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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8471641" data-attributes="member: 57383">That reminds me, I did wonder about jazzing it up by adding a stunning effect and/or extra psychic damage if a Wisdom save is failed.My thinking was if it can potentially stun an opponent for a few rounds it has a way of dealing with a few opponents before it manages to Enslave one. Since it can alternate hits to stun-lock a couple of enemies. It also makes it more feasible that it can turn an enemy into a host before its foe mulches it, since it can stun the some of the rounds it's trying to mind-whip them into obedience.The original monster didn't have the problem that it'd need a few rounds to enslave a victim, since it could do it with a single touch, but doesn't allow for the ebb-and-flow of combat like the "psychic damage" approach does.Another idea is making it more "spell-like" by having the pseudopod attack do dice-only damage (i.e. no ability or proficiency bonus) and have that halved or neutralized with a save.Or a combination of the above? Consider the following.I'll take an extra order of stun!:Dominating Pseudopod (Variant #1). Melee Spell Attack, +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 7 (1d6+4) psychic damage, and the target must succeed at a DC 14 Wisdom save or be stunned for 1d4 rounds. This psychic damage cannot reduce the target to negative hit points. If the damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the enslaver can use Enslave (see Reactions).An enslaver cannot use Dominating Pseudopod if it has a creature dominated with Enslave.or extra damage:Dominating Pseudopod (Variant #2). Melee Spell Attack, +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (1d10 + 4) psychic damage, and the target must succeed at a DC 14 Wisdom save or take an additional 1d10 psychic damage. This psychic damage cannot reduce the target to negative hit points. If the damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the enslaver can use Enslave (see Reactions).An enslaver cannot use Dominating Pseudopod if it has a creature dominated with Enslave.or perhaps both:Dominating Pseudopod (Variant #3). Melee Spell Attack, +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d8 + 4) psychic damage, and the target must succeed at a DC 14 Wisdom save or take an additional 1d8 psychic damage and be stunned for 1 round. This psychic damage cannot reduce the target to negative hit points. If the damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the enslaver can use Enslave (see Reactions).An enslaver cannot use Dominating Pseudopod if it has a creature dominated with Enslave.A "spell-like" version could be:Dominating Pseudopod (Variant #4). Melee Spell Attack, +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 13 (3d8) psychic damage, half damage if the target succeeds at a DC 14 Wisdom save. This psychic damage cannot reduce the target to negative hit points. If the damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the enslaver can use Enslave (see Reactions).An enslaver cannot use Dominating Pseudopod if it has a creature dominated with Enslave.Or if it stuns too, maybe:Dominating Pseudopod (Variant #5). Melee Spell Attack, +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d10) psychic damage and stunned for 1 round, if the target succeeds at a DC 14 Wisdom save they take half damage and are not stunned. This psychic damage cannot reduce the target to negative hit points. If the damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the enslaver can use Enslave (see Reactions).An enslaver cannot use Dominating Pseudopod if it has a creature dominated with Enslave.</blockquote>

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