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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bullgrit" data-source="post: 4626885" data-attributes="member: 31216">I recently ran an encounter with 10 monsters that explode into an evil, damaging, nauseating mist when killed. They are individually CR 1 or 2 (so ten = ~EL8-9), and the PC party is level 6.The death "explosion" does 1d6 damage to all within 5 feet, and causes the nauseated condition for 1 round unless a Fort save 15 (I think). The mist fades almost immediately -- is not a lingering effect. And the creatures are immune to the effects of their brethren dying -- so no domino effect.The PCs had never encountered these creatures before, so they charged right into the midst of the horde coming at them. When the fight was over, they had taken more damage from the kills than from the living beasts. Some PCs had lost a couple rounds from nausea, too.Fortunately, this surprise death attack was not deadly to the PCs -- the damage was low compared to 6th-level characters -- but they were very annoyed. It was especially annoying/funny when the fighter killed three in one round (two attacks plus a cleave).I'm looking forward to seeing how they choose to take these kinds of creatures on the next time they see them coming.Bullgrit</blockquote>