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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 928885" data-attributes="member: 8158">I like the idea of nastifying the bite into something more threatening than 1d6 Wisdom damage. The suggested tactic of biting, then running away & polymorphing into human forms seems like a tactic that will just invite comical disaster for the poor aviolaka that thinks it's going to outmaneuver the PC's that easily (heck, it only has a 20 speed). It has Combat Reflexes and a 10ft reach, which makes optimizing the bite sound all the more appealing.I dunno, maybe I'm just looking for more, um..."smackdownability" than those attacks will afford.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> None of that will seem very harsh to a 10th-level character, or even an 8th-level (who should be hard-pressed)."guys, look! The boss monster is trying to use Ghoul Touch on me! That's almost cute!" HACK HACK HACK THUD Well, it can't just keep doing it. It only has three shots a day at it (MMII version anway). Even if it did have unlimited uses, I don't see the interview process being very efficient."OK, my ghastly little morsel, I brought you into this into this world, and I can take you out, so don't give me any crap! Got it?""GRRRRRAAAAAARRRGGGGHHHHNNNNNRRRRRGGH!""Wrong answer, bozo!"SQUASH"Mmm. Save that one for later, heh. OK, bring in the next snack...err, candidate!"<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Just seems more sensible IMO for it to actually be able to command undead, rather than just smacking their corpses around until they wise up and get with the program.Cool, but the plan does have one hitch; it does need to be able to kill at least one poor slob before the party can kill it.Oh yeah, definitely. They're quite solid in stealth mode. Masters of manipulation to be sure.I guess I don't see that. With low AC, humdrum hit points, and bad Reflex & Fort saves, I don't see fire resistance 10 keeping the  avolakia all that healthy. And regeneration's only handy if you have staying power in to begin with, otherwise you're a pile of mush that's trying to reassemble before a PC can apply flame to oil. And to my experience, that's a contest a D&D monster's always going to lose. I did forget the SR 21 though. That's decent enough to buy it some time.Well, it did execute a rather lackluster performance, didn't it? Basically, it screamed "Don't shoot! Let's parley!" a few times, fired off a couple of enervations, then was promptly laid low. And that was even with sorcerer levels, right?  Do you think it could use anything to pepper it up a little?  I'm actually thinking along the lines of what will be in the new MM; presenting variants of the same monster with differing power levels. So, there could be a 15HD aviolaka with Create Greater Undead as a spell-like ability, as well as the ability to turn/rebuke undead.Btw, fun story. You told it well.</blockquote>

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