The alkilith was difficult because it's given more power than the rules permit. Its spell-like abilities DC is stated to be over 20, but spell-like abilities mimicking spells should have a DC equal to 10 + spell level + Cha bonusm that's 17 for Cone of Cold, and not 22 like it's reported on D128.
Schmoe wrote:
dungeonblaster wrote:
Yes, the Alkilith demon was very deadly. Its SLAs and Cloudkill form were particularly devastating. Still, a good battle, and one that the players remember.
It's interesting that the Alkilith has given a lot of parties trouble. I remember when Fiend Folio came out. When I first saw the demon, I thought it looked really cool. On closer inspection, though, I was underwhelmed, as it seemed like it would go down very quickly. Obviously, I didn't look close enough!