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<blockquote data-quote="Dialexis" data-source="post: 3149534" data-attributes="member: 42583"><p>Solarious,</p><p></p><p>Well, it isn't every day someone creates a soul-sucking fiend and names it after you, right? (Especiallly since it is an uber-soul-sucking uber-fiend!). The tip of the hat is nice. </p><p></p><p>Funny thing is, I hadn't checked the thread in a while, and here I go plodding along in a Planewalker forum, and <wham> someone says, "Hey, there is an Astraloth named Dialexis", and gives a link to this site. Needless to say, I had a good long chuckle.</p><p></p><p>But of course, after the chuckle was the intake of breadth at seeing the PC-killing abomination before our eyes. </p><p></p><p>Well, I checked out the Minspy, and I really liked it a lot. </p><p></p><p>Two minor points:</p><p></p><p>1. The CR seems off, since the 5 levels don't seem to be ascociated levels, and thus should be +1 CR/2 levels, so the Mindspy Astraloth should be CR 21 (which is more like what it is -though Epic is always hard to pin down, since the comparative data is few and convoluted).</p><p></p><p>2. As for the +8 profane ability -don't sweat it -it is necessary for the build to have relevancy. However, to make the addition sound less arbitrary, and to increase flavor, make the +8 bonus come from something -i.e. like an embedded psicrystal in its forehead (constructed in the Pits of Khin-Oin, and implanted in the 'loth labratories). Thus, the item could have several other powers -essentially being like the equivalent to the Night Hag's Heartstone -making the Astraloth tougher, but also providing *some* treasure for victorious PCs -like gem golems). </p><p>This flavor building sets them apart, as well as creating a unique visual dynamic.</p><p>I could see for instance, an upper echleon Ultraloth having a cadre of these elite Mindspy Astraloth (or maybe being favored servants of one of the Demented or other Baernaloth in slaying/spying on said Ultraloth -hence puppeteer, turned puppet). </p><p>Finally, the "construct-graft" could help to justify the CR being a little higher -even CR 22 would be fine.</p><p></p><p>The Dialexis Astraloth is a daunting task indeed. I'll have to look it over at another time (I don't have my copy on the ELH on hand -and would want to make vast reference comparisons with the 3.5 Complete epic revisions, as well as the work DF has done).</p><p></p><p>Moreover, anything so ghastly powerful is something I'd like to flag by Shemeska and say, "hey, could something like this exist currently in your cosmology?" -since her/his SH is not done, and so extrapolations are hard to make. </p><p></p><p>Once again, Solarious, very good job.</p><p></p><p>(hopefully, though, you might not be upset if I say that Dialexis is not such a good name for a paragon Astraloth -since Dialexis as a term has a meaning already, one which is antithetical to an Astraloth).</p><p></p><p>As always, it is a pleasure conversing and swapping thoughts (as long as Delinesar isn't listening...)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dialexis, post: 3149534, member: 42583"] Solarious, Well, it isn't every day someone creates a soul-sucking fiend and names it after you, right? (Especiallly since it is an uber-soul-sucking uber-fiend!). The tip of the hat is nice. Funny thing is, I hadn't checked the thread in a while, and here I go plodding along in a Planewalker forum, and <wham> someone says, "Hey, there is an Astraloth named Dialexis", and gives a link to this site. Needless to say, I had a good long chuckle. But of course, after the chuckle was the intake of breadth at seeing the PC-killing abomination before our eyes. Well, I checked out the Minspy, and I really liked it a lot. Two minor points: 1. The CR seems off, since the 5 levels don't seem to be ascociated levels, and thus should be +1 CR/2 levels, so the Mindspy Astraloth should be CR 21 (which is more like what it is -though Epic is always hard to pin down, since the comparative data is few and convoluted). 2. As for the +8 profane ability -don't sweat it -it is necessary for the build to have relevancy. However, to make the addition sound less arbitrary, and to increase flavor, make the +8 bonus come from something -i.e. like an embedded psicrystal in its forehead (constructed in the Pits of Khin-Oin, and implanted in the 'loth labratories). Thus, the item could have several other powers -essentially being like the equivalent to the Night Hag's Heartstone -making the Astraloth tougher, but also providing *some* treasure for victorious PCs -like gem golems). This flavor building sets them apart, as well as creating a unique visual dynamic. I could see for instance, an upper echleon Ultraloth having a cadre of these elite Mindspy Astraloth (or maybe being favored servants of one of the Demented or other Baernaloth in slaying/spying on said Ultraloth -hence puppeteer, turned puppet). Finally, the "construct-graft" could help to justify the CR being a little higher -even CR 22 would be fine. The Dialexis Astraloth is a daunting task indeed. I'll have to look it over at another time (I don't have my copy on the ELH on hand -and would want to make vast reference comparisons with the 3.5 Complete epic revisions, as well as the work DF has done). Moreover, anything so ghastly powerful is something I'd like to flag by Shemeska and say, "hey, could something like this exist currently in your cosmology?" -since her/his SH is not done, and so extrapolations are hard to make. Once again, Solarious, very good job. (hopefully, though, you might not be upset if I say that Dialexis is not such a good name for a paragon Astraloth -since Dialexis as a term has a meaning already, one which is antithetical to an Astraloth). As always, it is a pleasure conversing and swapping thoughts (as long as Delinesar isn't listening...) [/QUOTE]
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