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<blockquote data-quote="Mesh Hong" data-source="post: 4877784" data-attributes="member: 73463"><p>I am currently working on my next heroic tier monster manual (the book of serious threats) and have got to a point where I realise that a spot of research might be useful if I am to produce something that people will find useful.</p><p> </p><p>I would appreciate feedback from people as to the main types of solo creatures they have used (or faced) in their heroic campaigns. It strikes me that solos reside in a strange niche, in my opinion they should be used sparingly.... so whenever they <em>are</em> used they are probably plot specific or important set piece encounters.</p><p> </p><p>That is just my philosophy, if other people use them differently I would certainly like to hear about it.</p><p> </p><p>So far I have created:</p><p> </p><p>Possessed wizard - level 1 artillery</p><p>3 Headed Giant Rat - level 1 brute</p><p>Bog Beast - level 2 controller</p><p>Spitting Fungus - level 2 artillery</p><p>Langstile Worm - level 3 lurker</p><p>Tusk Ogre Savage - level 3 brute</p><p>Hobgoblin Bane Marked Veteran - level 4 soldier (leader)</p><p>Corpse Contingency - level 4 brute</p><p>Monstrous River Crab - level 5 skirmisher</p><p>Insect Lord - level 5 controller</p><p>Dragon Spider - level 7 skirmisher</p><p> </p><p>Now a lot of these creatures are not straight forward single solos, many have secondary sets of powers, have secondary stages or include secondary creatures. (the type of things you would probably expect from my style of creature creation)</p><p> </p><p>But </p><p> </p><p>what sorts of creatures or threats do you expect in a heroic tier story?</p><p>do you expect fantastical creatures in exotic environments?</p><p>do you expect humanoid villainous types in city based environments?</p><p>do you expect your solo's to be the main enemy and final encounter or a mini boss on the way to the final showdown?</p><p> </p><p>I suppose, bottom line, I am asking for advice on <em>generally</em> what types of creatures/threats it would be most useful for me to concentrate on. I don't really need anything specific and I am not putting out a call for <em>specific creatures</em>, I am just trying get a feel for what type of things people would find useful.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mesh Hong, post: 4877784, member: 73463"] I am currently working on my next heroic tier monster manual (the book of serious threats) and have got to a point where I realise that a spot of research might be useful if I am to produce something that people will find useful. I would appreciate feedback from people as to the main types of solo creatures they have used (or faced) in their heroic campaigns. It strikes me that solos reside in a strange niche, in my opinion they should be used sparingly.... so whenever they [I]are[/I] used they are probably plot specific or important set piece encounters. That is just my philosophy, if other people use them differently I would certainly like to hear about it. So far I have created: Possessed wizard - level 1 artillery 3 Headed Giant Rat - level 1 brute Bog Beast - level 2 controller Spitting Fungus - level 2 artillery Langstile Worm - level 3 lurker Tusk Ogre Savage - level 3 brute Hobgoblin Bane Marked Veteran - level 4 soldier (leader) Corpse Contingency - level 4 brute Monstrous River Crab - level 5 skirmisher Insect Lord - level 5 controller Dragon Spider - level 7 skirmisher Now a lot of these creatures are not straight forward single solos, many have secondary sets of powers, have secondary stages or include secondary creatures. (the type of things you would probably expect from my style of creature creation) But what sorts of creatures or threats do you expect in a heroic tier story? do you expect fantastical creatures in exotic environments? do you expect humanoid villainous types in city based environments? do you expect your solo's to be the main enemy and final encounter or a mini boss on the way to the final showdown? I suppose, bottom line, I am asking for advice on [I]generally[/I] what types of creatures/threats it would be most useful for me to concentrate on. I don't really need anything specific and I am not putting out a call for [I]specific creatures[/I], I am just trying get a feel for what type of things people would find useful. Thanks [/QUOTE]
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