Quote Originally Posted by squeekenator View Post
10 + 12 (1/2 HD) + 5 (Con mod) +2 (Ability focus) = 29

And yes, the DC is very high, and it will kill people lots. But keep in mind that it's a CR18 monster who deals insignificant damage with its regular attack (also, everyone has a cloak of resistance +5 at that point). If it ever tries to take on a full party, it'll get wizard-blasted out of existance in the first round of combat, and by that point the party cleric can be preparing multiple Miracles, so you can wipe clean all the ability drain it deals without much difficulty.
Oh, I always forget ability focus. And I guess that is true, but if that is the reasoning, it seems to me you could take it one step further and wonder why you even need monsters at that level, if your caster or wizard can take care of all of them with but a standard action.

Quote Originally Posted by PersonMan View Post
That are also mutated carriers for Doom Moss and Magic Malaria*!

*Or whatever the monster is. It's morning and I'm too lazy to check.
Bloodsplitter. But yeah, that is a freaky image.

And then, once the party has gotten some levels on them from killing all of the plague spreading, mutated, mossy fiends, they encounter a thornshade.

Muahahahahaha!
There really needs to be an evil face emote.