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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Switchblade" data-source="post: 4006193" data-attributes="member: 56246">Never fought one in tabletop (except as a Deus Ex, you get mindblasted into a coma, you wake up later…)Fought something similar in a larp once.  A “I can’t believe it’s not a mind flayer”  That was a farce. (From my POV) They can change their appearance, eat spell power (drain the mind) and are psionic.  Psionics are almost totally unavailable to players, are rarer than balrogs and are can’t be counter spelled (in this game that makes them pretty grim).  They bypass almost any immunity.   Successfully infiltrated our faction and got itself assigned to the faction High Ambassador as a bodyguard by a member of our NPC command group.  He does a conscientious job.  The HA is a member of my group.The group goes off to perform a magic ritual, just as we a raising the barrier on the ritual circle he crosses over and “accidentally” gets trapped within for the duration.  He’s told to stay on the edge and the ritualist ensures he doesn’t go near the guard just in case.  If the ritualist is up right they can use near unlimited power in a circle so someone getting in isn’t the threat it’s made out to be.  After all, the ritualist can counter any spell and we could hold off anyone long enough for him to do his thang with the power.Then it kicks off.  Our ritualist drops, followed by several others for no visible reason.  The ritual is ended, the barrier drops (we hadn’t built up enough power to cause a smoking crater, the ‘flayer timed it just right not to kill himself).  Having blown off all his more powerful abilities he then fears the rest of us.  People start running away from him.  I am immune to fear.  He has just announced his presence with the direction of screaming characters.  I grin, draw my sword, and attack.That was the theory.I grin, get my bastard sword tangled in my cloak, catches in my scabbard and generally turn the easy trick of drawing my sword into an epic saga of incompetence.My foe fortunately has an attack of stupidity.  That sword in his hand, does he stick me with it or does he cast ANOTHER fear spell at me?  It didn’t work the first time, maybe the second will work.  (This is a rather binary system, either you take it or are immune, i.e. it works the first time or not at all).I ignore the Fear and continue to fumble with the oversized excuse for a sword.In complete bafflement that I dare be immune to such effects the ‘flayer tries it a THIRD time.  Once more it fails.I triumphantly draw my sword to attack…. to see the ‘flayer killed by two of my companions who recovered from the sleep/fear affects unnoticed while the ‘flayer was facing me.I put my sword away and try to act like my “distraction” was an intentional ploy.</blockquote>

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