1 min D&D encounters (solo w/o legendary actions)

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Zipperon Disney

Zipperon Disney

2 жыл бұрын

Buffing a monster because I have a cool mini that I want to use for more than 10 seconds.
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@Epyon1201
@Epyon1201 2 жыл бұрын
Why play DnD at this point? just make your own game if you're not going to follow the rules.
@nine1690
@nine1690 2 жыл бұрын
I take it you’re not a DM, or even a player?
@Epyon1201
@Epyon1201 2 жыл бұрын
@@nine1690 Based on what? You apes read one sentence in the DMG and use that as justification to throw out the rules of the rest of the book.
@cryptonyzer8699
@cryptonyzer8699 2 жыл бұрын
Lol the pin of shame gets me 😆
@goldenskytimekeeper7281
@goldenskytimekeeper7281 2 жыл бұрын
Pin of Shame LOL!
@lastwymsi
@lastwymsi 2 жыл бұрын
You mean... D&D? The game built around letting people homebrew their own rules? Ya dingus XD
@olivierlessard6783
@olivierlessard6783 2 жыл бұрын
''Limited second round'' sounds a lot like a Legendary Action xP Great stuff though.
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
The difference is between a 2nd turn and Legendary Actions is: you get your movement, regain your reaction, and can make another save if you failed against an ongoing effect. And you don't have to remember to use LA after another's turn. It's right there in the initiate order!
@valentinegodek4681
@valentinegodek4681 2 жыл бұрын
@@ZipperonDisney so TECHNICALLY not a legendary action, but if we’re not lying to ourselves, it’s a modification of legendary actions
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
@@valentinegodek4681 More akin to Thieves' Reflexes. Legendary Actions don't catch "repeat the saving throw at the start of your turn" which is another useful defense to give solos. AND using a 2nd turn instead of LAs also gives you another reaction each round. Triggering "your next turn" does a lot in terms of mechanics that LAs don't
@wuflzish9687
@wuflzish9687 2 жыл бұрын
It's less of a legendary action and more of a, "Second turn" as implied by the namesake
@jacobtrost5048
@jacobtrost5048 2 жыл бұрын
@@ZipperonDisney ahhh okay I was thinking the same thing. "Why not just call this a Legendary Action?" But solely for the reroll on saves and the regained reaction, I like that a lot.
@kingdedede933
@kingdedede933 2 жыл бұрын
You could also give it Lair Actions, I’m sure a Manticore knows it’s Hunting Grounds from the in and out..
@WillTBear1
@WillTBear1 2 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile my brain: 8 manticore...
@playinzegame
@playinzegame 7 ай бұрын
I mean he probably would've done that if he didn't want it to be a boss
@fammnak852
@fammnak852 28 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂 GUILTY!!
@casbot71
@casbot71 2 жыл бұрын
Just add a gun from a military mini to the model. And if it's a really high level party, get a bolter from a 40k miniature and stick it on with blu tack.
@kilo1901
@kilo1901 2 жыл бұрын
If you need it to be even Stronger, give it a Guardian Spear.
@dalton2592
@dalton2592 2 жыл бұрын
Give it them all a MarkV Suit
@TheFlyingNostril
@TheFlyingNostril 2 жыл бұрын
"parry this you filthy casual!"
@kelsb8121
@kelsb8121 2 жыл бұрын
Bruh the "Taunt" ability does the exact opposite of what Taunts intended effect is
@dmc8706
@dmc8706 2 жыл бұрын
This is why I like the incapacitate trait in Pathfinder 2nd edition. You're giving this creature advantage on all saving throws against all magic. Otherwise it might get hit with a save or suck effect. In Pathfinder 2nd edition the save or suck spells have the incapacitate trait and anything that is immune to incapacitation effects cannot be affected by them. They also do not work against creatures which are a certain number of levels above your characters. You basically know that those spells are not for boss fights unless you're targeting minions and it is in the spell description. The incapacitation tag is right next to the name.
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
I talked a bit about that kind of design in my legendary resistance vid ➡️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2O8XnuGgal2d7c
@christopheracea5835
@christopheracea5835 2 жыл бұрын
Going to have to steal this for my next game. Thanks!
