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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8848607" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Okay, so we're going for the above with Intelligence 0 to 3 and a normal retinue of CR 4?</p><p></p><p>Do you favour Note #1 or #2?</p><p></p><p>I'm in favour of allowing Challenge 4 entries to the retinue if only so the chthon can have an elephant enforcer. I can visualize it now…</p><p></p><p>Chthon grins evilly, then chuckles "say hello to my little friend"…</p><p></p><p style="text-align: right">…clump Clump CLUMP <em>angry trumpeting</em> TRAMPLE!!</p><p></p><p>We could place a max CR on the individual creatures and forget about the maximum or drop it entirely, in which case we'd have to use Note #2 or a variant, since the CR will vary enormously. The original entry placed no limit on the nastiness of the Chthon's controlled creatures.</p><p></p><p>i.e.:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><strong>Control Animals and Plants.</strong></em> The chthon can telepathically control nonsapient flora and fauna. A single chthon can control up to twenty beasts and plants of Intelligence 0 to 3.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Note (complex):</em> The chthon's Challenge of # does not include its retinue of controlled beasts and plants. A typical chthon will be accompanied by up to a dozen creatures whose total Challenge Rating is 3, such as a single CR 3 ankylosaurus; one CR 2 giant constrictor snake plus eight CR 1/8 giant rats; or a dozen CR 1/4 wolves and boars. Some chthon's only have a few squirrels and foxes at their beck and call, a few have massive retinues such as a herd of elephants.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 8848607, member: 57383"] Okay, so we're going for the above with Intelligence 0 to 3 and a normal retinue of CR 4? Do you favour Note #1 or #2? I'm in favour of allowing Challenge 4 entries to the retinue if only so the chthon can have an elephant enforcer. I can visualize it now… Chthon grins evilly, then chuckles "say hello to my little friend"… [RIGHT]…clump Clump CLUMP [I]angry trumpeting[/I] TRAMPLE!![/RIGHT] We could place a max CR on the individual creatures and forget about the maximum or drop it entirely, in which case we'd have to use Note #2 or a variant, since the CR will vary enormously. The original entry placed no limit on the nastiness of the Chthon's controlled creatures. i.e.: [INDENT][I][B]Control Animals and Plants.[/B][/I] The chthon can telepathically control nonsapient flora and fauna. A single chthon can control up to twenty beasts and plants of Intelligence 0 to 3.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Note (complex):[/I] The chthon's Challenge of # does not include its retinue of controlled beasts and plants. A typical chthon will be accompanied by up to a dozen creatures whose total Challenge Rating is 3, such as a single CR 3 ankylosaurus; one CR 2 giant constrictor snake plus eight CR 1/8 giant rats; or a dozen CR 1/4 wolves and boars. Some chthon's only have a few squirrels and foxes at their beck and call, a few have massive retinues such as a herd of elephants.[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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