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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8719760" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Updating the <strong><a href="https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/8676177" target="_blank">Giant Sea Star</a></strong>.</p><p></p><p>How's this for the remaining variants:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: red"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">V</span>ARIANT<span style="font-size: 18px">: T</span>HORNY<span style="font-size: 18px"> S</span>EA<span style="font-size: 18px"> S</span>TAR</strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: red">The bony ossicles covering a sea star make its skin feel as rough and hard as rock, and in some species form sharp spines that give it the following trait:</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: red"><em><strong>Thorny Defense.</strong></em> A creature that touches a giant thorny sea star or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it must succeed at a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: red"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">V</span>ARIANT<span style="font-size: 18px">: V</span>ENOMOUS<span style="font-size: 18px"> S</span>EA<span style="font-size: 18px"> S</span>TAR</strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: red">A few sea stars, such as the crown-of-thorns starfish, are covered in venomous spines. Giant venomous sea stars are usually brightly colored in blues, purples, reds or oranges to warn creatures not to meddle with them, such creatures do not have the <em>Cryptic Coloration</em> trait of a normal giant sea star. Venomous sea stars have a Challenge Rating of 3 (700 XP) and the following trait:</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: red"><em><strong>Venomous Thorns.</strong></em> A creature that touches a giant poisonous sea star or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it must succeed at a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage. If the creature is injured, it must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 8719760, member: 57383"] Updating the [B][URL='https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/8676177']Giant Sea Star[/URL][/B]. How's this for the remaining variants: [INDENT][COLOR=red][B][SIZE=5]V[/SIZE]ARIANT[SIZE=5]: T[/SIZE]HORNY[SIZE=5] S[/SIZE]EA[SIZE=5] S[/SIZE]TAR[/B][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=red]The bony ossicles covering a sea star make its skin feel as rough and hard as rock, and in some species form sharp spines that give it the following trait:[/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=red][I][B]Thorny Defense.[/B][/I] A creature that touches a giant thorny sea star or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it must succeed at a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage.[/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=red][B][SIZE=5]V[/SIZE]ARIANT[SIZE=5]: V[/SIZE]ENOMOUS[SIZE=5] S[/SIZE]EA[SIZE=5] S[/SIZE]TAR[/B][/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=red]A few sea stars, such as the crown-of-thorns starfish, are covered in venomous spines. Giant venomous sea stars are usually brightly colored in blues, purples, reds or oranges to warn creatures not to meddle with them, such creatures do not have the [I]Cryptic Coloration[/I] trait of a normal giant sea star. Venomous sea stars have a Challenge Rating of 3 (700 XP) and the following trait:[/COLOR][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][COLOR=red][I][B]Venomous Thorns.[/B][/I] A creature that touches a giant poisonous sea star or hits it with a melee attack while within 5 feet of it must succeed at a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw or take 4 (1d4 + 2) piercing damage. If the creature is injured, it must make a DC 14 Constitution saving throw, taking 10 (3d6) poison damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.[/COLOR][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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