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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5155484" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Okay, so getting back to the Tombheart shall we start arguing about Hit Dice?</p><p></p><p>I was wondering about giving them half the Hit Dice of the largest Warden plus 1 additional Hit Dice for every 5 Hit Dice of Tomb Wardens that it is linked to, then have the size go something like:</p><p></p><p>5-9 HD: Small</p><p>10-19 HD: Medium</p><p>20-39 HD: Large</p><p><em>et cetera</em>.</p><p></p><p>That would mean a Tombheart linked to standard-issue 11HD Tomb Wardens would have a base of 5HD plus about 2 HD per Warden, and its size, HD and hp progression would go like this.</p><p></p><p>One Warden (11HD total) = Small Tombheart with HD 7d10+10 (48 hp)</p><p>Two Wardens (22HD total) = Small Tombheart with HD 9d10+10 (59 hp)</p><p>Three Wardens (33HD) = Medium Tombheart with HD 11d10+20 (70 hp)</p><p>Four Wardens (44HD) = Medium Tombheart with HD 13d10+20 (91 hp)</p><p>Five Wardens (55HD) = Medium Tombheart with HD 16d10+20 (108 hp)</p><p>Six Wardens (66HD) = Medium Tombheart with HD 18d10+20 (119 hp)</p><p>Seven Wardens (77HD) = Large Tombheart with HD 20d10+30 (140 hp)</p><p>Eight Wardens (88HD) = Large Tombheart with HD 22d10+30 (151 hp)</p><p>...</p><p>Ten Wardens (110HD) = Large Tombheart with HD 27d10+30 (178 hp)</p><p> ...</p><p>Thirteen Wardens (143HD) = Large Tombheart with HD 33d10+30 (211 hp)</p><p> ...</p><p>Sixteen Wardens (176HD) = Huge Tombheart with HD 40d10+40 (260 hp)</p><p></p><p>It's not an exact match to the original 25hp/warden but it feels about right.</p><p></p><p>Contrariwise, a Tombheart with four Large 16-HD Tomb Wardens in its wall would work out.</p><p></p><p>Base HD = Half Warden's HD = 8 HD</p><p>Additional HD = Total Wardens HD (16*4 = 64HD) divided by 5 = 12 HD.</p><p></p><p>=> Large Tombheart with Hit Dice 20d10+30 (140 hp)</p><p></p><p>Hmm, I think the basic progression is sound.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 5155484, member: 57383"] Okay, so getting back to the Tombheart shall we start arguing about Hit Dice? I was wondering about giving them half the Hit Dice of the largest Warden plus 1 additional Hit Dice for every 5 Hit Dice of Tomb Wardens that it is linked to, then have the size go something like: 5-9 HD: Small 10-19 HD: Medium 20-39 HD: Large [I]et cetera[/I]. That would mean a Tombheart linked to standard-issue 11HD Tomb Wardens would have a base of 5HD plus about 2 HD per Warden, and its size, HD and hp progression would go like this. One Warden (11HD total) = Small Tombheart with HD 7d10+10 (48 hp) Two Wardens (22HD total) = Small Tombheart with HD 9d10+10 (59 hp) Three Wardens (33HD) = Medium Tombheart with HD 11d10+20 (70 hp) Four Wardens (44HD) = Medium Tombheart with HD 13d10+20 (91 hp) Five Wardens (55HD) = Medium Tombheart with HD 16d10+20 (108 hp) Six Wardens (66HD) = Medium Tombheart with HD 18d10+20 (119 hp) Seven Wardens (77HD) = Large Tombheart with HD 20d10+30 (140 hp) Eight Wardens (88HD) = Large Tombheart with HD 22d10+30 (151 hp) ... Ten Wardens (110HD) = Large Tombheart with HD 27d10+30 (178 hp) ... Thirteen Wardens (143HD) = Large Tombheart with HD 33d10+30 (211 hp) ... Sixteen Wardens (176HD) = Huge Tombheart with HD 40d10+40 (260 hp) It's not an exact match to the original 25hp/warden but it feels about right. Contrariwise, a Tombheart with four Large 16-HD Tomb Wardens in its wall would work out. Base HD = Half Warden's HD = 8 HD Additional HD = Total Wardens HD (16*4 = 64HD) divided by 5 = 12 HD. => Large Tombheart with Hit Dice 20d10+30 (140 hp) Hmm, I think the basic progression is sound. [/QUOTE]
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