"Swarm, my minions! Rip and peck them to pieces!"

[RangerWickett]

Druid 7/Tamer of Beasts 6, able to charm 26 hit dice of critters. 26 eagles, all with an AC of 18 and an intelligence of 8, swarming the druid's opponents. If they think their master is in danger, they get a +2 to attacks, checks, and saves (plus they use their master's saves!)

So we have 26 eagles with the following stats:

5 hp
AC 18
Attacks: 2 claws +5 melee (1d3), bite +0 melee (1d4)
Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +7

Or, alternately, 52 cats (each 1/2 hit die), with these stats:
2 hp
AC 18
2 claws +6 melee (1), bite +1 melee (1)
Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +7

Or hell, 104 tiny vipers (each 1/4 hit die):
1 hp
AC 21
One bite +7 melee. A bitten target must make a Fort save (DC 11) or take initial and secondary damage of 1d6 points of Constitution. This is nuts, ain't it?
Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +7

Wahoo! In addition to being a hilarious sight to see, this would give all those Great Cleave fighters something to reminisce about for years.

 

[CrazyMage]

Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?

Asps. Very dangerous. You go first.

 

[MeepoTheMighty]

Wasn't there a thread a long while back about great cleave and slugs?

 

[Xarlen]

Actually, I think 104 Ravens (1/4 hd) would be more awesome.

"Okay, so you guys want to draw weapons on the dude in the head-dress and loincloth?"
"Yeah!"
"You notice something. The trees are Black. No, the're just full of black things. Birds. Lots... and Lots of birds. All staring at you."
"Uh..."

 

[DM with a vengence]

Funny, but I actually have a program on my TI-83 that allows me to roll many of the same attacks or save, such as 104 vipers deciding to hit the wizard, and then him having to make 30 Fort Saves.

Someone should put this in the "1000 ways to freak out your player's thread."

 

[RangerWickett]

Wasn't there a thread a long while back about great cleave and slugs?

Actually, I think I came up with an idea for great cleave, whirlwind attack, and a bucket of snails.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Quote from player...


"Now we know why there was a snake pit!"

 

[Dinkeldog]

RW, the problem being that those 26 eagles are pretty useless against anything with DR. Not too mention that one fireball gives you one heck of a Thanksgiving Day feast.

Cool image, though. Reminiscent of the Crebain of Dunland.

 

[Tom Cashel]

Reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Homer stops going to church...he's walking around dressed like a druid with animals all over his shoulders...cut to the shower, with all the animals in there with him:
"C'mon guys, would you give me break?!"

 

[Nightchilde-2]

Actually, I think 104 Ravens (1/4 hd) would be more awesome.

"Okay, so you guys want to draw weapons on the dude in the head-dress and loincloth?"
"Yeah!"
"You notice something. The trees are Black. No, the're just full of black things. Birds. Lots... and Lots of birds. All staring at you."
"Uh..."

......

Oh, man, I have to steal that.