Help Me Level Up The MV Purple Worm

[Jools]

Forgive me for cross posting this but in just a few hours time my players will face the MV Purple Worm. I'm really looking forward to it but am a little confused about how to level it up - I've always used Monster Builder in the past but Wizards aren't updating it any more

What changes would I need to make to the worm to up it from level 14 to 17? In case you don't have the MV you can find the worm here: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.aspx?x=dnd/4ex/20101105b[/URL]

 

[Mentat55]

+3 to all defenses, attacks, and damage.

Add 96 HP -- 8 HP/Lvl x 3 levels x 4 (for being a solo).

Voila! A level 17 solo brute. The damage adjustment is a bit off (probably could be +4), but for a quick job it'll do.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

IIRC, the DMG1 rules say +1 damage per 2 levels. Since this is a solo, though, I would suggest going a little beyond the guidelines.

Alternatively, look at the new monster damage guidelines and sub those in, taking into account you're dealing with a solo. I don't know if the old advancement guidelines make sense with the new damage rules. If in doubt, use the new rules.

 

[Jhaelen]

IIRC, the DMG1 rules say +1 damage per 2 levels. Since this is a solo, though, I would suggest going a little beyond the guidelines.

Since the MM3 updates, damages increases by 1 per level, since for a standard monster average damage equals (level +8). I.e. for brutes you'd have to increase it even more (1.25 per level).