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<blockquote data-quote="paradox42" data-source="post: 3145411" data-attributes="member: 29746"><p>Seems to compare somewhat favorably with a Balor, but I can't shake the feeling that this isn't quite CR 20. 180 hit points, even with that DR, strikes me as too low for a creature of that magnitude, and that AC is a joke to any serious fighter at that level. But then again, there is the miss chance, which is as good as non-dispellable, so maybe that can make the difference. The fact that its melee attack is a touch attack is a nice ability though, admittedly.</p><p></p><p>At 20th level, most parties with time to prepare for the encounter would give everybody <em>Mind Blank</em> as a matter of course, so the Mind-Affecting powers become useless unless the Aspect rolls well on a Dispel check- and it only gets one real chance to dispel, that being with <em>Greater Dispel Magic</em>. Regular <em>Dispel</em> caps at a +10 bonus, which means it needs a 21 on a d20 to dispel a 20th-level caster's effect. And of course, against a 20th-level caster, SR 29 only protects 40% of the time, but then again the Big Bad Balor only has SR 28 so this seems fairly average.</p><p></p><p>Does the Entropic Dependency mean that if the characters can somehow destroy the thing the Aspect is tied to, then it goes bye-bye even though it technically never moved away from it?</p><p></p><p>Also, you forgot to note what its regeneration is negated by- if it takes normal damage from Silver or Good weapons, there should be a note to that effect; likewise, if it's a Tarrasque (and nothing can kill it but putting more nonlethal on it than it has hit points and then <em>Wishing</em> it to stay dead) then that should be noted. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>And yes, I know this is being designed for characters of much lower level as a BBEG- but if you're going to make it CR 20, don't think of the poor 13th-15th level schlubs who will be facing it- think of the 20th-level characters which, going by base rules setup, <strong>should</strong> be facing it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> So make it CR <strong>20</strong>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="paradox42, post: 3145411, member: 29746"] Seems to compare somewhat favorably with a Balor, but I can't shake the feeling that this isn't quite CR 20. 180 hit points, even with that DR, strikes me as too low for a creature of that magnitude, and that AC is a joke to any serious fighter at that level. But then again, there is the miss chance, which is as good as non-dispellable, so maybe that can make the difference. The fact that its melee attack is a touch attack is a nice ability though, admittedly. At 20th level, most parties with time to prepare for the encounter would give everybody [i]Mind Blank[/i] as a matter of course, so the Mind-Affecting powers become useless unless the Aspect rolls well on a Dispel check- and it only gets one real chance to dispel, that being with [i]Greater Dispel Magic[/i]. Regular [i]Dispel[/i] caps at a +10 bonus, which means it needs a 21 on a d20 to dispel a 20th-level caster's effect. And of course, against a 20th-level caster, SR 29 only protects 40% of the time, but then again the Big Bad Balor only has SR 28 so this seems fairly average. Does the Entropic Dependency mean that if the characters can somehow destroy the thing the Aspect is tied to, then it goes bye-bye even though it technically never moved away from it? Also, you forgot to note what its regeneration is negated by- if it takes normal damage from Silver or Good weapons, there should be a note to that effect; likewise, if it's a Tarrasque (and nothing can kill it but putting more nonlethal on it than it has hit points and then [i]Wishing[/i] it to stay dead) then that should be noted. :) And yes, I know this is being designed for characters of much lower level as a BBEG- but if you're going to make it CR 20, don't think of the poor 13th-15th level schlubs who will be facing it- think of the 20th-level characters which, going by base rules setup, [b]should[/b] be facing it. :) So make it CR [b]20[/b]. [/QUOTE]
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