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<blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 9037547" data-attributes="member: 7035894"><p>I think you need to give them a lot more options - right now, this monster could be pretty easily handled by a decent level 7 party. Maybe less. Reckless attacks are almost always a huge disadvantage for a BBEG because they generally take a lot more attacks than they dish out. So basically this Aspect of Mephistopheles is just a tank'n'spank. Barbarian, druid, fighter or paladin in the front to soak up that damage while everyone else goes ham. Easy peasy, over in a few rounds.</p><p></p><p>I assume that's not what you are going for, so in addition to their melee attacks, I would give them some kind of supernatural movement so they can't just be pinned in place and beat down. Probably a legendary action that lets them blink around the battlefield, with a suitable poof of brimstone. I would also give them some kind of way to attack at range, probably an AoE. And a flight speed. Dominate person? Summon demon?</p><p></p><p>It's aspect of Mephistopheles - it should have all kinds of tricks up its sleeve. This version is more like a demonic barbarian. He's even kind of dumb, for an aspect of a demon lord, let alone Mephistopheles (in regular D&D lore he is an extremely powerful Devil, BTW, the Lord of Cania and a wizard without peer, noted for his intellectual prowess).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clint_L, post: 9037547, member: 7035894"] I think you need to give them a lot more options - right now, this monster could be pretty easily handled by a decent level 7 party. Maybe less. Reckless attacks are almost always a huge disadvantage for a BBEG because they generally take a lot more attacks than they dish out. So basically this Aspect of Mephistopheles is just a tank'n'spank. Barbarian, druid, fighter or paladin in the front to soak up that damage while everyone else goes ham. Easy peasy, over in a few rounds. I assume that's not what you are going for, so in addition to their melee attacks, I would give them some kind of supernatural movement so they can't just be pinned in place and beat down. Probably a legendary action that lets them blink around the battlefield, with a suitable poof of brimstone. I would also give them some kind of way to attack at range, probably an AoE. And a flight speed. Dominate person? Summon demon? It's aspect of Mephistopheles - it should have all kinds of tricks up its sleeve. This version is more like a demonic barbarian. He's even kind of dumb, for an aspect of a demon lord, let alone Mephistopheles (in regular D&D lore he is an extremely powerful Devil, BTW, the Lord of Cania and a wizard without peer, noted for his intellectual prowess). [/QUOTE]
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