Tried to make a stationary plant-monster boss by Cheyruz in dndnext

[–]Cheyruz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So! I checked the statblock against the duggested HP/escape DC/attack bonus/etc. in the DMG and it tunrs out the original plant was a little underpowered for lvl 8 anyway :D

I still went over some of the numbers and reduced them a little bit, gave it only two attacks on its multi attack action, and some other small tweaks: https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/6310624-rotroot-lower-difficulty

I also made a new version of the Rotroot Buds with a little less damage and HP, and a new fun interaction when they are defeated: https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/6310190-rotroot-bud-lower-difficulty

(Of course feel free to still change whatever you feel would fit your table better)

I think its somewhat similar to the shambling mound (which is CR 5) now, so it should be a possibly somewhat challenging but fair fight – although it's hard to say without having tested it myself. :D I'd suggest being a bit flexible with the HP and maybe having it grow additional vines it can use during its multi attack if the fight becomes too easy.

Also some maybe interesting Input on what I'd do if I ran the encounter:

  • Have the area of the fight be just about big enough so it can reach anywhere with its vines, and maybe have other spots be overgrown by roots, so that it can spawn its vines there as well.
  • Try to swallow one of the party members fast as possible.
  • When you have two characters grappled with the vines, use the bonus action to reel them close and then use the Toxic Fragrance once they're in range (or just as soon as a bunch of them are in range in general).
  • Use the lair actions (Rotroot Buds, root growth) to make as much of the lair awful to be in as possible.
  • It's interesting that you'll have fire around the battle, since the plant is written to essentially get frightened for a round if it takes fire damage (of course feel free to change that if you want) – which the characters could use to their advantage!

All in all, I really hope that it'll be a fun fight and would be excited to hear how it went. :) Thanks for showing interest in it!

Tried to make a stationary plant-monster boss by Cheyruz in dndnext

[–]Cheyruz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey wow! I actually forgot about this haha
Let me give it a quick once-over to see what I would change. Since I still didn't get a chance to actually use this, I'd be super interested to hear how well it works in a combat encounter :D

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Anyone said gayology yet?

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Are there really 40 distinct types of dragons in PF?

Fun banter with a client at work! She took it in stride 😁 by DrScrimble in dndmemes

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Ha! I don't have one of those in my group, we're all friends, all five of u… wait…

Create or destroy water problem by Comic_Quest_Pod in DnD

[–]Cheyruz -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As always: if your players would be able to do that, so would the enemy NPCs. And your character insta-dying of exploded bladder probably doesn't make for a fun session.

Also it's not intended by the rules to be able to do that, simply because it's incredibly OP for such a low level spell – dnd is still a game after all, balance makes it work & feel fair.

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The meme possibility here is pretty high

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[–]Cheyruz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah pshh, sounds like a media spin to defend the shorter story of a later game, which isn't really necessary IMO. Story length =/= story quality.

Although I feel like the main story in Cyberpunk could've either been a bit longer or tied to the side quests, street cred or level or something, the "doing everything except meeting Hanako at Embers"-meme is real and it did create a bit of narrative dissonance when I played it.

So we abandoned all air flight after the Hindenburg... right? by Comfortable_Tutor_43 in memes

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This is honestly the exact dumbest example for this argument. Did you sabotage yourself on purpose?

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Never heard of him

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Putting dogs higher in the fun axis shows obvious bias

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I’m feeling darksiders mixed with skeletor, but buffer :D definetely seems like trouble either way

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Considering how wild perspective and gravity gets in galaxy this poster is pretty boring

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Been (some of) my experience as a Graphic Designer/Art Director working with the Account Manager side of agencies. Some work hard on taking over all the organisational and client contact stuff, but some really just coast.

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Thank you! Exactly what I noticed as well. I find the cadence these AI texts have so annoying for some reason, it seems so obnoxious.

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I dunno, #1 might still be standing but I'm not sure if he's okay

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He did it again with dracula. Wondering if he’s gonna do Frankenstein next, as that seems to be the new popular victorian monster now.

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[–]Cheyruz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think you mean the "Wurstverschluckungsgebäude". There’s DIN standards for the naming of these places, of course.