DDAL-DRW-05 Uncertain Scrutiny

Hi, I was wondering if the BBEG in the final encounter used the archmage stats over the simulacrum stats?

Since I"m not allowed to review it for "reasons" yet. I'm doing this. I just played through this and then bought it just so I could double check the mechanics in this module. This module would be a good Tier 4 Module as a tier 3 it sucks donkey balls. The first part uses Plot Magic to force characters to play it one way and if you don't play it the Writers way you get punished by more plot magic. Its an auto lose. If your story has to ignore game mechanics to work, you're just a lazy storyteller. Then there is a fight with several Tier 4 monsters in an encounter in the same fight, plus a bunch of other NPCs. We tired to not go the murderhobo route but then the module has a written in auto fight room. No amount of stealth matters. There is an interesting fight where you have to deal random fire damage, but the part of that fight which is utter crap is the auto damage grinder. There is no way to get around the auto damage for groups without teleport effects. No save, no ability check to get around...See more just you have to suck it up. Again more lazy writing. The module made me think the writer was hurt by someone and this was his response to that pain. While I liked the write up of the Boss fight mostly the fact it starts with auto surprise for the bad guys is crap. As it ignores all game mechanics to allow that too happen.