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It's fairly simple, but it's one way to put some fear into your PC's.
Arcane Springboard: The Brutal Elite
Arcane Springboard: The Brutal Elite
The Brutal Elite
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True, but the expected damage is still the same. It is admittedly more swingy. But then again I believe 4e could use more swing.
As an option for occasional elite brutes this could be interesting. But I think the mechanic used will actually make the brute less effective in combat. The advantage of making two attacks over one is that it averages the rolls a little and makes the creature more likely to hit and do some damage (or provide a full hit / partial hit / miss system) with your system the creature either hits or misses.
A system that I like to use is the plain old 2 standard basic attacks but add in extra damage or an effect if both attacks hit. This can give you the spike damage you are looking for without increasing the chance of no damage at all.
Here is an example from a level 28 elite brute I recently used:
Sword Chop (Standard; at-will)
Attack +31 vs. AC; 4d10+11 damage (crit 6d12+51 damage)
Double Chop (Standard; at-will)
Punisher makes 2 Sword Chop attacks; if both attacks hit the same target the target is also knocked prone and weakened (save ends)
This reminds me of another aspect you can add to brutes to make them potentially more fearsome, critical hit damage. If every brute does more damage on a crit the players will learn to give them a little more respect.
Anyway these are just my opinions.
A system that I like to use is the plain old 2 standard basic attacks but add in extra damage or an effect if both attacks hit. This can give you the spike damage you are looking for without increasing the chance of no damage at all.
Here is an example from a level 28 elite brute I recently used:
Sword Chop (Standard; at-will)Attack +31 vs. AC; 4d10+11 damage (crit 6d12+51 damage)
Double Chop (Standard; at-will)Punisher makes 2 Sword Chop attacks; if both attacks hit the same target the target is also knocked prone and weakened (save ends)
This reminds me of another aspect you can add to brutes to make them potentially more fearsome, critical hit damage. If every brute does more damage on a crit the players will learn to give them a little more respect.
Anyway these are just my opinions.
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Are there any monsters with 2d10+15 damage in earlier MMs?
