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<blockquote data-quote="gamefreak180" data-source="post: 6738258" data-attributes="member: 6803131"><p>ok so realized i was posting in the wrong part of the forums and with a little over a week till halloween need some advice on a boss monster </p><p>So i am running a small adventure for my group on halloween and need advice on the main villain the horseman I have one created however I am not sure about his CR and if he needs more or less added. He is meant to go against a party of 2. a Sorcerer and a ranger are the players they are level 10 with a custom animal companion that sort of acts as a weaker 3rd player.</p><p>here is his stats and thoughts comments and suggestions are very much welcomed this is my first time trying to create a boss from scratch without any framework. </p><p>the mount is a nightmare and they stages are due to my party members easily chewing through hp pools and to add some depth to the fight.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Headless Horseman</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">med undead</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Ac18</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Hp stage 1 150 stage 2 250</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Saves Str+9 Dex +5 Con+8 Int+5 Wis+7 Cha+14</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Legendary resistance 3per day if the hoseman fails a saving throw he can choose to succeed instead</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">20 Str +5</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">12 Dex +1</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">18 Con +4</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">12 Int +1</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">16 Wis +3</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">22 Cha +6</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Immune- Poison, Fear, Charm, Stunned, deafened, Fire, psychic, necrotic</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Resistant- Piercing, Acid, </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Vulnerable- radiant, Cold </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Mount +5 1d6 bashing +1d6 fire + 3</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Jack o Flail reach 15ft min distance 10 ft +8 2d6 bashing +5 + 2d6 fire damage </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">on a hit the target and all those adjacent take 1d6 fire damage </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">a bonus action is needed to start spinning the weapon before it can be used</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Horseman’s Sword +8 1d8(or 1d10) +5 +2d6 fire damage on a 20 the target is decapitated</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">attacks twice </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">hand axe +8 1d6+ 5 + 2d6 fire damage</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">can be thrown 10ft</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Jack o lantern toss(3 times per day) dc 18 dex for half damage 10d6 fire damage</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">range 150ft 20ft blast radius</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Army of the Damned (1 time per day)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">summon 3d6 skeletons or 1d6 flaming skulls</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Special- if a character hold the horseman’s skull they can use a bonus action to cause a member of the party to take half damage until the beginning of their next turn. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Stage 1 </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">the horseman focuses on using its ranged attacks starting off with Army of the damned and a jack o lantern toss, then until a party member gets close uses the flail.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Stage 2 </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">he loses his mount and then begins to commit to melee combat attacking with ferocity working to down one party member at a time</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">stage 3? </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">should the horseman die he returns the next night at full strength. unless he head is rejoined with the body on hallowed ground where he is permanently destroyed.</span></span><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gamefreak180, post: 6738258, member: 6803131"] ok so realized i was posting in the wrong part of the forums and with a little over a week till halloween need some advice on a boss monster So i am running a small adventure for my group on halloween and need advice on the main villain the horseman I have one created however I am not sure about his CR and if he needs more or less added. He is meant to go against a party of 2. a Sorcerer and a ranger are the players they are level 10 with a custom animal companion that sort of acts as a weaker 3rd player. here is his stats and thoughts comments and suggestions are very much welcomed this is my first time trying to create a boss from scratch without any framework. the mount is a nightmare and they stages are due to my party members easily chewing through hp pools and to add some depth to the fight. [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Headless Horseman[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]med undead[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Ac18[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Hp stage 1 150 stage 2 250[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Saves Str+9 Dex +5 Con+8 Int+5 Wis+7 Cha+14[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Legendary resistance 3per day if the hoseman fails a saving throw he can choose to succeed instead[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]20 Str +5[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]12 Dex +1[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]18 Con +4[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]12 Int +1[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]16 Wis +3[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]22 Cha +6[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Immune- Poison, Fear, Charm, Stunned, deafened, Fire, psychic, necrotic[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Resistant- Piercing, Acid, [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Vulnerable- radiant, Cold [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Mount +5 1d6 bashing +1d6 fire + 3[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Jack o Flail reach 15ft min distance 10 ft +8 2d6 bashing +5 + 2d6 fire damage [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]on a hit the target and all those adjacent take 1d6 fire damage [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]a bonus action is needed to start spinning the weapon before it can be used[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Horseman’s Sword +8 1d8(or 1d10) +5 +2d6 fire damage on a 20 the target is decapitated[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]attacks twice [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]hand axe +8 1d6+ 5 + 2d6 fire damage[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]can be thrown 10ft[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Jack o lantern toss(3 times per day) dc 18 dex for half damage 10d6 fire damage[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]range 150ft 20ft blast radius[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Army of the Damned (1 time per day)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]summon 3d6 skeletons or 1d6 flaming skulls[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Special- if a character hold the horseman’s skull they can use a bonus action to cause a member of the party to take half damage until the beginning of their next turn. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Stage 1 [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]the horseman focuses on using its ranged attacks starting off with Army of the damned and a jack o lantern toss, then until a party member gets close uses the flail.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Stage 2 [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]he loses his mount and then begins to commit to melee combat attacking with ferocity working to down one party member at a time[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]stage 3? [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]should the horseman die he returns the next night at full strength. unless he head is rejoined with the body on hallowed ground where he is permanently destroyed.[/FONT][/COLOR][LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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