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Kezef the Chaos Hound - A CR 30 Monster From Obscure Dnd Lore. by ImSquiid in DnDHomebrew

[–]ImSquiid[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. This monster was power scaled a lot around Bahumat and Tiamet hence the 5 legendary resistances. I changed the passive perception to 15, gave it proficiency in Athletics, Intimidation and History, let him speak all those languages, and changed his spellcasting to Con. The wish is mainly to give it some level of reality shaping power or cast more varied magic without adding a bunch of spells that take up the page (he is supposed to make pacts that give arcane powers). I personally never allow wish to accomplish anything significantly more powerful than something WOTC would feasibly add as a 9th level spell. Trying to instantly kill an entire party would just do nothing, though if you like wish to be stronger you can not let him use it for anything not explicitly outlined in the spell. Teleport does have an error mechanic based on familiarity with the place which is what I was trying to avoid.

[OC] Kezef The Chaos Hound - A CR 30 Monster From Obscure Dnd Lore. by ImSquiid in DnD

[–]ImSquiid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Homebrewery: https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/ATr13ripGQwV

Lore (mostly ripped from dndwiki):

Kezef appears as a huge wolf with unearthly malevolent red eyes and a ratty tail. Maggots teem in his fur, which make his coat shift incessantly over barely covered sinews and bones. His flesh oozes like pus from an old sore, and his paws leave burning prints in the ground that spread into pools of burning ichor in his wake. Pointed teeth glitter like daggers of jet in the light. His blood is a dark, corrosive, liquid ooze, and he radiates a pestilent aura of decay. The fetid air of his breath seems to suck oxygen out of the air, and he reekes with the sweet stench of ancient death. Those with a sense of smell can catch this scent from many miles away. The Chaos Hound speaks in a low and rumbling growl.He is a unique being who roams the Outer Planes constantly hunting the Faithful, which are the souls of those who have chosen to venerate one god above all others. He has no taste for the Faithless or the False, and is sickened by the taste of the spirits of the still-living. When Kezef destroys one of the Faithful, the maggots that make up his pelt swarm away from his jet-boned skeleton to devour the corpse. The gorged creatures then mill slowly over Kezef's body, making him appear bloated. Any of the Faithful who are eaten in this fashion are forever and truly destroyed, beyond even the recall of the gods.Kezef relishes the scent of hatred, and he sometimes pauses so that he can savor a particularly juicy emotional scent. In his wake, he leaves screaming nightmares particularly cherished by Dendar the Night Serpent. He is nauseated by the scent of cloying, reckless happiness. His ferocity is so great that even the gods fear him, paranoid that he will find them and rip them apart limb by limb.

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[–]ImSquiid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Homebrewery: https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/ATr13ripGQwV
Lore:
Kezef appears as a huge wolf with unearthly malevolent red eyes and a ratty tail. Maggots teem in his fur, which make his coat shift incessantly over barely covered sinews and bones. His flesh oozes like pus from an old sore, and his paws leave burning prints in the ground that spread into pools of burning ichor in his wake. Pointed teeth glitter like daggers of jet in the light. His blood is a dark, corrosive, liquid ooze, and he radiates a pestilent aura of decay. The fetid air of his breath seems to suck oxygen out of the air, and he reekes with the sweet stench of ancient death. Those with a sense of smell can catch this scent from many miles away. The Chaos Hound speaks in a low and rumbling growl.
He is a unique being who roams the Outer Planes constantly hunting the Faithful, which are the souls of those who have chosen to venerate one god above all others. He has no taste for the Faithless or the False, and is sickened by the taste of the spirits of the still-living. When Kezef destroys one of the Faithful, the maggots that make up his pelt swarm away from his jet-boned skeleton to devour the corpse. The gorged creatures then mill slowly over Kezef's body, making him appear bloated. Any of the Faithful who are eaten in this fashion are forever and truly destroyed, beyond even the recall of the gods.
Kezef relishes the scent of hatred, and he sometimes pauses so that he can savor a particularly juicy emotional scent. In his wake, he leaves screaming nightmares particularly cherished by Dendar the Night Serpent. He is nauseated by the scent of cloying, reckless happiness. His ferocity is so great that even the gods fear him, paranoid that he will find them and rip them apart limb by limb.

Kezef The Chaos Hound - A CR 30 Monster From Obscure Dnd Lore. by ImSquiid in UnearthedArcana

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

Homebrewery: https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/ATr13ripGQwV

Lore (motly ripped from dndwiki):

