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Message: <blockquote data-quote="UngeheuerLich" data-source="post: 9560745" data-attributes="member: 59057">They are probably very good. I had hoped they would nerf the reaction a bit. Monk die + double proficiency bonus + dex or so. But I really question him im that the monk receives no damage. A monk only has one reaction. And if they use it to reduce damage, the dragon does not even need flyby. Because very high AC is frustrating and volatile. If you deal damage, you feel progression. If I would change something it would be players doing less dage overall. Mike [USER=697]@mearls[/USER] in his experimental game removed +stat to damage. That was something I had in mind in early dndnext too. My reasoning back then was that if you remove stat from damage, you can lower low level foe HP. And 2 or 4 hp make a difference for a monster.And then I'd add some class bonus to either melee damage at later levels. And maybe a smaller one for ranged at point blank. For 5.14 I removed +stat from damage for any ranged attack beyond 30ft. Except when you spend all your movement to aim (then you can extend that range to 60ft).Why? Because all my players only initially built ranged characters. The dragon seems to be doing fine against an average unprepared party of 4.Only having to fight 3 characters at a time at most and then being very disruptive for another one seems get the job done. Very unfun for the target of the banishment. But they are attacking a good aligned ancient dragon. In a way that is asking to be played with. I still think, having line of sight requirement (or the place they were banished from if the dragon has no sight) would make the power more balanced (and I would play it that way probably). And then a gold dragon lair would feature cages without doors. And every round one player would be replaced into one of them. And the dragon would not try to kill the players but just force them to stop attacking.Of course, if the players have any sort of preparation, a cage won't stop them, but then the dragon can go to more lethal methods.</blockquote>

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