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<blockquote data-quote="F5" data-source="post: 198275" data-attributes="member: 4607">Is that the way that skills for monsters works?&nbsp; I was never sure if that meant that they got 2X int +2 per extra hit die after the first, or +2 per extra hit die after the base given in the monster description.&nbsp; Probably could have reverse-engineered some MM creatures to see how the points worked out, but I never got around to it...As for the CR of the Sczaracen, it seems pretty close; only playtsting will tell.&nbsp; It may be a little on the high side.&nbsp; The creature has high stats, a good AC, and lots of damage dealing potential (with reach), making it a scary fighter.&nbsp; But at 9th level a party's going to have all kinds of magical tricks to pull on it, and it doesn't have much defense against magic.&nbsp; Maybe take the CR down a point to account for its' relative vulnerability to the odd Hold Monster or Slay Living spell.The thing that should really scare your players is the line that says &quot;Organizaion...Hive (200-500)&quot;.&nbsp; Imagine winding up in a hive after a Teleport gone horribly, horribly wrong...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="F5, post: 198275, member: 4607"] Is that the way that skills for monsters works? I was never sure if that meant that they got 2X int +2 per extra hit die after the first, or +2 per extra hit die after the base given in the monster description. Probably could have reverse-engineered some MM creatures to see how the points worked out, but I never got around to it... As for the CR of the Sczaracen, it seems pretty close; only playtsting will tell. It may be a little on the high side. The creature has high stats, a good AC, and lots of damage dealing potential (with reach), making it a scary fighter. But at 9th level a party's going to have all kinds of magical tricks to pull on it, and it doesn't have much defense against magic. Maybe take the CR down a point to account for its' relative vulnerability to the odd Hold Monster or Slay Living spell. The thing that should really scare your players is the line that says "Organizaion...Hive (200-500)". Imagine winding up in a hive after a Teleport gone horribly, horribly wrong... [/QUOTE]

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