Originally Posted by Niara
A party of 4 that are at a level to challenge such creatures without getting chunked in seconds are going to have damage outputs that might see them doing ~200 damage a round as a group, or more.

Well, you are assuming that :
1 - Everyone will land hits and spells which is unlikely
2 - Ignoring legendary reactgions
3 - Ignoring that a group VS one enemy is a rare occurrence. A young dragon will probably have Kobold servants which will rush to help his master.

As for hp, here is how much hp, an lv 20 Dark Lord necromancer called Meredoth has according to AD&D book domains of Dread - just 50 hp. His stats on spoiler.


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And the strongest magician who ever lived, the unique guy who managed to become to take a God's place with only magic, which forced Mystra to restrict every magic spell past lv 9. He could surpass epic magic by 2 levels and treat the fabric of reality. A lv 41 archwizard, a genius among genius, the best of the most powerful macocracy who ever existed, who learned how to use magic as a baby. This epic magician has incredible 74 hp According to Netheril: Empire of Magic book - Page 114.

His stats on spoilers.


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If Karsus was ported to 5e with 19 CON, he would have 41*(d6 + 4) hp, maximizing his rolls, he could reach 410 hp.

Last edited by SorcererVictor; 15/03/21 03:31 PM.