Another group of really quite nicely designed monsters from the look of things, with quite a lot of fluff as expected - but it is looking ridiculously specific. Not something I really want from a general monster book, while it works perfectly in something designed specifically like Gloomwrought. In any event I have to admit the level 2 lurker is ridiculously powerful. The CA effect to prevent the spending of healing surges is really impressive. At low levels (it is only level 2!), that's asking for a massive beating and a half there. Smoke form allows them to escape being attacked entirely, then reappear where they choose and lay a solid 2d6+14 smack down. If that has CA - let's face it they'll have their choice of targets - that's a good chunk of damage and NO healing your way out of it (unless its surgeless). That's *amazingly* powerful. Two of these guys could easily wreck a party that fails to realize how strong they are quickly enough. They're also level 2! I'm probably going to put these in the category of "power monsters" with jackalweres to be honest.
The power that requires a turn in smoke form has a hilarious typo though. It goes from +5 vs. reflex to +6 vs. AC when the target is bloodied (a net DECREASE in accuracy). It's obvious what the intent is, but it's an amusing mistake none the less. I really hope we see more monsters like the Wandering tower that aren't so incredibly fluff specific. The current two they have shown are a bit too specific for my liking.
Edit: Looking at them, these are another group of monsters powerful enough you could level them right into paragon without blinking an eye. The powers are ridiculously good. Just adjust the damage and bam, there you go. Perfectly competent paragon monsters. They really are a tier too low for their abilities and stats. They even feel - from their fluff in fact - they should be paragon tier antagonists.
The power that requires a turn in smoke form has a hilarious typo though. It goes from +5 vs. reflex to +6 vs. AC when the target is bloodied (a net DECREASE in accuracy). It's obvious what the intent is, but it's an amusing mistake none the less. I really hope we see more monsters like the Wandering tower that aren't so incredibly fluff specific. The current two they have shown are a bit too specific for my liking.
Edit: Looking at them, these are another group of monsters powerful enough you could level them right into paragon without blinking an eye. The powers are ridiculously good. Just adjust the damage and bam, there you go. Perfectly competent paragon monsters. They really are a tier too low for their abilities and stats. They even feel - from their fluff in fact - they should be paragon tier antagonists.
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