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<blockquote data-quote="timbannock" data-source="post: 4595764" data-attributes="member: 17913">Best:&nbsp; Players went up against Szartharrax in Kobold Hall, and I used an article by Mr. Mearls to add a bunch of little situational effects: icicle &quot;stalactites&quot; that could be busted and impaled anyone in the square below (damage + dazed); small pools of water that had no effect other than flash-freezing anytime a Cold power went off in the square; I made the big pillars into icy pillars that could be smashed or toppled to cause an area burst of ice shards.The PCs came in (three players, two of whom were playing 2 characters each) and the fight was epic.&nbsp; The players made use of the icy stalactites, but had bad rolls so they abandoned that (thinking it was &quot;too hard,&quot; when in actuality it was just that they were rolling 2s and 3s to hit!).&nbsp; A few got stuck in flash-freeze pools for a round or so, but they locked down Szar real fast.&nbsp; At that point, even though the fight got a little static (I should have made Szar a little more brazen and willing to take some Opportunity Attacks), it was great because 2 PCs dropped and the fight looked grim.But then, on the final Death save, both players rolled 20s!&nbsp; Szar's time was short after that.Worst:A bunch of goblins raided a village in the middle of the night.&nbsp; The fight was a foregone conclusion, but it took FOREVER to clean up the gobs because, once again, the players were rolling like $$@.&nbsp; In hindsight, I should have just said &quot;they are minions, see you killing their friends, have a heart-attack, and die.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="timbannock, post: 4595764, member: 17913"] Best: Players went up against Szartharrax in Kobold Hall, and I used an article by Mr. Mearls to add a bunch of little situational effects: icicle "stalactites" that could be busted and impaled anyone in the square below (damage + dazed); small pools of water that had no effect other than flash-freezing anytime a Cold power went off in the square; I made the big pillars into icy pillars that could be smashed or toppled to cause an area burst of ice shards. The PCs came in (three players, two of whom were playing 2 characters each) and the fight was epic. The players made use of the icy stalactites, but had bad rolls so they abandoned that (thinking it was "too hard," when in actuality it was just that they were rolling 2s and 3s to hit!). A few got stuck in flash-freeze pools for a round or so, but they locked down Szar real fast. At that point, even though the fight got a little static (I should have made Szar a little more brazen and willing to take some Opportunity Attacks), it was great because 2 PCs dropped and the fight looked grim. But then, on the final Death save, both players rolled 20s! Szar's time was short after that. Worst: A bunch of goblins raided a village in the middle of the night. The fight was a foregone conclusion, but it took FOREVER to clean up the gobs because, once again, the players were rolling like $$@. In hindsight, I should have just said "they are minions, see you killing their friends, have a heart-attack, and die." [/QUOTE]

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