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Message: <blockquote data-quote="feuer_faust" data-source="post: 4590054" data-attributes="member: 70982">Howdy! The following are some custom-made critters for an Eberron campaign I'm running in January. They'll appear a few times in an icy valley and cavern area. Now, normally I just make it up as I go, forsaking stat blocks for storytelling (consistently). I thought I'd try something new and stat them out since I've not done so for Fourth Edition, and don't wish to knock it untiul I try it. <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=":)" />[sblock="Ice Minion"]Ice Minion level 3 minionMedium Elemental Animate---------------------This creature is fairly bizarre: its body looks as if it were chiseled into a humaoid shape out of frosted ice. A triangular head pokes out from hunched shoulders, the only visible feature is a set of glowing white eyes. The legs meld with the ground around it, obscured by an icy mist.---------------------STR 17  DEX 14  WIS 12CON 17  INT 12  CHA  8Fort 18  Ref  17  Will 16AC 17   HP: Minion  Init: +2  Speed: 6---------------------Basic Melee: Slash +8 vs AC; 5 damageRanged (encounter): Clinging Frost (ranged 10) +6 vs Ref; 5 cold damage, and target is slowed 9save ends).Ice Walk: The creature ignores difficult terrain if that terrain is the result of ice or snow.[/sblock][sblock="Ice Skulk"]Ice Skulk level 3 ArtilleryMedium Elemental Animate---------------------This critter is a variant of the Ice Minion... long, spiny crystals adorn its body, an it seems to perpetually crouch low to the ground.---------------------STR 14  DEX 17  WIS 12CON 12  INT 17  CHA  8Fort 17  Ref  18  Will 16AC 15   HP: 36/18  Init: +0  Speed: 6---------------------Basic Melee: Strike +8 vs AC; D6+3 damageRanged Basic: Ice Spine (Ranged 20) +10 vs AC: D10+3 damageRanged Blast (recharge 5+) Ice Showers (blast 1 within 15 squares) +6 vs Ref; 2d10+3 damage, all targets are immobilized (save ends).Ice Walk: The creature ignores difficult terrain if that terrain is the result of ice or snow.[/sblock][sblock="Ice Brute"]Ice Brute level 3 Elite BruteLarge Elemental Animate---------------------This elemental stands nearly ten feet tall and five feet wide. Like its smaller cousins it is formed out of living ice. Unlike its smaller cousins, it seems exceptionally agressive.---------------------STR 17  DEX 12  WIS 12CON 17  INT 12  CHA  8Fort 20  Ref  16  Will 18AC 17   HP: 114/57  Init: +0  Speed: 4---------------------Basic Melee: Ka-Bash (reach 1, 2 different targets) +6 vs AC; 2D6+3 damageClose Burst: Tremor (close burst 1) +4 vs Reflex; 2d6+3 damage, all targets hit fall prone. (recharge 5+, recharge when first bloodied).Melee: Wallop (reach 1) +6 vs AC; 2d6+3 damage, and target is thrown 3 squares and is knocked prone (DC15 acrobatics to land on feet instead). This movement does not provoke opportunity attacks. (recharge 5+)Ice Walk: The creature ignores difficult terrain if that terrain is the result of ice or snow.[/sblock]In context: These creatures feature in two encounters with relatively open areas that have a smattering of both Icy Terrain and Choke Frost (from the DMG). The party consists of four characters. The area is the icy home of the Ice Queen (also known as the Ice Witch). She hasn't been interested in visitors since her heart was broken sixty years ago... all of her fey servants have left here, so her halls are patrolled by elementals that were attracted to the sudden and unnatural cold she has created for the area.The first group is 4 minions, 1 ice skulk, and 1 ice brute. The dominant terrain is a 10-foot wide frozen river running across the valley (which is about 50 feet across). The ice brute drops from the ceiling across the river if the PCs fail to negotiate with the Minions, and the Ice Skulk will rise up well behind the PCs after a round or two of combat.The second is a group of 4 minions, 1 ice brute and a level 3 magic crossbow trap. The room is about 30x35 feet, with patches of ice and glazed-over carvings in the walls. The minions appear after the trap is sprung or the PCs disable the trap. The ice brute will wander in from a side cave after 3 rounds have passed (fighting or otherwise).Lastly, we have the Ice Queen herself. Hopefully this combat never happens (there are better ways for the PCs to resolve the conflict). She maintains an air of cold aloofness, but can be provokes into a bitter fury. In case this happens, it takes place ina  wedge-shaped throne room, about 70 feet across and 150 feet wide (she likes her space). Her throne is on the far wall, surrounded by ice and choke frost. The area is littered with ruined stone and icework, from the heyday of her court.[sblock="The Ice Queen"]The Ice Queen level 3 Solo ControllerMedium Fey Humanoid---------------------The Ice Queen is a creature that possesses a strange, alien beauty. She is human-like in appearance with nearly-translucent hair that creates intricate patterns like frost on a window. Her attire is similarly ornate, blending in with her body and the very cave around her. When angered she takes on a terrifying countenance, her face remaining emotionless but her throne room darkening and growing far colder than is comfortable. ---------------------STR 12  DEX 14  WIS 17CON  8  INT 12  CHA  17Fort 16  Ref  19  Will 20AC 19   HP: 180/90  Init: +0  Speed: 6---------------------Basic Melee: Strike (two attacks) +8 vs AC; D6+3 damageRanged Basic: Razor Ice (Ranged 20, 2 attacks) +8 vs AC; D10+3 damageRanged Blast (encounter):: Deep Freeze (Blast 2 within 10 squares) +8 vs Ref; 2D10+3 cold damage, and the area becomes icy terrain until the end of the encounter.Ranged: Mind-Numb (ranged 15) +8 vs Will; 2D10+3 psychic and cold damage, target is stunned (save ends) (recharge 4+)Ice Walk: The creature ignores difficult terrain if that terrain is the result of ice or snow.[/sblock]What do you think? Should be challenging?</blockquote>

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