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
Let me know how it goes
@woolyyyyyyy
@woolyyyyyyy 2 жыл бұрын
Yooooooo I have literally been wanting to use a manticore recently and this is some great inspo
@Thrawnmulus
@Thrawnmulus 2 жыл бұрын
I'm unaware of why a taunt would make people run away, taunts are CC that draw attention TO the taunter
@murpl1462
@murpl1462 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I was also thinking this
@theoverpreparerlamenters3r436
@theoverpreparerlamenters3r436 2 жыл бұрын
Change its name to 'threaten' or something.
@rafaelcastor2089
@rafaelcastor2089 2 жыл бұрын
It wouldn't even make sense for a solo boss to have an aggro-drawing taunt, this guy really didn't think much before using the word
@postomnis6134
@postomnis6134 2 жыл бұрын
Threaten would be better i guess but Taunt still works. Taunting is intimidating, someone that can taunt confidently against multiple opponents is pretty damn scary
@zimzimph
@zimzimph 2 жыл бұрын
@@postomnis6134 but the intent behind a taunt isn't to be intimidating, it's to have someone engage you and probably make them angry enough so they make a mistake. Like, Taunt: DC 16 Cha check. On a failed save the target has disadvantage on their next attack and if they miss you get an attack of opportunity.
@legendsofmichael4315
@legendsofmichael4315 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly the legendary stuff sounds like less bs though.
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
Got a while vid on why I think legendary resistance is BS 🙃 kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2O8XnuGgal2d7c
@P4rz1va1
@P4rz1va1 2 жыл бұрын
If it was my players they would probably panic when it's not exactly as they were expecting, run, and then complain that the encounter was unfair.
@burpitola
@burpitola 2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you have bad players. And/or bad friends.
@P4rz1va1
@P4rz1va1 2 жыл бұрын
@@burpitola nah, they're just inexperienced.
@CassieVish
@CassieVish 2 жыл бұрын
I LOVE the idea of a second but limited action turn! So simple but so effective!
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alyssa! 😊 I've noticed this is less of a burden mentally too, rather than interrupting the flow w LAs
@ToughBreK3
@ToughBreK3 2 жыл бұрын
Seen quite a few people have problems with "following the rules" There are no rules outside League play. They're more like guidelines. DnD for me is about the adventure and imagination that involves story telling and a world of creativity and fun. Following every rule to the letter doesn't sound fun.
@dustrockblues7567
@dustrockblues7567 8 ай бұрын
Imagination and storytelling aren't D and D, they are TTRPGs in general. D and D is just the rules, nothing else. If people want to follow those rules that's 100% fair. There are good reasons to play by the books.
@maxhoward2543
@maxhoward2543 2 жыл бұрын
I really like the idea of an extra half turn for bosses
@lordofsoup1165
@lordofsoup1165 2 жыл бұрын
Make it a duo by mounting a dulahan granting it both a partner and a completely different set of attack your players have to be concerned about be it crossbow or melee Also it allows you to add light armor from the saddle so the action of chopping of its head would really just break the saddle inflict some bleed and dismount the now really pissed off rider bonus points if the riders a berzerker
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
Very imaginative!
@Croft64
@Croft64 8 ай бұрын
This extra turn idea is so cool! I'm running a dungeon this weekend that's going to culminate in a boss fight against the party's nemesis, and I can't wait to see their faces when I say it's Master Mirror's turn... again...
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 8 ай бұрын
think of all the stuff that triggers at the start/end of your turn
@FlyingDominion
@FlyingDominion 2 жыл бұрын
With the taunt ability, you show the PC running away, but the frightened condition doesn't force the character to move away.
@nickromanthefencer
@nickromanthefencer 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it’ll most likely just make them stay put and feel useless. ):
@zizzyglizzy3684
@zizzyglizzy3684 7 ай бұрын
I know this is old but I've been loving the content so many tips I've already thought about Incorporating into my first Dm campaign!
@expertoflizardcorrugation3967
@expertoflizardcorrugation3967 2 жыл бұрын
Extra rounds, even limited ones, are one of the best ways to keep action economy from ripping a lone monster to shreds. I still think limited legendary actions(recharge on primary turn) would be a good thing to have against a higher level party, so long as they arent overcompensating for an already solved problem (basically they should change the way you approach the thing)
@kevondrewilliams
@kevondrewilliams 2 жыл бұрын
Huh, idk why i never thought of giving a singular creature more than 1 turn in a single round of combat🤔. That definitely spices things up a bit without being completely unreasonable. It's like a lair action but for a creature, i like it
@ryanatkinson9622
@ryanatkinson9622 6 ай бұрын
You could also add minions to up the Encounter CR. It’s a Creature that doesn’t have great perception for a hunter. Adding 4 blood hawks with keen sight and pack tactics makes this a deadly encounter for Four Level 3 characters.
