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LOL @ Herschel saying I'm cheating & disguising house rules as literal interpretations. IB lets me use Int instead of Str when I make basic attacks with melee weapons. When I throw a javelin, I'm making a basic attack with a melee weapon. My interpretation seems based in solid "RAW." Argue...

Which is funny, considering I was expecting a Kratos-Legion-Of-Doom-Spikey-Tattoo-Metal-Guy. This art is way better though.

Yup, that's what I did. I used them in a fight tonight and one got to around 50ish pts. of damage, and one of my players asked "Is it bloodied yet?" I was like "Yeah, it only ha- :eek:" I set 'em at 110 hp. Has anyone noticed any other monsters like this? 4e's fast & loose monster design has...

Wow, lots of great background info weaving together several of the core 4e gods. I love the story of Gruumsh's invasive merging of his realm with Bane's. It was mentioned in the MotP but delved into more deeply here - two thumbs up! On the crunch side, those new monsters are nice & fun. Bane's...

Draconomicon - Bluespawn Stormlizard, level 9 brute. 217 HP. Does this seem a little... high? :erm:

Agreed. You avert your eyes for a -2 to hit and the medusa has the same chance of affecting you.

I'm pretty sure that when you use a cold/fire/etc. weapon with a power, that power gains the appropriate keywords. Thus, every power used with a frost weapon has the cold keyword.

I didn't pick up on that fly speed. That's a sweet 1st lvl daily now, IMO!

I don't see it as cheating or bending at all. Neither does anyone in my group. Fun for all! :cool:

I voted for everything. Sorry, but this book has me salivating.

I was doing it the other way (1/2 dmg + vulnerable = total), much to my player's delight. I predict several frowns in the future thanks to this thread. :devil:

I'm suitably hyped for this book, and ready to take the good with the broken! *crosses fingers*

Well maybe the only flanking position is already occupied? With the rogue & companion flanking, the fighter comes up for some extra damage. Maybe moving to flank is too dangerous, so you'd rather just siddle up & do more damage? Options are always nice. Can't find that. Maybe it's under the...

I think summoning is going to help out the wizard's controller shtick quite a bit. When he plops burning sphere down on the mat it really helps to control the flow of battle, and where the monsters want to go. Summoning is like having a suite of burning spheres, all appropriate in varying...

At least it's a pretty cool pic - Strahd got a very blah pic in OG, for example. I think he's VERY stacked for an elite monster. With a cadre of aberrant monsters at his side Mordain would make for an extremely interesting combat.

Now change the name to One Sure Strike, Coming Up!

That's the least plausible thing I've read all night! :p

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OK, I definitely see where you're coming from. A rational explanation for the monster's behavior. In a world full of monster-stomping adventuring parties, any monsters managing to survive day-to-day had better be well-versed in the Art of Run. In my POL-based world the monsters are used to...

100% this. Sometimes I'll sneer at the PCs as I move in such a way as to avoid OAs, and other times I'll roar as I recklessly move my mini past the majority of PCs just to get at the softy halfling. It's all about the moment.