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<blockquote data-quote="Mesh Hong" data-source="post: 4850312" data-attributes="member: 73463"><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">This might be a little over the top for you but here is my first draft for the kind of threat that you describe with your backstory and original creature block:</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Skodi the Heartless</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Level 9 Solo Soldier </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Large Natural Humanoid (undead) XP 2,000 </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Initiative</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> +8 <strong>Senses</strong> Perception +10, darkvision </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Flame of the Primordials</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> (fire) aura 1; enemies that enter or start their </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">turn inside aura take 10 fire damage; note this increases to aura 2 when </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Skodi is bloodied </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">HP</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 392; Bloodied 196; see No Rest for the Wicked and Explosive Retribution </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">AC</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 27; <strong>Fortitude</strong> 24, <strong>Reflex</strong> 20, <strong>Will</strong> 23 </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Immune</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> disease, poison; </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Resist</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 10 fire, 10 necrotic; <strong>Vulnerable</strong> 5 radiant </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Saving Throws</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> +5 </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Speed</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 5 </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Action Points</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 2 </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/bm.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":bmelee:" title="Basic Melee :bmelee:" data-shortname=":bmelee:" /> <strong>Flaming Fullblade</strong> (Standard; at-will) </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">♦</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> fire </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Reach 2; attack +16 vs. AC; 1d10+5 damage; on hit target takes 5 </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">ongoing fire damage (save ends) </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/m.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":melee:" title="Melee :melee:" data-shortname=":melee:" /> <strong>Double Strike</strong> (Standard; at-will) </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Skodi makes 2 Flaming Fullblade attacks; Skodi may shift one square </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">between the first and second attack</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/c.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":close:" title="Close :close:" data-shortname=":close:" /> <strong>Mighty Cleave</strong> (Standard; recharge <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/5.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":5:" title="Five :5:" data-shortname=":5:" /><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/6.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":6:" title="Six :6:" data-shortname=":6:" />) </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Burst 2; enemies only; attack +15 vs. AC; 2d6+5 damage; on hit target is </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">knocked prone and takes 5 ongoing fire damage (save ends) </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/m.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":melee:" title="Melee :melee:" data-shortname=":melee:" /> <strong>Mighty Strike</strong> (Standard; recharge <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/5.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":5:" title="Five :5:" data-shortname=":5:" /><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/6.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":6:" title="Six :6:" data-shortname=":6:" />) </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">♦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> only while bloodied</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Only while bloodied; attack +14 vs. Fortitude; 3d6+5 damage; on hit </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">target is pushed 6 squares, knocked prone and dazed (save ends) </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/m.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":melee:" title="Melee :melee:" data-shortname=":melee:" /> <strong>Merciless Fury</strong> (Standard; recharge <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/5.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":5:" title="Five :5:" data-shortname=":5:" /><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/6.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":6:" title="Six :6:" data-shortname=":6:" />) </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">♦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> only while bloodied</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Skodi makes 3 Flaming Fullblade attacks; Skodi may shift 1 square after </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">making the first and second attacks</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/c.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":close:" title="Close :close:" data-shortname=":close:" /> <strong>Breath of the Fallen</strong> (Standard; encounter) </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">♦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> necrotic</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Close blast 5; attack +14 vs. Fortitude; 2d8+5 necrotic damage; on hit </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">target gains only half benefit from healing effects (2 saves ends) </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/c.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":close:" title="Close :close:" data-shortname=":close:" /> <strong>Necrotic Step</strong> (Move; encounter) </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">♦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> necrotic</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Burst 1; attack +12 vs. Reflex; 1d10+4 necrotic damage; hit or miss Skodi </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">may teleport 5 squares </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/c.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":close:" title="Close :close:" data-shortname=":close:" /> <strong>Explosive Retribution</strong> (Immediate Reaction) </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">♦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> when first bloodied </span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">and when reduced to zero HPs </span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Burst 3; attack +14 vs. Reflex; 2d6 fire and 2d6 necrotic damage; on miss </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">target takes half damage </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">No Rest for the Wicked</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> (Immediate Reaction) </span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">♦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> when first bloodied</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">When bloodied Skodi's Flame of the Primordials aura increases to 2 squares </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">and he gains the use of Mighty Strike and Merciless Fury powers </span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Unstoppable Evil </span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Whenever Skodi is affected by an effect that would stun him he is instead </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">dazed and takes a -2 penalty to all attacks for the </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">appropriate duration </span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Rejuvenation </span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">Skodi rises at full HPs one day after he has been