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<blockquote data-quote="Wik" data-source="post: 5228316" data-attributes="member: 40177">I kind of winged it, because that is how I am wont to do things.&nbsp; But it sort of went like this:*&nbsp; There were three brutes, each with a timer.&nbsp; the first had a timer of &quot;1&quot;, the second &quot;2&quot;, and three &quot;3&quot; (go fig!).&nbsp; At the start of each brute's turn, the timer would drop - if it was at &quot;0&quot;, the brute could go normally.&nbsp; A PC could spend a minor action to thievery one of the dials, and if they succeeded, they'd move it back two spaces - but if they failed, the timer would drop by one.&nbsp; Since the DC was 30, it was pretty close (I know my thieves, and they have digusting thievery checks).&nbsp; &nbsp; If a timer ever hit &quot;5&quot;, that brute was shut down permanently (this happened to one of the brutes)*&nbsp; There were also larger dials on one ledge.&nbsp; The DCs here were two higher, but the advantage was you had a better firing angle down on the brutes on the lower floor (we were using 3D dungeon tiles)*&nbsp; A PC could also use the dials to shut off the minions heading into the room - again, failure on this check meant MORE minions came in.&nbsp; *&nbsp; Finally, PCs could change the sigil in the centre - the four settings were (And I made these up on the spot):&nbsp;- Blue (+2 to all defences)&nbsp;- Red (+1d8 to all damage)&nbsp;- Green (if you start your turn in the square, +10 temp HP; if end turn in the square and are bloodied, heal 1d12 hit points)&nbsp;- Yellow (no effect)Were I to do this again, I'd drop the &quot;yellow&quot; effect, and change it to some sort of haste effect (maybe can make a basic melee as a minor action, and +2 speed or something?).&nbsp; The trick with the encounter was that the brutes got the same effect - but the players were talking about putting two people at the control panel, sort of &quot;DJing&quot; effects... and I really should have encouraged that.&nbsp; I also should have thrown in a &quot;control the minions&quot; capability or something.&nbsp; But, I didn't want to make it too complicated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wik, post: 5228316, member: 40177"] I kind of winged it, because that is how I am wont to do things. But it sort of went like this: * There were three brutes, each with a timer. the first had a timer of "1", the second "2", and three "3" (go fig!). At the start of each brute's turn, the timer would drop - if it was at "0", the brute could go normally. A PC could spend a minor action to thievery one of the dials, and if they succeeded, they'd move it back two spaces - but if they failed, the timer would drop by one. Since the DC was 30, it was pretty close (I know my thieves, and they have digusting thievery checks). If a timer ever hit "5", that brute was shut down permanently (this happened to one of the brutes) * There were also larger dials on one ledge. The DCs here were two higher, but the advantage was you had a better firing angle down on the brutes on the lower floor (we were using 3D dungeon tiles) * A PC could also use the dials to shut off the minions heading into the room - again, failure on this check meant MORE minions came in. * Finally, PCs could change the sigil in the centre - the four settings were (And I made these up on the spot): - Blue (+2 to all defences) - Red (+1d8 to all damage) - Green (if you start your turn in the square, +10 temp HP; if end turn in the square and are bloodied, heal 1d12 hit points) - Yellow (no effect) Were I to do this again, I'd drop the "yellow" effect, and change it to some sort of haste effect (maybe can make a basic melee as a minor action, and +2 speed or something?). The trick with the encounter was that the brutes got the same effect - but the players were talking about putting two people at the control panel, sort of "DJing" effects... and I really should have encouraged that. I also should have thrown in a "control the minions" capability or something. But, I didn't want to make it too complicated. [/QUOTE]

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