Originally shared by Thrythlind aka Luke Green
Well, of all the mages so far, Vanifer has put up the best fight. She managed a dominate person, which admittedly could have been against a better target but Fennle was the one chasing her and in view. So at least it lost Fennle one full action. Fennle also lost actions to putting out fires on herself from the elemental attacks.
Control abilities really won this fight. Shield Master, Grease, Channel Divinity, and also just avoiding allowing Vanifer from getting a firm place to cast her more dangerous spells from.
My original plan for this was to start Ignatia and the Chimera closer to the fight, but then realized that her message spell wouldn’t reach them. She knew about the alarm spell though and was able to maneuver the hobgoblins and elements. Then she used a scroll to cast the hallucinatory terrain before triggering the alarm and using an effect for a loud voice to call for aid.
The forges prevented the efreet and others there from hearing, but most everybody else came running. I also lost time not having Ignatia cast mage armor and fire shield before hitting the field, but she managed some good effect as well.
http://thrythlind.blogspot.jp/2017/10/vanifer-burns-out-princes-of-apocaverse.html