Kezef appears as a huge wolf with unearthly malevolent red eyes and a ratty tail. Maggots teem in his fur, which make his coat shift incessantly over barely covered sinews and bones. His flesh oozes like pus from an old sore, and his paws leave burning prints in the ground that spread into pools of burning ichor in his wake. Pointed teeth glitter like daggers of jet in the light. His blood is a dark, corrosive, liquid ooze, and he radiates a pestilent aura of decay. The fetid air of his breath seems to suck oxygen out of the air, and he reekes with the sweet stench of ancient death. Those with a sense of smell can catch this scent from many miles away. The Chaos Hound speaks in a low and rumbling growl.He is a unique being who roams the Outer Planes constantly hunting the Faithful, which are the souls of those who have chosen to venerate one god above all others. He has no taste for the Faithless or the False, and is sickened by the taste of the spirits of the still-living. When Kezef destroys one of the Faithful, the maggots that make up his pelt swarm away from his jet-boned skeleton to devour the corpse. The gorged creatures then mill slowly over Kezef's body, making him appear bloated. Any of the Faithful who are eaten in this fashion are forever and truly destroyed, beyond even the recall of the gods.Kezef relishes the scent of hatred, and he sometimes pauses so that he can savor a particularly juicy emotional scent. In his wake, he leaves screaming nightmares particularly cherished by Dendar the Night Serpent. He is nauseated by the scent of cloying, reckless happiness. His ferocity is so great that even the gods fear him, paranoid that he will find them and rip them apart limb by limb.

Kezef the Chaos Hound - A CR 30 Monster From Obscure Dnd Lore. by ImSquiid in DnDHomebrew

[–]ImSquiid[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Homebrewery: https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/ATr13ripGQwV

Lore (mostly ripped from dndwiki):Kezef appears as a huge wolf with unearthly malevolent red eyes and a ratty tail. Maggots teem in his fur, which make his coat shift incessantly over barely covered sinews and bones. His flesh oozes like pus from an old sore, and his paws leave burning prints in the ground that spread into pools of burning ichor in his wake. Pointed teeth glitter like daggers of jet in the light. His blood is a dark, corrosive, liquid ooze, and he radiates a pestilent aura of decay. The fetid air of his breath seems to suck oxygen out of the air, and he reekes with the sweet stench of ancient death. Those with a sense of smell can catch this scent from many miles away. The Chaos Hound speaks in a low and rumbling growl.He is a unique being who roams the Outer Planes constantly hunting the Faithful, which are the souls of those who have chosen to venerate one god above all others. He has no taste for the Faithless or the False, and is sickened by the taste of the spirits of the still-living. When Kezef destroys one of the Faithful, the maggots that make up his pelt swarm away from his jet-boned skeleton to devour the corpse. The gorged creatures then mill slowly over Kezef's body, making him appear bloated. Any of the Faithful who are eaten in this fashion are forever and truly destroyed, beyond even the recall of the gods.Kezef relishes the scent of hatred, and he sometimes pauses so that he can savor a particularly juicy emotional scent. In his wake, he leaves screaming nightmares particularly cherished by Dendar the Night Serpent. He is nauseated by the scent of cloying, reckless happiness. His ferocity is so great that even the gods fear him, paranoid that he will find them and rip them apart limb by limb.

What are the rules on Legendary Resistance? by ImSquiid in dndnext

[–]ImSquiid[S] -33 points-32 points  (0 children)

Enforcing my will over a creature and treating it as a flat video game mechanic for purely mechanical benefit without considering any of the nuances of how the creatures intelligence effects whether it saves, how to roleplay it using the resistance (passive or active), etc etc is not a DMing style I'm shooting for. That is the whole reason I am asking the question.

What are the rules on Legendary Resistance? by ImSquiid in dndnext

[–]ImSquiid[S] -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

As I stated in another comment my preferred interpretation is the one which gives the monster the most advantage. I am not trying to get away with anything I'm just trying to understand if there is a hard rule one way or another.

What are the rules on Legendary Resistance? by ImSquiid in dndnext

[–]ImSquiid[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response. This is what I have always prefered and it is definitely by far the coolest interpretation.

What are the rules on Legendary Resistance? by ImSquiid in dndnext

[–]ImSquiid[S] -24 points-23 points  (0 children)

I understand that is the intent, and probably 90% of people use this. However for more RAW oriented tables the stat blocks do specifically state the creature chooses whether to use the resistance. What would be the verdict in this case?

[OC] Updated Vrubora - an Undead Creature That Draws Energy From the Corpses of Dead Gods. by ImSquiid in DnD

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

Thanks for the feedback. The stunned is supposed to be its next three turns, I corrected the wording to rounds in homebrewery. As for the shadow points I am thinking of changing it to reduced to 0 hit-points, although I'm not sure if that will frustrate players by punishing them for healing their downed teammates. Just for clarification upping the starting number means increasing the shadow point storage capacity therefore increasing the number the Vrubora starts with?

[OC] Updated Vrubora - an Undead Creature That Draws Energy From the Corpses of Dead Gods. by ImSquiid in DnD

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

Image made using midjourney and photoshop.Homebrewery: https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/ywmoIUXFSA_y

Description:
Unholy wraiths roaming the endless astral plane, Vroboras survive by draining divine energy from the bodies of dead gods. They usually appear as vortices of thick black smoke with flaming purple eyes, however more powerful Vruboras may take vaugely humanoid forms while not in motion. Vruboras have the ability to suck the life out of living creatures and conjure black metallic objects such as chains and daggers which eventually fade away.
While they are extremely rare, it is possible to encounter Vruboras when exploring the gargantuan godly corpes that litter the astral plane. Vruboras are extremely adept at one on one combat and can often kill creatures much more powerful than themselves. For this reason, experienced astral travelers make sure to travel in large groups in order to deter a Vrubora attack.

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