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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5240592" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Okay, I've made it so.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/5222216-post6.html" target="_blank">Updated</a>.</p><p></p><p>The rest of its stats look OK (Initiative, Speed, AC, Environment, Organisation, Treasure, Alignment, LA), but I think it needs some adjustments to its description & tactics.</p><p></p><p>Something like:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Red">These powerful cousins of the common mimic are called metal mimics due to their fondness for mimicking objects made out of metal, such as iron doors or steel treasure-chests. As well as being stronger than a regular mimic they have minor magical abilities that help them lure prey within reach.</span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Red">A metal mimic can have almost any dimensions, but usually is not more than 12 feet long. A typical metal mimic has a volume of 200 cubic feet (about 5 feet by 5 feet by 8 feet) and weighs about 7,000 pounds.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Red"></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Red"> </span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Red">Metal mimics speak Common.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Red"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Red"></span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Red"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Combat</strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Red"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Red">Metal mimics often create a magical light to lure adventurers or monsters to approach them. This light usually appears to be the glow of a magical item, but the mimic will imitate other light-sources such as</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Red"> torches, lanterns or campfires if it thinks these are more likely to interest a victim. A favorite ploy is to shape part of its body into a glowing sword or shield and place a false magic aura upon it, since avaricious creatures find such a treasure hard to resist. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Red"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Red">A metal mimic often surprises an unsuspecting opponent, lashing out with a heavy pseudopod. The creature does not necessarily fight to the death if it can succeed in extorting treasure or food from a party.</span></span></p><p></p><p>Can you think of anything else worth adding?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 5240592, member: 57383"] Okay, I've made it so. [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/5222216-post6.html"]Updated[/URL]. The rest of its stats look OK (Initiative, Speed, AC, Environment, Organisation, Treasure, Alignment, LA), but I think it needs some adjustments to its description & tactics. Something like: [COLOR=Red]These powerful cousins of the common mimic are called metal mimics due to their fondness for mimicking objects made out of metal, such as iron doors or steel treasure-chests. As well as being stronger than a regular mimic they have minor magical abilities that help them lure prey within reach. [/COLOR][FONT=Arial][COLOR=Red]A metal mimic can have almost any dimensions, but usually is not more than 12 feet long. A typical metal mimic has a volume of 200 cubic feet (about 5 feet by 5 feet by 8 feet) and weighs about 7,000 pounds. [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Arial][COLOR=Red] Metal mimics speak Common. [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Arial][COLOR=Red] [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Arial][COLOR=Red][SIZE=3][B]Combat[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Arial][COLOR=Red] Metal mimics often create a magical light to lure adventurers or monsters to approach them. This light usually appears to be the glow of a magical item, but the mimic will imitate other light-sources such as[/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Arial][COLOR=Red] torches, lanterns or campfires if it thinks these are more likely to interest a victim. A favorite ploy is to shape part of its body into a glowing sword or shield and place a false magic aura upon it, since avaricious creatures find such a treasure hard to resist. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=Red] A metal mimic often surprises an unsuspecting opponent, lashing out with a heavy pseudopod. The creature does not necessarily fight to the death if it can succeed in extorting treasure or food from a party.[/COLOR][/FONT] Can you think of anything else worth adding? [/QUOTE]
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