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  1. bkthomson

    Level Up (A5E) Monstrous Menagerie - Creature Creation - Spellcasting abilities impact

    It took me a bit of digging into the DMG to see where that area attack assumption indicated. Ok, I think I'm starting to follow you. I'm new to creature development so I'm pretty dense about this subject matter still I appreciate your input. I made some adjustments and reduced the blast by a...
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  3. bkthomson

    Level Up (A5E) Monstrous Menagerie - Creature Creation - Spellcasting abilities impact

    oof. That was not the intention it should only be the Frost Burst that the creature can attack twice with and only once with Thunder Blast. I corrected that in the notations. From your previous comment I know where that 24 came from and that since it is an area attack, the book recommended...
  4. bkthomson

    Level Up (A5E) Monstrous Menagerie - Creature Creation - Spellcasting abilities impact

    Sorry to bother you, but I appreciate the response. Taking what you said in math terms, offensive spells would have to do at least a quarter or half more damage than the average per round to increase the CR?
  5. bkthomson

    Level Up (A5E) Monstrous Menagerie - Creature Creation - Spellcasting abilities impact

    That is a good perspective that I had not taken into consideration. The creature I'm working on will be either CR 6/7 (The difference between the two is Hit Points and Average Damage per round.) I'm not settled on the spells or if I should include them, but this is what I have in mind for the...
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  7. bkthomson

    Level Up (A5E) Monstrous Menagerie - Creature Creation - Spellcasting abilities impact

    I'm working my way through creating a new creature (5e) following Appendix C guidelines. This creature has spellcasting abilities, and I'm not sure how that type of "ability" factors into the creature's design. So, for example, I'll use the Abjurer Wizard spells At will: dancing lights...
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