D&D 5E 5e EPIC MONSTER UPDATES

[dave2008]

Kord: Has a Kelmar Smite attack as a legendary action that's not described.

Short put: Does the creature thrown become prone as well? MAybe the creature hit should suffer half damage (a caver troll attack in 4e had the troll bash with a grappled enemy. If the grabbed creature was wearing heavy armor, the creature struck was stunned as well. Might be inspirational).

Sleeper Hold: Was if the creature grabbed doesn't need to breathe or similar?

Now, I know about bounded accuracy, but using his action for the round to summon creatures that are more than 20 CR below his own seems.... well, pointless. Unless he uses it as a buff, since he can apparently use this ability an unlimited numbers of times, filling the world with Berserkers and Hill Giants (i.e. it needs some restrictions on use). This point applies to Lolth as well.

"Kelmar" was originally "Kelmar's Smite," corrected now.

Yes, it was mentioned, but poorly worded. I have revised the description. The standard for the thrown action is to take the same damage - look at the Kraken in the MM.

A sleeper hold works by constricting blood-flow not air, so the effect wouldn't change. Now there are creatures where this attack wouldn't work and I think the standard is to include such riders, but I feel there are some many possibilities that I need to leave it open to DM discretion on this one.

Yes the berserkers would not be helpful in a battle of epic scale, but the would be at a feast - which is Kord's 2nd favorite past time. I have restricted it to 1/day.

Revised Kord has been posted. Thank you for the comments.

 

[dave2008]

Melora: Multiattack refers to Spear of the Wilds attack, which is not described.

Call of the Wild needs a restriction

Earthen Mistress is harsh on the DM "quick, make up CR 35 abilities that the goddess gets from becoming the land!"

Shape of the Wild needs tightening up, or every new beast, fey or plant added to the game will add to the DM's headache and bring about DruidZilla from editions past.

"Custos" was "Spear of the Wild," it has been corrected now.

Restriction added 1/day

Yes, it will be a challenge to use, but you don't have to use it. As mentioned in another thread, this may get moved to a portfolio check when those are developed, but no change for now.

I'm not concerened about it, no beast or fey or plant created by WotC will ever be more powerful than Melora. I did add that she retains her hit points, so it is not a endless pool of hit point regeneration. It is more a flavor thing. In addition, the DM need only select creature he/she knows.

Revised Melora posted. Thank you for the comments. I'm off to a party so that is it for a bit.

 

[dave2008]

Lolth Bite attack: Can the save at the end of a creature's turn remove the exhaustion from succesful saves? Are the exhaustion levels cumulative?

Is a creature restrained by impaling leg if Lolth moves after the attack?

Summon: Why would she spend her action on this, unless she did it repeatedly for hours before combat?

I revised the wording of the bite attack to clarify that the exhaustion stacks and that the save only removes the paralysis. I still think it could be simplified , just no sure how yet.

I thought about this when I added that attack, but wasn't sure how to write it up. I've revised now to cause some damage and end the restraint when she moves.

Its a bonus action and she would never use it in combat. It is more thematic. Another example of something that will likely move to a portfolio check with the final revisions.

Thank you again for the comments!

 

[dave2008]

Vecna: Undead Casters says included in the aatack at the end. But it cannot be included in his attacks listed, as his spell damage is not listed.

I don't see why the DC for Corpus Liquiface is 30, when it's 36 for all other attacks? How is this calculated?

Spell recall needs not to be random. Using two legendary actions to randomly recall a level 1 or two spell is a losing bet. Bad odds. Even worse, if he hasn't used the low level spells (likely, he's going up against epic characters), the action is wasted. He doesn't even get some benefit! MAybe instead something like recall two spell levels per legendary action or something.

Soul Rend: How can the creature be restored? Besides losing you r epic character on a save or die roll (buh, bad!), there's also the other gods and powerful beings etc. that might be targeted (yeah yeah immune death magic, but still).

Undead Caster: I added the "included in the attack" because it is included in "Finger of Death," but I see how it is a bit confusing as I didn't specifically call this attack a spell. I've corrected that now.

Corpus Liquiface: This is a property of the eye and hand of vecna (which has a straight 18 save) from the DMG that I bumped up the DC since it is Venca himself. I did revise it to 28 to make it more clearly relate to the artifact in the DMG. Also, in general I don't mind having some non-standard save DCs, it reminds me of the flexibility of 4e monster design. I don't want to be completely hamstrung by the guidelines.

Spell Recall: This action doesn't make sense because I removed the spell slots! Revised to make accommodation for innate casting and added a limitation.

Soul Rend: Yeah, probably a little to powerful. I nerfed it.

Thanks as always for the comments. I've posted the revised Vecna.

 

[Matrix Sorcica]

Big improvements all around. Good stuff.

(undead caster still says "included in the attack", missing the reference to Finger of Death)

I'm looking forward to your take on the various Archfey.

 

[dave2008]

Big improvements all around. Good stuff.

(undead caster still says "included in the attack", missing the reference to Finger of Death)

I'm looking forward to your take on the various Archfey.

Thanks. I was planning on referencing finger of death on the "Undead Caster" trait, I added the information in "Finger of Death" that Vecna casts a spell. Thus, "Undead Caster" applies. I could just drop the included in the attack, but the standard seems to be to keep it when the damage is included in the stat block.

I've started gathering information on the Archfey, but I have a few other things to do first. Maybe late spring or summer.

 

[Matrix Sorcica]

Perfect timing, as I will be abroad for a longer period soon

 

[dave2008]

Perfect timing, as I will be abroad for a longer period soon

Exciting - have a great adventure!

 

[dave2008]

I've add Avandra's giant owl steed, Aire, to the celestials category.

 

[dave2008]

I have posted the Godforged Colossus to the constructs sub-category of the Epic Monsters category. I needed to cleanse my pallet with a simple non-legendary threat. Let me know what you think.