D&D General Did the Dread Emperor have a 4e stat block?

[Mind of tempest]

was he the guy who was wearing all the infants?

 

[UngainlyTitan]

was he the guy who was wearing all the infants?

Yes ,well children.

 

[Mind of tempest]

Yes ,well children.

man, this reminds me of an idea I had once just take one of those evil for the sake of evil Saturday morning villains and give them an R rate universe to see just how far you can make pure evil before it becomes too stupid to make sense.

 

[EzekielRaiden]

give them an R rate universe to see just how far you can make pure evil before it becomes too stupid to make sense.

I'd say about fifty feet. Which might be comfortable enough to live in, but a featureless 50' cube probably qualifies as cruel and unusual punishment if used as a prison.

 

[jgsugden]

Note that the label 'Dread Emperor' is a bit generic and has been applied to other creatures. I've seen it applied to the God Bane, for example.

 

[the Jester]

Note that the label 'Dread Emperor' is a bit generic and has been applied to other creatures. I've seen it applied to the God Bane, for example.

Sure, but I'm talking about the dude from the 3e Book of Vile Darkness.

 

[the Jester]

Well, my group will be confronting my version of the Dread Emperor on Tuesday. I will try to post his stat block after they defeat him, if they defeat him. He's got a lot going on, and so do several members of his entourage- there will be three legendary creatures (including him), as well as one artifact and, ahem, 3/7ths of another.

 

[Rabulias]

[...] as well as one artifact and, ahem, 3/7ths of another.

Ah, the old thumb, index finger, and half-palm of Vecna scenario, eh?

 

[the Jester]

Ah, the old thumb, index finger, and half-palm of Vecna scenario, eh?

I didn't want to make it too obvious....

 

[the Jester]

A minor update: Huge combat, and we're several rounds into. One player has surgery Monday so we probably won't be able to pick it up for another couple of weeks, alas. So far they've been unable to damage the Dread Emperor.

Our contestants on the pc side are (and note that several have custom subclasses):

Craven, dragonborn fighter (devoted defender) 10/barbarian (totem warrior) 6
Bunny, gnome (war) cleric 15
Tommy, halfling druid (land) 17
Danielle, human rogue (thief) 20+ (epic)
Praxis, elf druid (seasons) 8/ranger (hunter) 7
Hajime, human monk (open hand) 19
Karl Hungus, dragonborn paladin (vengeance) 20+ (epic)
Vann-La, elf fighter (footwork master) 20+ (epic)

VS.

The Dread Emperor, human ?? (but he's cast a 9th level wizard spell) with 20 children attached to the chains leading from his golden plate armor
Horhor, Sword Saint wielding the Sword of Thrush and 3/7 of the Rod of Seven Parts
Sollust deSpezha, archmage
A healer of legend
A champion
10 veterans (at least some of whom are parents to a child on those chains)
2 archers
4 horned devils

So far, only the archmage is dead, though several bad guys have briefly fallen before being healed (yes, I give my npcs death saves).

I'll update more when we have some further progress....