Level Up (A5E) Monster preview thread!

[dave2008]

Depends on if you want to allow the player group to escape from an encounter, take a break, and try again. If the creature recovers on a short rest, there's no gain from doing so. If it's limited to a long rest, the players have a chance to wear the creature down (even if HP is reset to full).

Sure, but that is the type of thing I generally don't want. Thus, my suggestion to make it a Short Rest.

 

[LadyElect]

O is for ... Otyugh!

I love the art direction, but in case anyone cares: that looks like 4 legs to me!

 

[Morrus]

P is for ... Purple Worm!

 

[Faolyn]

Kind of odd that it has so many saving throw proficiencies.

 

[Tonguez]

Kind of odd that it has so many saving throw proficiencies.

Yeah, especially Int and Cha saves, which are a bit incongruous for a mindless worm (Wis I can accept due to tremorsense*)

its a bit boring, though having them encountered with Grimlocks wranglers could be fun

 

[Zaukrie]

I'd love some kind of body slam attack where it moves the front of its body back and forth and hits everyone in an X ft. radius or something.....

 

[Tonguez]

I'd love some kind of body slam attack where it moves the front of its body back and forth and hits everyone in an X ft. radius or something.....

Yes, bodyslam would be cool, also since their mouths are 5’ wide when they burst up from the ground I’d also apply the knock prone (sand cascade) ability to purple worms too. A variant acid/poison spray would also be nice…

 

[dave2008]

Yeah, especially Int and Cha saves, which are a bit incongruous for a mindless worm (Wis I can accept due to tremorsense*)

its a bit boring, though having them encountered with Grimlocks wranglers could be fun

Well, the DMG does recommend putting saving throws in areas to shore up a monster's weaknesses

 

[Kozos]

I know it would break with the alphabetical progress of previews but @Morrus could we have an NPC statblock like the gladiator or something similar please?

 

[Morrus]

I know it would break with the alphabetical progress of previews but @Morrus could we have an NPC statblock like the gladiator or something similar please?

When I run out of monster letters, I might start again with animals and NPCs.