Hello my fellow DMs, I am in the need of help for my high level campaign. I've been DMing for years now but have not tried running a big final boss fight through only roleplay and skill based rolls.
My players have been playing D and D for 35+ years but I am the most accustomed to the pathfinder rules and only playing for about 13.
We have adapted their characters from their old versions so am running a group of 6-8 characters all level 18+ with most level 20 or higher. We are going to be encountering a very powerful red dragon that I feel may be either to much for them or to easy for them. High levels are hard to determine power levels. So, I am looking for a way to run the battle where we can mostly roleplay it out to avoid the save or die scenarios and I would love to hear some suggestions.