persistent spells: do not let them have a chance to sleep."You have 72 hours to save the princess and every minute counts!" type scenarios.Or put them in a tight situation where they can't get more than a single hour of sleep because of harassing attacks.Lots of variations.I can guarantee you that burning 5 meaty spell slots so hastily won't look quite so clever when he is depleted the next day.  The third day will be a hoot if he doesn't adjust tactics.A lot of spellcaster tactics that look overpowered, like Hasting to toss dual Fireballs every round, are balanced by the strategic costs of the uncertainty and efficiency.  Do they know at the beginning of the day how much fighting theyare going to do?  If you only let the PCs fight at times of their choosing you are giving spellcasting characters a big edge.Another little tidbit: Area dispels are extremely efficient against Magic Vestments and Greater Magic Weapon.  You potentially knock down a spell on him, one on his sword, one on his armor, and one on his shield.  Plus everyone else in the party in they fall within the AoE.Prepped 12th level characters are extremely dangerous and the NPCs know this.  You can always toss in an extra 6th level spellcaster as an enemy into the mix just for the purpose of tossing Dispels.  That will yield a minuscule increase in xp and treasure in your encounters at those lofty levels, but will occasionally throw a wrench into their tactics.  A 6th level caster might only have a ~20% chance of knocking down a spell.  But he has a good chance to get 4, 8, maybe more rolls if he can get multiple PCs.</blockquote>

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