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<blockquote data-quote="Thomas Rainsborough" data-source="post: 8657236" data-attributes="member: 7036502">Because WOTC often does such a horrible job with the design of monsters, I modify them to something that is more thematic and of the appropriate power level. It also stops players who are also DM's from meta-gaming at my table. The players at my table are aware I run a tough game, and combat with BBEG's often end in death, as I am a 1e DM at heart.I am looking at the CR 8 Deathlock in the original Mord's, and am buffing it/ giving it appropriate spells. I have taken the Life Drain feature from the CR 3 Deathlock Wight, increased its potency, and added it to the Mastermind. Clearly, my Mastermind is going to be tougher than the CR 8 in the book. But I would like opinions on one particular feature, as to how powerful this is. I would not have chars lower than level 8 face off against this BBEG. I realize that I am only providing one of the features of this modified BBEG, and operating in a vacuum is not as useful as the entire picture, but here it is anyway:Life Drain. Magical Range Attack: +9 to hit, range 30 ft., one creature. Hit: 26 (6d6 + 5) necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or its hit pointmaximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. These HP can be restored with Greater Restoration or the equivalent. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A humanoid slain by this attack rises 24 hours later as a zombie under the deathlock's control, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed. The deathlock can have no more than twelve zombies under its control at one time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thomas Rainsborough, post: 8657236, member: 7036502"] Because WOTC often does such a horrible job with the design of monsters, I modify them to something that is more thematic and of the appropriate power level. It also stops players who are also DM's from meta-gaming at my table. The players at my table are aware I run a tough game, and combat with BBEG's often end in death, as I am a 1e DM at heart. I am looking at the CR 8 Deathlock in the original Mord's, and am buffing it/ giving it appropriate spells. I have taken the Life Drain feature from the CR 3 Deathlock Wight, increased its potency, and added it to the Mastermind. Clearly, my Mastermind is going to be tougher than the CR 8 in the book. But I would like opinions on one particular feature, as to how powerful this is. I would not have chars lower than level 8 face off against this BBEG. I realize that I am only providing one of the features of this modified BBEG, and operating in a vacuum is not as useful as the entire picture, but here it is anyway: Life Drain. Magical Range Attack: +9 to hit, range 30 ft., one creature. Hit: 26 (6d6 + 5) necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or its hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. These HP can be restored with Greater Restoration or the equivalent. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A humanoid slain by this attack rises 24 hours later as a zombie under the deathlock's control, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is destroyed. The deathlock can have no more than twelve zombies under its control at one time. [/QUOTE]

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