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<blockquote data-quote="seasong" data-source="post: 600478" data-attributes="member: 5137"><p>Really, they're more special for their descriptions than anything else. Where possible, I use pre-existing creatures with some fine-tuning and sometimes different special abilities. The hell hunter, for example, is "merely" a Monstrous Spider with infernal abilities and high intelligence. Still, here's how I built the summoned creatures:</p><p></p><p>The firelion is essentially a lion, shifted one step to Huge (with appropriate modifiers to STR, AC, HP), with 2d6 fire breath (60 degree 5 foot cone, 5 round recharge), DR 3 (10 vs fire), and just enough intelligence to be really dangerous in its home plane.</p><p></p><p>The stone python is a straight up Giant Constrictor Snake, shifted one step to Gargantuan, with DR 3 (10 vs earth) and a bit higher STR. Intelligence ranges from low to stupid.</p><p></p><p>Both are CR 5 in my campaign, although the stone python is at the high end and the firelion is at the low end. As summoned creatures go, however, they are pretty well balanced. The stone python can take a lot more damage, and makes a much better soak wall for the spell caster, while the firelion can dish out a lot more. Against orcs, the firelion killed more than the stone python.</p><p></p><p>The giant eagle is just an eagle, shifted two steps to Large. Nothing particularly interesting about it, other than that it can carry a grown human (STR 18). It's about CR 3, and did pitifully in fighting the orcs - it was primarily useful in this situation for Kyriotes' retreat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seasong, post: 600478, member: 5137"] Really, they're more special for their descriptions than anything else. Where possible, I use pre-existing creatures with some fine-tuning and sometimes different special abilities. The hell hunter, for example, is "merely" a Monstrous Spider with infernal abilities and high intelligence. Still, here's how I built the summoned creatures: The firelion is essentially a lion, shifted one step to Huge (with appropriate modifiers to STR, AC, HP), with 2d6 fire breath (60 degree 5 foot cone, 5 round recharge), DR 3 (10 vs fire), and just enough intelligence to be really dangerous in its home plane. The stone python is a straight up Giant Constrictor Snake, shifted one step to Gargantuan, with DR 3 (10 vs earth) and a bit higher STR. Intelligence ranges from low to stupid. Both are CR 5 in my campaign, although the stone python is at the high end and the firelion is at the low end. As summoned creatures go, however, they are pretty well balanced. The stone python can take a lot more damage, and makes a much better soak wall for the spell caster, while the firelion can dish out a lot more. Against orcs, the firelion killed more than the stone python. The giant eagle is just an eagle, shifted two steps to Large. Nothing particularly interesting about it, other than that it can carry a grown human (STR 18). It's about CR 3, and did pitifully in fighting the orcs - it was primarily useful in this situation for Kyriotes' retreat. [/QUOTE]
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