Game Day mini = Spined Devil

[M.L. Martin]

AC is higher by 2 points than the other defenses. Str modifier is also higher by 2 than all other abilities. I hope that means that AC is Str-based.

I find it more likely that there's natural armor involved.

 

[zoroaster100]

Natural armor (or just plain "armor", natural or by any other name) makes more sense to me than having armor tied to strength. The indications so far is that monsters are deigned on an exceptions based "system". That would mean a particular monster should have the right kind of armor for its level and role and the designers should not be constrained to give one monster better armor just because they gave it better strength. It would also seem strange to me that strength would somehow improve a PC's armor.

 

[Paraxis]

Strength should only be related to AC buy use of encumbrance rules.

 

[Zamkaizer]

It's probably been brought up before, but I don't like the term 'bloodied,' mainly because so many many things in Dungeons & Dragons don't bleed. Do outsiders even have normal physiologies? Undead, constructs, plants, and elementals certainly don't. Important rules have had weird name in the past (example: hit points, armor class, flat-footed), but there's never been one that's been patently misleading. There are much more appropriate terms; ones that don't imply that something is alive.

 

[Lackhand]

Maybe undead, plants, and constructs can't get bloodied?

 

[Zamkaizer]

Maybe undead, plants, and constructs can't get bloodied?

I thought about that, but wanted to avoid bloating my post with potential exceptions. It makes sense that certain creatures would suffer less from the effects of damage, which would be reflected by the rules - or lack thereof.

But if I see an inevitable or gelatinous cube with 'bloodied,' I'm crying foul.

 

[frankthedm]

But if I see an inevitable or gelatinous cube with 'bloodied,' I'm crying foul.

Its leaking protoplasm out its cell wall.

Now a pudding should shrink as it's HP goes down rather than get 'bloodied'.

 

[Szatany]

It would also seem strange to me that strength would somehow improve a PC's armor.

Why strange? In order to parry blows strength helps a lot.

 

[RigaMortus2]

My guess is that the Poison 5 is the attack roll (vs defenders FORT). The effect of the poison is "slowed".

Then wouldn't it be +5?

 

[Puggins]

Quick threory on hit points. Apologize if it has been posted before.

Skirmisher hit points: d6/level

Triple hp at 1st.

18 + (5 x 3.5) + 12 = 18 + 17 + 12 = 47

Seems to match up, at least.