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<blockquote data-quote="n0nym" data-source="post: 7539204" data-attributes="member: 6801533">I've had at least one BBEG slain too easily. The guy was a powerful elf archmage with a Candle of Invocation. I wanted the PCs to come into the room just before the wizard lit the candle with a patronising speech. Turns out PCs love to interrupt BBEG when they talk and before I could say anything the archer PC screamed &quot;I shoot before he can talk&quot;. I had him roll Initiative and a few good rolls later, the wizard lay in his own blood (he took EXACTLY 99pts of damage from 4 arrows, despite having Shield and Mage armor up).From this day on I've never done the same mistake. Now I do &quot;cutscenes&quot; where the PCs can't act. It's sometimes frustrating for them but the story is a bit more cinematic this way.Oh and regarding liches, unless the PCs cast Nondetection (which they never do) I *always* assume that the lich has full knowledge of their actions and location. It can never be caught flat-flooted.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="n0nym, post: 7539204, member: 6801533"] I've had at least one BBEG slain too easily. The guy was a powerful elf archmage with a [B]Candle of Invocation[/B]. I wanted the PCs to come into the room just before the wizard lit the candle with a patronising speech. Turns out PCs love to interrupt BBEG when they talk and before I could say anything the archer PC screamed "I shoot before he can talk". I had him roll Initiative and a few good rolls later, the wizard lay in his own blood (he took EXACTLY 99pts of damage from 4 arrows, despite having [I]Shield [/I]and [I]Mage armor[/I] up). From this day on I've never done the same mistake. Now I do "cutscenes" where the PCs can't act. It's sometimes frustrating for them but the story is a bit more cinematic this way. Oh and regarding liches, unless the PCs cast [I]Nondetection [/I](which they never do) I *always* assume that the lich has full knowledge of their actions and location. It can never be caught flat-flooted. [/QUOTE]

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