@waitingowl202
@waitingowl202 Жыл бұрын
Love the idea (also had the moment where I thought"all-without-legendary-actions-and-here-are-some-legendary-actions-for-you"), but I think MCDM did a great job to bring this design to a great pace with their action-oriented monsteres ^^
@kubilaykan399
@kubilaykan399 2 жыл бұрын
Thats pretty good and i would like you to give visual hint that it is different from everyday monster. An after image, a glitch, an orb inside mouth so your mm reading player too dont felt cheated instead think like, yes this is cool modified monster.
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
What I did was let them know it was scary enough to keep a whole village of dwarves from using the mountain trail. The players had never faced a manticore in-world before, so they had no expectation of what it "should" be like.
@riccardocorradini6713
@riccardocorradini6713 7 ай бұрын
My rule: the solo monster get a minor action that can use at the end of another creature turn and can use it to do 1 attack, dealing damage equal to its CR+ main stat, or repeat a failed save, or move, or that sort of stuff, abd then have 3 minor resistances, to repeat a failed save. That's it, super simple and works for every moster as a template and works wonders so far
@nikolasversteeg
@nikolasversteeg Жыл бұрын
This is great! Nice, easy, and simple!
@timothywhitney6307
@timothywhitney6307 Жыл бұрын
I love this idea! Legendary resistances and actions can make a monster seem to overpowered. I love the way you did this. You are so creative and totally need to start Kickstarter or something to create your own tabletop RPG. However I understand the love to continue to play dungeons & dragons. I love it too.
@flatulenttater
@flatulenttater 2 жыл бұрын
"We can do a couple things to power it up" My level 1 Cleric who got 1-shot knocked by a manticore:👁👄👁
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
RIP 🪦
@donovangunther4538
@donovangunther4538 2 жыл бұрын
“Level 1” is almost always followed up by “got 1-shot” so you shouldn’t really be surprised lmao
@kitjakaboodle
@kitjakaboodle 8 ай бұрын
This content is super helpful!! Love to see how to scale things up because D&D does such a poor job of putting out higher level content but the players still want it!
@RIVERSRPGChannel
@RIVERSRPGChannel 2 жыл бұрын
Nice way to increase its abilities
@fieldbalazs12
@fieldbalazs12 2 жыл бұрын
Hmm.. this video is realy interesting and helpful to me. Thank you :)
@MrJimmyWalsh
@MrJimmyWalsh 2 жыл бұрын
That's kinda the opposite of a taunt
@ewok360live
@ewok360live 2 жыл бұрын
OMG i love your terrain!!! I have some styrofoam from an old project!! I'm on it!!
@Bluejsa1
@Bluejsa1 2 жыл бұрын
Or have them have to get to it like in white plume mountain in the inverted ziggurat. Forcing a party to think and than add more hp and an environmental resistance easy enough. A single one should always be a threat to a decent sized party. Don't be afraid to give a hurting to players,make them think that's the fun it it :D. The turn move sounds like a good idea more like a modified proficiency action like in 2e than a legendary in 5th. Clever.
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
I put them in a mountain pass so the monster had lots of mobility but the PCs were restricted
@ShadowFist13
@ShadowFist13 2 жыл бұрын
Only thing I'd change is the name of taunt to something like frightful presence. Cause a taunt usually aggros the thing to hit it only.
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
Fair enough! In my mind the taunting is like "I'm gonna eat your face!" Like a cat plays with its prey
@tylersteele1623
@tylersteele1623 6 ай бұрын
I wish I knew this before my party decimated my manticore without me even laying one hit on them.
@voodoocupcake2293
@voodoocupcake2293 2 жыл бұрын
Love it, definitely trying this
@Jan_Wolf
@Jan_Wolf 2 жыл бұрын
My Players, lvl 15, still have a trauma from a manticore they met with level 5, who nearly tpked them by accident
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
Throw one at them now and watch them delight in how powerful the characters have become!
@Jan_Wolf
@Jan_Wolf 2 жыл бұрын
@@ZipperonDisney I just hope they bring some ranged attacks this time.
