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Paladin and 'disease' - your ruling on this matter, please
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<blockquote data-quote="Herobizkit" data-source="post: 6529601" data-attributes="member: 36150"><p>For clarification, I'm sending a "generic" CR9 treant and slapping on the undead template.</p><p></p><p>I'm sending a higher-than-her-level monster because I'm trying to get across to the player(s) that, in an "open-world" game such as Kingmaker (which I am running and adding other modules and homebrew stuff), there are some things that are just too strong to face alone, or at all - and I know the player's gut reaction will be to charge it, especially with that Paladin's smite evil ability.</p><p></p><p>On top of that, the Paladin IS a low Dex character (6).</p><p></p><p>The Paladin is going to receive a warning in the guise of a group of humanoids who abandon the Sunless Citadel. The "vampire tree" (which the heroes left behind in the care of an NPC Druid) uproots itself when its food supply no longer includes blood and starts seeking its own sustenance. Of course, the nearest source of sustenance will be the human village above.</p><p></p><p>The purpose of doing this is to "scorched earth" the village off the map so the players will focus on the area they're in... and if they decide to tackle the beast and fail, it will then become a wandering horror through the Kingmaker area. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>The Paladin's player is a big fan of Dark Souls, so I know this is going to make him very happy. And paranoid. But overall happy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Herobizkit, post: 6529601, member: 36150"] For clarification, I'm sending a "generic" CR9 treant and slapping on the undead template. I'm sending a higher-than-her-level monster because I'm trying to get across to the player(s) that, in an "open-world" game such as Kingmaker (which I am running and adding other modules and homebrew stuff), there are some things that are just too strong to face alone, or at all - and I know the player's gut reaction will be to charge it, especially with that Paladin's smite evil ability. On top of that, the Paladin IS a low Dex character (6). The Paladin is going to receive a warning in the guise of a group of humanoids who abandon the Sunless Citadel. The "vampire tree" (which the heroes left behind in the care of an NPC Druid) uproots itself when its food supply no longer includes blood and starts seeking its own sustenance. Of course, the nearest source of sustenance will be the human village above. The purpose of doing this is to "scorched earth" the village off the map so the players will focus on the area they're in... and if they decide to tackle the beast and fail, it will then become a wandering horror through the Kingmaker area. :) The Paladin's player is a big fan of Dark Souls, so I know this is going to make him very happy. And paranoid. But overall happy. [/QUOTE]
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