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submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/dnd
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My player just killed a boss that was supposed to take a lot of effort in 3 turns with random bullshit. I couldn't be more proud.

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[–] metallic_substance 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nice. What happened?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

The fighter and barbarian got lucky with their rolls and took out a good chunk of healt and the bard blew up a steam engine that the monster was next to.

[–] Zonetrooper 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This is exactly why single chunky bosses drive me nuts. I once watched a rogue annihilate a major chapter boss with a single opportunity attack and some very lucky rolls.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Just an idea but couldn't the DM stretch out a fight artificially? Not the first time this happens, that could make for an awesome story. In other fights after that though, just add xx extra hp if the fight only took 1 or 2 turns.

It is a fine line but as a player I'd be fine with not steamrolling over every enemy my group encounters

[–] Zonetrooper 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So, this is a bit of a "depending on the group & situation" thing.

Fudging HP is definitely a thing DMs (myself included) do. However, with an experienced group who can get a sense for how much HP is typical for mobs at a given level, and if the amount of damage done is quite clearly far enough that he ought to be dead, it can be hard to add HP without "showing the finger on the scales" - at which point the illusion breaks and it becomes "un-fun".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

That's a good point, i haven't played long enough for that to be an issue.