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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 3502096" data-attributes="member: 545">I rather like the Symbol of Insanity as an opening move.  I can accept the Confusion-lock effect for the joys of Paladin-on-Paladin slaughter (even if we usually do not use that interpretation for all the obvious reasons).But it was still a let down for me.This is the Big Battle that these Paladins have been preparing for for centuries.  I know these guys are just NPCs, but I was expecting to see them acquit themselves a bit better, even if the end result was never in doubt.Looking at the rules nitty-gritty...Yes, I would expect the DC to be of the spell to be circa 26.  Even a 1st level Paladin could have a Will save boosted up to the +7 to +9 range.  Higher level Paladins could go way up higher -- it is not exactly rare for a buffed Paladin to have the highest Will save in an adventuring party.So I would expect the Symbol to have no noticeable effect on half the room in the first round.Another thing: Paladins fighting Paladins?  Not too impressive.  A lot of the stacked up Paladin effects work well against Evil, but not so well against Good.In the big picture, I am perfectly okay with bending the rules when it feels right dramatically, and I am perfectly okay with having a weird result by adhering to the rules.  This strip did not quite feel right by either yardstick IMHO.</blockquote>