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2018-03-20, 02:33 PM
Let's say you're in Eberron and the fiendish villain has brought back a long-extinct strain of lycanthropy that basically results in a pack of raptor-halflings to challenge your level 9 players. Which raptor-like dinosaur do you use?
1) Clawfoot (ECS): Not as strong mechanically as the next option, but Clawfeet are, lorewise, what the halflings always ride, providing some nice synergy.
2) Fleshraker (MM3): This is... mechanically superior in nearly every way? Faster, consistently d6 attack dice, literally twice the hitpoints, a leaping attack, literally dripping with poison... allegedly this thing is the same CR as option 1, but I have my doubts.
3) Both: The big con here is emotional energy and time. The Lycanthrope template is a little trickier since you're merging two creatures in a stat block instead of just adding some baseline numbers to a pre-existing monster. Theoretically doable, though.
4) Some other option? I'm nigh-positive that I've seen some other Medium or smaller sized raptor-ish dinosaurs in the books, but I'm having trouble locating them.
That's it so far. Are there any other Medium dinosaurs I should consider for my night of the clawlings? A "chased by a pack of raptors, oh also they're halfling werewolves" thing should be tough, but ideally not overwhelming. Worth noting that my players include 5 to 6 level 9 adventurers, but they don't really play with heavy optimization.
1) Clawfoot (ECS): Not as strong mechanically as the next option, but Clawfeet are, lorewise, what the halflings always ride, providing some nice synergy.
2) Fleshraker (MM3): This is... mechanically superior in nearly every way? Faster, consistently d6 attack dice, literally twice the hitpoints, a leaping attack, literally dripping with poison... allegedly this thing is the same CR as option 1, but I have my doubts.
3) Both: The big con here is emotional energy and time. The Lycanthrope template is a little trickier since you're merging two creatures in a stat block instead of just adding some baseline numbers to a pre-existing monster. Theoretically doable, though.
4) Some other option? I'm nigh-positive that I've seen some other Medium or smaller sized raptor-ish dinosaurs in the books, but I'm having trouble locating them.
That's it so far. Are there any other Medium dinosaurs I should consider for my night of the clawlings? A "chased by a pack of raptors, oh also they're halfling werewolves" thing should be tough, but ideally not overwhelming. Worth noting that my players include 5 to 6 level 9 adventurers, but they don't really play with heavy optimization.