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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 1864819" data-attributes="member: 9254">I'm glad to hear that the overall concensus is that this creature is snafu'd and that I'm not off the deep end.  I mention it because a slam attack counts as an "armed" attack meaning it is always armed with an attack only slightly worse than a dagger.  Assuming the 'Weaver and a sorceror both ran out of spells or were caught in an anti-magic field, the weaver could likely beat up the sorceror.  2x+9 @ d3-1 vs +5 @d6I include the special magic disk in as "gear".  Averaging them out between 10 1st Pearls of Power (10x1k) and 2 5th Pearls of Power (2x25k) gives you 30,000gp.  30,000gp + 8450 is about what a 13th level NPC gets.  Sure, it's not "treasure" but what the hey.  Like you said, it only explodes when someone tries to use it.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />He has low hps but he's no more melee than any other caster.  And his Fort save is on par with Con<10 sorcerers, like elves.  But the hit die size means he's got nearly half-again more hps than a CR equivalent arcane caster (10d4=25hp vs 36hp)  Compared to them he's a tank.  The lack of concentration is its only potential "gotcha" but I'm used to most casters being bright enough to be airborne or otherwise hard to get to when not surprised.  I forgot the SR as well as the +5 natural armor.  SR21 means a 10th party has a 50/50 chance of getting a spell through, not good odds.  Since I'm running 3.0 so the Focuses are still an issue though I would choose different schools depending on the spell list.  Major prep time?  Well, with invis & detect magic at will and the ability to cast 6 spell levels/round I don't think that long.  I'm assuming Mage Armor is extended and active and that it remains invisible at all times. One round to put up Shield, probably a stat buff, and Fly.  Depending on what Detect Magic says either wait a round to put up a Minor Globe and a Mirror Image or just kick off the battle with a Dispel Magic and a AE spell or Dominate/Charm Spells depending on the 'Weavers goals and the targets defenses.  Either way, he's down no more than 2 2nd level spells thanks to his happy grenade-of-power.  Maybe toss haste into the mix for the init and other bonuses, though it's not as useful to 3.5 casters as it is to 3.0 casters.</blockquote>

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