@billymorgan4
@billymorgan4 2 жыл бұрын
Disengage as a bonus action like a goblin has been useful for me.
@GoldEagle117
@GoldEagle117 2 жыл бұрын
You can also have it use its wings more for hit and run. Then have it have a VERY HIGH (strangely high) dodging. After it's killed finding out it is able to phase and its either being controlled by some puppeteer that is phasing it. Or they can't actually kill it until they kill it physically, and find a way to kill its shadow presence also.
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
I was like "OK that makes sense" to "whoa! That's a whole 'nother weird adventure!" 😯 Thanks for sharing 👍
@trebot9292266
@trebot9292266 Жыл бұрын
I recently did a manticore fight with a duo on top of a mage tower. The manticore would swap out after each round one flying and one on top of the tower. At half hp the player closest had to do a save or be thrown off the tower.
@Battleguild
@Battleguild 2 жыл бұрын
I personally use Giffyglyph Monster Maker to create boss battles. Bosses from there get Paragon Actions × the party size - 1. Paragon gives bosses an extra chance to retry end of turn saves, and to use an Action or use their movement.
@zacccarter5955
@zacccarter5955 2 жыл бұрын
Did something like this just made the manticore harder by taking some inspiration from the Percy Jackson book by giving it the ability to change shape into a humanoid. And it was working as a spy which lead to a 1v2 against some of my players made it a great encounter.
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool! I wouldn't see that coming
@Lord_zeel
@Lord_zeel 6 ай бұрын
Usually, I would just try to find another statblock that's closer to what I'm looking for challenge-wise and has similar abilities to what I want in the fight. Then just call it whatever I want.
@danstan2736
@danstan2736 2 жыл бұрын
I know I'm probably doing it wrong but I don't use health I just play a fight until the players aren't having fun then I end it so it doesn't get boring or overpowered
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say it's wrong per se, but it's definitely a anti-gamist way of playing kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKLVYZime92dn9k
@MaidenofIron27
@MaidenofIron27 2 жыл бұрын
Bit late to the party, but I'd also suggest that it's a way of DMing that your players will catch onto sooner rather than later, and that's if they haven't already. When they do, they are going to stop approaching your combat encounters as if they have any weight at all, because they know the choices they make don't actually matter. That's not to say that tweaking hp up or down occasionally is a bad thing - in fact it's great for exactly the reasons you said - but you really can't rely on it for every single fight.
@luminousdemoncracy445
@luminousdemoncracy445 2 жыл бұрын
Or you can keep it flying in the air, firing off tail spikes until it's almost out of them. I also gave mine a "Spike Burst" which was a 30ft cone DC13 Dex save, where it deals Xd4 piercing damage, or half as much on a success. Where X=number of spikes it had left. Helped speed up a fight that was dragging on because the party wasn't able to do much as it flew around.
@popanda9685
@popanda9685 2 жыл бұрын
Genius
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@MMKTTBOMB
@MMKTTBOMB 2 жыл бұрын
Actually stronger than legendary actions without feeling like bs
@TheTechnatron
@TheTechnatron 9 ай бұрын
lair actions, magic items, and boons are always good as well. And don't forget it's cult that loves them so.
@Synisterjames
@Synisterjames 5 ай бұрын
So I'm going to say all of this as someone who has actually used similar ideas in a game before. Giving advantage on all saving throws vs magic is arguably stronger than legendary resistance. At 4 saves it's already outclassed the other option. It makes it to where your spellcasters can't do damage. And with the "mini-turn" since it's not tied to a resource (and because it can use a CC ability during it) it'll likely make for a much more annoying fight than if it just did have legendaries. Also potentially having it go later in initiative because of the -10 doesn't really change the action economy, one reason being it can still potentially frighten a target before it gets to act if it *does* roll higher than a dex-dumper or low roller. And if it survives long enough to CC multiple characters, they also aren't doing damage. Legendary and lair actions would be better balanced, more intuitive, and more interesting of an encounter. From a DM and player perspective these proposed changes are likely to make the fight memorable not because it was frustrating. Take it from someone who made similar mistakes, this fight will be nothing but 1-2 hours of both sides failing at killing the other until the party eventually kill it anticlimactically.
@demoneon9527
@demoneon9527 2 жыл бұрын
We had to hunt a Manitcore but turned out it was a pair of Maticores and their 3 babies. My god. It was a massacre. We got extra pay.
