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<blockquote data-quote="Joachim" data-source="post: 3121183" data-attributes="member: 9531">Very nice, JD...very nice.All told, after you do the math, this was around an EL 28 encounter.&nbsp; The Blessed Angels were just a decapitation waiting to happen.&nbsp; The Broodfiends, while not very versatile, are hyper-effective at what they do.&nbsp; While the vampires were less than effective they still choked up the battlefield, and the Kyuss Knights touch attacks for INT drain were brutal.&nbsp; And then there was poor Lashonna, whose abilities (outside of gaseous form) we never got to see in action.The battle was flowing just the way we liked it.&nbsp; Havok was off skirmishing and harassing the back ranks, and the rest of the group was engaged with the main enemy force.&nbsp; Everything was working brilliantly.&nbsp; Then Faust went down and the flow of the battle changed; not only was our artillery removed but it was going to be turned against us.&nbsp; INT drain, and not hp loss, began to take its toll, and the deaths started to cascade.There was even a point where it was obvious that JD had become resolved to at least a partial-TPK with only Havok remaining on the battlefield against three Broodfiends and a Blessed Angel (with only 1 of the Broodfiends having taken a substantial beating), and basically asked me what my exit strategy was going to be.&nbsp; I have played D&amp;D for about 20 years, and this is the first character EVER that has had possession of a Sphere of Annihilation...I wasn't going to let the campaign go down in flames without at least trying to use it.The last round of combat was very, very close to ending everything.&nbsp; Both of the broodfiends hit and both rolled high on the incorporeal miss chance (DAMMIT).&nbsp; I had a 16 Int, and JD rolled a 14 on 2d8 (we have a policy that everyone rolls openly, even the DMs, so JD wouldn't be allowed to fudge rolls to keep PCs alive), so Havok was made as stupid as a displacer beast.&nbsp; Good thing charisma powers all of Havok's abilities, except for the sphere.HOORAY FOR CHARISMA!!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Joachim, post: 3121183, member: 9531"] Very nice, JD...very nice. All told, after you do the math, this was around an EL 28 encounter. The Blessed Angels were just a decapitation waiting to happen. The Broodfiends, while not very versatile, are hyper-effective at what they do. While the vampires were less than effective they still choked up the battlefield, and the Kyuss Knights touch attacks for INT drain were brutal. And then there was poor Lashonna, whose abilities (outside of gaseous form) we never got to see in action. The battle was flowing just the way we liked it. Havok was off skirmishing and harassing the back ranks, and the rest of the group was engaged with the main enemy force. Everything was working brilliantly. Then Faust went down and the flow of the battle changed; not only was our artillery removed but it was going to be turned against us. INT drain, and not hp loss, began to take its toll, and the deaths started to cascade. There was even a point where it was obvious that JD had become resolved to at least a partial-TPK with only Havok remaining on the battlefield against three Broodfiends and a Blessed Angel (with only 1 of the Broodfiends having taken a substantial beating), and basically asked me what my exit strategy was going to be. I have played D&D for about 20 years, and this is the first character EVER that has had possession of a Sphere of Annihilation...I wasn't going to let the campaign go down in flames without at least trying to use it. The last round of combat was very, very close to ending everything. Both of the broodfiends hit and both rolled high on the incorporeal miss chance (DAMMIT). I had a 16 Int, and JD rolled a 14 on 2d8 (we have a policy that everyone rolls openly, even the DMs, so JD wouldn't be allowed to fudge rolls to keep PCs alive), so Havok was made as stupid as a displacer beast. Good thing charisma powers all of Havok's abilities, except for the sphere. HOORAY FOR CHARISMA!!! [/QUOTE]

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