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<blockquote data-quote="Eltab" data-source="post: 7297501" data-attributes="member: 6803337">My Rise of Tiamat group faced Arauthator in his lair at whatever level the book says the PCs should be (L12?).&nbsp; We had about 6 adventurers that night.&nbsp; I planned ahead as DM, plus made him an Ancient White with max HP &amp;c.&nbsp; Arauthator took off on Turn One, flew towards the PCs, and used Frightful Presence over the middle of the group, scattering them.&nbsp; Legendary Actions followed the toughest PCs' turns.&nbsp; I had the advantage for three rounds, and forced half the group to 0 HP (making Death Saves).&nbsp; Then I made the mistake of hovering just within reach of one PC.The group revived themselves and had the advantage for the next three rounds; they ultimately slew Arauthator with no casualties.Lesson learned 1: have an attack plan that uses the dragon's abilities.Lesson learned 2: stick to that plan; keep attacking the PCs until they are all dead or you run out of HP.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eltab, post: 7297501, member: 6803337"] My [I]Rise of Tiamat[/I] group faced Arauthator in his lair at whatever level the book says the PCs should be (L12?). We had about 6 adventurers that night. I planned ahead as DM, plus made him an Ancient White with max HP &c. Arauthator took off on Turn One, flew towards the PCs, and used [I]Frightful Presence[/I] over the middle of the group, scattering them. Legendary Actions followed the toughest PCs' turns. I had the advantage for three rounds, and forced half the group to 0 HP (making Death Saves). Then I made the mistake of hovering just within reach of one PC. The group revived themselves and had the advantage for the next three rounds; they ultimately slew Arauthator with no casualties. Lesson learned 1: have an attack plan that uses the dragon's abilities. Lesson learned 2: stick to that plan; keep attacking the PCs until they are all dead or you run out of HP. [/QUOTE]

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