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<blockquote data-quote="Mesh Hong" data-source="post: 4814105" data-attributes="member: 73463"><p><span style="color: white">I like your Giant Squid. I especially like the <strong>Reflexive Squeeze</strong> power, thats a really nice (and nasty) reaction power.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: white">For comparison here is a Giant Squid that I recently used against my level 14 party.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Shadowfell Leviathan</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Level 16 Solo Brute</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Gargantuan Shadow Beast XP 7,000</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Initiative</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> +13 <strong>Senses</strong> Perception +12</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">HP</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 955; <strong>Bloodied</strong> 477, <strong>see Leviathan Tactics</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">AC</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 30; <strong>Fortitude</strong> 31, <strong>Reflex</strong> 30, <strong>Will</strong> 27</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Saving Throws</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> +5</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Speed</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 6 swim, 2 crawl</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Action Points</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 2</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" /> <strong>Tentacle Slam</strong> (Standard; at-will)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Reach 4; attack +19 vs. AC; 1d10+7 damage</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/m.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":melee:" title="Melee :melee:" data-shortname=":melee:" /> <strong>Tentacle Grab</strong> (Standard; at-will)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Reach 4; attack +17 vs. Reflex; 1d6+7 damage; on hit target is grabbed </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">and takes 5 ongoing crushing damage (escape ends)</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/m.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":melee:" title="Melee :melee:" data-shortname=":melee:" /> <strong>Tentacle Crush</strong> (Standard; at-will) </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">♦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 1/round each target</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Target must be grabbed at start of Leviathans turn; attack +17 vs. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Fortitude; 2d10+7 damage; on hit target is dazed (save ends)</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/m.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":melee:" title="Melee :melee:" data-shortname=":melee:" /> <strong>Lashing Tentacles</strong> (Standard; at-will)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Leviathan makes up to 6 attacks; these can be Slam, Grab or Crush </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">attacks; Leviathan must attack as many different targets in range as </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">possible</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/m.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":melee:" title="Melee :melee:" data-shortname=":melee:" /> <strong>Swallow Whole</strong> (Standard; at-will) </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">♦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> surfaced only</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Target must be grabbed at start of Leviathans turn; attack +17 vs. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Reflex; 2d8+7 damage; on hit target is swallowed and removed from play, </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">swallowed creature takes ongoing 5 crushing and 5 acid damage and can </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">only take basic one handed melee attacks (vs. 18 AC) if swallowed </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">creature is still alive on Leviathans death it is disgorged in any adjacent </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">square</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/c.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":close:" title="Close :close:" data-shortname=":close:" /> <strong>Acidic Shadow Cloud</strong> (Standard; recharge <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/5.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":5:" title="Five :5:" data-shortname=":5:" /><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/6.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":6:" title="Six :6:" data-shortname=":6:" />) </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">♦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> acid, surfaced only</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Close blast 6; attack +17 vs. Fortitude; 3d10+5 acid damage; on hit </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">target is blinded (save ends) and takes 10 ongoing acid damage (save </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">ends); half damage on a miss</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Shadow Swim</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> (Move; at-will) </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">♦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> in water</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Leviathan may shift 3 squares as a move action when in water</span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Leviathan Tactics</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">A submerged Leviathan can only use Slam, Grab and Crush tentacle </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">powers. When Bloodied Leviathan surfaces and gains access to all its </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">powers.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Alignment</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Unaligned <strong>Languages</strong> </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Str</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 24 (+15) <strong>Dex</strong> 20 (+13) <strong>Wis</strong> 18 (+12)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Con</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 21 (+13) <strong>Int</strong> 8 (+7) <strong>Cha</strong> 6 (+6)</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mesh Hong, post: 4814105, member: 73463"] [COLOR=white]I like your Giant Squid. I especially like the [B]Reflexive Squeeze[/B] power, thats a really nice (and nasty) reaction power.[/COLOR] [COLOR=white]For comparison here is a Giant Squid that I recently used against my level 14 party.[/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]Shadowfell Leviathan[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] Level 16 Solo Brute[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Gargantuan Shadow Beast XP 7,000[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Initiative[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] +13 [B]Senses[/B] Perception +12[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]HP[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 955; [B]Bloodied[/B] 477, [B]see Leviathan Tactics[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]AC[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 30; [B]Fortitude[/B] 31, [B]Reflex[/B] 30, [B]Will[/B] 27[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Saving Throws[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] +5[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Speed[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 6 swim, 2 crawl[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Action Points[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 2[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]:bmelee: [B]Tentacle Slam[/B] (Standard; at-will)[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Reach 4; attack +19 vs. AC; 1d10+7 damage[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]:melee: [B]Tentacle Grab[/B] (Standard; at-will)[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Reach 4; attack +17 vs. Reflex; 1d6+7 damage; on hit target is grabbed [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]and takes 5 ongoing crushing damage (escape ends)[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]:melee: [B]Tentacle Crush[/B] (Standard; at-will) [/FONT][B][FONT=Times New Roman]♦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Verdana] 1/round each target[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Target must be grabbed at start of Leviathans turn; attack +17 vs. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Fortitude; 2d10+7 damage; on hit target is dazed (save ends)[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]:melee: [B]Lashing Tentacles[/B] (Standard; at-will)[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Leviathan makes up to 6 attacks; these can be Slam, Grab or Crush [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]attacks; Leviathan must attack as many different targets in range as [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]possible[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]:melee: [B]Swallow Whole[/B] (Standard; at-will) [/FONT][B][FONT=Times New Roman]♦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Verdana] surfaced only[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Target must be grabbed at start of Leviathans turn; attack +17 vs. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Reflex; 2d8+7 damage; on hit target is swallowed and removed from play, [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]swallowed creature takes ongoing 5 crushing and 5 acid damage and can [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]only take basic one handed melee attacks (vs. 18 AC) if swallowed [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]creature is still alive on Leviathans death it is disgorged in any adjacent [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]square[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]:close: [B]Acidic Shadow Cloud[/B] (Standard; recharge :5::6:) [/FONT][B][FONT=Times New Roman]♦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Verdana] acid, surfaced only[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Close blast 6; attack +17 vs. Fortitude; 3d10+5 acid damage; on hit [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]target is blinded (save ends) and takes 10 ongoing acid damage (save [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]ends); half damage on a miss[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Shadow Swim[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] (Move; at-will) [/FONT][B][FONT=Times New Roman]♦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Verdana] in water[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Leviathan may shift 3 squares as a move action when in water[/COLOR][/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Leviathan Tactics[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]A submerged Leviathan can only use Slam, Grab and Crush tentacle [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]powers. When Bloodied Leviathan surfaces and gains access to all its [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]powers.[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Alignment[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] Unaligned [B]Languages[/B] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Str[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 24 (+15) [B]Dex[/B] 20 (+13) [B]Wis[/B] 18 (+12)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Con[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 21 (+13) [B]Int[/B] 8 (+7) [B]Cha[/B] 6 (+6)[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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