5E: Fifth Edition Monster Variants Inspired by Fourth Edition Sources

Cleon

Legend

• Sep 30, 2024

• #361

Casimir Liber said:

Alright, given the existing vampiric mist is CR3, I recommend something around CR5 to differentiate it, plus some more interesting game mechanics.

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The Fourth Edition version does have some different game mechanics to the other Vampiric Mists I was thinking about including for the Enworld interpretation, including the Wave of Lethargy and Siphoning Presence you fancied for the Scarlet Death.

The Blood Scarlet Mist Working Draft has my first rough stab at them.

 

Last edited: Sep 30, 2024

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Cleon

Legend

• Sep 30, 2024

• #362

Casimir Liber said:

https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/4856574-scarlet-death

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I'd rather use an Oxford comma in Shifting Mists as I think it's a little less ambiguous.

The D&D Beyond version currently has "The scarlet death can disengage, dodge or dash as a bonus action."

The Enworld Working Draft has "The scarlet death can disengage, dodge, or dash as a bonus action."

Also, just realized I forgot to italicize the "Hit:" in the second sentence of Tendril, e.g. that should be "Hit: 15 (3d6 + 5) necrotic damage, and the target is attached, the attached creature can free itself as if escaping from a grapple (escape DC 16)."

Better correct that!

Updating the Scarlet Death Working Draft.

 

Casimir Liber

Adventurer

• Sep 30, 2024

• #363

fixed x 2

https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/4857577-scarlet-death

 

Casimir Liber

Adventurer

• Sep 30, 2024

• #364

Ok so happy with blood mist as a distinct name. Aiming for CR 5 - so maybe about 70hp (given resistances)? added wis proficiency save ...ummm

 

Cleon

Legend

• Sep 30, 2024

• #365

Casimir Liber said:

fixed x 2

https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/4857577-scarlet-death

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That looks good to go.

Updating the Scarlet Death Working Draft.

Updating the Index of 5th Edition Conversions of 4E Monsters.

Updating the Completed Fifth Edition Creatures Index.

 

Cleon

Legend

• Sep 30, 2024

• #366

Casimir Liber said:

Ok so happy with blood mist as a distinct name.

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Dang it, I called the 4E-inspired undead version the Scarlet Mist.

The Blood Mist is the monstrosity version based on the original Vampire Mist.

EDIT: Just realized I'd accidentally copied the same URL twice in the links so both pointed to the Blood Mist monstrosity. Have corrected the Scarlet Mist link.

 

Last edited: Oct 1, 2024

Casimir Liber

Adventurer

• Sep 30, 2024

• #367

Hmmm....so if the high CR monstrosity is "crimson death" then maybe "blood mist" is better name for the imdead one?

 

Cleon

Legend

• Sep 30, 2024

• #368

Casimir Liber said:

Aiming for CR 5 - so maybe about 70hp (given resistances)? added wis proficiency save ...ummm

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Aiming for CR 5 is fine by me.

The Fourth Edition Vampiric Mist is Level 9, the same as a standard edition 4E Troll, and Trolls are Challenge 5 in 5E.

 

Cleon

Legend

• Sep 30, 2024

• #369

Casimir Liber said:

Hmmm....so if the high CR monstrosity is "crimson death" then maybe "blood mist" is better name for the imdead one?

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I mainly called the undead ones a Scarlet Death and Scarlet Mist so they'd be next to each other in the Index.

The Crimson Death is properly called a Crimson Death Mist in 2E, so I'm indexing it as "Mist, Crimson Death" so the "Mist, Blood" will be right in front of it.

 

Casimir Liber

Adventurer

• Oct 1, 2024

• #370

Umm....okay...so we calling the CR 5 undead the blood mist then?