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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greybar" data-source="post: 247078" data-attributes="member: 4938">So, since sharing comments could be particularly useful, here are mine.  Note that I didn't go through the counting up the points as an earlier poster, though I'm sure Atlas will.  A reminder that the "Creating a Monster" article was not meant to be a bound set of rules, but a guideline.  If someone is off by two or three points of skills, or an additional feat, I personally think it is pedantic to discard the creature.Ok-Marrofy - I could see this fitting into someone's world nicely.  Mounting up the enemy is a good way to boost the danger to the players.Cartrala- Creative, I agree.  However it didn't ring true for me on the mini.  Entirely subjective on my part, I know.Cryllosian Dragonsteed - I'm glad to see a creature that isn't inherently evil.  If it is a dragon, note that it has the dragon-type immunities, darkvision, and low-light vision (per MM).Dragori Hound - if other people got disqualified for not being 5x10 large, then how did this one get in?Gonshodak - Nice description.  I was kinda thrown by it having a 10" reach on a creature that is Large (long), and a minature without unusually long limbs.  Perhaps the reach is meant to represent it's speed, or that the mini is a nonstandard? (large - extralong <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> )  I agree the mini makes me think of a greyhound in a certain way.  I like the idea of the Thrash ability, though I'm a bit worried about the damage given to it.Ripdrake - I agree with the earlier poster about the misgivings on the breath weapon.  Neat idea for the creature overall, I'd say.Throast - good solid creature, the kind you want to have in books.  Didn't give in to the "gotta have a flashy bit" thing as much as some others.Bone thief - Neat idea, but incredibly too powerful for a CR2 creature.  Consider what would happen when a low-level party runs into one of these, much less multiple of them!Chamelosaur - I like the poison as mating scent idea.  However, I think the entry is written poorly.  Does the creature get any number of Reflex Swipes, instead of the usual limit on AoO?  That would make the most sense, as the first AoO would assumedly be an attack per normal rules.Draak - Wow.  A whole bevy of dragons to match the big ones.Dragon Snuffler - Cute idea.  Sneezing rocks?  Gotta work on that diet.  I would have liked the author to expand on the basic idea more and refine it.  The idea of a telepathic/magical bond would be a good starting place.  Good choice of Iron Will for the little guy.  They'll need that to cope with the Frightful Presence of a dragon.Dragori Steed - Good idea.  I'm concerned about the kick damage.  Consider that a Nightmare, also a 6HD creature whose hooves are even flaming, does less damage.Hipposaur - I find myself having trouble getting past the image of a "hippo" as a huge, fat thing while this mini is lean and quick looking.  I like the background.  I agree with the earlier poster that the skills look off to me without running any numbers.Dragons' Rest Steed - proper url is <a href="http://www.d20reviews.com/downloads/atlas/Dragon-Rest-Steed.rtf" target="_blank">http://www.d20reviews.com/downloads/atlas/Dragon-Rest-Steed.rtf</a>Very nice backstory, though it is the kind of thing that might not fit in all worlds.  I like the way the creature was put together, though I would have liked a better name than "Buck" for the Rear Kick.  A bucking horse doesn't kick like the author might think, IMHO.Overall some good ideas, folks.  I was originally turned off by the public voting idea, but I hope that everyone will post their comments on this.  That way the creature's authors can gain insight.  Makes me wish I hadn't decided to turn down entering this one.john</blockquote>

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