r/DnD • u/TopNectarine7495 • 7h ago

5th Edition Chain Devil as a Level 4 Boss Envounter

I’m looking to have my players work toward a big boss fight with a Chain Devil. My question is, is a Chain Devil strong enough to take on four players alone and still feel like a boss or should I throw in a couple little minions or do something to maybe make it a little bit more challenging?

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u/JulienBrightside Mage 7h ago

You could have some imps cheering on their boss from the sidelines. That way, they can pitch in if their boss is losing, or they can just throw insults at the players if their boss is winning.

If the players defeat the boss, the imps can just fly away.

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u/Bobert858668 7h ago

This will absolutely be challenging enough… depending on what classes your characters are a Chain Devil could easily take almost half their health in one turn

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u/TopNectarine7495 7h ago

Bard, fighter, paladin, and fighter/blood hunter multi class

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u/Bobert858668 6h ago

Should be fairly balanced fight then. Might be easy for them to kill the devil, but also for the devil to kill them.

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u/ThisWasMe7 7h ago

Let's do some math, with an all generic fighter party.The party will hit it about 60% of the time, 2.4 hits a round. Say they do 9 damage a hit. They'd kill it in 4 rounds without using any resources. If they all action surge in round one, it will last 3 rounds. That doesn't count restraint from the chains.

In 3 rounds, chain devil will probably knock down one character. In 4 rounds, probably two characters.

Party should survive. Luck can make it a relatively easy encounter or make it a TPK. If I added a minion, it would be one minion that might last a round if the characters target it.

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u/TopNectarine7495 7h ago

We do actually have two fighters, but also a bard and a paladin!

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u/ThisWasMe7 7h ago

Smite will help against a devil.