I have a pretty climactic battle coming up, as a conclusion to my first adventure. It's from an old 2E adventure that actually was poorly written, but has played pretty well regardless. The last battle is supposed to be a somewhat of a large scale skirmish. Sort of. There are roughly 70 troops on the bad side, and about 60 on the good side.
So, what I need to do is make a few custom swarms to reflect the different types of military units used in the battle. I've worked on this a little, but I have to admit, I'm floundering a bit. I want these "swarms" to have some pretty cool attacks and abilities -- at least in my eyes. Here's what I have so far on two of the groups.
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Orc Infantry Platoon
Level 2 Brute
Medium natural humanoid
XP 125
Initiative –1 Senses Perception +0;low-light vision
Swarm Attack aura 1; each enemy that starts its turn within the aura takes 5 damage.
HP 50; Bloodied 25
AC 17; Fortitude 12; Reflex 9; Will 9
Resist Half damage from melee and ranged attacks.; Vulnerable 5 against close and area attacks
Speed 4
Overwhelming Assault (standard; at-will) • Weapon
Close burst 1; +5 vs AC; 1d10 + 3 damage, and the targets are pushed one square. The Orc Platoon can shift 1 square into the space vacated by the targets.
Warrior's Surge (standard, usable only while bloodied; encounter) • Healing, Weapon
The orc platoon makes a melee basic attack and regains 19 hit points; +5 vs AC; -2
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Orc Archer Squad
Level 2 Artillery
Large natural humanoid
XP 125
Initiative +3 Senses Perception +2;low-light vision
HP 49; Bloodied 24
AC 14; Fortitude 15; Reflex 14; Will 15
Speed 6
Shortsword (standard; at-will) • Weapon
+7 vs AC; 1d4 + 3 damage
Shortbow (standard; at-will) • Weapon
Ranged 15/30; +9 vs AC; 1d8 + 2 damage
Concentrated Volley (standard; at-will)
Ranged 15; targets two creatures; +7 vs Reflex; 3d8 + 3 damage,
Rain of Arrows (standard; at-will)
Area burst 2 within 15; +5 vs Reflex; 1d8 + 3 damage
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I could use all the help y'all are willing to dish out.
Thanks in advance
So, what I need to do is make a few custom swarms to reflect the different types of military units used in the battle. I've worked on this a little, but I have to admit, I'm floundering a bit. I want these "swarms" to have some pretty cool attacks and abilities -- at least in my eyes. Here's what I have so far on two of the groups.
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Orc Infantry Platoon
Level 2 Brute
Medium natural humanoid
XP 125
Initiative –1 Senses Perception +0;low-light vision
Swarm Attack aura 1; each enemy that starts its turn within the aura takes 5 damage.
HP 50; Bloodied 25
AC 17; Fortitude 12; Reflex 9; Will 9
Resist Half damage from melee and ranged attacks.; Vulnerable 5 against close and area attacks
Speed 4
Overwhelming Assault (standard; at-will) • Weapon
Close burst 1; +5 vs AC; 1d10 + 3 damage, and the targets are pushed one square. The Orc Platoon can shift 1 square into the space vacated by the targets.
Warrior's Surge (standard, usable only while bloodied; encounter) • Healing, Weapon
The orc platoon makes a melee basic attack and regains 19 hit points; +5 vs AC; -2
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Orc Archer Squad
Level 2 Artillery
Large natural humanoid
XP 125
Initiative +3 Senses Perception +2;low-light vision
HP 49; Bloodied 24
AC 14; Fortitude 15; Reflex 14; Will 15
Speed 6
Shortsword (standard; at-will) • Weapon
+7 vs AC; 1d4 + 3 damage
Shortbow (standard; at-will) • Weapon
Ranged 15/30; +9 vs AC; 1d8 + 2 damage
Concentrated Volley (standard; at-will)
Ranged 15; targets two creatures; +7 vs Reflex; 3d8 + 3 damage,
Rain of Arrows (standard; at-will)
Area burst 2 within 15; +5 vs Reflex; 1d8 + 3 damage
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I could use all the help y'all are willing to dish out.
Thanks in advance