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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pour" data-source="post: 5763123" data-attributes="member: 59411">I didn't want to hijack the Kronos thread, but in the same spirit of alternative solos, I've tried my hand at a home brew system I would utilize again.In a Paragon capstone  encounter with a monumental (250 square wide token on Maptool) green progenitor wyrm, I needed a different approach to solos. I basically expressed his various threats (body, head, claws,  wings, tail) as separate stat blocks, and dictated certain attacks and  conditions on where the party was in relation to the dragon's token:  whether they were under him, on him (via skill checks), or level/above  him (flying PCs). The head and body were 'Vital', and if either were  reduced to 0 hp, all the appendages would also be reduced to 0 (which is  actually how the group won). The head was difficult for most PCs to  reach, 150 ft. up, but had less hp. The easy-to-reach body became their  main damage vector.We had a really dynamic combat that was, refreshingly, not very  dependent on the combat grid at all- the map was just used for initial  placement and the occasional escape/climb. The dragon's scope and  movement really nullified most of the RAW forced movements and made the  dragon kind of like a living battlefield. We entered into some  interesting, imaginative territory where the players interpreted their  attacks given the dragon part targeted/hit by. I wouldn't recommend it  for all combats, as I felt as DM I had to keep track of more  hypothetical space, but for a boss battle like this it was the perfect  departure. I would use this method again, especially since a complicated  foe was broken down and represented throughout the battle on different  initiatives to create a really encompassing experience.Here's my stat blocks if you're curious.Body: <a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6620994661_e4156558a4_b.jpg" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6620994661_e4156558a4_b.jpg</a>Head: <a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6620995365_13ccb0581b_b.jpg" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6620995365_13ccb0581b_b.jpg</a>Claws: <a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6620996549_4453ee85cc_b.jpg" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6620996549_4453ee85cc_b.jpg</a>Wings: <a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6620996279_6b11480c74_z.jpg" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6620996279_6b11480c74_z.jpg</a>Tail: <a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6620995687_7a09ea65a2_b.jpg" target="_blank">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6620995687_7a09ea65a2_b.jpg</a></blockquote>

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