Happened tonight, just got lvl 4 time to face AoE save or die (yes the level 9 spell in the form of a CR 4 char xD)
I haven't read the monster entry yet. I'd assume there was a way of blocking the wail, such as covering your ears, much like you can close your eyes to avoid petrification.
With the save DC only being 13, and the effect of failing only being reduced to 0 hit points (not actually dying outright), it's pretty rare that an entire party is going to both be in the area of effect (unless they have no idea what a banshee is) and fail their saves.
I take him at his word that his party TPK'd. I'd like to know more so I don't unintentionally TPK my own group.
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That's awesome. Sounds like a great game.
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I've down a few different level 1 party with 4-5 kobolds.
Cue the players all running at the banshee
"Guys, I just said the banshee has a dangerous wail!"
"Yeah, and you just said it'd already used it's wail today! So were rushing it!"
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On Halloween night I DM'd a special one off from 8 till midnight. We are running the Hoard of the Dragon Queen. My players were travelling with the caravan when they were suddenly surrounded by a strange fog. When the mists abated they were in a different world with two moons (though some rhought they could see a third). After encounters with werewlves and gypsies, the group decided to try and sneak into the large burned out fortress on the hill (the fortress looked like a large black rose from the distance). They tried to sneak into the fortress through some mines. They drew the attention of the 7 banshees in the fortress and tried to barricade themselves in a dead end cave (in spite of my warnig that there was no other way out). The group then proceeded to atack through the cave entrance in spite of the banshees at first trying to parlay... 2 out of 10 3rd and 4th level characters walked out of the cave... While the rest are at 0 HP they went down heroically (though admittedly a little stupidly). The cleric really shined turning 4 of the 7 banshees, but not until after the initial wail. Almost a TPK, but great fun was hd by all.
Heck, I almost TP'd my group with some bullywugs. 
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