In a few hours my session starts and fairly soon, my players will face an Ice Devil. They’re all level 10, but I bumped up his health, gave him a few spells and legendary actions/resistance.
But I also gave him the Contingency Spell. Normally as a player I’d set Dimension Door to go off if I drop below x health, but for this encounter I’m hoping for something a little more…demoralizing
I could do Otiluke’s Resilient Sphere to block a ton of damage, but was wondering if anyone has any suggestions
Confusion would be terrifying. Just when they think they're about to win they go nuts. Cloudkill, Black Tentacles, and Thunder Step would also be aggressive middle fingers. As a personal note Thunder Step is just awesome as a contingency spell. Fleeing while hitting everybody currently hitting you is hilarious.
Keep in mind when recommending spells, the spells must have "a casting time of 1 action, and that can target you [the caster]."
So while Confusion and Thunder Step would work, Cloudkill and Black Tentacles are both AOE and do not target the caster (they target a point in space).
Hey everyone, need some help with an encounter
In a few hours my session starts and fairly soon, my players will face an Ice Devil. They’re all level 10, but I bumped up his health, gave him a few spells and legendary actions/resistance.
But I also gave him the Contingency Spell. Normally as a player I’d set Dimension Door to go off if I drop below x health, but for this encounter I’m hoping for something a little more…demoralizing
I could do Otiluke’s Resilient Sphere to block a ton of damage, but was wondering if anyone has any suggestions
Think I want to stick to Arcane Spells
Confusion would be terrifying. Just when they think they're about to win they go nuts. Cloudkill, Black Tentacles, and Thunder Step would also be aggressive middle fingers. As a personal note Thunder Step is just awesome as a contingency spell. Fleeing while hitting everybody currently hitting you is hilarious.
Keep in mind when recommending spells, the spells must have "a casting time of 1 action, and that can target you [the caster]."
So while Confusion and Thunder Step would work, Cloudkill and Black Tentacles are both AOE and do not target the caster (they target a point in space).
Mislead, Stoneskin, or Ashardalon's Stride.