is there a template, and if there isnt can anyone think up one
But I'll make some and post them here in a bit. The first two I'll make are a Living Flaming Sphere and a Living Fireball.
P.S.: Choking Move is open to debate on how often it can effect a given target in a round. I am of the opinion that one creature shouldn't be able to use the same effect more than once per given action. That is to say, if the Cloud DOUBLE moves it should get to effect one target once per move action, but if it just used its 8 speed to move on and off a target 4 times, that is kind of *******. "Here, take 120 damage automatically since I pass over you 8 times with my 16 square double move." No. Broken.
Medium aberrant beast (blind, ooze) . . . XP 400
Initiative +4
Aura of Flame (Fire) aura 1; any enemy within the aura at the start of its turn takes 5 fire damage.
HP 160; Bloodied 80
AC 19; Fortitude 21, Reflex 17, Will 17
Immune gaze; Resist 10 fire
Saving Throws +2
Speed 6
Action Points 1
M Slam (standard, at-will) * Fire
+8 vs. Reflex; 2d6+4 fire damage.
m Flare (immediate reaction, when an adjacent target hits the living flaming sphere, recharge 6) * Fire
+6 vs. Reflex; 1d6+4 fire damage.
Flaming
The living flaming sphere lights up the area within 10 squares, as such, the living flaming sphere can't hide from enemies with vision.
Alignment Unaligned . . . Languages -
Str 18 (+6) . Dex 15 (+4) . Wis 15 (+4)
Con 20 (+7) . Int 4 (-1) . Cha 10 (+2)
I am not sure if that is strong enough, I used the creating monsters section in the DMG for it.
I don't trust templates all that much. I think it would just get you a bigger or smaller Living Cloudkill.
But I'll make some and post them here in a bit. The first two I'll make are a Living Flaming Sphere and a Living Fireball.
P.S.: Choking Move is open to debate on how often it can effect a given target in a round. I am of the opinion that one creature shouldn't be able to use the same effect more than once per given action. That is to say, if the Cloud DOUBLE moves it should get to effect one target once per move action, but if it just used its 8 speed to move on and off a target 4 times, that is kind of *******. "Here, take 120 damage automatically since I pass over you 8 times with my 16 square double move." No. Broken.
Don't forget that Living Spells are Ooze and have a pretty low Intelligence score. You should consider creature's intelligence and nature when deciding tactics. Personally, I wouldn't come and go over a single PC, and I might consider giving an Opportunity Attack to the PC because the Living Spell entered his square more than once per round.
Rekko
my own work.
Hope it inspires you.
Rekko
Also a friend of mine pointed out that Cloudkill is a daily spell and an Elite, so maybe dailies are elite, encounters are standards, and at-wills are minions. Which of course inspired the sickeningly great idea of having a hoard of Living Magic Missles or Living Thunderwaves coming at you.
That's a fantastic idea! I need to drop my players in the Mournland immediately.
is there a template, and if there isnt can anyone think up one
Unfortunately, template in 4e doesn't mean the same as it did in 3e. A 4e template is basically a way of increasing the level of an existing monster by adding a suite of features, rather than a way of creating a "class" of monsters.
The way to do this in 4e, is to look at the existing examples and create a set of abilities that all monsters of a certain type have in common. Luckily we have 2 examples to choose from so far:
Living Cloudkill (ECG)
Living Darkness (Khybers Harvest)
These are both Large aberrant beasts with the blind and ooze keywords. They are also both Elite brutes (not sure if this is something we should assume is standard or not).
They both have blindsight and the insubstantial "resistance".
They both appear to be somewhat fast (speed 7 or 8).
They both have a slam basic melee attack and an engulf at-will melee attack, which other than damage types and amounts seem to work similarly.
They both also have the Cloud Drift and [Chilling/Choking] Move powers, which are identical other than damage types and amounts.
So here's my take on a Living Burning Hands I threw together using the Monster Builder (based on the Living Cloudkill, but much lower level):
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Living Burning Hands Level 3 Elite Brute
Large aberrant beast (blind, ooze) XP 300
Initiative +2 Senses Perception +2; Blindsight
HP 79; Bloodied 39
AC 15; Fortitude 17; Reflex 15; Will 15
Resist 10 fire , 5 insubstantial
Saving Throws +2
Speed 8 see also engulf
Action Points 1
m Slam (standard; at-will) • Fire
+4 vs. Fortitude; 2d6 + 3 fire damage
M Engulf (standard; at-will) • Fire
Targets one or two Medium or smaller creatures; +4 vs. Reflex; (automatically hits an immobilized creature); -5 the target is grabbed, pulled into the living burning hands space, dazed until the grab ends, and takes ongoing 10 fire damage until the grab ends. When the grab ends, the target shifts to a square of its choosing adjacent to the living burning hands. The living burning hands can move normally while creatures are engulfed within it
Cloud Drift (move; recharge 6)
The living burning hands shifts its speed and can move through enemies’ spaces during this movement. It must end this movement in an unoccupied space.
