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<blockquote data-quote="Agglomérante" data-source="post: 6461712" data-attributes="member: 7340"><p>I compared the Minotaur with the Minotaur Skeleton to get an idea of how to scale the stats for a Purple Worm Skeleton. The only things needing to change are:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">88% of the hit points (217 hp)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">an AC of 12 (natural armour) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">half wisdom</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">half charisma</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">same damage, but it can't swallow or poison</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">challenge rating 8 (purple worm is 15)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">all those undead abilities</li> </ul><p></p><p>The challenge rating changes dramatically compared to the Minotaur Skeleton (2) vs Minotaur (3). That's because the purple worm skeleton's swallow attack is now mostly funny with the worst consequence being a PC tumbling into a rib cage, plus the tail is no longer venomous. </p><p></p><p>Using the monster stats by challenge rating table on p. 274 of the DMG ...</p><p></p><p>The offensive challenge rating is 6: a bite for 22 and a tail sting for 19, for a total of 41 damage</p><p></p><p>The defensive challenge rating is 10: 217 hp</p><p></p><p>That would average out to 8, but the Purple Worm attack bonus is +9, which is 2 higher than a CR 8 monster, so the CR is supposed to go up one rank to 9.</p><p></p><p>So that's your Purple Worm Skeleton!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Agglomérante, post: 6461712, member: 7340"] I compared the Minotaur with the Minotaur Skeleton to get an idea of how to scale the stats for a Purple Worm Skeleton. The only things needing to change are: [LIST] [*]88% of the hit points (217 hp) [*]an AC of 12 (natural armour) [*]half wisdom [*]half charisma [*]same damage, but it can't swallow or poison [*]challenge rating 8 (purple worm is 15) [*]all those undead abilities [/LIST] The challenge rating changes dramatically compared to the Minotaur Skeleton (2) vs Minotaur (3). That's because the purple worm skeleton's swallow attack is now mostly funny with the worst consequence being a PC tumbling into a rib cage, plus the tail is no longer venomous. Using the monster stats by challenge rating table on p. 274 of the DMG ... The offensive challenge rating is 6: a bite for 22 and a tail sting for 19, for a total of 41 damage The defensive challenge rating is 10: 217 hp That would average out to 8, but the Purple Worm attack bonus is +9, which is 2 higher than a CR 8 monster, so the CR is supposed to go up one rank to 9. So that's your Purple Worm Skeleton! [/QUOTE]
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