D&D 4E Original 4E Monsters

[vagabundo]

Nice Monsters!!

Is there Backward Engineered info on monster/npc creation?

I'm looking to create a halfling knife thrower ...

 

[keterys]

I don't have an explicit chart... with 4E _so close_ and reportedly containing such charts, I didn't feel like making one and having it invalidated so quickly. Mostly I compare to the monster manual pages, preview monsters, and the DDXP monsters.

I don't compare to the D&D Minis stats. Don't trust 'em.

 

[Stalker0]

The Spore Brute is such a cute little Mushroom Man, it's hard to think of him as a deadly brute.


Fitz

Yeah, I actually wonder if he's a little too strong. He does a ton of ongoing damage and that spore burst can greatly hinder the party, as by the time they save against it (50% chance), he's ready with another burst.

Then again, his defenses are pretty low, so that's a big factor.

 

[Rechan]

I'd like to see the following:


Oozes. Yeeees, oozes.

More Lurkers!

A Banshee (Controller, definitely).

 

[Stalker0]

I love the astral demolisher, especially the force adaptation. Although as a brute, I would almost always have him add to damage instead of resistance

 

[keterys]

Added:
Faceless Stalker (4 Lurker)

I think the spore brute's damage isn't too bad until he's bloodied. Once bloodied, people might want to finish him off rather than letting him get more than one of them bunched up in a burst. Thankfully, he's a normal so he should drop quickly.

Not sure on oozes, I'll think on it. My current gaming group has a 'No Ooze' rule, oddly enough, so they're not something I think on much. But, hey, here's a lurker at least.

 

[keterys]

Well, it's not _really_ an original monster so I won't list it at top I guess, but I made a few abilities for things that a 'Solo' version of the Phane might have.

Solo Phane

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Well, it's not _really_ an original monster so I won't list it at top I guess, but I made a few abilities for things that a 'Solo' version of the Phane might have.

Solo Phane

The Time Duplicate power doesn't look so well to me.
Instead of removing the possibility of blooding it, I would just remove the Tempest ability. Or say that the duplicate disappears into its own timestream if bloodied. (I suppose that was your primary concern - bloodied makes it more dangerous, and you don't really want two bloodied Tempests roaming around).

 

[vagabundo]

I don't have an explicit chart... with 4E _so close_ and reportedly containing such charts, I didn't feel like making one and having it invalidated so quickly. Mostly I compare to the monster manual pages, preview monsters, and the DDXP monsters.

I don't compare to the D&D Minis stats. Don't trust 'em.

I might just wait then, only a month to go. I'll concentrate on my fluff. Your monsters are great. You should GSL them up and release a PDF.

 

[keterys]

Yeah, maybe I'll just remove the bloodied part. I was mainly trying to avoid a constant string of stuns.