So I’m a fifth stage participant in Tomb of Annihilation. We have been touring via the Aldani basin and got here throughout the center of Ubtao. We’ve Artus Cimber within the celebration and he dimension doorways up into the center and drops a rope for the remainder of us. I climb first and as I’m midway up I see him speaking to an elf, Artis gave the impression to be having a homosexual outdated time speaking to her. Okay, I get to the highest and be a part of the dialog. She introduces herself as Valindra Shadowmantle ,…… 
…. hazard Will Robinson hazard …..
I feel the DM supposed her to be handled as simply an elf that needed to hitch our seek for the soulmonger. After all I (the participant) have learn Salvatore and different FR lore and I do know Shadowmantle was head of a part of the Hostower in Luskan, ally to a lich Gleek or Greek or one thing like that, finally joined Sazz Tam and have become a lich herself. Undecided concerning the order of all that however I (the participant) am fairly positive that’s what occurred. I after all introduced that on the desk (she is a lich!) …. so the much less FR-savy gamers understand it now as effectively. The query is what can we do with that? It actually suprised the DM that I knew that identify and I feel I ruined just a little a part of the module. I’d argue that my character, a fighter-ranger with a 13 knowledge, 18 intelligence, proficient in historical past and arcana would have in all probability, possibly heard that identify as effectively?
The DM supposed her to be handled as a easy elf that joined the celebration and I suppose there’s a story later (no spoilers please), however now the entire celebration …. and it’s a wholly good and leaning lawful celebration …. is aware of this companion is a lich. We will not stay with that however we’re truthfully in all probability no match for her until she is a few nerfed model of a lich. We’re engaged on a method to shock assault her involving acid, grappling, silence …. though even with all that and these superior spells Artis can forged I nonetheless do not like our odds. Worse nonetheless I’m terrified she goes to ESP us or one thing and work out the celebration is plotting to kill her. She is a lich in spite of everything and we have now no protections towards scrying.
So two questions:
1. Do you suppose I did something incorrect and the way am I imagined to play this? I am unable to like overlook that she is an evil lich.
2. What do you consider our technique to remove her? The celebration is me (fighter2/ranger3), Cleric 4, wizard 5, rogue3/warlock2, two tabaxi hunters, Artis Cimber and a defend guardian (bonded to the cleric). We’ve a jug of alchemy so we’re going to spend the subsequent week or so making acid, since none of us aside from Artis have a magic weapon. The cleric might use magic weapon spell, however we’d like her focus for silence. So right here is the plan up to now:
Assault her when she shouldn’t be anticipating it. Hex with drawback on dex checks, have the defend guardian forged non secular weapon (guessing this shall be counterspelled) and grapple her along with his motion. The cleric lays down silence (from over 60toes away). Haste Artis and have him go in and stab her then disengage each spherical to maintain from getting hit by her legendary actions (he might need some superior spell he can use too???). Have the cleric pound her with guiding bolt whereas sustaining silence, have the wizard pound her with magic missile and fireball (evoker with sculp to not harm defend guardian), each from exterior counterspell vary and transferring to cantrips after they run dry. Have everybody else throw acid at her. If she breaks the grapple and strikes out of the silence shove her again into it and regrapple.
The silence ought to imply she has just about no helpful spells, however she remains to be a pressure as a result of legendary actions and a fairly good assault. I determine the defend guardian can final about 7 or eight rounds if she assaults it, extra if she trys to break the grapple. After she kills the defend guardian (which appears inevitable), I can have the fighter or rogue grapple her within the silence. They will not final very lengthy although. Most likely three rounds if they’re unscathed till that time.
What are my odds and do you may have a greater concept?
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