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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mesh Hong" data-source="post: 4625314" data-attributes="member: 73463">I am assuming this is a level 3 solo brute. I think some for your figures are a little out, I get HPs and defences to be slightly different to yours (though you may just be tailoring this to your group). I also notice that your claw and bite attacks are exactly the same, these should probably be redesigned to add a bit of variety. I think the attack +8 vs. Reflex is way ahead of the game, in fact it would be the equivalent of a level 7 brute. Generally attacks that target more than one creature are 1 or 2 lower than the standard, but in this case I wouldn’t want to go lower than +4. I have taken the liberty of designing a level 3 solo brute Preying Mantis to give you something to think about and help you finish yours. Though as other posters have mentioned I would personally see it as a skirmisher or lurker. Having said that a party level +2 brute is a better low level solo encounter than a party level +2 skirmisher or lurker as they have better stats. Giant Preying Mantis Level 3 Solo Brute Large Natural Beast XP 750  Initiative +5 Senses Perception +7 HP 184; Bloodied 92 AC 17; Fortitude 18, Reflex 19, Will 14 Saving Throws +5 Speed 6, fly 6 (hover) Action Points 2  [FONT=D&D 4e icons]M[/FONT] Claw Drag (Standard; at-will) Reach 2; attack +6 vs. AC; 1d6+4 damage; on hit Mantis may slide target 1 square  [FONT=D&D 4e icons]m[/FONT] Bite (Standard; at-will) Attack +6 vs. AC; 1d8+3 damage; on hit target is dazed (save ends)  [FONT=D&D 4e icons]m[/FONT] Double Claw & Bite (Standard; at-will) Mantis makes 2 Claw Drag attacks at the same target; if both hit it may make an immediate Bite attack against the same target  [FONT=D&D 4e icons]c[/FONT] Beating Wings (Standard; recharge [FONT=D&D 4e icons]56[/FONT]) ♦ thunder Close Blast 5; attack +4 vs. Reflex; 2d6+1 thunder damage; on hit target is pushed 2 squares and knocked prone; Mantis may shift up to 3 squares before or after this attack  [FONT=D&D 4e icons]c[/FONT] Frightful Presence (Standard; encounter) ♦ fear Burst 5; attack +4 vs. Will; on hit target is immobilised (save ends); after effect target takes a -2 penalty to attack rolls (save ends)  Retaliatory Swipe (Immediate Reaction; at-will) If hit by a melee attack Mantis may make an immediate Claw Drag attack against the attacker  Alignment Unaligned Skills athletics +9, perception +7, stealth +10Str 16 (+4) Dex 18 (+5) Wis 12 (+2) Con 14 (+3) Int 10 (+1) Cha 8 (+0)   As I said I tried to keep as close to your original as possible, though being a Mantis it should really have some sort of grab attack in there somewhere, but I added the slide effect to the Claw Drag and the shifting to the Beating Wings attack to try and keep things moving around during the fight.</blockquote>

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