>Party makes it through the whole game from beginning to end. Some close calls, but no deaths surprisingly.
>After wading through hoards of enemies they manage to get to the center of down where BBEG, a Lv20 Blackguard and His Lv17 Wizard and Lv15 cleric await the coming of their god into the mortal realm.
>BBEG faces them down. "I knew it would be you guys. You just cant keep-"
>Party rogue interrupts him. "I activate the amulet of timestop I found in that ruin." Works once for 1d4 rounds, then burns itself out. They got a lucky roll. Gets a 3.
>Round 1 - Shadow hop behind BBEG, has **** to make it a move action. Takes already drawn bow, Manyshot, Splitting, +Sneak. Arrows leave bow and hang lifelessly in the air, because stopped time.
>Round 2 - Rapid shot, Splitting, +Sneak
>Round 3 - Rapid shot, Splitting, +Sneak
>Time starts again. BBEG gets ******** of arrows in the back, destroying his AC because buffs+back attack+surprise. Falls face down on the ground, dead.
>I play the GM fiat card and have half-summoned god be godly and res him because **** you, you do not beat my BBEG in the first characters surprise round.
>Party looks at me. Ohnoyoufcukingdidnt.png. Party is a team of hoarders, they've kept basically every magical mcguffin they've ever found since day one. Start pulling out all kinds of vague magical items.
>Long story short. BBEG spent more time unable to fight back, stunned, sickened, negative levels, STR reduced to 1, crushed under his own armor.
>Wizard is a smear of blood on the ground.
>Cleric isn't even in the same plane anymore.
>They take BBEG's greatsword which has a rod of immobility enbedded in the hilt. Stab BBEG through the back pinning him to the ground. Activate immobility. Then give him every way to regen health they had on hand to make him suffer through the passive damage of having a ******* sword in your chest.
>Broke the shrine to the god, stopping the summon.
>Hung out waiting for kings of nearby kingdoms to show up to show him what they'd done to their worst enemy of the last 50+ years. Took turns pissiing on BBEG's head as they waited.
>Kings, and Queens show up. Party is waiting. "Oh, thank you for reclaiming this land. What could we possibly-"
>Party has spent the last 2 years real time assisting these people time and time again. They have gained a lot of renown for their prowess.
>"We;re taking it."
>"What?"
>" We.re taking it. This land is ours now." Party leader points to BBEG suffering in a pool of his own blood and weakness. "He's stronger than all of you and your best men combined. Let him for ever be a reminder of what happens when someone ***** with us. We would also like to remind you we, indavidually, are wearing the relative worth of most of your kingdoms in enchanted **** . Expect trade negotiations to end by the end of next week."

And that is the story of how my party of renown heroes basically took over an entire continent in less than a minute. To get back at me for bringing back a BBEG with a GM fiat.