Monday, October 6, 2014

Monster Mayhem Month 6

Greetings and Welcome to Monster Mayhem Month here at my blog. Everyday in October I will release a 4E Custom Monster of my design here!
Today the Monster is...

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Big Boulder Boy    Level 7 Elite Artillery
Huge elemental humanoid (earth)    XP 600
HP 122; Bloodied 61
AC 19; Fortitude 21; Reflex 19; Will 18
Speed 8
Vulnerability 5 thunder
Saving Throws +2; Action Points 1
Initiative +6
Perception +9
Tremorsense 10
Traits
Crushing Grip
Enemies grabbed by the elemental take a -4 penalty to checks to escape its grab and must do so against the elementals Fortitude defence, even if using Acrobatics.
Standard Actions
m Slam • At-Will
Attack: Reach 3; +12 vs. AC
Hit: 2d8 + 6.
M Pick Up • At-Will
Attack: Reach 3; ; +10 vs. Reflex; One medium or smaller Creature in Reach
Hit: Grabbed and picked up(Escape Ends).
Miss: Make a "Slam" attack against  the missed target.
M You are a finely honed Weapon • At-Will
Requirements: The Elemental must have a creature Grabbed.
Attack: Reach 3 (one Enemy in reach.); +10 vs. Reflex
Hit: 4d6 + 6 Damage to the target and the Grabbed Creature on Hit.
Miss: Only Grabbed Enemy takes Half Damage.
R I Don't Like Being a Ranged Weapon • At-Will
Requirements: The Elemental must have a creature Grabbed.
Attack: Range 10 (One Enemy in range.); +10 vs. Reflex
Hit: 5d6 + 6 Damage to the target and the Grabbed Creature on Hit. .
Miss: Only Grabbed Enemy takes Half Damage. .
Effect: The Grabbed Creature is no longer Grabbed and is moved to any square adjacent to the other target.
Minor Actions
Crunch • At-Will
Requirements: The Elemental must have a creature Grabbed.
Effect: (Grabbed enemy only); Target takes 12 damage.
Skills Athletics +12
Str 19 (+7)    Dex 16 (+6)    Wis 13 (+4)
Con 13 (+4)    Int 8 (+2)    Cha 13 (+4)
Alignment unaligned     Languages Primordial

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So, I was going to be Writing an article for a 4E Fanzine about Elementals at one point. Unfortunately, those plans fell through due to a combination of me getting sick for a week and the Orgnizer falling off the face of the earth, appearantly. So this Week, I'm releasing the most interesting of them on this blog. Starting with the "Big Boulder Boy"!

So, my inspiration for this is three fold. First I wanted to make a "Big" Monster that wasn't all about Melee. Second was I wanted to Really Scare my Players with an Unusual Monster Tactic. And Lastly, I wanted to do something with Scale in a very different way. To put it simplely, this is a very, very Big Kid and the PCs are his New Toys"! And He is not very careful with his toys. Mechanically Speaking, this guy is all about Shock Value. Reach out a Grab someone, then throw them at another PC! For More Shock Value, have this fight on a Mountain or Cliff face or another dangerous location. Also, Don't expect him to last long after He throws someone, either.

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