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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mesh Hong" data-source="post: 5144310" data-attributes="member: 73463">Well I like it, it has a lot of character which is always a good thing. Personally, I think this should be an Elite creature. Rib KickI am a little dubious about an artillery creature having a basic melee attack at its standard attack modifier (instead of the usual -2) that dazes and allows a shift. If I wanted to keep this attack as is, I would make it a melee recharge power and give it a standard melee basic attack: <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee    :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" /> Plate Bash (standard; at will)Attack +22; 1d10+7 damage Stack SmashThis is an encounter attack that can only be used when bloodied and drastically changes the creatures tactics afterward, I would increase the damage to 4d10+7. I like the half damage on miss but I am unsure of the ongoing damage on miss (especially on a standard creature). Embedded ShardsThis is a great idea, but on a standard creature it is open to massive abuse and is problematic at best, on an elite at this level it would be much more reasonable. The problem with it is that if you had 5 of these in a standard encounter it would be quite possible that a level 17 PC could find themselves taking 30 ongoing damage, I know that 1 save ends it all but in my opinion this sort of stacking damage is Epic level. Further commentAs I said I would prefer this as an Elite, personally I would drop its Dex down to 28 then make its Plate attack a Double Plate attack (throws 2 plates) and up its damage bonus on all attacks to +9 (from +7) I would also change the Defences to:AC: 29Fort: 29; Ref:32; Will: 30 It also may as well have a higher necrotic resist, probably 20 or 15. If I were to make this an elite I might further change Rib Kick to Roundhouse Rib Kick, and have it as a burst 1 attack; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/c.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":close:" title="Close    :close:" data-shortname=":close:" /> Roundhouse Rib Kick (standard, recharge <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/5.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":5:" title="Five    :5:" data-shortname=":5:" /><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/6.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":6:" title="Six    :6:" data-shortname=":6:" />)Burst 1; enemies only; attack +22 vs. Fortitude; 2d6+9 damage; on hit target is pushed 1 square and dazed until the end of Zombies next turn Anyway, these are only my opinions, I hope they help.</blockquote>

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