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<blockquote data-quote="ghabrel" data-source="post: 6912863" data-attributes="member: 6805138"><p>[MENTION=37579]Jester David[/MENTION] Thank you for your input.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I got CR 23 by figuring out how a solo monster would make for a deadly encounter for 10 level 14 PCs, which is how I intend on using it. It was only after the fact that I realized ancient dragons are in the 23 CR range...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I never really got familiar enough with 4e to notice the stat creep, although I was definitely surprised by how high they were (yeah, I did just use the same stats as the 4e version with an Int-Wis swap).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Part of that was based off of the Roper entry, but another good part of it was to give the balhannoth a reason for leaving a fight before murdering all the PCs.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A bonus action does sound rather fair, actually. It's the use of an action that still allows the balhannoth to make an attack afterwards.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That is a fair point. Tomorrow I'll look over how the Monster Manual templates attacks and post an updated stat block.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I've thought about both that and a constrict attack, but neither really seemed like it would be a beneficial trade-off over its existing attacks.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>While I like and might consider an anti-magic type aura, I feel like the opportunity attack abilities I gave the balhannoth in the post after yours make it unique enough for me. I probably will replace the invisibility with some sort of passive camouflage or something though.</p><p></p><p>Thank you again for your feedback! I'll be sure to implement some of your suggestions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ghabrel, post: 6912863, member: 6805138"] [MENTION=37579]Jester David[/MENTION] Thank you for your input. I got CR 23 by figuring out how a solo monster would make for a deadly encounter for 10 level 14 PCs, which is how I intend on using it. It was only after the fact that I realized ancient dragons are in the 23 CR range... I never really got familiar enough with 4e to notice the stat creep, although I was definitely surprised by how high they were (yeah, I did just use the same stats as the 4e version with an Int-Wis swap). Part of that was based off of the Roper entry, but another good part of it was to give the balhannoth a reason for leaving a fight before murdering all the PCs. A bonus action does sound rather fair, actually. It's the use of an action that still allows the balhannoth to make an attack afterwards. That is a fair point. Tomorrow I'll look over how the Monster Manual templates attacks and post an updated stat block. I've thought about both that and a constrict attack, but neither really seemed like it would be a beneficial trade-off over its existing attacks. While I like and might consider an anti-magic type aura, I feel like the opportunity attack abilities I gave the balhannoth in the post after yours make it unique enough for me. I probably will replace the invisibility with some sort of passive camouflage or something though. Thank you again for your feedback! I'll be sure to implement some of your suggestions. [/QUOTE]
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