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<blockquote data-quote="Al'Kelhar" data-source="post: 8223342" data-attributes="member: 7884"><p>So, scanning the 1st level, 1-session introductory adventure <em>Cold-Hearted Killer</em>, I've come to the conclusion it's a TPK. The mission is to kill the bad guy - no other option is given and killing him is the sole success criterion. Even capturing him alive (which is impossible BTW; see below) will result in the PCs not receiving their reward.</p><p></p><p>The BBEG in this case will kill a 1st-level character each and every round (2 attacks, +5 to hit, for average 13.5hp damage per hit); has 75 hit points and regeneration; an at-will bonus action teleportation (well, 3 uses per day, which is all he needs to kill an entire 1st level party), so cannot be pinned down or sniped at safely from a distance and can escape from any restraint; and exceptional ability scores meaning he will more than likely save against any spell cast by a 1st level spellcaster.</p><p></p><p>Even assuming that the dice gods favour the PCs bizarrely well, if the BBEG is badly injured and might not survive, he can just teleport and escape.</p><p></p><p>This is just really, really bad design.</p><p></p><p>Has anyone played through this adventure and had a party of four 1st level characters both survive and kill the BBEG to receive the reward?</p><p></p><p>Cheers, Al'kelhar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Al'Kelhar, post: 8223342, member: 7884"] So, scanning the 1st level, 1-session introductory adventure [I]Cold-Hearted Killer[/I], I've come to the conclusion it's a TPK. The mission is to kill the bad guy - no other option is given and killing him is the sole success criterion. Even capturing him alive (which is impossible BTW; see below) will result in the PCs not receiving their reward. The BBEG in this case will kill a 1st-level character each and every round (2 attacks, +5 to hit, for average 13.5hp damage per hit); has 75 hit points and regeneration; an at-will bonus action teleportation (well, 3 uses per day, which is all he needs to kill an entire 1st level party), so cannot be pinned down or sniped at safely from a distance and can escape from any restraint; and exceptional ability scores meaning he will more than likely save against any spell cast by a 1st level spellcaster. Even assuming that the dice gods favour the PCs bizarrely well, if the BBEG is badly injured and might not survive, he can just teleport and escape. This is just really, really bad design. Has anyone played through this adventure and had a party of four 1st level characters both survive and kill the BBEG to receive the reward? Cheers, Al'kelhar [/QUOTE]
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