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<blockquote data-quote="Gaio Macareg" data-source="post: 285182" data-attributes="member: 6341">Well the advancement is still to high (I made the same problem, what I get for not paying attention) since they can only triple their base HD. So try 2-3 HD (Small). The AC thing is a math error, you have the numbers correct in the breakdown, but added wrong.I'd say that 3d6 damage is a bit much for an explosion against 1st level characters. In your favor, it flys, so it'll probably be out at range and you did only give it a 5' radius. However, personally, I'd go with something around 2d4. 3d6 is going to give an average of 11 points of damage. Even with a reflex save for half (say DC of 14 or 15) many first levels are either going to fail the save or die after making the save anyway. Especially if it hit them once before. At 2d4 you're looking at an average of 5 damage, 3 if you make a save for half. That's scary to a 1st level character. But 11 points on average, means that if you get even a little lucky you just killed a dwarven barbarian at full strength in one blow. If you roll an 18 on that 3d6 you just killed him while he was raging but unharmed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gaio Macareg, post: 285182, member: 6341"] Well the advancement is still to high (I made the same problem, what I get for not paying attention) since they can only triple their base HD. So try 2-3 HD (Small). The AC thing is a math error, you have the numbers correct in the breakdown, but added wrong. I'd say that 3d6 damage is a bit much for an explosion against 1st level characters. In your favor, it flys, so it'll probably be out at range and you did only give it a 5' radius. However, personally, I'd go with something around 2d4. 3d6 is going to give an average of 11 points of damage. Even with a reflex save for half (say DC of 14 or 15) many first levels are either going to fail the save or die after making the save anyway. Especially if it hit them once before. At 2d4 you're looking at an average of 5 damage, 3 if you make a save for half. That's scary to a 1st level character. But 11 points on average, means that if you get even a little lucky you just killed a dwarven barbarian at full strength in one blow. If you roll an 18 on that 3d6 you just killed him while he was raging but unharmed. [/QUOTE]

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