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2016-08-19, 07:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
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Good sirs, ladies; might I ask what the frell is the Emerald Legion? Because I keep seeing references to it here and there but nobody ever says what it is, and all I can get on google are other old threads where people refer to it without ever explaining what it is.
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2016-08-19, 07:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
It's this abomination. It's special bred to be immune to almost everything, and it cheats the action economy by having Mind Flayers controlling it and casting psionics through it. Basically, if an adventuring party stumbles upon one, the only thing they will reasonably have prepared to deal with it is Wish to teleport it far, far away from them.
Throw the dice high.
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2016-08-19, 07:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
Thank you. I found that thread, but thought it was just a reference to something these "Emerald Legion" guys were doing, rather than what they were. The explanation of where the name comes from is buried half-way down the second spoiler.
The way some mention it it made me think it was something official.
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2016-08-20, 01:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
It's forum-official, Marlowe. That's almost as good as official. Better than official, in some cases. Take this very thread for example: do you really think the "official" publications knew what they were doing on some of these creatures?
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2016-08-20, 01:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
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2016-08-20, 10:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
If templates are okay, I'd like to mention Umbral. It's like a shadow, except the variety of possible base creatures ensures you won't be able to create a single strategy against these as easily.
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2016-08-20, 11:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
Well let's start with the Corrupted template from the Book of Vile Darkness. Boosts to Str and Con with minor penalties to Dex, Wis, and Cha. Boost to natural armor, scaling DR with HD, damage dice of natural attacks increases one size with partial vile damage, fast healing, increased DC for special attacks. All with scaling CR from +1-3 based off of HD.
All with no listed Level Adjustment. Not LA: -, it doesn't even have a Level Adjustment entry.Last edited by illyahr; 2016-08-20 at 11:35 AM.
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2016-08-20, 11:49 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
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2016-08-20, 12:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
Spoiler: Collectible nice thingsMy incarnate/crusader. A self-healing crowd-control melee build (ECL 8).
My Ruby Knight Vindicator barsader. A party-buffing melee build (ECL 14).
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2016-08-20, 03:57 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
It means that a 1 HD badger has damage reduction 10/magic, fast healing 10, Str 12 Dex 15 Con 19 (before raging), and does a point of Vile damage (which cannot be healed without a remove curse or better) with each attack. Has a pair of +3/1d3+1 Claw attacks and a -2/1d4 Bite attack. AC of 17. It also has Darkvision 60 and Immunity to Acid (incidental at this level).
This is a CR 1 creature.See my Extended Signature for my list of silly shenanigans.
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2016-08-20, 04:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
Spoiler: Collectible nice thingsMy incarnate/crusader. A self-healing crowd-control melee build (ECL 8).
My Ruby Knight Vindicator barsader. A party-buffing melee build (ECL 14).
Doctor Despair's and my all-natural approach to necromancy.
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2016-08-21, 09:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
See my Extended Signature for my list of silly shenanigans.
Anyone is welcome to use or critique my 3.5 Fighter homebrew: The Vanguard.
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2016-08-21, 10:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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2016-08-22, 04:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
I could be wrong, but I think Corrupted was superseded by Corrupted by the Abyss (EttDP)? It changed it quite a bit.
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2016-08-23, 10:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
No they don't I built an all out grapple build drove my DM nuts as he tried to find a CR appropriate way to counter it
Start with a 18 strength apply voidmind template + 4 strength and improved grab Grapple trait brawler, Aberration Blood (Flexible Limbs) Jotunbrud
2 level of Barbarian bear totem improved grapple
Wizard 2 for enlarge person + 6 CL 2 Octopus familiar
half elf paragon 3 + 2 strength Bab +2 +Weapon Focus grapple CL 3 pick up balor nimbus
+ Human paragon 3 + 2 strength bab + 2 CL 5
effective level 13 Grapple + 46 - 48
ending equipped with Weapon graft greatsword bow
Gloves of the titan’s grip upgraded to at will
Belt of strength + 6
luck blade 0 wishs reroll a day
I think I had another graft that boosted strength not sure what
immunity to acid and mind-affecting spells and abilities, ability damage, ability drain, and energy drain.
DR 5/ magic
SR 10 + hd
leaving me to do constrict damage and a weapon attack with my natural weapon graft 2d6 + 12 and constrict 1d6 + 18 and burning for 6d6 damage around in combat
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2016-08-23, 10:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
that build clearly has things that come after accesses to freedom of movement (aka level 7)
and just becuase a focused grapple build can handle grapples does not mean a normal character can.
Your average mid level fighter is in for a real rough spot against a focused grapple monster
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2016-08-23, 11:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
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2016-08-24, 04:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The most frustrating monsters to encounter as a PC...besides rust monsters
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