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<blockquote data-quote="Solarious" data-source="post: 3099990" data-attributes="member: 27346"><p>Well, I've eyeballed the thing. It has a lot of potent defences, but lacks any powerful magical offense to fall back on. It also doesn't have the sheer damage potential that a CR20 has, and the deadliest part of an Astraloth, it's tentacles and it's accompanying Energy Drains, can be held at bay by Death Ward. The AC also is a shade under a Pit Fiend's. I'd say it is somewhere in the upper shade of 18, maybe the lower end of 19.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I bombed Move Silently completely and invested in Concentration instead. Astraloths are incorpereal, and incorpereals don't make any noise if they don't want to. I'd say the physical brute it can unload can be explained off as a side effect of the bizzare dimensional mechanics involved in making one, seeing as they're incorpereal even on the Etheral.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'd like examples of which feats you would use on such a example. I don't have the BoVD, and lots of those sound wicked for an Epic-threat level Mindspy Astraloth prowling around for it's prey. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious :]" data-shortname=":]" /></p><p></p><p>By the by, I passed up Weapon Finesse (you'll only get a +1) and grabbed Improved Multiattack instead, eliminating any attack bonus woes. Makes the die rolling easy. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>I would argue the tail is the primary. It has more damage, and more range over the bite.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Already done.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That puts a new spin on things. I've bumped up the 'average' Astraloth's tentacle attacks to 8, which should be plenty of negative energy fun. I'll remember to give Paragon Astraloths the maximum 20 tentacle attacks.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I thought there was a feat for it, but I didn't see it where I thought I saw it before. I gave up on the idea and just gave Astraloths a new ability, the Thoughtouch quality. Just direction shouldn't be too much of a problem, since they can pass through walls and floors with ease. I hope you don't mind the restrictions I put on it. Astraloths are plenty nasty as they are already.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Done, done, and done. I made up a Interplanar Sending SLA with a quadruple <a href="http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0337.html" target="_blank">word capacity</a>. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Oh, and reliable planar penetration rate, since we all know our resident maker of new Yuggies won't settle for second best. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious :]" data-shortname=":]" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>I reiterate: <strong>TINKERING!!!!!!</strong> <img src="http://arcanofox.foxpaws.net/shemmychem.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>*swoon*</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oooh! Looks like I have a new encounter to look forward to in the future, in a time far, far away..... <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious :]" data-shortname=":]" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Solarious, post: 3099990, member: 27346"] Well, I've eyeballed the thing. It has a lot of potent defences, but lacks any powerful magical offense to fall back on. It also doesn't have the sheer damage potential that a CR20 has, and the deadliest part of an Astraloth, it's tentacles and it's accompanying Energy Drains, can be held at bay by Death Ward. The AC also is a shade under a Pit Fiend's. I'd say it is somewhere in the upper shade of 18, maybe the lower end of 19. I bombed Move Silently completely and invested in Concentration instead. Astraloths are incorpereal, and incorpereals don't make any noise if they don't want to. I'd say the physical brute it can unload can be explained off as a side effect of the bizzare dimensional mechanics involved in making one, seeing as they're incorpereal even on the Etheral. I'd like examples of which feats you would use on such a example. I don't have the BoVD, and lots of those sound wicked for an Epic-threat level Mindspy Astraloth prowling around for it's prey. :] By the by, I passed up Weapon Finesse (you'll only get a +1) and grabbed Improved Multiattack instead, eliminating any attack bonus woes. Makes the die rolling easy. ;) I would argue the tail is the primary. It has more damage, and more range over the bite. Already done. That puts a new spin on things. I've bumped up the 'average' Astraloth's tentacle attacks to 8, which should be plenty of negative energy fun. I'll remember to give Paragon Astraloths the maximum 20 tentacle attacks. I thought there was a feat for it, but I didn't see it where I thought I saw it before. I gave up on the idea and just gave Astraloths a new ability, the Thoughtouch quality. Just direction shouldn't be too much of a problem, since they can pass through walls and floors with ease. I hope you don't mind the restrictions I put on it. Astraloths are plenty nasty as they are already. Done, done, and done. I made up a Interplanar Sending SLA with a quadruple [url=http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0337.html]word capacity[/url]. ;) Oh, and reliable planar penetration rate, since we all know our resident maker of new Yuggies won't settle for second best. :] I reiterate: [b]TINKERING!!!!!![/b] [IMG]http://arcanofox.foxpaws.net/shemmychem.gif[/IMG] *swoon* :p Oooh! Looks like I have a new encounter to look forward to in the future, in a time far, far away..... :] :lol: [/QUOTE]
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