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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 2273006" data-attributes="member: 1656">Hmm... what rhymes with 'half-illithid'?  A misshapen half-illithid derro is too cool a villain not to make it into a warchant!I'm not sure how Latalya-the-elf and Anastasia-the-paladin are likely to react to the thought of a parlay with the drow, but Reivik's certainly up for the idea.  I'd also like to step up as the emblem-noticer... lousy Spot score, but Bardic Knowledge, Knowledge (History), and a general tendency to curiosity about minor details contributing.Air Elementals have lousy Will saves, but are horrendously air-mobile.  We'd want a Will-based spell that prevents it escaping... though they're immune to Paralysis, Sleep, and Stunning.  May I suggest a Glitterdust from Latalya (lets us see the elemental, and a good chance of blinding it as well), followed by a Tasha's Hideous Laughter from Mavic (Will save, or do nothing for ten or eleven rounds, elementals get a save bonus but aren't immune), followed by a whole lot of full attack madness from the melee crew?I notice Mavic has Cone of Cold in his spellbook, though not prepared... likewise Ray of Frost for both Latalya and Mavic.  Is it at all likely either of them carried a scroll or wand of a cold-based spell?  (Damn it, with a name like 'Winterheart', Anastasia should be carrying a Frost longsword, not a Holy one!)Hmm.  Normal approach to dealing with wizards is to send someone to grapple them.  I'm not sure that works when the wizard's a fire giant!I definitely see some Ring of Invisibility sneak attack action in George's part in this battle, though.-Hyp.</blockquote>

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