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#1 arinara Jun 30, 2008 17:06:20	Search function keeps returning a database error, so I guess I'll have to make a new thread. I'm looking through the DM Guide at the moment, and I can see rules for creating new regular monsters, or Elites/Solos, but what about Minions? Am I missing something, or is this part just not explained? Anyone have a process for creating these?
#2 eldritch_lord Jun 30, 2008 17:26:56	Am I missing something, or is this part just not explained? Nope, you're not missing anything; the rules aren't in there. Anyone have a process for creating these? Well, the few things we know about minions are --1 HP, no damage on a miss --Fixed damage for their level --1 per 4 characters. ...and that's about all the specifics. If you try to go through and calculate things, you'll notice that (like everything else in the MM) there's no one formula that'll give you the right stats. You just have to eyeball it, really.
#3 jerichoalar Jul 01, 2008 10:46:59	Minions have similar defenses, stats, and to Hit as regular monsters of their level. - their damage is the average of what they would do (someone backfigured this based on some weapon wielding skeleton iirc) with their attacks; so what I do is create a regular monster, then 'minionify' which is basically doing the three things eldritch lord listed. calculate fixed damage by finding the average damage their attack would do. if making minions of complex monsters (say, level 9 young white dragon minions) trim some of their abilities and leave just the iconic stuff. - defensive reacts? out. Breath Weapon? in! - I also as a rule remove any rechargeable feature of any encounter powers (I feel that's more of a feature enemy schtick). oh yeah, why level 9? I don't remember which specific examples, but there were a few in the MM where monster base and minion both exist, and the minions were about 6 levels higher than the base monster. iow: a young white dragon (level 3) is a suitable minion for a level 9 monster slot. remember to refigure their attacks, defenses, and damage for a level 9 of the appropriate type.