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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5072854" data-attributes="member: 57383">I prefer template too.At the moment I prefer making it a single "Shocking Touch" attack, with claws as a back-up option for electrical-resistant targets.If we give them "Shocking Claws" then they'll probably have more attacks than the original monster - e.g. a "Warrior Shocking Skeleton" has two 1d4 claw attacks.Also, if each claw attack adds 2d6 electricity damage they'll do a lot more damage - two claws for 1d4+1 plus 2d6 electricity average three times the damage of a single 2d6 shock or two 1d4+1 claws.I guess we could reduce the electricity damage to something like the following:Diminutive or Fine = 1d2 electricity Tiny = 1d3 electricity Small = 1d4 electricity Medium = 1d6 electricity Large = 1d8 electricity Huge = 2d6 electricity Gargantuan = 3d6 electricity Colossal = 4d6 electricityThe basic claw damage can remain at the SRD Skeleton template's default level, which would combine with the above electricity proposal to make:Diminutive or Fine = 1 claw plus 1d2 electricity Tiny = 1d2 claw plus 1d3 electricity Small = 1d3 claw plus 1d4 electricity Medium = 1d4 claw plus 1d6 electricity Large = 1d6 claw plus 1d8 electricity Huge = 1d8 claw plus 2d6 electricity Gargantuan = 2d6 claw plus 3d6 electricity Colossal = 3d6 claw plus 4d6 electricityOverall I prefer the shocking touch or claws approach.</blockquote>