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A new monster

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#1
BlueOgre
May 19, 2010 5:04:57
I did a new solo, please give any opinions.

It is meant to be solo without any allies. The idea revolves around it being quick and slowing characters. The idea is to keep away from melee guys and chaotically hit about any character in the group.

#2
urpriest
May 19, 2010 9:38:30 Not too familiar with Monster balance, but it seems odd to me that the thing has both an initiative bonus and the trait that it acts on specfic, predetermined initiatives. Perhaps if you had it roll and then made its three initiatives a function of its check result?
#3
pluisjen
May 19, 2010 10:04:09 If I'm understanding the intended flavor correctly, I'd slap on the Swarm subtype.

Does it make recharge rolls with each turn? Assuming you keep it moving I think it'll work out OK, although I can see it being more frustrating to fight then fun for the melee only crowd.
#4
BlueOgre
May 19, 2010 11:31:24
Good point on initiative, it does not really need it. The original creature I looked at was Behir in MM2 and it does not have initiative.

Oops, I did not mention on the text how it looks like. It is ment to look like two balls connected together with a chain. So it's not ment to be a swarm.

It does make recharge rolls each turn. The idea is to keep it moving, but Lightning reflexes gives it only standard action on each turn. That is why it has those two powers that let it move around with standard actions.

One thing I am worrying about is that it would be too effective. The idea is to slow down opponents with basic attack and it's aura helps on that too. I am thinking of reducing the aura to aura 2 and maybe also reduce Dance of Balls to recharge with only 6. Any advices?

The other thing I am thinking of is about how long the battle would take. I am not really worried about melee guys. Players are such experienced that they have ranged weapons. I am thinking of increasing its damage and reducing its hit points to get the battle going faster...?
#5
adun_irving
May 19, 2010 19:11:51 Touching balls? Dance of balls? ....BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Seriously, though, I can't give a real critique because I can't read the content at full size. Your profile won't let me view the full file, and the text (other than the names) is a tad small.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 BlueOgre May 19, 2010 5:04:57	I did a new solo, please give any opinions. It is meant to be solo without any allies. The idea revolves around it being quick and slowing characters. The idea is to keep away from melee guys and chaotically hit about any character in the group.
#2 urpriest May 19, 2010 9:38:30	Not too familiar with Monster balance, but it seems odd to me that the thing has both an initiative bonus and the trait that it acts on specfic, predetermined initiatives. Perhaps if you had it roll and then made its three initiatives a function of its check result?
#3 pluisjen May 19, 2010 10:04:09	If I'm understanding the intended flavor correctly, I'd slap on the Swarm subtype. Does it make recharge rolls with each turn? Assuming you keep it moving I think it'll work out OK, although I can see it being more frustrating to fight then fun for the melee only crowd.
#4 BlueOgre May 19, 2010 11:31:24	Good point on initiative, it does not really need it. The original creature I looked at was Behir in MM2 and it does not have initiative. Oops, I did not mention on the text how it looks like. It is ment to look like two balls connected together with a chain. So it's not ment to be a swarm. It does make recharge rolls each turn. The idea is to keep it moving, but Lightning reflexes gives it only standard action on each turn. That is why it has those two powers that let it move around with standard actions. One thing I am worrying about is that it would be too effective. The idea is to slow down opponents with basic attack and it's aura helps on that too. I am thinking of reducing the aura to aura 2 and maybe also reduce Dance of Balls to recharge with only 6. Any advices? The other thing I am thinking of is about how long the battle would take. I am not really worried about melee guys. Players are such experienced that they have ranged weapons. I am thinking of increasing its damage and reducing its hit points to get the battle going faster...?
#5 adun_irving May 19, 2010 19:11:51	Touching balls? Dance of balls? ....BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Seriously, though, I can't give a real critique because I can't read the content at full size. Your profile won't let me view the full file, and the text (other than the names) is a tad small.