The players weren't interested in talking or negociating with Urevian. One of the characters (i.e. the rogue) charged him. Urevian used his Wall of Force to cut the rogue from the rest of the group and everyone ganged up on the rogue. When the rogue was almost dead, Urevian tried to negociate again. The other characters were lucky enough bring down the wall of force, but the rogue died due to the persistent damage from the infernal wound. The rest of the group killed the barbezu and almost kill Urevian. He escaped with his dimensional door.
My question is what should I do now? I don't think trying to negociate a third time is a good idea. The characters clearly don't want to negociate, and I think it will seem like I'm trying to force them to do so.
Urevian can't quit his duty, so he's clearly somewhere in the Gauntlight. The only thing on the level that the players haven't completed, is finding / freeing Cynemi.
If you have any suggestions on how to resolve this, I'm eager to know!
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The players weren't interested in talking or negociating with Urevian. One of the characters (i.e. the rogue) charged him. Urevian used his Wall of Force to cut the rogue from the rest of the group and everyone ganged up on the rogue. When the rogue was almost dead, Urevian tried to negociate again. The other characters were lucky enough bring down the wall of force, but the rogue died due to the persistent damage from the infernal wound. The rest of the group killed the barbezu and almost kill Urevian. He escaped with his dimensional door.
My question is what should I do now? I don't think trying to negociate a third time is a good idea. The characters clearly don't want to negociate, and I think it will seem like I'm trying to force them to do so.
Urevian can't quit his duty, so he's clearly somewhere in the Gauntlight. The only thing on the level that the players haven't completed, is finding / freeing Cynemi.
If you have any suggestions on how to resolve this, I'm eager to know!
Maybe a 'last stand' near area D3? Maybe he tries to summon additional forces? You could also do a dramatic scene where he tries to bargain for additional troops, only to have him be dragged back to Hell to answer to the Velstrac overlords he is indebted to.
If they didn't clear all the monsters out of the stasis cells, he could go there and deal a measured amount of damage to several, almost enough to break each. Then release one or more of the creatures when the PCs are in the main hallway nearby. Since that room says the creatures attack anything in sight, his best bet is to free one and dimension door across the room out of its view so it goes after PCs making noise in the hallway - then release another and hope it goes that way too - rinse and repeat. But "attack anything" logically means the released creates are just as likely to attack one another as the PCs. Or charge back into the room with the cells, if attracted by the sound of Urevian trying to break through the next stasis cell. (cue Benny Hill music)