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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 9597457" data-attributes="member: 11760">I'm running the Banewarrens currently for my long-running play-by-post Ptolus campaign (since 2006!).We're relatively early in the Banewarrens storyline, but the group has just encountered a group of five enemies in one of the signature dungeons of Ptolus. They're members of a secretive faction that wants to exterminate all humans and, thus, there's going to be a fight.The problem, though, is that there are eight level 9 PCs in this encounter and the monsters, per the adventure, are three goblins, a minotaur and a lamia. Per even the 2024 Monster Manual or ToV's Monster Vault, these guys will be dead in a single round. (At the moment, the monsters only think there are four or five PCs.)So, for this encounter, I'm not going to change the number of monsters (so it's likely they'll still get action economied to death), but I am using <a href="https://shop.slyflourish.com/products/forge-of-foes" target="_blank">Forge of Foes</a> to build higher level versions of each. Specifically, the encounter will be three CR 2 goblins, a CR 7 minotaur and a CR 7 lamia.For future encounters, I'll probably also increase the number of monsters as well, but for this time around, I'm taking that option off the table and seeing what I can do to make these monsters scary to a group of eight level nine characters. (Two fighters, a druid/barbarian, two rangers, a bard, a wizard and a paladin.)I'm also not looking for lore critiques today, particularly on the goblins, but am interested in help with the math and monster design. Thanks.[HR][/HR]Goblin Redcap Giggling sadists.Habitat: Forest, Grassland, Hill, Planar (Acheron, Feywild), Underdark, Treasure: Implements, IndividualThe goblins that scare other goblins, redcaps wear hats soaked in the blood of their victims and delight in torture and murder, slaughtering innocents in their homes if they cannot find a battle.GOBLIN REDCAPSmall fey (goblinoid), Chaotic EvilAC: 13Initiative: +3 (13)HP: 42 (6d6 + 6)Speed: 30 ft. STR 14 MOD +2 SAVE +2DEX 16 MOD +3 SAVE +3CON 16 MOD +3 SAVE +3INT 10 MOD +0 SAVE +0WIS 10 MOD +0 SAVE +0CHA 10 MOD +0 SAVE +0 Skills Acrobatics +8, Stealth +8Gear Cap, Caltrops, CleaverSenses Darkvision 60 ft.; Passive Perception XLanguages Common, GoblinCR 2 (XP 450; PB +5)TraitsTumbling Acrobatics. The goblin can move through the space of any ally but cannot stop in the same space.Blood Frenzy. The goblin recap has Advantage on attack rolls against any creature that doesn’t have all its Hit Points. ActionsMultiattack. The goblin redcap makes two Cleaver attacks.Cleaver. Melee Attack Roll: +7, reach 5 ft., Hit: 9 (2d6 + 2) Slashing damage.Bonus ActionsNimble Escape. The goblin takes the Disengage or Hide action.[HR][/HR]Minotaur Manhunter A minotaur dedicated to the slaughter of humans.Habitat: Underdark, Treasure: ArmamentsMinotaurs who have studied the art of waging war on humans, which they do with grim enthusiasm.MINOTAUR MANHUNTERLarge Monstrosity, Chaotic EvilAC: 15Initiative: +0 (10)HP: 127 (15d10 + 3)Speed: 30 ft. STR 18 MOD +4 SAVE +4DEX 11 MOD +0 SAVE +0CON 16 MOD +3 SAVE +3INT 10 MOD +0 SAVE +0WIS 16 MOD +3 SAVE +3CHA 10 MOD +0 SAVE +0 Skills Perception +10, Survival +10Gear Two-handed swordSenses Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception 20Languages CommonCR 7 (XP 2,900; PB +7)TraitsHunter of Men. Minotaur manhunters have advantage on all damage rolls made against humans and have Advantage on any Wisdom (Perception or Survival) check they make to find one.ActionsTwo-handed sword. Melee Attack Roll: +11, reach 10 ft. Hit: 20 (3d10 + 4) Slashing damageGore (Recharge 5–6). Melee Attack Roll: +11, reach 5 ft. Hit: 18 (4d6 + 4) Piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature and the minotaur moved 10+ feet straight toward it immediately before the hit, the target takes an extra 10 (3d6) Piercing damage and has the Prone condition.ReactionsVengeance. Trigger: A creature in melee range damages the minotaur manhunter in combat. Response: The minotaur manhunter makes a gore attack on the creature that damaged it.[HR][/HR]Lamia Deceiver Magical manipulators, delighting in ruin.Habitat: Desert, Underdark, Treasure: ArcanaLamia deceivers seek to bring individuals, families and whole civilizations to ruin through manipulation and treachery.LAMIA DECEIVERLarge Fiend, Chaotic EvilAC: 15Initiative: +3 (13)HP: 137 (15d10 + 45)Speed: 40 ft. STR 16 MOD +3 SAVE +3DEX 16 MOD +3 SAVE +3CON 16 MOD +3 SAVE +3INT 14 MOD +2 SAVE +2WIS 14 MOD +2 SAVE +2CHA 18 MOD +4 SAVE +4 Skills Deception X, Insight X, Stealth XSenses Darkvision 60 ft., Passive Perception XLanguages Abyssal, CommonCR 7 (XP 2,900; PB +7)ActionsMultiattack. The lamia makes two Claw attacks and one use of Corrupting Touch.Claw. Melee Attack Roll: +10, reach 5 ft. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) Slashing damage plus 8 (3d4) Psychic damage.Corrupting Touch. Wisdom Saving Throw: DC 19, one creature the lamia can see within 5 feet. Failure: 18 (4d8) Psychic damage, and the target is cursed for 1 hour. Until the curse ends, the target has the Charmed and Poisoned conditions.Spellcasting. The lamia casts one of the following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 19):At Will: Charm Person, Crown of Madness, Disguise Self (can appear as a Large or Medium biped), Silent Image1/Day Each: Dream, Geas, Major Image, Mirror Image, ScryingReactionsLeap. The lamia jumps up to 30 feet by spending 10 feet of movement.</blockquote>

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