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<blockquote data-quote="Neonchameleon" data-source="post: 5946757" data-attributes="member: 87792"><p>Comments I PMd them by Kickstarter:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">I'm unconvinced. I'd fund the kickstarter for what looked to me like a very good 4e bestiary (I already have several official ones). But just scanning the design of al three previewed monsters makes me raise my eyebrows.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">The pact drake's math is clearly wrong. It has the hit points of the gear drake, and about the same defences. Despite being level 12 as against level 5. It also has an utterly pointless claw attack - there is never a reason not to bite instead. And I imagine pacifying breath to be really really annoying in play.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">The gear drake appears to be based on pre-MM3 math. It again has redundant claws attacks. But ultimately the problem with it is that it isn't artillery. Artillery should be more dangerous at range than in melee and it simply isn't (unless playing kite). It does as much damage in melee and gets +2 to hit with its bite (which is effectively putting the bite on the high damage expression and the ranged attack on medium). The fly speed is missing a maneuverability rating (and with artillery like that the flight maneuverability really matters). I might buy it as a skirmisher (with the increased defences) but it isn't artillery.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Zobek Legionnaire? Let me get this right. As an at will it has a sword attack followed by a shield bash. In short it has one attack at the medium damage expression and one at the low - for a combined at will at the Limited level. And it's a soldier? (Besides that Clockwork Resilliance doesn't make me think of clockwork. Give me something based on the tick-tock rhythm - something active for preferance that the PCs can eventually use for an advantage - for instance always alternating sword then crossbow attacks)</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">I'm afraid when all three of your monster previews are not things I believe I can use as written I'm not going to fund the kickstarter.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neonchameleon, post: 5946757, member: 87792"] Comments I PMd them by Kickstarter: [INDENT]I'm unconvinced. I'd fund the kickstarter for what looked to me like a very good 4e bestiary (I already have several official ones). But just scanning the design of al three previewed monsters makes me raise my eyebrows. The pact drake's math is clearly wrong. It has the hit points of the gear drake, and about the same defences. Despite being level 12 as against level 5. It also has an utterly pointless claw attack - there is never a reason not to bite instead. And I imagine pacifying breath to be really really annoying in play. The gear drake appears to be based on pre-MM3 math. It again has redundant claws attacks. But ultimately the problem with it is that it isn't artillery. Artillery should be more dangerous at range than in melee and it simply isn't (unless playing kite). It does as much damage in melee and gets +2 to hit with its bite (which is effectively putting the bite on the high damage expression and the ranged attack on medium). The fly speed is missing a maneuverability rating (and with artillery like that the flight maneuverability really matters). I might buy it as a skirmisher (with the increased defences) but it isn't artillery. Zobek Legionnaire? Let me get this right. As an at will it has a sword attack followed by a shield bash. In short it has one attack at the medium damage expression and one at the low - for a combined at will at the Limited level. And it's a soldier? (Besides that Clockwork Resilliance doesn't make me think of clockwork. Give me something based on the tick-tock rhythm - something active for preferance that the PCs can eventually use for an advantage - for instance always alternating sword then crossbow attacks) I'm afraid when all three of your monster previews are not things I believe I can use as written I'm not going to fund the kickstarter. [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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