Raphael/combat

Overview

Combat

This page focuses on Raphael's behaviour during combat encounters.

House of Hope

Raphael is able to be fought at the House of Hope. He will be joined by Korilla, Yurgir and six Vengeful Cambions. His arena has four Soul Pillars which Raphael uses to regain health and cast more powerful spells.

Conditions

•  Punish Divinity - use a reaction to give  Infernal Stun to a creature attacking with radiant damage
•  Soul Pillar Proximity - this condition grants Raphael attacks an additional 1d12Fire damage. He also has a +3 bonus to his Dexterity check and Saving Throws.
• Soul Charges: Raphael uses these charges as spell slots.

Attacks and Abilities

 Fiendish Ascension

Harness the energy of a recently shattered Soul Pillar to take on a more powerful infernal form, and consume a new soul for every broken pillar.

Each time Raphael transforms he may stay in this heightened aspect for longer.

 Igniting Spark ()

4d6 (4~24) Fire damage

Launch a mote of infernal flame to set a target alight and Burn it.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

 Incinerate ()

8d8 (8~64) Fire damage

Spend 8~64Fire damage soul to wreath a target in malevolent flame.

DEX Save

AoE: 3 m / 10 ft (Radius)

 Consume Souls ()

3d6 (3~18) hit points

Absorb a soul from each Soul Pillar still standing to spend on powerful spells.

Regain 3~18 hit points and restore your Punish Divinity every time you absorb souls in this way.

 Range: 30 m /  ft

Punish Divinity

 Punish Divinity ()

After taking Radiant damage, Stun the attacker, allowing you to  Drain its hit points.

DEX Save

 Range: 30 m /  ft

 Soul Drain

12d6 (12~72) Necrotic damage

Drain the life force of an  Infernal Stunned creature, restoring your hit points by half the damage dealt.

 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

Pillar of Souls
Stats
HP	99
Resistances

Tactics

• Before fighting Raphael, the taps in the boudoir can be used to take a pseudo long rest. They can be used to restore spell slots after casting passive buffs, such as  Heroes' Feast or  Freedom of Movement (they are not considered a true long rest, so conditions that are removed upon a long rest will remain).

• If the party killed him during Kill Raphael's Old Enemy, Yurgir can be persuade to ally with the party with a DC 30 Persuasion check.

• It is worthwhile destroying the surrounding Soul Pillars before focusing on Raphael, as he will not only use them for spell casting, but can regain hit points from them each round with his ability  Consume Souls.
  • The pillars are weak to Bludgeoning and Force damage, but the Orphic Hammer will do the most damage to them.

• Take care when using radiant damage against Raphael and his Cambions, as they both have conditions that let them take reactions against it.
  • Raphael:  Punish Divinity - use a reaction to give  Infernal Stun to a creature attacking with radiant damage.
  • Cambions:  Fleeting Protection - Raphael reflects twice the amount of radiant damage done as Fire damage.

•  Planar Binding is useful here for controlling the cambions.

• If the party rescued Hope, she will also have available  Divine Intervention and a special version of  Banishment which can be used to permanently eject cambions.