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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Zardoz" data-source="post: 4156860" data-attributes="member: 704">I have had some good times running Red Hand of Doom, Kensantana.  The fiendish behir did not really have a very significant effect in my game simply because it got dropped a bit too fast.  However, I did manage to swallow one of my players that game.  While Grapple can work out quite handily, the way it basically screws the player who gets grappled is a bit of a problem.  It is a pity because I actually really liked that monster too.  I think it would just work out better playability wise if the chance of escaping a grapple were easier, or if the player had more tactical options within the grapple beyond "Hope for some great luck on the opposed roll so I can do something".Interesting point about attacks that are relatively 'level independant' celebrim.  I am a bit ambivalent about such abilities myself.  On the one hand, they do keep certain monsters viable much longer than they otherwise would be.  On the other hand, such monsters have a tendency to be a bit more dangerous than I would like them to be, since 'level independant' tends to mean ability damage within 3rd edition.One of my favorite monsters for level independant effect in 3rd edition are Baaz Draconians.  They are pretty durable as cannon fodder, though hardly remarkable in that respect.  But where they excel is in the effect of their Death Throes.  Typically, if you kill one, you are forced to make a Reflex save or you will be disarmed for what usually amounts to the rest of the fight because they turn to stone and trap the weapon.  For front line types, that is a huge problem at any level.  Once you hit about 6th level or so, alot of your combat ability comes from the weapon you are using.Consider a 9th level fighter with the following - Wpn Focus - Wpn Specialization - Magic weapon enhancement bonuses of +2 - Wpn Mastery (the +2 / +2 requiring a Bab of +8 from the PHB 2) - Imp Critical.If he loses that weapon, than he has lost +5 to hit and +6 to damage for the duration of the encounter.Aside from the potential impact, it also has the benefit of not forcing the player to work out new modifiers due to ability damage or level drain.END COMMUNICATION</blockquote>

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