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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Magus Coeruleus" data-source="post: 4311884" data-attributes="member: 1704">Here is my first 4e reaver.  In B10, this is just a fighter who is on shore with some hounds who ambush the riverboat and attack with them from the riverbank while the other reaver and hounds work the ship.  I thought it would be interesting to make him an archer whose main schtick is to coordinate the Hounds' ranged attacks, sort of a cross between an archer ranger and a warlord, hence Artillery (Leader) monster type.Huntsman Reaver of the Iron Ring (Human)Medium natural humanoidLevel 4 Artillery (Leader)XP 175Initiative +6    Senses Perception +4Hound the Quarry aura 5; minion allies in the aura who can see the huntsman reaver’s quarry gain a +1 to attack rolls against it.HP 42; Bloodied 21AC 18; Fortitude 15, Reflex 17, Will 14Speed 6 <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee    :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" /> Long sword (standard; at-will) ● Weapon: +7 vs. AC; 1d8+2 damage <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/r.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":ranged:" title="Ranged    :ranged:" data-shortname=":ranged:" />  Longbow (standard; at-will ) ● Weapon: Ranged 20/40; +9 vs. AC; 1d10+4 damageHuntsman’s Quarry (minor; at-will): Once per turn, the huntsman reaver can designate the closest enemy he can see as his quarry; once per round, he can deal +1d6 damage to this quarry on a successful hit; he can have one quarry at a timeAlignment Evil    Languages CommonSkills Nature +9, Stealth +11Str 14 (+4)    Dex 18 (+6)    Wis 14 (+4)Con 12 (+3)    Int 10 (+2)    Cha 12 (+3)Equipment Hide armor, long sword, longbow, quiver with 20 arrowsI have to say, looking across other Level 4 Artillery or other similar things in general, I really have a hard time knowing whether I'm making this of appropriate difficulty and not too easy/tough for a Level 4 foe.  I started with the simple NPC generating method (ranger) and it seemed like it would create a much more powerful (and complicated) monster than MM 4th level things.  I mean, this guy would have had AC 20 (10 + 2 (1/2 level) + 6 (Dex Mod) + 3 (hide armor), lots of abilities.  That general (not NPC) table in the DMG confuses the hell out of me; I do NOT commonly see Artillery showing attack mods of Level + 7.  And why does that table have all sorts of things at x + Level anyway, when in other places the general rule is 10 + 1/2 level + ability mod?Anyone, enough whining.  Any feedback on this guy?Thanks!</blockquote>

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