D&D 5E June 20 Q&A Legendary Creature Questions

[jodyjohnson]

http://community.wizards.com/dndnex...gendary_encounters,_named_monsters__artifacts


Glad Wizards is willing to enbrace a little gonzo on the encounter building.

 

[I'm A Banana]

Suspicions: confirmed.

 

[Blackwarder]

Suspicions: confirmed.

Sorry, I don't have time to stalk your posts in other threads, what suspicions?

Warder

 

[I'm A Banana]

Just what the article says: it's for unique, significant creatures, there's an XP breakdown including the lair vs. just alone, artifacts can play into it.

I didn't specify them because I was pretty sure a lot of people had those suspicions.

But regardless, my posts are totally worth stalking.

 

[Weather Report]

I don't give a crap about XP, have not used it for many, many years, love the rest of it.

Asmodeus can break out of mortal manacles.

 

[Jack99]

I don't give a crap about XP, have not used it for many, many years, love the rest of it.

Asmodeus can break out of mortal manacles.

I hope he does. The first version released badly needs a legendary treatment.

 

[Truename]

I don't give a crap about XP, have not used it for many, many years, love the rest of it.

In 4e, XP is used very effectively as a tool for determining encounter difficulty, even if you don't track XP for character advancement. I believe they're doing the same thing with Next.

 

[Weather Report]

I hope he does. The first version released badly needs a legendary treatment.

Yes, this will stop a lot of the crapola, I mean, even if you get Assy one-on-one; though, that is highly unlikely, due to, say the least, I think, Alastor and Phongor (+summonings, etc), might have something to say.

 

[Weather Report]

In 4e, XP is used very effectively as a tool for determining encounter difficulty, even if you don't track XP for character advancement. I believe they're doing the same thing with Next.

Groovy, nice "mechanic", but will still level up the party when appropriate.

 

[Ed_Laprade]

Why yes, Medusa should break the rules. She should be a one-shot kill, just as she was in the legends! I really don't understand why so many people complain about one-shotting a boss monster when that's a perfectly acceptable way for the heroes of legend to end such a fight. Not all the time, of course, but once in a while it makes the players feel like their characters really are heroes! And that's part of what makes the game fun... isn't it?