simple enough question, could 3 level 18 characters with one mythic tier defeat the tarrasque. I have a small one shot I'm planning to run soon and was both trying to think of a way to make it memorable and also this may be one rare opportunity to break out the big guns without worrying about tpking the party permanently.
They would also have some npc casting support (IE, some healing and buff spells being thrown in from the sidelines)
The party would consist of a lycanthrop bloodrager, a magus/gunslinger with a very high tech gun, and a kineticist/barbarian
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Yeah they should be fine assuming their builds are decent
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A single one of them could solo the Terrasque with a Mythic tier (Mythic Vital Strike). A caster of that level doesn't even need the Mythic tier (Trap the Soul).
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simple enough question, could 3 level 18 characters with one mythic tier defeat the tarrasque.
One level 18, with decent optimization, can defeat the tarrasque. Without being mythic.
A well built fighter can manage 400+ DPR against the Tarrasque while the Tarrasque would need to roll natural 20's to hit the fighter.
With a little advance preparation, it's not difficult for a caster to overcome the Tarrasque's spell resistance and Plane Shift it somewhere else or Trap the Soul.
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Pretty sure one level 18 none mythic character could defeat the Terrasque if built properly.
I think that party you describe should be fine the only issue I see is what they do with it once they K.O it. Usually this involves a high level casting plane shifting/teleporting it somewhere convenient or putting it in stasis. So that could arguably be a problem for them.
they are decently built but not 100% min maxed, and as stated, the closest thing to a full caster they have is a magus. they are not specifically preparing or building characters for this encounter.
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The gunslinger should whittle it down pretty quickly as long as you can keep him safe. The kineticist's usefulness is dependent on what elements he uses. If he's primarily fire, then he's out of luck.
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That's a good point, a fire kineticts is gonna have a bad time.
he's actually mostly barbarian, just a few levels of kineticist, using a conductive weapon if I remember correctly to add a bit of damage. it's been a while since they used those characters, so I'm a bit fuzzy on the details. and the gunslinger is mostly magus levels, but he does have a weapon from the technology guide which will be dealing force damage at a very long range.
but since people generally seem to agree they'll manage alright, would it be a good idea to throw in some minions along with the tarrasque to give them a few more targets to hit?
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As long as they know they will fight it a group of 15 level characters could do it without any mythic levels.
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I feel like a terrasque having minions doesn't make much sense.
What you could do is put something before it (like something running away) so they use some resources before hand.
well, minions wouldn't be the right term you're right,possibly enemies just a little less appetizing to the tarrasque itself. though I was planning on having a fight directly before to drain at least a few resources
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I feel like a terrasque having minions doesn't make much sense.
What you could do is put something before it (like something running away) so they use some resources before hand.
The Tarrasque is the Spawn of Rovagug so it would make sense for it to be accompanied by cultists (at least one of whom might be a powerful caster) and perhaps lesser (but still powerful) creatures of the same bent.
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I just noticed the Tarrasque speaks Aklo and has a really bad sense motive. So, I guess you could just bluff it away.
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An artifact that does prismatic spray would be good against it. Either that or a golem releasing an orb of oblivion inside the Tarrasque.
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I just noticed the Tarrasque speaks Aklo and has a really bad sense motive. So, I guess you could just bluff it away.
If you can get it to talk to you for 1 minute. It would more likely be trying to eat you.
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It can't speak Aklo, it specifically says so in its bestiary entry. It understands Aklo though, so you could talk to it, it just wouldn't talk back.
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I just noticed the Tarrasque speaks Aklo and has a really bad sense motive. So, I guess you could just bluff it away.
I'm torn. Part of me is like: "What? That's the stupidest plan I've ever heard."
The rest of me is being like: "I have a vigilante with a ridiculous bluff bonus. I should put a rank in linguistics next level to learn Aklo."
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In Aklo, "We're poison to Tarrasques. If you eat even a couple more people you won't be able to eat ever again. I recommend that you go and have fun destroying that uninhabited land over there."
**Roll for bluff**
Or if you want to keep it at the Intelligence=3 level,
"No eat. We gross. Not food. Better food that way." *Point*
**Roll for bluff**
Considering a single level 18 wizard can solo the Tarrasque by themselves, a party of 3 with a mythic tier should have no problem.
The only reason the Tarrasque is "difficult" is because you can't keep it dead.
I just noticed the Tarrasque speaks Aklo and has a really bad sense motive. So, I guess you could just bluff it away.If you can get it to talk to you for 1 minute. It would more likely be trying to eat you.
- Blur
- Displacement- Mirror Image
- Overland flight
- Glibness
- high AC (pushed higher than normal, by sacrificing unnecessary normal boosts, as needed)
-> 70% miss chance, mirror images for days, and flying beyond his reach (leaving only spines) while being the most amazing liar ever
"So, hi, Big-T, how are you? So it seems, maybe, possibly, that you might be kind of busy, and, you know, I get it, I really do - I look tasty, you know? - and I'm with you, there, but, here's the thing, I've got this proposal, right? Right. So anyway, I've got this... opportunity, you know? An opportunity for a... beautiful engine of pure eradication, such as yourself. Something that only someone of your particular capabilities could possibly accomplish. You seem like an extremely intelligent sort, so I'm going to be honest - *cough* - with you. I'm going to let you know exactly how you can get the tastiest morsels, and be a super-hero everyone wants to worship..."
Just keep a wand or something on-hand just in case of a crit.
Voila~!
I'm a helper!