Well, this is precisely why I merely "temporarily" killed a party member or two (nothing a quick Revivfy couldn't fix) as compared to a TPK which be both know I could have very easily done. This is why said Dragon stayed on the map instead of snatching one PC at a time, flying 10 miles away...
I was playing all of the NPCs in the Thifirane encounter. I thought I would inflict some major casualties but Rich and the gang really stuck it to me with some excellent tactics. I felt kind of bad, until I stuck it to them in Foundation of Flame. :-)
Yep, Ashy was mentioned in the Sunless Citadel, the Standing Stone (I think), and Heart of Nightfang Spire -- all in the original 3.0 adventure path. He enters prominently in the module Bastion of Broken Souls, meant for 18th level PCs.
And here's the grand kauhna!
Werewolf, Medium Humanoid (Human Shapechanger)/Ranger 12
Note: For sake of simplicity, assume that this guy never leaves hybrid form.
HD: 1d8+2 plus 2d8+8 plus 12d8+24 (98 hp)
AC: 19(+4 Natural, +5 Dex)
Initiative: +9
BA/Grple: +14/+17
Attack: +1 frost...
Well, yes and no. Caine did die legitamately at the hands of the Ice Devil's cone of cold. At the time, Rusty was on the other side of the Ice Devil so there was really no way he could revivify Caine in time. Rusty ended up going ethereal to avoid combat after the rest of the party fled so...
Lela, here is part 3 of 4. These are generic 5th level Werewolves. Everything is as per the MM except as where noted below.
Werewolf, Medium Humanoid (Human Shapechanger)/Fighter 5
HD: 1d8+2 plus 2d8+8 plus 5d10+10 (61 hp)
AC: 18 in human forms, 17 in alternative forms
BA/Grple: +7/+9 in...
Lela, here is part 2 of 4. These are generic 3rd level Werewolves. Everything is as per the MM except as where noted below.
Werewolf, Medium Humanoid (Human Shapechanger)/Barbarian 3
HD: 1d8+1 plus 2d8+6 plus 3d12+3 (42 hp)
AC: 16 in all forms
Speed: 40 ft in human form; 60 ft in alternative...
Lela, here is part 1 of 4. These are generic 1st level Werewolves. Everything is as per the MM except as where noted below.
Werewolf, Medium Humanoid (Human Shapechanger)/Barbarian 1
HD: 1d8+1 plus 2d8+6 plus 1d12+1 (27 hp)
AC: 17 (as MM, but with +1 chain shirt and sans shield) in human...
Sorry for the delay Lela, I've been travelling around for the last couple of days. Do you still need the builds?
BTW, great update JD. Glad to see that this thread is finally back up and running.
JD, why don't you just slap together a couple of sentences about what happened after the fight with Ike and the Ice Devil and then put up your own post? Waiting for Richard to post a paragraph of his own seems counter-productive.
Lela, I would be happy to. Which level specifically and what...
I understand the demands being placed on Richard's time between work and the stress of owning and maintaining a new home. In that light, perhaps somebody like JollyDoc or warwizard could simply post a quick update which was a paragraph or so, simply describing what happened. Then others could...
Could you give a little more info? Is he basically a Solar with a template? Does he switch back and forth between angelic and demonic forms during the battle? What effect does this have?
Thanks.