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<blockquote data-quote="carpedavid" data-source="post: 1283141" data-attributes="member: 6971"><p>My two favorite moments as a DM both stem from the same BBEG.</p><p></p><p>1. The PCs were assaulting a cultists' stronghold in an attempt to prevent them from summoning a demon. One character had just died during a fight with the black dragon cult leader, and they were about to close in on the two cultists huddled in a closet desperately trying to finish the summoning when, *bam*, the demon appears. He takes one look at the characters and says, "Might I make a <em>suggestion</em>? It looks like you've had a tough day - why don't you go home and put your feet up?"</p><p></p><p>Two of the three remaining PCs fail their saving throws, and the unaffected PC hurls insults at the demon as he follows his magically compelled companions out of the dungeon.</p><p></p><p>2. The PCs are assaulting the stronghold of another cell of the same cult, and one player just finished <em>disintegrating</em> a dark druid and stopping another ritual, when the demon manages to <em>charm</em> the really dumb fighter of the group. He convinces the fighter that he needs to protect him, so the fighter cuts one of his friends in two. He then reminds me that he has the cleave feat, so he takes another swing, and drops the party's druid to negative hit points.</p><p></p><p>At this point, the rest of the party flees. The demon turns to the very dumb fighter and says, "That was very kind of you. Now, why don't you go straight to the city guard and tell them *exactly* what happened."</p><p></p><p>My players are going to be so happy when they finally defeat this guy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="carpedavid, post: 1283141, member: 6971"] My two favorite moments as a DM both stem from the same BBEG. 1. The PCs were assaulting a cultists' stronghold in an attempt to prevent them from summoning a demon. One character had just died during a fight with the black dragon cult leader, and they were about to close in on the two cultists huddled in a closet desperately trying to finish the summoning when, *bam*, the demon appears. He takes one look at the characters and says, "Might I make a [i]suggestion[/i]? It looks like you've had a tough day - why don't you go home and put your feet up?" Two of the three remaining PCs fail their saving throws, and the unaffected PC hurls insults at the demon as he follows his magically compelled companions out of the dungeon. 2. The PCs are assaulting the stronghold of another cell of the same cult, and one player just finished [i]disintegrating[/i] a dark druid and stopping another ritual, when the demon manages to [i]charm[/i] the really dumb fighter of the group. He convinces the fighter that he needs to protect him, so the fighter cuts one of his friends in two. He then reminds me that he has the cleave feat, so he takes another swing, and drops the party's druid to negative hit points. At this point, the rest of the party flees. The demon turns to the very dumb fighter and says, "That was very kind of you. Now, why don't you go straight to the city guard and tell them *exactly* what happened." My players are going to be so happy when they finally defeat this guy. [/QUOTE]
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