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Message: <blockquote data-quote="schnee" data-source="post: 7233138" data-attributes="member: 16728">I think that sort of opponent is *fantastic*, for the right players. Because it's exceedingly dangerous, and has the potential for some amazing role-play.Those of us who are old school remember D3 Vault of the Drow, which is a *very* high level Underdark hex crawl. One of the iconic encounters is when the party stumbles into what looks like a garden, with a statue of a beautiful woman on a pedestal; the statue is actually a Succubus, who's spending the entire time silently using ESP to learn who they are and Charm as many party members as she can, while her husband, a Drow Vampire, hangs out hidden as a shape changed rat and waits to spring the ambush.Remember, this is AD&D, so she can have several castings run simultaneously. If you look at the raw numbers, neither one of them is a big deal, versus an entire team of 10-14th level characters. I saw this encounter WRECK a party. They turned against each other, and almost killed each other before enough Dispel Magics finally 'stuck' and they got momentum. After it was said and done, they limped away to hide for several days to recover. If your players are awesome enough to roll with it when they're charmed or hit with a Suggestion, it'll be great fun. Just make sure not to have other opponents, or else you'll risk a TPK.</blockquote>