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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8761361" data-attributes="member: 57383">Not sure about it doing force damage. That makes me think of magic missile and Mordenkainen's sword spells and similar effects I imagine having a penetrating effect while I was visualizing just a mighty shove so it does falling-type damage (i.e. bludgeoning).Well, Bigby's hand (aka the SRD's <a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/spell/arcane-hand" target="_blank">arcane hand</a>) does force damage and is a conceptually similar effect and is conceptually similar so I guess I can go along with it at least for now. Still seems a tad odd.Also, I'd tweak the wording a bit. Instead of saying "knocked" twice I'd use "is pushed 10 feet away from the central point and knocked prone" instead. The  "remains standing" in the final sentence could mean the target is knocked back but doesn't fall. I'd say it doesn't move.Let's see, that'd be:Mindpunch #2 (Recharge 5-6). The ti-khana triceratops targets a point it can see within 100 feet of it. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must succeed on a DC 14 Strength saving throw or takes 21 (6d6) force damage and is pushed 10 feet away from the central point and falls prone. On a success, the target takes half damage and is not pushed or knocked prone.Hmm, if we're making this analogous to <a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/spell/fireball" target="_blank">fireball</a> should we increase the range? A fireball is 150 feet. Contrariwise I'm thinking these "living tanks" might have an attack range comparable to a siege engine such as a ballista which is what, 100/400 feet, or maybe 300 feet like icestorm or 200 feet like the Tail Spike of a <a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/manticore" target="_blank">Manticore</a>?Also, is DC 14 high enough for the save? The standard DC of a Challenge 9 critter is 16, which is achievable if we assume it is Double Proficiency and spell-equivalent (Base 8 + 0 for Cha + 4×2 for Proficiency).Finally, I'm tempted to make the "pushing distance" 20 feet rather than 10 feet after noticing that the Aboleth in the Monster Manual has a Lair Actions which push creatures 20 feet and the Kraken one that pushes 60 feet, or 10 feet on a success.So either one of the following:Mindpunch #3 (Recharge 5-6). The ti-khana triceratops targets a point it can see within 150 feet [or 200/300/400/500/600 feet?] of it. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must succeed on a DC 16 Strength saving throw or takes 21 (6d6) force damage and is pushed 20 feet away from the central point and falls prone. On a success, the target takes half damage and is not pushed or knocked prone. Mindpunch #4 (Recharge 5-6). The ti-khana triceratops targets a point it can see within 150 feet [or 200/300/400/500/600 feet?] of it. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must succeed on a DC 16 Strength saving throw or takes 21 (6d6) force damage and is pushed 20 feet away from the central point and falls prone. On a success, the target takes half damage and is pushed 5 feet but remains standing.</blockquote>

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