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
Nasty surprise! 😱 I like your DM's thinking!
@demoneon9527
@demoneon9527 2 жыл бұрын
@@ZipperonDisney we also found a baby dragon in the nest, how and why he was there we have no clue he was just there. We adopted him of course
@sheeparebillygoats7221
@sheeparebillygoats7221 7 ай бұрын
Sooooo, i just watched a video on how d&d works, and thought i had a good handle on it..... then like 2 hours later this short showed up... and I just realized i dont know anything... im confused. But it sounds cool..
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 7 ай бұрын
always more to learn!
@moox100
@moox100 2 жыл бұрын
That is 100% a legendary action with a different name
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
Think about how the rules treat a new turn differently than taking an action
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney Жыл бұрын
@@nothing4mepls973 except right in the rulebook where it says they are? In every monster manual printed since the 2016 erratta? Enjoy your ban tomorrow, troll
@gimmeallurmoney3883
@gimmeallurmoney3883 2 жыл бұрын
I don't understand why people are beefing with this. Isn't this just a way to make an encounter a little more engaging? And people make home-brew content anyway. The whole point of dnd is if you don't like a particular element of it you can change it to suit your groups needs
@davidecoi6611
@davidecoi6611 2 жыл бұрын
Old but gold
@MostLikelyMortal
@MostLikelyMortal 2 жыл бұрын
Literally just bought the mini (yet to be painted) and had the same issue, saving this for sure
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
My wife buys and paints the monsters. Then kicks herself for it later 😜
@MostLikelyMortal
@MostLikelyMortal 2 жыл бұрын
@@ZipperonDisney as a new DM, what would you keep if you wanted to solo encounter it with a level 3 party (four players)?
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
@@MostLikelyMortal I used this against five 4th level characters. It downed one and killed another. I wanted a deadly threat though. To be less deadly for your group, I'd just lower the HP down to 102 (+50%) and take away the STR buff. The WIS save DC set to 13
@MostLikelyMortal
@MostLikelyMortal 2 жыл бұрын
@@ZipperonDisney thanks! They’ve been kicking my butt so far, there’s just so much to learn about balancing fights and I’ve been taking it on the easier side just in case. I have a battle arena encounter they’ll be going through soon, little to no chance of dying (part of the encounter), just so I can ramp up the difficulty without a TPK and experiment. This manticore setup should be fun!
@scimerio1117
@scimerio1117 4 ай бұрын
Use D&D 1e and see who gets stomped ❤
@emperormornteth
@emperormornteth 2 жыл бұрын
Wait, but if it’s a taunt, why do they get scared. A taunt is to lure them in and make them angry, not to make them piss themselves an run away.
@sirdark1381
@sirdark1381 4 ай бұрын
So jealous of his handwriting on those note cards 🥵
@eldritch_whispers1654
@eldritch_whispers1654 2 жыл бұрын
By create a whole new "second action" rule when legendary actions are literally a thing? Give it two legendary actions, with the options of: - Move (1 L. Action): The Manticore moves up to it's speed without provoking opportunity attacks; - Attack (1 L. Action): The Manticore makes a melee attack - Taunt (2 L. Actions): The manticore uses its taunt action + You literally gave it no boost to DPR. Yeah it'll last one more round, but it's damage will be pathetic so the party will never feel like it's a challenge. You're just making tge combat longer by not letting your combats end
@nickromanthefencer
@nickromanthefencer 2 жыл бұрын
The only thing that’s increase DPR would be the +2 strength, but that literally just increases the damage per attack by 1
@eldritch_whispers1654
@eldritch_whispers1654 2 жыл бұрын
@@nickromanthefencer add?? an extra die of damage??? give it 1d8 poison damage as its claws are coated in it, or necrotic damage is its slashes cause you to bleed, idk, literally anything
@writererics
@writererics Жыл бұрын
Compare to Colville's villain actions, I think this is a fine compromise. I'll try this out.
@hangriat9376
@hangriat9376 2 жыл бұрын
Have you toyed with villain actions from MCDM?
