Raphael/combat

Overview

Combat

Master of the House
Raphael
Stats
Level 12
STR 18 (+4) DEX 16 (+3) CON 17 (+3) INT 14 (+2) WIS 16 (+3) CHA 19 (+4)
Race	Cambion
Type	Fiend
HP	666
AC	21
Size	Medium
Weight	160lbs
Initiative	+9
Passive features
Darkvision  Devil's Sight  Fiendish Blessing  Inevitable Resolve  Infernal Retribution  Magic Resistance  Opportunity Attack  Soul Pillar Proximity  Soul Reaper
Resistances
Character information
Location	House of Hope

Master of the House
Raphael
Stats
Level 12
STR 20 (+5) DEX 25 (+7) CON 17 (+3) INT 14 (+2) WIS 16 (+3) CHA 19 (+4)
Race	Fiend
Type	Fiend
HP	666
AC	25
Size	Medium
Weight	80kg / 160lbs
Initiative	+7
Passive features
Darkvision  Devil's Sight  Fiendish Blessing  Inevitable Resolve  Infernal Retribution  Magic Resistance  Multiattack: Last Resort  Opportunity Attack  Soul Pillar Proximity  Soul Reaper
Resistances
Character information
Location	House of Hope

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.

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

Conditions and passives

Punish Divinity

•  Punish Divinity

• When hit with Radiant damage, Raphael can use a reaction to stun the attacker, leaving the impudent creature  Soul Wrenched

• This condition lets Raphael use his  Punish Divinity ability.
• It is refreshed when he uses his  Consume Souls ability.

Pillar of Souls
Stats
HP	99
Resistances

Soul Pillar Proximity

•  Soul Pillar Proximity

• Raphael is surrounded by Soul Pillars, granting Raphael's attacks an additional 1~12Fire (per pillar) damage and a +3 (per pillar) bonus to his Dexterity Checks and Saving Throws.

• • This condition stacks for each Soul Pillar still active. At the maximum of four stacks, Raphael will have an additional 4~48Fire damage and a +12 bonus to Dexterity checks and saving throws.

Soul Charges

•  Soul Charges

• Raphael has soul(s) to spend on powerful spells.

• • This condition will recharge when Raphael uses his  Consume Souls ability. He gains a charge for each remaining pillar.
  • Raphael uses these charges as spell slots.

Encounter

Raphael can be fought in the House of Hopes foyer. He may be joined by Yurgir, Korilla and six Vengeful Cambions.

The player may be joined by Hope (see Save Hope). They may also recruit Yurgir during the pre-battle dialogue with a DC 30 Persuasion check, if they killed him during Kill Raphael's Old Enemy.

This room has four soul pillars which Raphael will use during combat. Each soul pillar gives Raphael:

• An additional 1~12Fire damage and a +3 bonus to DEX checks and saving throws (see #Soul Pillar Proximity)
• One soul charge, which Raphael uses as spell slots. These are refreshed when he uses his  Consume Souls ability. (See #Soul Charges)
• 3d6hit points when he uses his  Consume Souls ability.

Raphael's  Fiendish Ascension ability will let him take on a more powerful form (see the Ascended tab in the info box at the top of this page). He may use this to transform whenever a pillar is broken.

Tactics

Pre-combat

• 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).

During

• 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.