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<blockquote data-quote="Keenath" data-source="post: 4443222" data-attributes="member: 59792">WHOA!&nbsp; I didn't notice that.&nbsp; Good call!The relevant text:&quot;Similar aura effects do not stack unless otherwise noted. For example, a creature that starts its turn in two auras, one that deals 5 cold damage and another that deals 10 cold damage, takes 10 cold damage.&quot;Thus being surrounded by three Kruthik Adults means you take 2 damage from the aura, not 6.Secondarily:&nbsp; Since the book specifically says not to use monsters that are more than 2 or 3 levels higher than the party (regardless of the xp budget), I would expect a 2-levels-higher creature to be very tough.&nbsp; A leader is even more so; leaders are always going to boost their allies, so that makes minion-sweeping more important than ever.As Mengu said, &quot;when you miss, double damage doesn't mean much&quot;.&nbsp; Still, I agree that it would be better to say &quot;+5 damage&quot; or similar, rather than doubling; multiplicative effects are the basis of almost every broken character build.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Keenath, post: 4443222, member: 59792"] WHOA! I didn't notice that. Good call! The relevant text: "Similar aura effects do not stack unless otherwise noted. For example, a creature that starts its turn in two auras, one that deals 5 cold damage and another that deals 10 cold damage, takes 10 cold damage." Thus being surrounded by three Kruthik Adults means you take 2 damage from the aura, not 6. Secondarily: Since the book specifically says not to use monsters that are more than 2 or 3 levels higher than the party (regardless of the xp budget), I would expect a 2-levels-higher creature to be very tough. A leader is even more so; leaders are always going to boost their allies, so that makes minion-sweeping more important than ever. As Mengu said, "when you miss, double damage doesn't mean much". Still, I agree that it would be better to say "+5 damage" or similar, rather than doubling; multiplicative effects are the basis of almost every broken character build. [/QUOTE]

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