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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 4957950" data-attributes="member: 1210">Here's a relatively recent dungeon encounter that I ran:Scenario: The mud pit[sblock]XP Encounter Difficulty: Level 13 encounter vs. level 12? partyBrief summary: A dungeon room has collapsed into a mud pit, within which a pair of terrible monsters lurk.Area setup: The room was about 40'x60' iirc. The mud pit was about 20'x20' in the center of the area. There is only one entrance to the room.Enemies:1 roper (R) (level 14 elite controller) 1 dire bunyip (level 15 elite brute) Enemy setup: The dire bunyip is intially hiding in the mud pit. The roper is concealed at the edge of the room, looking like a lump of stone.How it went: An excellent fight that really encouraged the pcs to try to fight from a distance. The fighter had to get in the muck and get into it by the end, though. The dire bunyip's roar recharged the round after it was first used, and it roared on round one and two. I don't think it ever managed to use drowning worry on anyone. Actual Difficulty: About right. How well did it work(on a scale of 1-10): 7.5. The monsters were a bit easier to defeat than I had expected. [/sblock]Here's the dire bunyip:[sblock]DIRE BUNYIP&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Level 15 Elite BruteLarge natural beast (aquatic)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; XP 2400---Initiative +12&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Senses Perception +12, low-light visionHP 175; Bloodied 87AC 29; Fortitude 29; Reflex 29; Will 27Speed 6, swim 6---[Melee basic] Savage Bite (standard; at will) &nbsp; &nbsp; +18 vs. AC; 4d8+6 damage.[Melee] Muck Rake (standard; recharge 5 6)&nbsp; &nbsp; +18 vs. AC; 4d8+6 damage, and the target is knocked prone. [Melee] Drowning Worry (standard; recharges when the bunyip hits with its savage bite)&nbsp; &nbsp; Only when target is in water; +16 vs. Fortitude; Hit: 6d6+7 damage and the target is knocked prone and held thrashing underwater (save ends). While held thrashing underwater, the target takes ongoing 10 damage and loses a healing surge at the start of its turn.[Close] Roar (standard; recharge 5 6) Fear, Thunder&nbsp; &nbsp; Close burst 6; attacks living enemies; +14 vs. Will; Hit: 5d10+6 thunder damage and the target is dazed (save ends); Miss: target suffers -1 on attack rolls until the end of its next turn.Underwater Escape (immediate interrupt; when a creature without the aquatic keyword that is in the water hits the bunyip with a melee, close or area attack; recharges when the dire bunyip makes a melee attack)&nbsp; &nbsp; The bunyip ducks under the water and gains Resist 10 against the triggering attack. ---Alignment unaligned&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Languages BunyipSkills Athletics +19, Stealth +12Str 25&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Dex 20&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Wis 20Con 15&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Int 9&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cha 18[/sblock]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 4957950, member: 1210"] Here's a relatively recent dungeon encounter that I ran: [B]Scenario: [/B]The mud pit [sblock] [B]XP Encounter Difficulty:[/B] Level 13 encounter vs. level 12? party [B]Brief summary:[/B] A dungeon room has collapsed into a mud pit, within which a pair of terrible monsters lurk. [B]Area setup:[/B] The room was about 40'x60' iirc. The mud pit was about 20'x20' in the center of the area. There is only one entrance to the room. [B]Enemies:[/B] 1 roper (R) (level 14 elite controller) 1 dire bunyip (level 15 elite brute) [B]Enemy setup:[/B] The dire bunyip is intially hiding in the mud pit. The roper is concealed at the edge of the room, looking like a lump of stone. [B]How it went:[/B] An excellent fight that really encouraged the pcs to try to fight from a distance. The fighter had to get in the muck and get into it by the end, though. The dire bunyip's roar recharged the round after it was first used, and it roared on round one and two. I don't think it ever managed to use [i]drowning worry[/i] on anyone. [B]Actual Difficulty:[/B] About right. [B]How well did it work(on a scale of 1-10):[/B] 7.5. The monsters were a bit easier to defeat than I had expected. [/sblock] Here's the dire bunyip: [sblock] [B]DIRE BUNYIP Level 15 Elite Brute[/B] Large natural beast (aquatic) XP 2400 --- Initiative +12 Senses Perception +12, low-light vision HP 175; Bloodied 87 AC 29; Fortitude 29; Reflex 29; Will 27 Speed 6, swim 6 --- [Melee basic] Savage Bite (standard; at will) +18 vs. AC; 4d8+6 damage. [Melee] Muck Rake (standard; recharge 5 6) +18 vs. AC; 4d8+6 damage, and the target is knocked prone. [Melee] Drowning Worry (standard; recharges when the bunyip hits with its savage bite) Only when target is in water; +16 vs. Fortitude; Hit: 6d6+7 damage and the target is knocked prone and held thrashing underwater (save ends). While held thrashing underwater, the target takes ongoing 10 damage and loses a healing surge at the start of its turn. [Close] Roar (standard; recharge 5 6) Fear, Thunder Close burst 6; attacks living enemies; +14 vs. Will; Hit: 5d10+6 thunder damage and the target is dazed (save ends); Miss: target suffers -1 on attack rolls until the end of its next turn. Underwater Escape (immediate interrupt; when a creature without the aquatic keyword that is in the water hits the bunyip with a melee, close or area attack; recharges when the dire bunyip makes a melee attack) The bunyip ducks under the water and gains Resist 10 against the triggering attack. --- Alignment unaligned Languages Bunyip Skills Athletics +19, Stealth +12 Str 25 Dex 20 Wis 20 Con 15 Int 9 Cha 18 [/sblock] [/QUOTE]

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