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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CuRoi" data-source="post: 5382074" data-attributes="member: 98032">It's great to see a new DM in the mix! DnD (well any RPG) has always had the problem of too many players, not enough people willing to DM. To me, DMing is the best side of the table and it looks like you are doing some really great work! On the Octotree - I love it! I'm not sure as a new DM I'd start with building monsters though. Its a pain in the arse really. Each "Type" is sort of like a class in that the type will determine size of HD, Feats, save and BAB progreesion, some special defenses/abilities, etc. etc. That said, if you have a loose off the hip DM style and this works for you and the players then go for it! Since it is type "plant" I wouldn't use type "animal" creature as a base. Try using a Treant as a base.  Initiative: +0 +2 from Dex right? Armor Class: 19 (+2 Dex, +7 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 17 Forgot Size Penalty here - 2 for a total of 17 Base Attack/Grapple: +4/+22 (Don't forget Strength and size)Attacks: Impale 2Arms +12 melee (2d6) (Missing Strength Damage) Clinging Vine +8 grapple (no damage, but player is held in position.Grapple is way off for Strength and Size. Should be +4 Base, +10 Strength, +8 Size for a total of +22 Grapple Your tree needs Feats! : ) Challenge Rating: 6 There isn't a science to this, however the CR rating is a bit low. Look at a Treant - CR 8. It doesn't have near the number of special attacks and such but is similar in size and ability scores. I'd put this thing at 8+ easy.  Anyway, it is such a cool idea, I'm sure you'll figure out a way to make it work in the game.  On the hat - sounds sort of like a Ring of Wizardry or Pearl of Power or somewhere in between, but it is a one shot item. Sort of a tricky thing to price it doesn't fall into the normal formulas. As a one shot item, it should be considerably cheaper.  Two options -Number one do a bunch of Math  Take say a pocket full of Pearls of Power that did all that your hat does might be valued around 7500. However, that just lets you recast spells you already memorized as a Divine caster. So it is limited in two ways but permanent (with once a day use). Pearls of power also have the bonus of not using up an inventory slot (like gloves, rings, boots, hats.) Pearls of Power also need to be used to be activated before you get to cast your recalled spell. Something that disappears after use yet is usable by any spellcaster and lets you pick the spell? Well, to really "do it right" you need to consider alot of factors and I think we could reverse engineer the pricing behind a Pearl of Power to come up with a base for allowing spell -recall- and then apply that to your hat, giving it a bit of a upcharge since it is any spell. Number TwoJust guesstimate it <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> - maybe around 1200? Heh.</blockquote>

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