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Message: <blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 5341029" data-attributes="member: 22424">If the party are only 7th level and you can't reasonably challenge them, I'm afraid you're doing something wrong. There's always a bigger fish...Hit them with higher-powered monsters. Hit them with greater numbers of monsters. Don't hold off on those rust monsters/immersion in large bodies of water/energy-draining undead/save-of-die, and all the other things you've not been using because you want to be 'nice'.Whyever not? He's a high-level NPC facing off against a group of PCs who are well-known in the world (being the lords of a neighbouring region) and against whom he has picked a fight. Of course he should be prepared for the combat! Moreover, he should have studied the PCs reputation, and should be aware of their tactics.So...The entrances to the castle (all of them) should be guarded. There should be alarm spells all over the place. His guards should be liberally using low-level potions (bear's endurance, bull's strength, haste) to get every edge against the PCs. There should be spellcasters firing off heat metal and similar all over the place.The BBEG should have spell immunity up, to nullify those fireball spells. Oh, and he should have at least three escape plans, including one for when he can't move.</blockquote>