I've decided that since I can no longer reasonably challenge the party, I'm going to wrap up my Pathfinder campaign next session. Perhaps you'd like to toss in your 2 coppers to help me create a climactic encounter.
The party is 7th level (though they are functioning basically at 11th or 12th level thanks to having good ability scores and 7 party members). They are preparing to enter the castle of a rival lord and assassinate him. (He's been constantly attacking their lands and is responsible for many deaths, so even the good aligned characters feel justified in doing this.)
They have secured the help of the leader of a resistance movement into showing them a secret entrance into the castle. They plan to walk in and kill him almost without a fight (which is exactly what would happen if I were to continue running the 10th level module as is.)
So here's what I have to contend with:
1) A very large party
2) Two dedicated healers
3) Extremely high ACs (for their level)
4) High HP
5) An evocation specializing sorcerer who tosses out fireballs
Requirements of the combat:
1) The villain must at least resemble a human male.
2) He can't be overly prepared for the fight (no ambush of 15 hill giants in his bedchambers)
Let's see if you can come up with any ideas.
Retreater
The party is 7th level (though they are functioning basically at 11th or 12th level thanks to having good ability scores and 7 party members). They are preparing to enter the castle of a rival lord and assassinate him. (He's been constantly attacking their lands and is responsible for many deaths, so even the good aligned characters feel justified in doing this.)
They have secured the help of the leader of a resistance movement into showing them a secret entrance into the castle. They plan to walk in and kill him almost without a fight (which is exactly what would happen if I were to continue running the 10th level module as is.)
So here's what I have to contend with:
1) A very large party
2) Two dedicated healers
3) Extremely high ACs (for their level)
4) High HP
5) An evocation specializing sorcerer who tosses out fireballs
Requirements of the combat:
1) The villain must at least resemble a human male.
2) He can't be overly prepared for the fight (no ambush of 15 hill giants in his bedchambers)
Let's see if you can come up with any ideas.
Retreater