Re: {Monster} Advanced Worg: CR3 or more?


David wrote:
>
> This is what I came up with upon review. This includes some corrections to
> errors that I had in my original. Have I missed anything?
>
> Notes
> Creature type is Large Magical Beast, not Medium Magical Beast

Right, just missed changing that.

>
> HP average is a few higher than what you had. I'm using 5.5/HD plus 28.
>

Doh, you are right, for some reason I missed the d10's thought it was
d8's, so just added the difference for 3d8's.

> Feats: I gave him Improved Natural Attack. I understand your thought on
> Power Attack, and that would be a reasonable choice as well. Regarding your
> question about x2 strength for power attack...I don't know. This came up
> recently for me with another critter...I went ahead with the x1.5. You also
> suggested Improved Grapple or Improved Trip. Improved Grapple has a prereq
> of Improved Unarmed Strike; Improved Trip requires Combat Expertise (w/an
> INT 13). So...I would stick with ImpNatAtt or PowAtt.

Yeah, I think I'd go Improved Natural Attack in the future as well,
it's easier to deal with. I don't have any idea on the 2x damage from
Power Attack, it's pretty easy to interpret either way. Maybe a
question for the sage.

> Skills: Hide +4, Listen +6, Move Silently +4, Spot +6, Survival +3*
> Skills: note that he gets dinged for the loss of dexterity on Hide and Move
> Silently. He gets three skill points for the extra HD. I put them in Hide
> and Move Silently (to keep the basic idea the same), and added the extra in
> Survival, as he is a hunting critter. This is certainly a designer's choice
> sort of thing.

That's where I was going with it as well. As SomeGuy mentions the base
Worg seems to be missing 2 skill points, but it looks like you spent
them already anyway. Actually you seem to have moved one from Move
Silently to Survival. It's a designer's choice thing though, the total
points are right. I think I'd go Hide +3, Listen +6, Move Silently +5,
Spot +6, Survival +3. It makes sense they'd get better at Survival.

The only thing left is to figure out how the size change affects thier
flavor text of "A typical worg has gray or black fur, grows to 5 feet
long and stands 3 feet tall at the shoulder. It weighs 300 pounds."

Mabye 5 feet tall, 7' long, and weighing 1200 pounds?

- Justisaur

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