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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8863410" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>G'night!</p><p></p><p>I'll begin some musing.</p><p></p><p>I'm thinking we ought to aim for <strong>Challenge</strong> 1/8 like a <strong><a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animal-blood-hawk" target="_blank">Blood Hawk</a></strong> or <strong><a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/flying-snake" target="_blank">Flying Snake</a></strong>.</p><p></p><p>Indeed, we might borrow some elements from the Blood Hawk like <em><strong>Pack Tactics</strong></em>. If we're doing a Swarm of Venomwings then presumably they're social critters that might have that trait.</p><p></p><p>The Flying Snake would be another useful model. I'm visualizing these critters as resembling a cross between a snake and a bat with a razorlike blade for a beak, serrated with incredibly tiny and incredibly sharp teeth.</p><p></p><p>Let's start with the block above the Ability Scores:</p><p></p><p><em>Tiny monstrosity (shapechanger), neutral evil</em></p><p> <span style="color: blue">Would consider Small like a <strong><a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animal-blood-hawk" target="_blank">Blood Hawk</a></strong> but prefer them Tiny like the other monster models.</span></p><p></p><p><strong>Armor Class</strong> 13 or 14</p><p> <span style="color: blue">Either DEX (+3 or +4) or (natural armor) with DEX (+2 or +3) and +1 natural armor (NA).</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"> I prefer DEX (+3) like a <strong><a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animal-snake-poisonous" target="_blank">Poisonous Snake</a></strong> (maybe with +1 NA) or DEX (+4) like a <strong><a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/flying-snake" target="_blank">Flying Snake</a></strong>.</span></p><p></p><p><strong>Hit Points</strong> 5 (2d4)</p><p> <span style="color: blue">So CON (+0) for an ability score of 10 or 11.</span></p><p></p><p><strong>Speed</strong> 10 ft., fly 50 ft. or 60 ft. (30 ft. in snake form)</p><p> <span style="color: blue">The 3rd-Party 5E <strong><a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/dinosaur-pterodactyl" target="_blank">Pterodactyl</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/dinosaur-archaeopteryx" target="_blank">Archaeopteryx</a></strong> have fly 50 ft., the <strong><a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animal-blood-hawk" target="_blank">Blood Hawk</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/flying-snake" target="_blank">Flying Snake</a></strong> have fly 60 ft.</span></p><p><span style="color: blue"> Not decided which I prefer (I keep on vacillating between the two). Heck, Pterosaurs are highly evolved fliers, unlike <em>Archaeopteryx</em>, so I'll lean towards the 60.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 8863410, member: 57383"] G'night! I'll begin some musing. I'm thinking we ought to aim for [B]Challenge[/B] 1/8 like a [B][URL='https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animal-blood-hawk']Blood Hawk[/URL][/B] or [B][URL='https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/flying-snake']Flying Snake[/URL][/B]. Indeed, we might borrow some elements from the Blood Hawk like [I][B]Pack Tactics[/B][/I]. If we're doing a Swarm of Venomwings then presumably they're social critters that might have that trait. The Flying Snake would be another useful model. I'm visualizing these critters as resembling a cross between a snake and a bat with a razorlike blade for a beak, serrated with incredibly tiny and incredibly sharp teeth. Let's start with the block above the Ability Scores: [I]Tiny monstrosity (shapechanger), neutral evil[/I] [COLOR=blue]Would consider Small like a [B][URL='https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animal-blood-hawk']Blood Hawk[/URL][/B] but prefer them Tiny like the other monster models.[/COLOR] [B]Armor Class[/B] 13 or 14 [COLOR=blue]Either DEX (+3 or +4) or (natural armor) with DEX (+2 or +3) and +1 natural armor (NA). I prefer DEX (+3) like a [B][URL='https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animal-snake-poisonous']Poisonous Snake[/URL][/B] (maybe with +1 NA) or DEX (+4) like a [B][URL='https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/flying-snake']Flying Snake[/URL][/B].[/COLOR] [B]Hit Points[/B] 5 (2d4) [COLOR=blue]So CON (+0) for an ability score of 10 or 11.[/COLOR] [B]Speed[/B] 10 ft., fly 50 ft. or 60 ft. (30 ft. in snake form) [COLOR=blue]The 3rd-Party 5E [B][URL='https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/dinosaur-pterodactyl']Pterodactyl[/URL][/B] and [B][URL='https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/dinosaur-archaeopteryx']Archaeopteryx[/URL][/B] have fly 50 ft., the [B][URL='https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/animal-blood-hawk']Blood Hawk[/URL][/B] and [B][URL='https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/flying-snake']Flying Snake[/URL][/B] have fly 60 ft. Not decided which I prefer (I keep on vacillating between the two). Heck, Pterosaurs are highly evolved fliers, unlike [I]Archaeopteryx[/I], so I'll lean towards the 60.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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