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<blockquote data-quote="MarauderX" data-source="post: 1558070" data-attributes="member: 9990"><p>Bait him, trick him, trap him, kill his PCs until the litter of character sheets transends imagination and his ill judgement and poor decisions become legendary, even among these boards, something that Gary Gygax himself would look down upon and say... "Dude, what were you doing?"</p><p></p><p>I actually like this type of player sometimes. You can see the dizzying heights that they feel with the most over powering uber-PC for their level, then watch him crumble when you use the same tactics against him, or worse, use peons to bait him into each and every trap. His frustration may reach new highs, but you and the other players may find a silent satisfaction in his increased failings. And kill then re-kill his PC. </p><p></p><p>Use something simple... like things that do Con damage (I like stirges myself) or traps that incapacitate him for an extended period unless he can answer a set of riddles. Or throw things at the party that the uber-PC can't do a thing against, requiring other PCs to save the day. Have alignment be a factor in bypassing damage reduction, or make the BBEG impervious to all types of damage except from a certain element (i.e. water or electricity). Watch the uber-PC barbarian struggle to put a dent in the super mud golem you throw at them and have the meager wizard strike it down with a lightning bolt that does 3x damage to it. Oh yeah, don't be afraid to kill said uber-PC. </p><p></p><p>And feel free to go here for more:</p><p><a href="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?threadid=47525" target="_blank">http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?threadid=47525</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarauderX, post: 1558070, member: 9990"] Bait him, trick him, trap him, kill his PCs until the litter of character sheets transends imagination and his ill judgement and poor decisions become legendary, even among these boards, something that Gary Gygax himself would look down upon and say... "Dude, what were you doing?" I actually like this type of player sometimes. You can see the dizzying heights that they feel with the most over powering uber-PC for their level, then watch him crumble when you use the same tactics against him, or worse, use peons to bait him into each and every trap. His frustration may reach new highs, but you and the other players may find a silent satisfaction in his increased failings. And kill then re-kill his PC. Use something simple... like things that do Con damage (I like stirges myself) or traps that incapacitate him for an extended period unless he can answer a set of riddles. Or throw things at the party that the uber-PC can't do a thing against, requiring other PCs to save the day. Have alignment be a factor in bypassing damage reduction, or make the BBEG impervious to all types of damage except from a certain element (i.e. water or electricity). Watch the uber-PC barbarian struggle to put a dent in the super mud golem you throw at them and have the meager wizard strike it down with a lightning bolt that does 3x damage to it. Oh yeah, don't be afraid to kill said uber-PC. And feel free to go here for more: [url]http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?threadid=47525[/url] [/QUOTE]
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