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A known teleportation address? unless they are using true portal, and if the group are facing level 28 threats then an Exodus Knife is not going to stop them.

Grind is in the mind. Having said that all encounters and creatures are not equal, in general I consider skirmishers and brutes to be the best baseline for creatures, with controllers, artillery, lurkers and soldiers being less common. One advantage of soldiers is that you can use them at...

Just looking at the Thorn Hulk: 1: Its HPs are a little higher than I would expect, and regeneration effectively gives it about 30 more. 2: Its Defences are also slightly higher than normal, with its AC 3 higher than I would expect of a level 5 brute. 3: Its damage is actually on the low...

Thats a great idea for a specific minion, or minion theme. I think it would also work really well in an encounter where the PCs had to make it from point A to point B, as they would be cutting a channel by sweeping and area and rushing into it. Come to think of it using an inifinite number...

When designing encounters I keep an eye on its XP value in order to see its expected difficulty level, I also have a quick look how much XP the PCs would get in an adventure or string of encounters to judge roughly where they should level. But I don't bother handing out XP, instead I try to...

Point taken, I have edited my original post to more closely model the reality of the situation.

This is the type of item I am very wary of in my game. I am surprised you have allowed your group to get more than one, but I suppose if they have one there is nothing stopping them making another. From reading it: Extended rest - yes it is possible, they have 8 hours worth of...

After defeating the Spectral Surgeon my PCs (6x level 24) found the activation switch that operated the spiral stairway to the next floor of the tower, which ended in a trap door. They burst through only to discover a room empty and featureless apart from a silver font in the rough shape of a...

Yes in Epic I am having to pretty much throw out the encounter/monster design handbook to present actual threats. The thing with on death powers is that you need to kill a PC for them to be any use. So in theory that means that you have to regularly kill PCs, this would be alright if Epic PCs...

Anyway you want really..... Is he wanting to to change from a level 6 fighter to a level 6 cleric? If so you just need to come up with a plot device to "Transform" him. This would depend on what god he wanted to be a cleric of. If he wants to stay as a 6th level fighter but progress from 7th...

A level 5 primordial solo you say? I have taken a look at your description and designed an appropriate threat that includes most of your wish list. It has been a long time since I have created such a low level creature so you will need to give it a sanity check vs. your group but hopefully it...

That is comedy gold. I am sure you could build an amusing NPC around the theme of blending in with the wildlife but with tragic scale issues.

Its funny you should mention this because the first sign of this has just happened in my game. My PCs were level 24 and at the top of Vecna’s secret tower in Pandemonium with the intention of getting a vial of liquid from his scrying font, In my game Vecna has been killed but when they got to...

Thanks Mentat it's nice to know some people find them useful.

Here is another encounter from my epic level campaign. This encounter took place on the ground floor of Vecna’s secret tower deep inside Pandemonium. In my campaign Vecna has been killed and the group were on a mission to collect a vial of liquid from the Font of Tears that is somewhere in...

Ah ha! If you are not tracking XP then you have the complete freedom to keep adding extra creatures as reinforcements when the need arises. If the group are finding an encounter too easy (in your opinion) then bring in another wave flanking them or following up behind the first wave. If thats...

Poor old monsters, they have a hard and futile enough existence as is and now you are denying them any chance of being cool as well?

I like how this creature has evolved, it looks like a really interesting solo. I would double check you are happy with the :4::5::6: recharge on both Wall of Ice and Hail Storm. When a creature acts more than once in a round you have to be careful with uber attacks recharging more than...

Not necessarily, it depends what tier you are in and the type of adventure. I read your post with keen interest and I actually think that your approach is a really nice way of doing things, and in certain situations would create a wonderfully dynamic atmosphere. However if you were in my...

OK, for old times sake here is a pretty nasty Great Ape, I would want to see this creature climbing tall structures during the encounter, probably in a city environment. King Ape Level 20 Solo Brute Huge Natural Beast XP 14,000 Initiative +17/+8 Senses Perception +19, low light vision HP...