Normally, when a mistake is made in combat, my policy is to just ignore it and move on. So, if you discover that the big bad NPC had immunity to fire just after the party mage hits him with a fireball, he's still toasted. It won't work again, but that's the extent to which I generally retcon things. Likewise, if the party cleric flame strike's the big bad, and doesn't take into account that the rogue is going to be hit before he rolls damage, the rogue is dead. Sorry.
Of course, when the DM discovers he's been using the stats for a Storm giant instead of a Stone giant during the combat, and there's about to be a total party kill...
When I first discovered the mistake, my first instinct was to ignore it, continue using the Storm giant stats, and award XP accordingly. It rapidly became apparent that the party was about to be wiped out, which wasn't really something I could allow. A TPK under normal circumstances is one thing, but that would be entirely another.
Needless to say, it was all a bit embarrassing. Still, I'll get you next week.
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