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
Eh, besides the name (is a manticore really a villain?) my main issue with them is the script. I prefer the flexibility of choosing each round even at the cost of complexity
@hangriat9376
@hangriat9376 2 жыл бұрын
@@ZipperonDisney yeah i tend to throw out the “Activate at end of round” mechanic and just let them do it when I feel it’s best
@energizer7354
@energizer7354 2 жыл бұрын
My very first ever encounter I ran as a dm was a manticor... That cr 3 nearly killed the three party group of level ones. That manticor did the stomping lol
@adamelalouf3600
@adamelalouf3600 2 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know a rough estimate of what cr this would be? I want to use it but I don’t know if it’s too strong or too weak
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
I think I pegged it at CR 8. Deadly encounter for a 4th level party
@adamelalouf3600
@adamelalouf3600 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I was thinking about this today it’s insane, i wanted to use a manticore as a boss that my player meet in a canyon but it was way to weak and then I stumbled across this video You helped me so much thank you!
@darrelld.paveyjr.1477
@darrelld.paveyjr.1477 Жыл бұрын
24 Tail Spikes~Super Lethal.
@biasmushroom6311
@biasmushroom6311 2 жыл бұрын
Why is this particular one tougher than normal? Fucked ethics wizard. Explains everything for lore
@anthonygibbs9245
@anthonygibbs9245 Жыл бұрын
that would eat my little Halfling
@andrecarpenter2432
@andrecarpenter2432 Жыл бұрын
Also the terrain can help a lot in boss fights Having difficult terrain against a ranged foe makes things much harder
@Haveuseenmyjetpack
@Haveuseenmyjetpack Жыл бұрын
I’ll use this, thank yku
@princesidon6606
@princesidon6606 Жыл бұрын
Mathew Colville has great videos on this topic
@Dehalove
@Dehalove 6 ай бұрын
A taunt usually means drawing aggro and not fear
@ZoeBateman
@ZoeBateman 6 ай бұрын
“Taunt ability … excellent debugging for martials” man martials already have it bad enough you don’t gotta do this to them
@politespider1917
@politespider1917 2 жыл бұрын
Double it health. Ooof.
@butterball33
@butterball33 2 жыл бұрын
Victory laps after I kill the dragon with my 1d2 now is considered in poor taste.
@BlueBerryDM
@BlueBerryDM 10 ай бұрын
🔥 ty
@Joshuazx
@Joshuazx 8 ай бұрын
The first thought I legitimately had was "If you say increase its HP, I swear to god!" HP is out of control in modern RPGs. If a 5 or 10 year old tries to kick my ass, he's not going to do very well. Same if I try to fight a tiger. Why? Because the smaller character is puny compared to the bigger character! And the bigger character's HP doesn't change! Either halve all the damage or raise it's AC or something. Second, you suggest Advantage of saving throws, which I also saw coming. Why don't you just give it a higher saving throw rather than use a wild mechanic that adds a random bonus of +1 to +19, and tends to generate d20 rolls above 10? Third, a +2 to strength sounds reasonable, but why not just say it has a +2 to hit and does double damage due to the size and weight difference instead. Forth, a CURSEWORDING fear mechanic!!! Rolling a die and telling the players what they feel is cheap. CURSEWORD! Fifth, a limited second turn on a separate initiative? Honestly, that one's cool with me except for the burden of using INITIATIVE. Just have it go either at the top of the round and the middle if it can reasonably act faster, or in the middle and at the end if the players reasonably act faster.
@wesi.g.2915
@wesi.g.2915 6 ай бұрын
I mean. My players are going to ask why it's stronger though. As am I. If something is stronger than normal, there should be a good reason. Personally, might be better to have a wizard in the back buffing the manticore behind the scenes. Makes it more interesting, less weird rules, and gives your players some intrigue to figure out
@JasmineRGBLights
@JasmineRGBLights 2 жыл бұрын
Very funny to see people losing their minds in the comments over what is basically running two manticores instead of one, but with the flavour of a solo boss fight. So yeah if you want this to be RAW, just make it a mating pair of Manticores.
@gregheffley1727
@gregheffley1727 Жыл бұрын
I feel like advantage on saves against magic is just going to make your casters have less fun than giving it resistance to magic damage without telling them. Nobody wants to have everything they throw at something miss while the noncasters play normally essentially
@dandundun
@dandundun 2 жыл бұрын
I find it helps to just give it a bunch of health and some small enemy helpers like birds or bugs. It would really suck to fight a monster in the middle of a bee swarm.
