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<blockquote data-quote="Manbearcat" data-source="post: 6103672" data-attributes="member: 6696971">You've gotten some good advice on this thread on what to do.&nbsp; However, when it comes to climactic showdowns that end arcs/tiers, I personally like to playtest the encounter beforehand to make sure that I have all of the moving parts where I want them for maximum dynamism/awesome.&nbsp; That way, if there are extreme weaknesses inherent to the encounter (either the BBEG or the terrain/lair itself), you have actual &quot;field-work&quot; to parse to set things on the right path.&nbsp; Do you have access to all of the characters?&nbsp; I would have a friend (who isn't in the group) play one side and you guys can run through it and spitball answers to problems as they rear their head. Just as an aside, I would consider moving the plane-shift focus to Infyrana's lair and put that to use in the encounter (letting PCs interact with it to maybe get plane-specific buffs or summon minions from other realms that have instinctive actions).&nbsp; Or perhaps they could do a quick Skill Challenge to activate it.&nbsp; Make it a 4:3 (Hard DCs) and a minor action, range Melee 1 to interact with it.&nbsp; Failure in the skill challenge causes a feedback effect:Range CB10Attack: lvl + 3 vs defense attuned to specific plane.Effect: Vulnerable 10 damage attuned to a specific plane.&nbsp; Success would mean that for 1 round while it is activated, Infyrana gains vulnerable 10 damage attuned to the specific plane (eg necrotic for shadow) for one round and then it resets.&nbsp; Perhaps she is the focus for the plane-shifting and when the artifact is activated it draws upon her life-force.&nbsp; That might be fun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Manbearcat, post: 6103672, member: 6696971"] You've gotten some good advice on this thread on what to do. However, when it comes to climactic showdowns that end arcs/tiers, I personally like to playtest the encounter beforehand to make sure that I have all of the moving parts where I want them for maximum dynamism/awesome. That way, if there are extreme weaknesses inherent to the encounter (either the BBEG or the terrain/lair itself), you have actual "field-work" to parse to set things on the right path. Do you have access to all of the characters? I would have a friend (who isn't in the group) play one side and you guys can run through it and spitball answers to problems as they rear their head. Just as an aside, I would consider moving the plane-shift focus to Infyrana's lair and put that to use in the encounter (letting PCs interact with it to maybe get plane-specific buffs or summon minions from other realms that have instinctive actions). Or perhaps they could do a quick Skill Challenge to activate it. Make it a 4:3 (Hard DCs) and a minor action, range Melee 1 to interact with it. Failure in the skill challenge causes a feedback effect: Range CB10 Attack: lvl + 3 vs defense attuned to specific plane. Effect: Vulnerable 10 damage attuned to a specific plane. Success would mean that for 1 round while it is activated, Infyrana gains vulnerable 10 damage attuned to the specific plane (eg necrotic for shadow) for one round and then it resets. Perhaps she is the focus for the plane-shifting and when the artifact is activated it draws upon her life-force. That might be fun. [/QUOTE]

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