NecroRebel
2009-06-18, 12:59 PM
My players from SotAS group 1 should probably stay out :smallsmile:
So in a game I'm running on these forums, I've gotten the players to the point where they're part of a defense force against a sizable army, roughly 200 strong, while the defenders are about 60 strong including the PCs. I want this to be a mildly challenging battle, but I'm not sure what to do about some of the creatures' stats.
Here's what I have so far:
Defenders include:
4 Iron Golems (level 20 elite soldier; MM2)
12 Eladrin archer swarms - these I don't have stats for; aiming for Large level ~20, Artillery role.
Attackers include:
7 ships (the fortress that is being defended is an island), each with:
1 Angel of Vengeance (level 19 elite brute; MM1)
3 Death Hags (reflavored as Eladrin elite warriors, level 18 soldier; MM1)
2 Eladrin soldier swarms - these I don't have stats for; aiming for Huge level ~20, minion soldiers.
This puts the encounter at just under level 23 for a level 22 party, and since the ships won't be coming in more than 2 at a time, it shouldn't be bad.
What I need, and don't have, are stats for the defending Archers, and the attacking soldiers. So:
Level 20 Artillery
Large sized
Ideally, swarm type
Eladrin or general Fey flavor
Level 20 Minion soldier
Huge sized
Ideally, swarm type
Eladrin or general Fey flavor
I could just use any other level 20 artillery for the former and simply flavor it as a mass of archers, but there aren't any Huge minions yet published AFAIK, and not even any non-elite/solo Huge monsters in the right level range. So, I have to homebrew. Suggestions as to what stats to use for either? General suggestions on how to run this? Any advice?
So in a game I'm running on these forums, I've gotten the players to the point where they're part of a defense force against a sizable army, roughly 200 strong, while the defenders are about 60 strong including the PCs. I want this to be a mildly challenging battle, but I'm not sure what to do about some of the creatures' stats.
Here's what I have so far:
Defenders include:
4 Iron Golems (level 20 elite soldier; MM2)
12 Eladrin archer swarms - these I don't have stats for; aiming for Large level ~20, Artillery role.
Attackers include:
7 ships (the fortress that is being defended is an island), each with:
1 Angel of Vengeance (level 19 elite brute; MM1)
3 Death Hags (reflavored as Eladrin elite warriors, level 18 soldier; MM1)
2 Eladrin soldier swarms - these I don't have stats for; aiming for Huge level ~20, minion soldiers.
This puts the encounter at just under level 23 for a level 22 party, and since the ships won't be coming in more than 2 at a time, it shouldn't be bad.
What I need, and don't have, are stats for the defending Archers, and the attacking soldiers. So:
Level 20 Artillery
Large sized
Ideally, swarm type
Eladrin or general Fey flavor
Level 20 Minion soldier
Huge sized
Ideally, swarm type
Eladrin or general Fey flavor
I could just use any other level 20 artillery for the former and simply flavor it as a mass of archers, but there aren't any Huge minions yet published AFAIK, and not even any non-elite/solo Huge monsters in the right level range. So, I have to homebrew. Suggestions as to what stats to use for either? General suggestions on how to run this? Any advice?