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===Stage 1 (Moonrise Towers Rooftop)=== | ===Stage 1 (Moonrise Towers Rooftop)=== | ||
The first part of the encounter with Ketheric takes place atop [[Moonrise Towers]]. Ketheric will be joined by [[Susdera]], his loyal dog [[Squire]], as well as eight [[Necromite| | The first part of the encounter with Ketheric takes place atop [[Moonrise Towers]]. Ketheric will be joined by [[Susdera]], his loyal dog [[Squire]], as well as eight [[Necromite|Necromites]]. Susdera will stand immediately before the party, while Ketheric will stand on the small balcony behind her, with necromites flanking the stairs to him on both sides. The party can make a {{Ability Check|Persuasion|18}} followed by a {{Ability Check|Persuasion|30}} to persuade him to stand down. A successful persuasion will not prevent the battle from taking place, but is a prerequisite for a later {{Ability Check|Persuasion|18}} in the [[Mind Flayer Colony]]. | ||
Ketheric boasts an impressive 22 AC and thus may be very difficult for the party to hit. Additionally, though his Dexterity skill is relatively low, he has advantage on Dexterity Saving Throws via {{SmRarityItem|Ketheric's Shield}}. Spells with a Dexterity saving throw can still be used should Ketheric activate | Ketheric boasts an impressive 22 AC and thus may be very difficult for the party to hit. Additionally, though his Dexterity skill is relatively low, he has advantage on Dexterity Saving Throws via {{SmRarityItem|Ketheric's Shield}}. Spells with a Dexterity saving throw can still be used should Ketheric activate his armour {{SmRarityItem|Reaper's Embrace}}, which negates the advantage he has. He is also immune to {{Cond|Charmed}} or {{Cond|Sleeping}} due to his {{pass|Fey Ancestry}}. As an undead he is also immune to many crowd control spells such as {{SAI|Command}} and {{SAI|Hold Person}}. | ||
Ketheric's main source of damage will be through a combination of his melee attacks and {{SAI|Divine Smite}}s. As a [[Paladin]] enemy, his attacks can very quickly burst down party members if his hits all connect. At the end of his turn, Ketheric will also order his necromites to focus their attacks on a single party member using | Ketheric's main source of damage will be through a combination of his melee attacks and {{SAI|Divine Smite}}s. As a [[Paladin]] enemy, his attacks can very quickly burst down party members if his hits all connect. At the end of his turn, Ketheric will also order his necromites to focus their attacks on a single party member using {{SAI|Deadly Orders}} and cap his turn by casting {{SAI|Incubate Death}}. The skeletal involucre it summons will detonate at the end of the round. | ||
Should the player have spared Aylin, she will join the fight on the party's side and assist. She cannot be controlled by the player but her AI will often attempt to focus on killing Susdera or Ketheric. | Should the player have spared Aylin, she will join the fight on the party's side and assist. She cannot be controlled by the player but her AI will often attempt to focus on killing Susdera or Ketheric. | ||
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After the cutscene regarding Ketheric and his allies, players will enter a short conversation with Ketheric. During this dialogue, he can be talked down from fighting with a {{Ability Check|Persuasion|18}}, which will only be available if party members laid the conversational groundwork during the prior conversation on top of Moonrise Towers. On a success, Ketheric will kill himself and the battle will skip directly to [[#Phase 2|phase two]]. Otherwise, a fight will ensue. | After the cutscene regarding Ketheric and his allies, players will enter a short conversation with Ketheric. During this dialogue, he can be talked down from fighting with a {{Ability Check|Persuasion|18}}, which will only be available if party members laid the conversational groundwork during the prior conversation on top of Moonrise Towers. On a success, Ketheric will kill himself and the battle will skip directly to [[#Phase 2|phase two]]. Otherwise, a fight will ensue. | ||
Ketheric will stand on a raised circular platform before the party. To the far right, a [[Mindflayer]] can be found overlooking the battlefield, and four [[Intellect Devourer|Intellect Devourers]] will quickly approach the party from below it. On the other side of the room, to the left, four [[Necromite| | Ketheric will stand on a raised circular platform before the party. To the far right, a [[Mindflayer]] can be found overlooking the battlefield, and four [[Intellect Devourer|Intellect Devourers]] will quickly approach the party from below it. On the other side of the room, to the left, four [[Necromite|Necromites]] will sling spells down at the party from another raised platform. | ||
Should she be alive, | Should she be alive, {{CharLink|Aylin}} will be found trapped by spectral hands, granting Ketheric {{cond|Invulnerable|Invulnerability}} once more. Aylin can be freed from her prison via the {{SAI|Help}} action. Once free, she will assist the party in the fight, usually by charging directly at Ketheric. | ||
Dealing with Ketheric himself should be relatively similar to his first encounter. Like in the previous fight, Ketheric can order his party to focus a single party member using {{SAI|Deadly Orders}} and raise new necromites using {{SAI|Incubate Death}}. If the party {{Cond|Disarmed}} him of {{SmRarityItem|Ketheric's Warhammer}} during the previous fight, then he will have a regular replacement warhammer. | Dealing with Ketheric himself should be relatively similar to his first encounter. Like in the previous fight, Ketheric can order his party to focus a single party member using {{SAI|Deadly Orders}} and raise new necromites using {{SAI|Incubate Death}}. If the party {{Cond|Disarmed}} him of {{SmRarityItem|Ketheric's Warhammer}} during the previous fight, then he will have a regular replacement warhammer. | ||
If | If {{CharLink|Isobel Thorm|Isobel}} was kidnapped during [[Resolve the Abduction]], she will be tadpoled and brainwashed into fighting alongside her father. She will use {{SAI|Healing Word}} and {{SAI|Cure Wounds}} on injured enemies. | ||
As soon as Ketheric is defeated, the next and final phase of the fight begins. | As soon as Ketheric is defeated, the next and final phase of the fight begins. |