thom_likes_gaming
Explorer
As per here, my group is getting close to fighting Cirothe. They WILL be equipped with all 4 artefacts (in slightly altered ways, appropriate to the way the story spun out for us) and be 7th level when we open book 3.
Now, looking over the stats of an adult red dragon, I don't see how they will even have a small chance to survive.
-- The map will be completely useless in Act 3 (at least RAW - I will likely allow for some encounter-skipping-shenannigans)
-- The quiver will allow for 2 criticals per round, averaging at 2d8+6 * 2 = 30 damage per round, assuming the archer hits both times.
-- Cirothe's true name, while awesome, is a one-shot.
-- The hammer (which is a greatsword for us) forces the dragon to lose 1d8 spell levels. What spell levels? As far as I can see, the dragon doesn't cast spells (which would be a major difference to older editions). What am I missing?
Leaves us with the barbarian wielding Dragonbane from act 1. That's 5d6+6 for frenzied 3 attacks = 70 points
While that might sound nice, and one might surmise that the party could take Cirothe down in 3 or so rounds, that's all based on the assumption, that they are able to actually get to her, that they would NOT die within a round or two (see the other thread for my details on the amount of hurt an adult red can inflict) and that the dice favor the group.
I mean, this IS the big end fight. That's what the whole thing was about. If we get a TPK, then we get a TPK. The barbarian would love that every bit as much as killing the dragon, I'm sure.
I'm just kind of worried, that I am missing something important, that there's some key aspect to all this that I'm not aware of and I'm getting something wrong.
Any input?
Now, looking over the stats of an adult red dragon, I don't see how they will even have a small chance to survive.
-- The map will be completely useless in Act 3 (at least RAW - I will likely allow for some encounter-skipping-shenannigans)
-- The quiver will allow for 2 criticals per round, averaging at 2d8+6 * 2 = 30 damage per round, assuming the archer hits both times.
-- Cirothe's true name, while awesome, is a one-shot.
-- The hammer (which is a greatsword for us) forces the dragon to lose 1d8 spell levels. What spell levels? As far as I can see, the dragon doesn't cast spells (which would be a major difference to older editions). What am I missing?
Leaves us with the barbarian wielding Dragonbane from act 1. That's 5d6+6 for frenzied 3 attacks = 70 points
While that might sound nice, and one might surmise that the party could take Cirothe down in 3 or so rounds, that's all based on the assumption, that they are able to actually get to her, that they would NOT die within a round or two (see the other thread for my details on the amount of hurt an adult red can inflict) and that the dice favor the group.
I mean, this IS the big end fight. That's what the whole thing was about. If we get a TPK, then we get a TPK. The barbarian would love that every bit as much as killing the dragon, I'm sure.
I'm just kind of worried, that I am missing something important, that there's some key aspect to all this that I'm not aware of and I'm getting something wrong.
Any input?