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<blockquote data-quote="ilgatto" data-source="post: 8896999" data-attributes="member: 86051"><p>In my mind, the WD21 cyclops has a strong connection to giants because of its name, the ref to Amiraspians, and therefore to the 1E DDG Greek cyclopes and the lesser cyclopes in particular, which makes them "giants" rather than "ogres" to me and therefore stronger than ogres as per 1E/2E. Since the giants got a bump in 2E MC1, I've always assumed that this would then also become true for the WD21 cyclops (and its 2E Strength) if it were ever converted to 2E - as by me.</p><p>So, even if we're sticking to the 1E size for the 5E conversion, I still find it difficult to let go of the notion that the hypnoclops should be surprisingly strong. However, as noted, I admit that there may be a problem with giving them 5E STR 20 because there's also the Hypnoclops Leader, which is supposedly a lot stronger than the regular version (coz 1E to hit/damage +2/+3).</p><p>STR 19 for the regular hypnoclops and STR 20 for the leader, then?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, as a matter of fact, neither was I when I actually thought about it when writing it. So I'd be OK with some "magical" quality that explains their illusion resistant, especially since their eye can create an illusions (Hypnotic Pattern).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ilgatto, post: 8896999, member: 86051"] In my mind, the WD21 cyclops has a strong connection to giants because of its name, the ref to Amiraspians, and therefore to the 1E DDG Greek cyclopes and the lesser cyclopes in particular, which makes them "giants" rather than "ogres" to me and therefore stronger than ogres as per 1E/2E. Since the giants got a bump in 2E MC1, I've always assumed that this would then also become true for the WD21 cyclops (and its 2E Strength) if it were ever converted to 2E - as by me. So, even if we're sticking to the 1E size for the 5E conversion, I still find it difficult to let go of the notion that the hypnoclops should be surprisingly strong. However, as noted, I admit that there may be a problem with giving them 5E STR 20 because there's also the Hypnoclops Leader, which is supposedly a lot stronger than the regular version (coz 1E to hit/damage +2/+3). STR 19 for the regular hypnoclops and STR 20 for the leader, then? Yeah, as a matter of fact, neither was I when I actually thought about it when writing it. So I'd be OK with some "magical" quality that explains their illusion resistant, especially since their eye can create an illusions (Hypnotic Pattern). [/QUOTE]
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