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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 8332421" data-attributes="member: 63">Many years ago I had to stat a mastermind villain in 3.5, to face down a party of 20th level PCs. I really wanted drama and a climactic battle, which wasn't easy before 4e introduced me to the concept of solos and the need to aggressively defend a BBEG's action economy. But I pulled it off, in part due to bonkers epic level feats that let her cast four spells per round, and the fact that she opens with a time stop to summon a pair of fiendish t-rexes. Oh, and she could counterspell with her reaction, so no cheap shots.And she had Tarrasque-style regeneration that only went away if the party could destroy a relic that was protected under a magical shield that was sustained by five ritual loci.---On the flip side, I actually ran Lolth the Spider-Queen in 4e against a party of 30th level PCs, and the party just stunlocked her and kept her prone and basically kicked her while she was down until she was dead.As for one-shotting boss fights, well, I really should have given the skirmishing shadowdancer a ring of freedom of movement, because anyone can roll a nat 1 against hold person.</blockquote>