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<blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 8565152" data-attributes="member: 3400">OK, so when in a position like this, I would do a couple of things:1) Review what's been going on carefully to make sure it's right. The tethering, for example, only lasts 1 round and can't be done 2 rounds in a row. That means the players have alternate rounds to lay the smackdown as much as they can when the lich isn't tethered. A good round of damage suffering and that phylacterially-challenged lich might be willing to bug out.2) Change things up. Maybe instead of spamming the toll the dead cantrip, he should burn 2 of the legendary actions to use paralyzing touch. Add in a bit of monologue (&quot;I have plans for you&quot;) as he reaches out to paralyze one of them. That might indicate that being defeated doesn't mean death and give them a brief respite from being cantripped to death. Plus, do you give out inspiration? They might be in need of some given the difficulty of the fight. Say it's for their grit and heroism.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="billd91, post: 8565152, member: 3400"] OK, so when in a position like this, I would do a couple of things: 1) Review what's been going on carefully to make sure it's right. The tethering, for example, only lasts 1 round and can't be done 2 rounds in a row. That means the players have alternate rounds to lay the smackdown as much as they can when the lich isn't tethered. A good round of damage suffering and that phylacterially-challenged lich might be willing to bug out. 2) Change things up. Maybe instead of spamming the toll the dead cantrip, he should burn 2 of the legendary actions to use paralyzing touch. Add in a bit of monologue ("I have plans for [B]you[/B]") as he reaches out to paralyze one of them. That might indicate that being defeated doesn't mean death and give them a brief respite from being cantripped to death. Plus, do you give out inspiration? They might be in need of some given the difficulty of the fight. Say it's for their grit and heroism. [/QUOTE]

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