Essentials Displacer Beast Up

[MrMyth]

Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Displacer Beast)

Not sure how I feel about the displacement ability. It might be more annoying than anything, especially when you roll that 19... I wonder how that would interact with the improved crit range of say a Daggermaster...

Anyways, cool monster.

I think it's a brilliant approach. Classic displacement effects have always had a chance to screw you out of a good roll. This one is specifically designed to not screw you out of a natural 20, and avoids having to make a second roll to determine success. Brilliant!

 

[Prestidigitalis]

Sorry about that. The link actually points to an article about Blink Dogs.

To read about Displacer Beasts, click your cursor about 6 feet to the left of the link. Or maybe to the right.

 

[renau1g]

Sorry about that. The link actually points to an article about Blink Dogs.

Works for me?

Edit: I've obviously failed hard....sadly it took me 2 hours to realize that.

 

[Mengu]

Works for me?

It means you rolled even.

 

[Prestidigitalis]

Works for me?

Edit: I've obviously failed hard....sadly it took me 2 hours to realize that.

Don't feel bad. I'm just surprised no one else got to it first.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

Additionally I find the old “recharges when the Displacer Beast moves 2 squares” to be a lot more flavourful than “recharges at the start of its next turn”. It allows the PCs to corner one (or slow/immobilise it) and hammer it while it is vulnerable, allowing good PC tactics like this creates better monsters.

Anyway that is my assessment of the new Displacer Beast.

I was going to criticize it for being nearly identical to the older version, but this is an important difference. Good eye.