Excerpt: Swarms

[Fallen Seraph]

I plan on using whatever bug swarms there are in a scene with whatever giant bugs there are to replicate the Bug Pit from King Kong, it would just work so perfectly.

Hmm... I hope there are lurker variants. I could see some swarms that quickly attack and then disappear into a hole and then quickly attack again.

I too want to know if ongoing stacks. It would make sense here, since would represent more Stirges latching onto the PC and draining him, while succeeding in your save is you swiping them off.

 

[mrrodgers]

Hardly. a maul might have aa bit more area to it's impact, but thats till less than 1/4 of a cubic foot. Now a shield bash with ones weight behind it probably should grant the effect you desire.

Hmm. VERY interesting that swarms are not Solos. They dropped the four for one, but they still look like a few swarms will be NASTY.

It depends on the maul...
Also, If you are using a rectangular maul, you can always swat withe the sides not normally reserved for striking. Furthermore, if a player actually decides to USE a maul, they deserve some extra bonus because seriously, who actually uses mauls?

 

[Family]

because seriously, who actually uses mauls?

Darth Sideous

 

[Lurker59]

According to KotS ongoing damage of the same type doesn't stack. But a character is basically going to be taking 5 damage every round until the swarm is dead since the swarm will likely hit at least once with its 2-3 attacks.

 

[doctorhook]

Head spolder: To mock up a large battle, could you have swarms of minions?

This was exactly the first thing I thought about; can we have minion swarms? Swarms of minions? Swarms of swarms? :hehhehheh:

I imagine our trusty DMG will have rules for creating things like these, not to mention sizing up that Medium Needlefang Drake Swarm up to Large, to really scare our players.

 

[Rechan]

It shouldn't be hard to up its level. Though I wonder at what point the 1d10 becomes a 2d10 (and the 2d10 becomes a 3d10)?

 

[Stalker0]

It shouldn't be hard to up its level. Though I wonder at what point the 1d10 becomes a 2d10 (and the 2d10 becomes a 3d10)?

Probably not for a long time, monster damage seems to scale extremely slowly in 4e.

 

[Family]

Can we have Swarms of Minions? Swarms of Swarms?

A Swarm of Flying Mammoth Zombie Minions?

 

[Blackeagle]

This was exactly the first thing I thought about; can we have minion swarms? Swarms of minions? Swarms of swarms? :hehhehheh:

Minion swarms?
Minion brute swarms?
Minion brute soldier swarms?
Swarm brute soldier swarms?
Swarm minion swarm swarm brute swarms?
Swarm swarm swarm minion swarms?
Swarm swarm swarm swarm swarm swarm brute swarm swarm swarm swarms?

Vikings singing:
Swarms swarms swarms swarms
Swarms swarm swarms swarms
Lovely swarms, wonderful swarms . . .

 

[Dormain1]

Originally Posted by Rechan
It shouldn't be hard to up its level. Though I wonder at what point the 1d10 becomes a 2d10 (and the 2d10 becomes a 3d10)?

I would expect every 10 levels ie 1d10 @1-9 2d10 @10-19 and 3d10@20-30

or possibly every five if you want a really brutal game