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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 9041117" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Looks pretty good at first glance.</p><p></p><p>It's a lot more powerful than a standard Challenge 3 Derro Savant. I'm assuming you want it to be Challenge 9 to match the PCs?</p><p></p><p>Actually, looking at its attacks it may be too weedy to be CR 9. Its damage output is only 42 DPR which is typical for a Challenge 6 character.</p><p></p><p>Will need to check the CR Calculator and see what is says.</p><p></p><p>It's got <em><strong>Innate Spellcasting</strong></em> rather than <em><strong>Spellcasting</strong></em>, although it's erroneously listed as <em><strong>Spellcasting</strong></em> like the official Derro Savant.</p><p></p><p>Not 100% sure about that. It is a bit more in keeping with the original 1E Savants, which had a random hodge-podge of SLAs rather than being regular spellcasters, but the standard 5E Savant is a 5th-level spellcaster.</p><p></p><p>Hmm, I guess it could be some kind of warlock-style caster instead of a wizard-style caster. That might fit the power suite.</p><p></p><p>In <strong>Skills</strong> I would reconsider the Perception proficiency. Wouldn't Arcana and maybe some other knowledge-based skill be more appropriate? It is a Savant after all.</p><p></p><p>How did you calculate its +4 to hit with a <em><strong>Chaos Staff</strong></em>? If it's STR-based it'd be +3. If it's DEX-based it'd be +6.</p><p></p><p>Its Ranged Spell Attack would be +8 to hit with CHA 18 and Challenge 9, not the +6 in its <em><strong>Bolts of Chaos</strong></em>. Speaking of which, it should probably have "spell save DC 16, +8 to hit with spell attacks" in <em><strong>Spellcasting</strong></em> (or <em><strong>Innate Spellcasting</strong></em>).</p><p></p><p>Finally, if we're going this far we might as well go whole hog and give it a <strong><em>Window to Madness</em></strong> ability like the 4E Derro Savant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 9041117, member: 57383"] Looks pretty good at first glance. It's a lot more powerful than a standard Challenge 3 Derro Savant. I'm assuming you want it to be Challenge 9 to match the PCs? Actually, looking at its attacks it may be too weedy to be CR 9. Its damage output is only 42 DPR which is typical for a Challenge 6 character. Will need to check the CR Calculator and see what is says. It's got [I][B]Innate Spellcasting[/B][/I] rather than [I][B]Spellcasting[/B][/I], although it's erroneously listed as [I][B]Spellcasting[/B][/I] like the official Derro Savant. Not 100% sure about that. It is a bit more in keeping with the original 1E Savants, which had a random hodge-podge of SLAs rather than being regular spellcasters, but the standard 5E Savant is a 5th-level spellcaster. Hmm, I guess it could be some kind of warlock-style caster instead of a wizard-style caster. That might fit the power suite. In [B]Skills[/B] I would reconsider the Perception proficiency. Wouldn't Arcana and maybe some other knowledge-based skill be more appropriate? It is a Savant after all. How did you calculate its +4 to hit with a [I][B]Chaos Staff[/B][/I]? If it's STR-based it'd be +3. If it's DEX-based it'd be +6. Its Ranged Spell Attack would be +8 to hit with CHA 18 and Challenge 9, not the +6 in its [I][B]Bolts of Chaos[/B][/I]. Speaking of which, it should probably have "spell save DC 16, +8 to hit with spell attacks" in [I][B]Spellcasting[/B][/I] (or [I][B]Innate Spellcasting[/B][/I]). Finally, if we're going this far we might as well go whole hog and give it a [B][I]Window to Madness[/I][/B] ability like the 4E Derro Savant. [/QUOTE]
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