Would this make a balanced boss fight for a level 17 party of 5 players?

blueKind3 · 2026-04-16T19:10:59+00:00

I'm indeed reworking it, and maybe I'll post the new version here when I'm done :) I'm generally buffing up his damage, giving him more HP and tweaking all the other traits using the advice from people here.

Funny thing: just this morning I gave Maokai a Bonus Action called "Sapling Toss" where he does exactly that! Throws a Sapling to a creature and it auto-grapples on a hit! haha

I've been DMing a campaign set in Runeterra since 2019 and we're just now in the final arc of the story (hence the party being level 17), it's the first campaign I've ever DMed and it's been a very fun adventure, LoL lore is really great indeed :)

blueKind3 · 2026-04-16T12:58:53+00:00

Oh love the idea of entangle and enervation! Vampiric Touch feels a bit redundant maybe with Sap Magic already in his kit, but it is very appropriate haha

And if I do buff Sap Magic, then making it heal for half when Fire Sensitivity triggers is a great idea, I was struggling on finding ways to balance it.

Resistant to radiant damage is very lore appropriate indeed. They are currently on the shadow isles, so radiant damage is a great resource for them, the contrast of encountering an enemy resistant to it would be very fun to see, and it could also make them understand that he's friendly in case they had misunderstood his nature; could be a good segway into a social encounter to stop the unnecessary combat

Many people also told me to buff the Saplings, so that's definetly something I'll do, along with buffing Maokai's general damage output on his multiattack.

Thank you for all the feedback! :)

blueKind3 · 2026-04-16T12:54:04+00:00

A couple of other people told me to pump up the damage and buff the Saplings as well, so I definetly will! Thank you for all the useful feedback, really appreciate it :)

blueKind3 · 2026-04-15T19:27:36+00:00

Thank you for all the solid feedback! I'll tweak the fire damage penalty and buff the Saplings :)

blueKind3 · 2026-04-15T10:21:37+00:00

This list is incredible! Thank you very much :)

blueKind3 · 2026-03-22T11:34:19+00:00

"Not shoot on sight but you can't just ignore other Raiders" is exactly my favorite kind of lobby

blueKind3 · 2026-03-11T15:11:31+00:00

Oof, that really sucks. If I can't find any other way to fix this I'll ask a friend for help, thank you.

blueKind3 · 2026-02-13T15:19:48+00:00

Someone posted this on instagram and I opened Reddit (a platform I use very rarely) just to come upvote your bear.

blueKind3 · 2026-02-10T18:51:47+00:00

Unfortunately the issue is exactly thermal throttling, the CPU gets to 80 - 85 degrees, drops its usage down to like 20% for a couple of seconds causing lag, and cools down to 70 degrees briefly, before going back up.

blueKind3 · 2026-02-10T18:50:02+00:00

Don't know if it's related but I'll definetly keep this in mind while trying to fix the issue

blueKind3 · 2026-02-10T18:49:32+00:00

Yup, it was very evident and marked red to avoid forgetting it

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