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<blockquote data-quote="green slime" data-source="post: 1131213" data-attributes="member: 1325">I think any DM who set it up with a balor constantly casting blasphemy, and a goblin or whatever else hacking at a group of PCs is stupid, unimaginative, and I wouldn't want to be in that game.While these Generals of Hell are not stupid, they are also arrogant, with over-inflated egos. So what do you think it would prefer? To let a Goblin (or Vrock or anything else for that matter) do the killing over a few thousand rounds (20 rounds to inflict 3.5 damage, double damage once every 400 rounds: time to kill 20th level Brb (225 hp): around 1,280 rounds) or strangle the life out of these puny mortals itself?Just because certain actions are the most Intelligent and logical course of action, does not mean those actions will take place. If that were the case then our whole world would not look like it does. People are affected by greed, lust, love, and other emotions that make them act illogically. A General of all that is evil, vile, greedy, lustful, sadistic and chaotic is going to make cool-headed, logical decisions when facing off against mere mortals?DM's using these cheesy tactics against PCs deserve cheesy tactics used against them. Just because something is permissable by the rules doesn't mean that it is what should take place in the game. I agree that the &quot;at Will&quot; is problematic, but only if the DM is blinkered. I mean if the DM wants a TPK, it isn't like it isn't going to happen.And at 20th level, at least one PC should have Spell Resistance. Not having spell resistance at that level is like the fighter not having a magic armour.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="green slime, post: 1131213, member: 1325"] I think any DM who set it up with a balor constantly casting [i]blasphemy[/i], and a goblin or whatever else hacking at a group of PCs is stupid, unimaginative, and I wouldn't want to be in that game. While these Generals of Hell are not stupid, they are also arrogant, with over-inflated egos. So what do you think it would prefer? To let a Goblin (or Vrock or anything else for that matter) do the killing over a few thousand rounds (20 rounds to inflict 3.5 damage, double damage once every 400 rounds: time to kill 20th level Brb (225 hp): around 1,280 rounds) or strangle the life out of these puny mortals itself? Just because certain actions are the most Intelligent and logical course of action, does not mean those actions will take place. If that were the case then our whole world would not look like it does. People are affected by greed, lust, love, and other emotions that make them act illogically. A General of all that is evil, vile, greedy, lustful, sadistic and chaotic is going to make cool-headed, logical decisions when facing off against mere mortals? DM's using these cheesy tactics against PCs deserve cheesy tactics used against them. Just because something is permissable by the rules doesn't mean that it is what should take place in the game. I agree that the "at Will" is problematic, but only if the DM is blinkered. I mean if the DM wants a TPK, it isn't like it isn't going to happen. And at 20th level, at least one PC should have Spell Resistance. Not having spell resistance at that level is like the fighter not having a magic armour. [/QUOTE]

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