Ornstein and Smough Encounter

[Spectre9000]

How would you translate the Ornstein and Smough fight from Dark Souls into a D&D encounter?

[Sander]

Ornstein & Smough? Easy...
DM: "You enter the forsaken cathedral, and are greeted by 2 golden figures, one small and one large"
Players: "Alright, we roll for initiative, I've got an ... "
DM: "You die"
Players: "But..."
DM: "Alright, you die again"
Players: "..."
Proceed to bask in your party-wiping glory

[Magic Myrmidon]

In 5e? Smough's probably a frenzy barbarian, and I'd say Ornstein's a Champion fighter. Pretty high level, both of 'em. When one of 'em dies, make the other large, full heal them, and probably give them another level or two in the other's class.

[Norts]

I'd actually use monster stats for them. Some sort of golem or giant maybe for smough. Ornstein...maybe enhance some higher powered npc statblock? Or use something like the orc warchief block and add some lightning damage.

[krugaan]

it would be hard to do given that everything in DS is about dodging and blocking, and you can conspicuously do neither in DnD (at least, you know, on command).

Smough could be a custom iron golem, Ornstein could be ... i dunno, something else lightning based that wields a lance. Is there anything like that?

[Douche]

I'd give Smough a charging attack that hits everyone in a line, that'd be pretty cool. Make positioning matter a lot