Low-level party against a warlock - help!

[Malum]

2 words ranged sunder

 

[cmanos]

A good suggestion. The only problem is that for low-level characters/monsters, that may blow the only dispell magic they have for that day. And if the dispell fails, they're toast as the warlock will blast every opponent in sight.

Scrolls, baby. Scrolls.

 

[Cartigan Mrryl]

2 words ranged sunder

Malum... what're you gonna sunder? He's blasting you with Eldritch fire... not a bow.

But on the same thing: Yes, just lay in on him with ranged shots. If your group doesn't have ANYONE with ANY ranged weapons of any kind, withdraw because your in trouble. If all else fails, get everyone but your mage to stand around where he's gonna fall, take that dispell chance and get EVERYONE to grapple him into submission. (Works really well with a reaping mauler)

 

[Malum]

Oh? I never used it before but I was thinking perhaps the EB of the Warlock could be used to sunder? I know they have that shatter like ability?

Malum... what're you gonna sunder? He's blasting you with Eldritch fire... not a bow.

 

[MarkB]

Oh? I never used it before but I was thinking perhaps the EB of the Warlock could be used to sunder? I know they have that shatter like ability?

According to the FAQ, Eldritch Blast can be used to damage objects, and is treated as normal damage for such purposes (halve the damage, then apply hardness). And yes, Baleful Utterance is a popular Least invocation, and will allow the warlock to attempt to sunder held non-magical weapons, though they will gain a saving throw.

He's only going to be able to use either such option once per round, though, and that's a round in which he's doing no damage to anyone.

 

[Malum]

That’s true, but in this specific scenario they had very limited ranged capability perhaps just 1 bowman, and 1 targeted dispel magic, so that’s why I thought it to be worth while "kill the bow" then ready action vs. the spellcaster to nail em' right as he/she casts.

Just a tactic my BBEG may choose given circumstance

Malum

 

[MarkB]

That’s true, but in this specific scenario they had very limited ranged capability perhaps just 1 bowman, and 1 targeted dispel magic, so that’s why I thought it to be worth while "kill the bow" then ready action vs. the spellcaster to nail em' right as he/she casts.

Just a tactic my BBEG may choose given circumstance

Malum

Certainly a workable one, assuming the warlock knows the party's strengths. But all characters should have some form of backup weapon, even if it's just a couple of throwable daggers, and a warlock's vulnerability is in lack of versatility - if this one's specialities happen to coincide with the party's weaknesses, then yes, he'll hurt them. The solution, from their viewpoint, is to change the circumstances, because the warlock will have trouble adapting. For instance, if he's got them trapped in a big cavern while he's near-unreachable on the roof, they can retreat under cover of obscuring mist and force him to confront them in tighter quarters.

Incidentally, grease is also great for bringing down spider-climbers, though the limited range can be problematic.

 

[Nightfall]

First of all, send in lots of swarms. The distractions will cause him to not be able to use eldritch blasts. Secondlly follow it up with flying foes, ie dragons. That or Stirges.

 

[Celtic_Bear]

Quick Ways to Negate Eldrich Blast...

1) Blindness: Spell, Spell Effect (obscuring mist, darkness), a rogue with a bag of crushed glass and a leather glove (did I mention the rogue part?).

2) Charm.

3) Mirror Image.

4) Great Sword.

 

[irdeggman]

Blindness

Invisibility

Spiritual Weapon

Stinking Cloud

Scare {even with a made save the target is shaken for a round}