Chris Mortika RPG Superstar 2010 Top 16 |
So I probably shouldn't suggest to you an encounter of balors RIDING tarrasques and great wyrm reds?
Well, I don't recall anybody ever designing the adventure of "what you really perceive when hit with a phantasmal killer effect". But you've got a good start there. I'd suggest adding templates to the tarrasques, and giving the balors a couple of levels of Summoner.
Or just, you know, add in the vampire monk sorcerer rakshasa.
Hey, we never said who's nightmare this was.
Eric Morton RPG Superstar 2009 Top 16, 2012 Top 32 , Marathon Voter Season 6, Marathon Voter Season 7, Marathon Voter Season 8, Marathon Voter Season 9 aka Epic Meepo |
yoda8myhead wrote:So I probably shouldn't suggest to you an encounter of balors RIDING tarrasques and great wyrm reds?
wads up tarrasque encounter and throws it in the pile with the great wyrm red dragon and balor encounters.
Don't be silly. Everyone knows tarrasques and great wyrm reds ride balors, not the other way around. :)
Tom Phillips Contributor, RPG Superstar 2010 Top 16, 2011 Top 32, 2012 Top 4 |
Chris Mortika wrote:Hey, we never said who's nightmare this was.No... NOOOO!
D'oh!
Crumples up his 'The Night the Flumphs Ate Augustana' scenario draft.Dan Jones RPG Superstar 2012 Top 32 , Dedicated Voter Season 6, Star Voter Season 7, Dedicated Voter Season 8, Star Voter Season 9 aka SmiloDan |
Chris Mortika wrote:How so, Dan? Last week, as an exercise, I statted up just about all the monster concepts, and of the 16 that made it through, I recall only one that I thought was made unworkable with a CR6 / 700 word restriction.When all is said and done, I am curious which one was unworkable (to you).
I figure some of the top 16 are high CR based on their powers, history, story, and concept. For example, the astrumal and haga. One is a quasi-beholder, the other a nigh epic prophecy beast, kind of like an evil phoenix.
But these guys are superstars; they can probably make CR 1 dragons that are fun (and actually CR 1!).
I know one of my issues with monster design is coming up with neat feat combos that just bump up the CR because I need more HD for feats, and I feel awkward giving out 6 bonus feats or whatever.