User:Dydzio/SandBox/Quests/The Tiefling Blademaster

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''Many days passed since Horoth has been slain. But devil armies keep fighting, as if they never got weakened. It looks like infernal forces took control over this old fortress. Whatever rules there, must have tremendous power.''
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|name= The Tiefling Blademaster
|epic= 26
|duration=Very Long 
|epicxp={{xpcolors|normal=19512|hard=20598|elite=22051}}
|loc= Infernal Fortress
|npc= Basmati
|zone= Tower of Despair
|patron= The Yugoloth
|favor= 8
|free=no
|extreme=no
|mappic=M_the_tiefling_blademaster.png
|maplegend=yes 
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|overview= Opposite to all suppositions the devil army did not get shattered after Horoth's defeat. They are still assaulting all possible areas in Shavarath. Basmati, the servant of Uloth has sent you to attack the most defended point - the infernal fortress, which seemed to be empty before. The unknown rulers of the fortress must be vastly powerful - according to the influence it makes on morale of infernal army. 

===Flagging===
Complete [[Tower of Despair]] then talk to Basmati.
* This raid is required to flag for another raid. You must complete it to enable access to [[The Origins of Shavarath]].
|obj=
*Find the way into the fortress
*Lessen the infernal tiefling army: 150 left
*Explore the throne room
*Kill the Tiefling Blademaster in the Infernal Arena.
*(Optional) Kill 30 devils
*(Optional) Slay more tieflings: 100 left
*(Optional) Shatter the defending tiefling forces: 250 left
*(Optional) Kill all the archers on castle towers: 25 left
*(Optional) Defeat the overwhelming forces of tiefling spectators

|misc= <!-- Tips -->
*To break into the fortress you have to do these things: kill defenders on towers (archers / casters). That will cause melee tieflings on the other side of fotress gate to "come on towers and equip bows". Keep killing them until Red Named Orthon comes from other side of gate to fight you. After killing him you can intimidate remaining tieflings and they will open the gate.
To break 2nd wave of walls there are two methods: Using Earthquake spell (no DC check on normal and hard) or Meteor Swarm (DC 40 on Epic Normal), or cast any other spell that is able to break doors (DC 45 needed on Epic Normal).
*Make sure that party is not too splitted during the raid, otherwise the boss will perform Lightning Speed Strike attacks, that will devastate half of the party.
*Do not attack the boss while he is performing his Hurricane attack, he gets immunity to all attacks while performing it, and can slice melees easily.
*Druid's vigor abilities can be very helpful in supporting the tank, because blademaster has extremely high DPS rating, he performs about 2 attacks per second with his melee attacks, using regeneration abilities makes it easier to keep tank alive. The trick is to cast it using metamagic, and extend the duration with megamagic disabled. That will prevent healers from drinking a lot of Spell Points potions.
|chest= '''4'''
**4 end chests
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|npcreward= ML~23 items <br>
|unique= yes
|monsters= 
'''[[Monster_Information/21#Impossible_Demands|Monster Information]]'''
* [[Elite Barbazu Shock Trooper]]s
* [[Elite Orthon Defender]]s
* [[Elite Barbazu Legionnaire]]
* [[Elite Orthon Legionnaire]]
* [[Tiefling Bowman]]
* [[Tiefling Infantryman]]
* [[Tiefling Spellthrower]]s
* [[Tiefling Chosen Archer]]s
* [[Tiefling Chosen Mage]]s
* [[Tiefling Chosen Priest]]s
* [[Tiefling Chosen Warrior]]s
* [[Tiefling Citizen]]
Named Monsters:
* [[The Tiefling Blademaster]] <Grandmaster of the Sword> - Purple-named [[tiefling]] warrior; end boss (CR: 80/95/125)
* [[Siege Commander]] - Red Named Orthon
* [[Orthon Master Halberdier]] <Bodyguard> - Purple-named [[orthon]], spawns only on Epic Elite and changes targets regularly (CR: 75)
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