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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JustinA" data-source="post: 3583009" data-attributes="member: 51618">Here's the description of the gargoyle: "This monster is a huge (H.P.: 64; 19 strength) monstrosity that attacks 6 times/round as a 12 hit dice creature inflicting damage as follows:2d4x4/3d4/1d6, and if any 2 of the clawing attacks (2d4x4) hit, the creature will do an additional 7 hit points at rending damage to the opponent so struck."Here's the false lich: "The purported lich is actually a magically-prepared zombie with spells upon him which give the following stats: AC -4; move base 12”; H.P.: 32; attacks 1/round as a 6 hit dice monster for 3-10 h.p. damage; and anti-magic charms will absorb 12 levels of spells cast before any will take effect (any spell partially absorbed is spoiled)."The demi-lich description is nothing like that. The only statistic the demi-lich is given is HP.Bruce Cordell created a balanced adventure for four 9th-level PCs. It's debatable whether this is preferable to the design ethos of the original module, but it's pretty clear evidence that Cordell's adaptation has absolutely nothing to do with the power levels and balance of the original module (and is, therefore, irrelevant to this discussion).Justin Alexander<a href="http://www.thealexandrian.net" target="_blank">http://www.thealexandrian.net</a></blockquote>