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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Joshua Randall" data-source="post: 906535" data-attributes="member: 7737">I think the search for "silver bullet" solutions to particular spells is doomed to failure. What is needed is a shift in one's thinking about how to challenge the PCs.The kinds of challenges faced by lower-level PCs are mere annoyances, or less, to high-level PCs. For example, overland travel. To a low-level PC, this can be a tremendous ordeal. For a high-level PC, overland travel can be avoided completely (via teleport and the like) or made much easier to handle.So. Instead of trying to ramp up the same-old, same-old (e.g., "overland travel... through dimensionally anchored invisibility purged nondection areas!"), try to come up with completely different challenges for the high-level PCs. Ideally, ones that allow them to flex their hard-earned muscles (nothing frustrates the players more than being arbitrarily denied use of their powers).If you need inspiration, read some of the high-level Story Hours; e.g., PirateCat's or Sepulchrave's (for two very different takes on high-level play).Again -- don't try to nerf particular spells or abilities. Try to present different challenges that require creative application of the PCs' spells and abilities.</blockquote>