destroyed. Performing </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">the Gentle Repose ritual on Skodi's remains destroys him completely </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">preventing him from using this power </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Alignment</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Chaotic Evil <strong>Languages</strong> common </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Skills</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Athletics +14, Endurance +13, History +10 </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Str</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 20 (+9) <strong>Dex</strong> 15 (+6) <strong>Wis</strong> 12 (+5) </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Con</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 18 (+8) <strong>Int</strong> 13 (+5) <strong>Cha</strong> 17 (+7) </span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Equipment</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> flaming fullblade</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mesh Hong, post: 4850312, member: 73463"] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]This might be a little over the top for you but here is my first draft for the kind of threat that you describe with your backstory and original creature block:[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]Skodi the Heartless[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] Level 9 Solo Soldier [/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Large Natural Humanoid (undead) XP 2,000 [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Initiative[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] +8 [B]Senses[/B] Perception +10, darkvision [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Flame of the Primordials[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] (fire) aura 1; enemies that enter or start their [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]turn inside aura take 10 fire damage; note this increases to aura 2 when [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]Skodi is bloodied [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]HP[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 392; Bloodied 196; see No Rest for the Wicked and Explosive Retribution [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]AC[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 27; [B]Fortitude[/B] 24, [B]Reflex[/B] 20, [B]Will[/B] 23 [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Immune[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] disease, poison; [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Resist[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 10 fire, 10 necrotic; [B]Vulnerable[/B] 5 radiant [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Saving Throws[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] +5 [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Speed[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 5 [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Action Points[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 2 [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]:bmelee: [B]Flaming Fullblade[/B] (Standard; at-will) [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]♦[/FONT][FONT=Verdana] fire [/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Reach 2; attack +16 vs. AC; 1d10+5 damage; on hit target takes 5 [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]ongoing fire damage (save ends) [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]:melee: [B]Double Strike[/B] (Standard; at-will) [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Skodi makes 2 Flaming Fullblade attacks; Skodi may shift one square [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]between the first and second attack[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]:close: [B]Mighty Cleave[/B] (Standard; recharge :5::6:) [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Burst 2; enemies only; attack +15 vs. AC; 2d6+5 damage; on hit target is [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]knocked prone and takes 5 ongoing fire damage (save ends) [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]:melee: [B]Mighty Strike[/B] (Standard; recharge :5::6:) [/FONT][B][FONT=Times New Roman]♦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Verdana] only while bloodied[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Only while bloodied; attack +14 vs. Fortitude; 3d6+5 damage; on hit [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]target is pushed 6 squares, knocked prone and dazed (save ends) [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]:melee: [B]Merciless Fury[/B] (Standard; recharge :5::6:) [/FONT][B][FONT=Times New Roman]♦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Verdana] only while bloodied[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Skodi makes 3 Flaming Fullblade attacks; Skodi may shift 1 square after [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]making the first and second attacks[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]:close: [B]Breath of the Fallen[/B] (Standard; encounter) [/FONT][B][FONT=Times New Roman]♦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Verdana] necrotic[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Close blast 5; attack +14 vs. Fortitude; 2d8+5 necrotic damage; on hit [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]target gains only half benefit from healing effects (2 saves ends) [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]:close: [B]Necrotic Step[/B] (Move; encounter) [/FONT][B][FONT=Times New Roman]♦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Verdana] necrotic[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Burst 1; attack +12 vs. Reflex; 1d10+4 necrotic damage; hit or miss Skodi [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]may teleport 5 squares [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][FONT=Verdana]:close: [B]Explosive Retribution[/B] (Immediate Reaction) [/FONT][B][FONT=Times New Roman]♦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Verdana] when first bloodied [/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]and when reduced to zero HPs [/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Burst 3; attack +14 vs. Reflex; 2d6 fire and 2d6 necrotic damage; on miss [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]target takes half damage [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]No Rest for the Wicked[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] (Immediate Reaction) [/FONT][B][FONT=Times New Roman]♦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Verdana] when first bloodied[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]When bloodied Skodi's Flame of the Primordials aura increases to 2 squares [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]and he gains the use of Mighty Strike and Merciless Fury powers [/COLOR][/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Unstoppable Evil [/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Whenever Skodi is affected by an effect that would stun him he is instead [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]dazed and takes a -2 penalty to all attacks for the [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]appropriate duration [/COLOR][/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Rejuvenation [/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]Skodi rises at full HPs one day after he has been destroyed. Performing [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]the Gentle Repose ritual on Skodi's remains destroys him completely [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]preventing him from using this power [/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Alignment[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] Chaotic Evil [B]Languages[/B] common [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Skills[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] Athletics +14, Endurance +13, History +10 [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Str[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 20 (+9) [B]Dex[/B] 15 (+6) [B]Wis[/B] 12 (+5) [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Con[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] 18 (+8) [B]Int[/B] 13 (+5) [B]Cha[/B] 17 (+7) [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Verdana]Equipment[/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] flaming fullblade[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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