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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Boarstorm" data-source="post: 4283124" data-attributes="member: 63913">In the interest of working where the most work is needed, I've begun statting up critters from Part III of the adventure... yeah, the part where NOT A SINGLE MONSTER has an equivalent in the MM?  That part.  I'm following Benimoto's outline for encounter and individual monster level/encounter level.Here's a teaser of what I've gotten done so far:Varanthian, the Half-Fiend Behir[sblock]Varanthian Level 10 Solo BruteHuge natural magical beast XP 2,500Initiative +9 Senses Perception +12; darkvisionHP 432; Bloodied 216; see also bloodied breathAC 24; Fortitude 27, Reflex 24, Will 20Resist 20 fireSaving Throws +5Speed 8, fly 8, climb 3Action Points 2<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee    :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" /> Bite (standard; at-will) Reach 2; +13 vs. AC; 2d6+2 damage.<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee    :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" /> Claw (standard; at-will)Reach 2; +13 vs. AC; 2d6+2 damage.<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/m.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":melee:" title="Melee    :melee:" data-shortname=":melee:" /> Behir Fury (standard; at-will)Varathian makes two claw attacks.  If Varathian hits a single target with both claw attacks, it makes a bite attack against the same target.<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/m.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":melee:" title="Melee    :melee:" data-shortname=":melee:" /> Rake (immediate reaction, when an enemy moves to a position where it flanks Varathian; at-will)Varathian attacks the enemy with one of her back legs: reach 2; +13 vs. Reflex; 1d10+5 damage, and the target is knocked prone.<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/m.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":melee:" title="Melee    :melee:" data-shortname=":melee:" /> Behir Rend (standard; sustain standard; recharge 4 5 6)Varathian grabs one foe and pulls it in close while rending with its many clawed appendages.  Requires combat advantage; +11 vs. Reflex; 3d6+5 damage, and the target is grabbed (until escape). A target trying to escape the grab takes a –4 penalty to the check. Varanthian can sustain the power as a standard action, dealing 3d6+5 damage and maintaining the grab.<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/r.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":ranged:" title="Ranged    :ranged:" data-shortname=":ranged:" /> Breath Weapon (standard; recharge 5 6) * LightningVaranthian targets up to three creatures with its lightning breath; the first target must be within 10 squares of the dragon, the second target within 10 squares of the first, and the third target within 10 squares of the second; +11 vs. Reflex; 2d12 + 12 lightning damage. Miss: Half damage. This attack does not provoke opportunity attacks.<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/r.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":ranged:" title="Ranged    :ranged:" data-shortname=":ranged:" /> Bloodied Breath (free when first bloodied; encounter) * LightningVaranthian’s breath weapon recharges, and the she uses it immediately.Alignment Evil Languages Common, DraconicSkills Athletics +17Str 24 (+12) Dex 18 (+9) Wis 14 (+7)Con 20 (+10) Int 11 (+4) Cha 14 (+7)[/sblock]A couple notes about this particular conversion.  It was quite challenging to my newbie skillz.1) I ended up having to ditch most of the half-fiend aspects.  Spell-like abilities, piddling resistances, damage reduction, smite good... Still, I tried to keep what nods to the original template that I could. 2) Swallow Whole got dumped for gamist reasons.  Besides, if even the tarrasque doesn't have it anymore, I'm not going to worry about it.  Constrict and Rake got folded into a single power (Behir Rend, in the stat block).  I used the blue dragon's breath weapon to model Varanthian's lightning breath.3) The damage values are very much approximations at this point.  I'm no mathematician, so determining the most common outcome of Behir Fury is stumping me at the moment.  I want it to be enough to give level 9 players pause, but not enough to make a smear of the defender in two rounds.  When I get the time to do a sample combat or two, hopefully we'll see how it stacks up.  I'm also concerned that the Rend power is a potentially suboptimal choice for the gal to make.4) As difficult as this conversion was, my preliminary work on the ghost lions tells me that I'm going to have an even more frustrating morning. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />As always, suggestions are always welcome.</blockquote>

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