Ashen Covenant - DDI Orcus Cult Article

[Rechan]

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20080611a

 

[Rechan]

Way to go, Ari!

 

[MerricB]

Good to see.

You know, this landscape format is really growing on me. It makes it very easy to read on the screen, so I don't have to print it out. (Going to full screen in Acrobat works very well). For the adventures, it actually fits better behind the screen when printed...

Cheers!

 

[Rechan]

One mistake I see: In the Flameharrow's Encounter suggestions, it lists the Flameharrow as Level 10, where the statblock says it's a level 12.

 

[Mouseferatu]

One mistake I see: In the Flameharrow's Encounter suggestions, it lists the Flameharrow as Level 10, where the statblock says it's a level 12.

Entirely my fault. That error goes all the way back to my original turnover. Sorry.

 

[Timeboxer]

A Last Word reference. Awesome.

 

[Rechan]

Entirely my fault. That error goes all the way back to my original turnover. Sorry.

Is it a typo, or is the Xp in the encounters calculated for a 10th level, not a 12th level, monster?

Know what sucks? I always want to use Chillborn as nice undead soldiers to protect undead monsters, but their chill aura is as much a threat to their allies as to their enemies.

However, the Flameharrow's granting resistance to fire is NASTY when combined with a mummy's fire regeneration.

 

[Mouseferatu]

Is it a typo, or is the Xp in the encounters calculated for a 10th level, not a 12th level, monster?

Unfortunately, it looks from a quick perusal of the math that the encounters are calculated with it as a level 10.

I'm really sorry about that. I changed a lot during my various drafts (as I said, was still learning the system), including the creature's level, and it looks like I wasn't as careful as I should've been in changing the other references. But AFAIK, the problems are just in the sample encounters.

 

[Center-of-All]

Yes, the new exarch is listed as an Elite in his stat block, but a solo in his encounter set up, and the math works out closer to him being solo in the encounter's XP budget. Coupla errors in this one, numbers-wise.

Also, is the Wraithblade supposed to be one +1 less than other weapons of it's level? It's ability doesn't seem that astoundingly good for a level 28 weapon to be only +5.

 

[Rechan]

A solo leader? That's not good.