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<blockquote data-quote="Leatherhead" data-source="post: 8581507" data-attributes="member: 53176"><p><h3>Choldrith (VGtM)</h3><p></p><p>The Choldrith are the breeder, leader, and priest cast of the Chitine. As such, we already went over their history and what to expect out of the race as a whole. Which brings me to today’s talking point: The separation of monster entries. I know a lot of people rejoiced at having monsters become more alphabetized in their listings, but the old way did have a few benefits. Namely, you could save space on lore entries by putting monsters that share much of the same lore right next to each other, which also has a nice side effect of the books nudging you in the “Hey, if you like that monster, you should also use this monster to complement them” direction. However, it is worth noting that in today's day and age of digital information, both ways are suboptimal. You could have a search engine pull up monsters that even have incorrect spelling. You could also have a monster entry just hyperlink to other related monsters. There are rumors on the wind that WoTC is looking to acquire it’s own in-house VTT and online Database, and there is some brand new book format that they are touting for upcoming releases. Arguments about alphabetization versus grouping are something that may soon become obsolete. Though technically speaking, this book still uses groupings of monsters, just less of them.</p><p></p><p>Choldrith specifically act as clerics devoted to Lolth, but don’t expect any favors from them if you worship the same religion. Lolth just isn’t into that kind of thing. Choldrith with different religions might be somewhat more amicable with a trade of some kind, potentially providing divine spellcasting services.</p><p></p><p>In combat, the Choldrith will likely open with the <em>Bane</em> and Spectral Dagger combination, which gets some damage in and can really hurt the effectiveness of an adventuring party. From there, consider using a web to lock down one of the party casters for a turn or two, while also allowing the minions to get advantage on attack rolls against them. After those options are exhausted, they lay into the enemy with their primary dagger attack. It may deal a lot of damage, but control is far more effective than damage most of the time. Just remember that they can’t use<em> Bane</em> and <em>Hold Person </em>at the same time due to concentration.</p><p></p><p>In the changeover, the Choldrith lost a lot of spells:<em> Mending, Healing Word, Sanctuary, </em>and<em> Shield of Faith, </em>making them slightly easier to kill.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leatherhead, post: 8581507, member: 53176"] [HEADING=2]Choldrith (VGtM)[/HEADING] The Choldrith are the breeder, leader, and priest cast of the Chitine. As such, we already went over their history and what to expect out of the race as a whole. Which brings me to today’s talking point: The separation of monster entries. I know a lot of people rejoiced at having monsters become more alphabetized in their listings, but the old way did have a few benefits. Namely, you could save space on lore entries by putting monsters that share much of the same lore right next to each other, which also has a nice side effect of the books nudging you in the “Hey, if you like that monster, you should also use this monster to complement them” direction. However, it is worth noting that in today's day and age of digital information, both ways are suboptimal. You could have a search engine pull up monsters that even have incorrect spelling. You could also have a monster entry just hyperlink to other related monsters. There are rumors on the wind that WoTC is looking to acquire it’s own in-house VTT and online Database, and there is some brand new book format that they are touting for upcoming releases. Arguments about alphabetization versus grouping are something that may soon become obsolete. Though technically speaking, this book still uses groupings of monsters, just less of them. Choldrith specifically act as clerics devoted to Lolth, but don’t expect any favors from them if you worship the same religion. Lolth just isn’t into that kind of thing. Choldrith with different religions might be somewhat more amicable with a trade of some kind, potentially providing divine spellcasting services. In combat, the Choldrith will likely open with the [I]Bane[/I] and Spectral Dagger combination, which gets some damage in and can really hurt the effectiveness of an adventuring party. From there, consider using a web to lock down one of the party casters for a turn or two, while also allowing the minions to get advantage on attack rolls against them. After those options are exhausted, they lay into the enemy with their primary dagger attack. It may deal a lot of damage, but control is far more effective than damage most of the time. Just remember that they can’t use[I] Bane[/I] and [I]Hold Person [/I]at the same time due to concentration. In the changeover, the Choldrith lost a lot of spells:[I] Mending, Healing Word, Sanctuary, [/I]and[I] Shield of Faith, [/I]making them slightly easier to kill. [/QUOTE]
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