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
For sure! Or instead of a bunch of minions, one strong luitenant works too
@Tmac-rv9wq
@Tmac-rv9wq 2 жыл бұрын
My sister has that same room divider
@williamperez4770
@williamperez4770 Ай бұрын
Tbf, the point of LAs is for solos to balance out the section economy. If manicure is fighting a 4 person party (let's say 2 casters 2 martials) I dunno if a single added turn works. I like the adv. on magic saves, though I wonder if that might have the opposite effect of rendering save or sucks virtually useless. Completely unrelated, I once had a DM who swapped out LR for Spell Deflect. 3 times a fight, they could deflect a successful spell against them to someone else (the target gets disadvantage on saves)
@salaxoltldetective989
@salaxoltldetective989 2 жыл бұрын
Homebrew all the stats. I'm not even joking.
@RowinMarkov
@RowinMarkov 6 ай бұрын
"Without giving it legendary resistance" Then step one is doubling its hitpoints... thats the same thing. Legendary resistance cuts incoming damage in half, so its the same as doubling the hitpoints.
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 6 ай бұрын
huh? Legendary resistance lets you succeed on any saving throw, not just ones to take half damage
@chompythebeast
@chompythebeast 2 жыл бұрын
Just got that Manticore in the Arkhan the Cruel set myself, except I'm looking to use it on some low level adventurers for whom CR 3 will hopefully prove a real challenge
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
It's the flying that makes it challenging to lower level parties. But it'd guess the one in the MM stops being a real boss after 2nd level, and it's devastating at 1st level.
@TheKapateze
@TheKapateze 2 жыл бұрын
Legendary actions with extra steps
@liamwhite3522
@liamwhite3522 2 жыл бұрын
About 30 feet of steps, 50 feet if you allow wingflaps.
@Sarados1980
@Sarados1980 8 ай бұрын
Simple Solution: NEVER EVER run a Solo-Monster vs. a Group of players.
@GrimHeaperThe
@GrimHeaperThe 9 ай бұрын
It'll still die in 2-3 rounds if it's by itself. It'll just be more resources burnt.
@pmc1727
@pmc1727 2 жыл бұрын
I have a problem… my players have characters that are alive.
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
I used this encounter to solve 1/5 of that same problem!
@cardandgamemaster2334
@cardandgamemaster2334 2 жыл бұрын
I would not use all the spines if you save some let them be poison throwing knives for the party. From my dming time and player time getting unique weaponry from enemies makes the fight feel more rewarding.
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
That's another modification I did when I ran this encounter. By the book, manticore spines don't do poison damage! (Can't remember if the ranger harvested them though...)
@a.d.malcolmson3759
@a.d.malcolmson3759 Жыл бұрын
Limited. Second. Turn. ..... Like, halfway through the initiative count before its next actual turn? That could be a really effective counterbalance for solo bosses getting whalloped by team-minded players
@TheShoo
@TheShoo Жыл бұрын
"Taunt" inducing a fear effect is a bit strange. I would change the name. The rest is great!
@pencilbender
@pencilbender 2 жыл бұрын
Im gonna take this, but maybe make it undead also ;0
@Leleimy
@Leleimy Ай бұрын
Can you do one for a giant scorpion? I want a giant scorpion to be a solo boss...
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney Ай бұрын
kind of ;) kzbin.info4MTKJkRtaAk?feature=share
@liamwhite3522
@liamwhite3522 2 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, not a legendary action. A legendary TURN. Still cool though. Cool monsters that are early level boss tier deserve stuff like this.
@G50016
@G50016 2 жыл бұрын
I watch alot of these D&D clips and 1 thing is for sure..
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
And that is...?
@theoverpreparerlamenters3r436
@theoverpreparerlamenters3r436 2 жыл бұрын
@@ZipperonDisney it's that Ginger Derp left you hanging.
@ZipperonDisney
@ZipperonDisney 2 жыл бұрын
@@theoverpreparerlamenters3r436 😭
@Wolverine75869
@Wolverine75869 2 жыл бұрын
Have it be a mindflayer illusion covering a different rnemy, or another enemy with a illusion magic item
@SoaresPatrick
@SoaresPatrick 8 ай бұрын
If you don't want to give a monster legendary actions, just change the name of the action and make it stronger. XD
@thes1lv3rwolf27
@thes1lv3rwolf27 2 жыл бұрын
Dude this is sick
@kimonosnail5363
@kimonosnail5363 Жыл бұрын
Make an NPC from a reincarnation anime genre
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