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DMs! Have you ever had a “boss encounter” turn into a cakewalk? What happened?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 7538759" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>In my case, the party decided to approach the BBEG in a public place an- unbeknownst to me- essentially mug him. They choreographed it well.</p><p></p><p>The Paladin approached the Necromancer-King, drew her sword, and knelt on one leg in front of him, head down, hands on hilt & downpointed blade. When he saw this, he walked up...</p><p></p><p>...and she came up swinging. Not only did she win initiative, the NK’s guard were caught flat footed and had to wait out a round of surprise.</p><p></p><p>Her dice were so red-hot, she nearly aced him on her own: a <em>pair</em> of nat20s and a 19 forced him to make a save vs. massive damage.</p><p></p><p>The party pounced: one of the other warriors joined the Paladin in a game of volleybrawl, while the spellcasters, etc. nuked the bodyguards. Except the Druid, who hung back casting some long, drawn out spell... Still, half of the bodyguards were down before they drew a weapon.</p><p></p><p>From initiative to attack to damage rolls, it was completely one sided. The BBEG lasted 3 rounds, after which the Druid’s spell went off, transforming the party members into ravens, who dissapeared into the NK’s pet flock. A <em>suspicious</em> mind would have asked to inspect the dice...except most of the players were borrowing <em>mine</em>.</p><p></p><p>My plans for the evening were undone in 15 minutes of game play.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 7538759, member: 19675"] In my case, the party decided to approach the BBEG in a public place an- unbeknownst to me- essentially mug him. They choreographed it well. The Paladin approached the Necromancer-King, drew her sword, and knelt on one leg in front of him, head down, hands on hilt & downpointed blade. When he saw this, he walked up... ...and she came up swinging. Not only did she win initiative, the NK’s guard were caught flat footed and had to wait out a round of surprise. Her dice were so red-hot, she nearly aced him on her own: a [I]pair[/I] of nat20s and a 19 forced him to make a save vs. massive damage. The party pounced: one of the other warriors joined the Paladin in a game of volleybrawl, while the spellcasters, etc. nuked the bodyguards. Except the Druid, who hung back casting some long, drawn out spell... Still, half of the bodyguards were down before they drew a weapon. From initiative to attack to damage rolls, it was completely one sided. The BBEG lasted 3 rounds, after which the Druid’s spell went off, transforming the party members into ravens, who dissapeared into the NK’s pet flock. A [I]suspicious[/I] mind would have asked to inspect the dice...except most of the players were borrowing [I]mine[/I]. My plans for the evening were undone in 15 minutes of game play. [/QUOTE]
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