Jalapenotrellis wrote:I'm just trying to get the mage spells off before death. He has 3 body points! Very rarely do you get to use chaos spells, so I want to play it well.
Except for Quest 1: The Trial, the heroes have smoothly sailed to this point. The game has almost been a snooze. So yes, like Game of Thrones, someone good needs to die soon, but hopefully win the quest. Challenge, not ruin them. Both of them are gamers and smart working adults in STEM fields. They can handle it. Sometimes challenge is fun. I may be the dumbest gamer among them in the group, if that helps.
Give him an extra couple of hit points to make him Genie-survivable.
And if you want guaranteed ways to knock down some hit points, start adding some traps to the map, or stacking traps toward the top of the treasure-search pile. Put them closer to the margin before the big battle even starts.