con based attacks [Archive] - Wizards Community

con based attacks [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
deathbane
04-30-06, 05:55 PM Some monsters have ablities who's saves are con based. When improving a monster does you just add the his base fort to the special attack or is the con modifier also included?
meatrace
04-30-06, 07:37 PM i'm not sure EXACTLY what you're asking so I'll just say this. some monsters special attacks, like dragon breath and centipede poison, depend on the creature's metabolism thus they are based off of con. the formula to find the save DC for such an attack is 1/2 the creature's HD (round down) plus the Con modifier. the base fort save of such a creature doesn't enter into it.
concerro
05-01-06, 11:12 AM i'm not sure EXACTLY what you're asking so I'll just say this. some monsters special attacks, like dragon breath and centipede poison, depend on the creature's metabolism thus they are based off of con. the formula to find the save DC for such an attack is 1/2 the creature's HD (round down) plus the Con modifier. the base fort save of such a creature doesn't enter into it.
What about golems who have no con modifier?
Radijs
05-01-06, 11:33 AM If a creature has no con score then the modifier for the creature's constitution is +0 So the save dc for the special ability/attack is 10+1/2 creature's HD.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
deathbane 04-30-06, 05:55 PM	Some monsters have ablities who's saves are con based. When improving a monster does you just add the his base fort to the special attack or is the con modifier also included?
meatrace 04-30-06, 07:37 PM	i'm not sure EXACTLY what you're asking so I'll just say this. some monsters special attacks, like dragon breath and centipede poison, depend on the creature's metabolism thus they are based off of con. the formula to find the save DC for such an attack is 1/2 the creature's HD (round down) plus the Con modifier. the base fort save of such a creature doesn't enter into it.
concerro 05-01-06, 11:12 AM	i'm not sure EXACTLY what you're asking so I'll just say this. some monsters special attacks, like dragon breath and centipede poison, depend on the creature's metabolism thus they are based off of con. the formula to find the save DC for such an attack is 1/2 the creature's HD (round down) plus the Con modifier. the base fort save of such a creature doesn't enter into it. What about golems who have no con modifier?
Radijs 05-01-06, 11:33 AM	If a creature has no con score then the modifier for the creature's constitution is +0 So the save dc for the special ability/attack is 10+1/2 creature's HD.