surfarcher
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Yeah, which is how I currently run my big set peice monsters. Which is why his idea might be just perfect for them.
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Monster recharge rolls at the end of the turn
- Thread starter Dr_Ruminahui
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It's a different way of achieving a similar effect, but to make dragons a bit scarier I've sometimes given them an additional power:
Deep Inhalation (encounter)
minor action: the dragon grants CA until the start of its next turn. At the start of its next turn, it automatically recharges Breath Weapon, and if the dragon uses Breath Weapon on that turn it deals 2d12 extra fire damage, and also ongoing 5 fire damage if the attack hits.
(adjust the extra damage and addons as appropriate)
Deep Inhalation (encounter)
minor action: the dragon grants CA until the start of its next turn. At the start of its next turn, it automatically recharges Breath Weapon, and if the dragon uses Breath Weapon on that turn it deals 2d12 extra fire damage, and also ongoing 5 fire damage if the attack hits.
(adjust the extra damage and addons as appropriate)
Dr_Ruminahui
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As I promised, I would report back once I had put this in action.
Well, I tried this out last game and it worked very well... having them done at the same time as saves made them easy to remember, and my mehod of putting a die next to the monster entry on my encounter sheet worked very well. Additionally, I was happy with the way I described the recharge mechanic - I used spriggan giantsouls, and described them as having "an aura of largeness" that diminished when they used the power, and which came back when it recharged (well, had it recharged, really).
How well it worked dramatically, on the other hand... hard to tell, given my inability to recharge the 4+ power on either giantsoul, and given the powers themselves weren't particularly exiting or cinematic (basically, it gives them reach 2 - though, admittedly, I'm not very good at making the best of monsters extended reach). Additionally, given my inability to recharge the powers, I couldn't see if making the recharge mechanic visible affected either PC or monster strategy.
Anyway, so far, so good. I can see it may become a bother with monsters with several recharge powers (especially if I have more than one such monster), but for the time being I'm going to continue trying this out.
Well, I tried this out last game and it worked very well... having them done at the same time as saves made them easy to remember, and my mehod of putting a die next to the monster entry on my encounter sheet worked very well. Additionally, I was happy with the way I described the recharge mechanic - I used spriggan giantsouls, and described them as having "an aura of largeness" that diminished when they used the power, and which came back when it recharged (well, had it recharged, really).
How well it worked dramatically, on the other hand... hard to tell, given my inability to recharge the 4+ power on either giantsoul, and given the powers themselves weren't particularly exiting or cinematic (basically, it gives them reach 2 - though, admittedly, I'm not very good at making the best of monsters extended reach). Additionally, given my inability to recharge the powers, I couldn't see if making the recharge mechanic visible affected either PC or monster strategy.
Anyway, so far, so good. I can see it may become a bother with monsters with several recharge powers (especially if I have more than one such monster), but for the time being I'm going to continue trying this out.
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