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<blockquote data-quote="Mesh Hong" data-source="post: 5213643" data-attributes="member: 73463"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">There is nothing wrong with your creature as a standard elite, I like Telekinetic Shove and Mental Intrusion (which I think should really be a recharge power), but this encounter looks like an excuse for some serious psychic effects to me. From your description this is a major encounter with a very powerful artefact/creature that can control or assimilate large areas and populations (you aren’t very clear exactly what it does or has done plot wise).</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Also with 7 PCs you are probably needing a serious threat.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">How about building the encounter as a solo that projects (or is controlling) a group of creatures. The giant crystal could just sit there at the back while it is directing the actions of its thralls (that are just psychic projections made real by its immense power). All the damage the creatures take is actually taken from the crystal itself (not the projections), then when it becomes bloodied the projections fade away and the PCs must fight the crystal itself which then becomes fully active.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">If the crystal is attacked before it is bloodied it could have a reaction that would have a serious effect, I’m thinking an attack that would effectively remove the PC from combat (save ends).</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Anyway I will try and give you an example to show you what I am thinking. In the meantime feel free to give me a slap if I am going off at a tangent!</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mesh Hong, post: 5213643, member: 73463"] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]There is nothing wrong with your creature as a standard elite, I like Telekinetic Shove and Mental Intrusion (which I think should really be a recharge power), but this encounter looks like an excuse for some serious psychic effects to me. From your description this is a major encounter with a very powerful artefact/creature that can control or assimilate large areas and populations (you aren’t very clear exactly what it does or has done plot wise).[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Also with 7 PCs you are probably needing a serious threat.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]How about building the encounter as a solo that projects (or is controlling) a group of creatures. The giant crystal could just sit there at the back while it is directing the actions of its thralls (that are just psychic projections made real by its immense power). All the damage the creatures take is actually taken from the crystal itself (not the projections), then when it becomes bloodied the projections fade away and the PCs must fight the crystal itself which then becomes fully active.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]If the crystal is attacked before it is bloodied it could have a reaction that would have a serious effect, I’m thinking an attack that would effectively remove the PC from combat (save ends).[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white] [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Anyway I will try and give you an example to show you what I am thinking. In the meantime feel free to give me a slap if I am going off at a tangent![/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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