Burning Move • Fire
On its turn, if a living burning hands moves through a creature’s space, that creature takes 5 fire damage.
Alignment Unaligned Languages —
Str 14 (+3) Dex 12 (+2) Wis 12 (+2)
Con 16 (+4) Int -3 (-6) Cha 3 (-3)
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I would think it shouldn't be too hard to figure out a base guideline for creating your own living spells, since Cloudkill is both a lvl 19 spell and a lvl 19 creature. Also a friend of mine pointed out that Cloudkill is a daily spell and an Elite, so maybe dailies are elite, encounters are standards, and at-wills are minions.
Great idea... shame there isn't a comparable Darkness power in 4e for the Living Darkness to be compared to. Looking at my Living Burning Hands in this light (level 1, not elite, toned down the engulf damage):
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Living Burning Hands Level 1 Brute
Large aberrant beast (blind, ooze) XP 100
Initiative --- Senses Perception ---; Blindsight
HP 25; Bloodied 12
AC 13; Fortitude 15; Reflex 13; Will 13
Resist 10 fire , 0 insubstantial
Speed 8 see also engulf
m Slam (standard; at-will) • Fire
+2 vs. Fortitude; 2d6 + 3 fire damage
M Engulf (standard; at-will) • Fire
Targets one or two Medium or smaller creatures; +2 vs. Reflex; (automatically hits an immobilized creature); -5 the target is grabbed, pulled into the living burning hands space, dazed until the grab ends, and takes ongoing 5 fire damage until the grab ends. When the grab ends, the target shifts to a square of its choosing adjacent to the living burning hands. The living burning hands can move normally while creatures are engulfed within it
Cloud Drift (move; recharge 6)
The living burning hands shifts its speed and can move through enemies’ spaces during this movement. It must end this movement in an unoccupied space.
Burning Move • Fire
On its turn, if a living burning hands moves through a creature’s space, that creature takes 5 fire damage.
Alignment Unaligned Languages —
Str 13 (+1) Dex 11 (---) Wis 11 (---)
Con 15 (+2) Int -4 (-7) Cha 2 (-4)
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Living Fireball Level 5 Elite Brute
Large aberrant beast (blind, ooze) XP 400
Initiative +3 Senses Perception +3; Blindsight
HP 108; Bloodied 54
AC 17; Fortitude 19; Reflex 17; Will 17
Resist 10 fire , 0 insubstantial
Saving Throws +2
Speed 8 see also engulf
Action Points 1
m Slam (standard; at-will) • Fire
+6 vs. Fortitude; 2d8 + 4 fire damage
M Engulf (standard; at-will) • Fire
Targets one or two Medium or smaller creatures; +6 vs. Reflex; (automatically hits an immobilized creature); -4 the target is grabbed, pulled into the living fireball’s space, dazed until the grab ends, and takes ongoing 10 fire damage until the grab ends. When the grab ends, the target shifts to a square of its choosing adjacent to the living fireball. The living fireball can move normally while creatures are engulfed within it
Cloud Drift (move; recharge 6)
The living fireball shifts its speed and can move through enemies’ spaces during this movement. It must end this movement in an unoccupied space.
Burning Move • Fire
On its turn, if a living fireball moves through a creature’s space, that creature takes 5 fire damage.
Alignment Unaligned Languages —
Str 15 (+4) Dex 13 (+3) Wis 13 (+3)
Con 17 (+5) Int -2 (-4) Cha 4 (-1)
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Living Thunderwave Level 1 Minion Brute
Large aberrant beast (blind, ooze) XP 25
Initiative --- Senses Perception ---; Blindsight
HP 1; a missed attack never damages a minion.
AC 13; Fortitude 15; Reflex 13; Will 13
Resist 10 thunder
Speed 6
m Slam (standard; at-will) • Thunder
+2 vs. Fortitude; 3 thunder damage
Cloud Drift (move; recharge 6)
The living thunderwave shifts its speed and can move through enemies’ spaces during this movement. It must end this movement in an unoccupied space.
Thundering Move • Thunder
On its turn, if a living thunderwave moves through a creature’s space, that creature takes 5 thunder damage.
Alignment Unaligned Languages —
Str 13 (+1) Dex 11 (---) Wis 11 (---)
Con 15 (+2) Int -4 (-7) Cha 2 (-4)
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explode (immediate interupt; when living flaming sphere reaches 0 hp) ° Fire
burst 3; .. vs. Reflex; .. fire damage and living flaming sphere is destroyed.
Here are a few that I've made: