Post/Author/DateTime	Post
golyrut113 04-02-05, 12:50 AM	so what do you think of the dire bear or dire polar, or do any of you think that dire animals should have more to them like maybe for some of the large dire animals awsome blow or snatch
obrysii 04-02-05, 10:20 AM	If you want them to have those, given them the feats, provided they meet the requirements.
CzarGarrett 04-02-05, 11:26 AM	I think they are big. And that they want to eat me.
golyrut113 04-02-05, 01:24 PM	so do you think that the dire bear should have swollow hole for small creaters because it is large and in reality a full grown kodiak bear can put the top half of a person in its mouth so i think swollow hole is appropiate for it
Aricandor 04-02-05, 01:29 PM	Dire bears you say. Big. Strong. Eats fish and other tasty snacks. Especially adventurers. Neat monster, but doesn't really do much fun in combat, except "the grapple --> pin --> rip head off"-routine.
golyrut113 04-02-05, 02:01 PM	well i made i level 1 dire bear character rolled his stats and added the modifers and he was better then the dire bear in the MM1 but it was no longer animal it was magical beast because of the INT and for its feat at level one i gave it weapon focus (claws) and let me tell you most CR 5 monsters coundnt get out of the grapple so you just keep beating them to death. its a fun character for monster campains
FreeTheSlaves 04-02-05, 03:12 PM	A big heavy bruiser-type monster that is highly susceptible to charm monster, archery and druid magics. Parties without the mentioned tactics risk copping needless death(s).
golyrut113 04-02-05, 03:54 PM	yah that the only problem is that he has the wil of a guppy so i know that if i was doing a lord of rings campian hes not the one to give the ring to