tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434106861389890399.post7691087227305806347..comments2023-12-08T20:01:14.539-08:00Comments on Marsupialmancer's Laboratory: A Different Dark Sun: Races, Part TwoMarsupialmancerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02783580491548501604noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434106861389890399.post-60421124288589029492016-12-10T12:46:18.820-08:002016-12-10T12:46:18.820-08:00They should probably be listed as finesse weapons ...They should probably be listed as finesse weapons so they could be made by a high Dex thri-kreen, which most will probably be.<br /><br />I could also put in a proviso that they can replace any attack they make with a claw attack provided they have one hand free.Marsupialmancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783580491548501604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434106861389890399.post-41677139571345667922016-12-10T09:17:38.836-08:002016-12-10T09:17:38.836-08:00You know, I actually skimmed and missed that it im...You know, I actually skimmed and missed that it imposed the poisoned condition for a minute. Mea culpa! That does make it way more badass.<br /><br />Do you intend the claws or bite to be usable with Dex, or only with Strength? It's fine either way, but it makes a big difference in which classes would bother making that attack.<br /><br />Letting thri-kreen monks use their claws for their unarmed strikes - the only effect of which is to give them the option of slashing damage or bludgeoning damage - seems worth keeping to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333781524640845035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434106861389890399.post-10945603753493756742016-12-10T07:28:06.203-08:002016-12-10T07:28:06.203-08:00Well, the monster entry for the thri-kreen states ...Well, the monster entry for the thri-kreen states that its multiattack lets it make two attacks, one with bite and one with claws. The vampire, by contrast, makes two attacks, only one of which can be a bite attack. The latter is more along the lines of what I had intended, though the entry above doesn't quite reflect that.<br /><br />Perhaps it is smarter to make it say, "As a bonus action on your turn, you can make a single melee attack with either your claws or your bite. Your claws inflict 1d4 points of slashing damage, and your bite inflicts 1d4 points of piercing damage." That way you're only ever getting one extra attack, some classes won't need it or would have it be redundant (monk again, with its flurry of blows), and you can make the bite stronger with the feat (the poisoned condition is pretty gnarly in the hands of PCs).Marsupialmancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783580491548501604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434106861389890399.post-35215812607128744442016-12-10T06:51:08.877-08:002016-12-10T06:51:08.877-08:00Thinking about this a little more...
How does thi...Thinking about this a little more...<br /><br />How does this bite attack intersect with the TWF rules? "In lieu of any other attack you make" isn't rules language with clear precedent, so I would take it to imply that a thri-kreen armed with a gythka (wielded two-handed) could use a bite attack as a bonus action, treating it as their off-hand attack. This isn't right or wrong design, I just want to make sure it's intended.<br /><br />As it stands, whichever way you go on Venomous Bite, it might only be worthwhile for monks (who naturally scale up their bite damage) or subclasses that have a unique interaction with poison damage (none currently attested, but they could be created). Paying a feat for the right to make 1d4 + Str jump to 2d4 + Str (once per round or always-on) probably isn't high priority, in the sense that weapon-using classes can find some way to kick out that much damage or more without spending a feat.<br /><br />Hrrm.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333781524640845035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434106861389890399.post-90653965884158357392016-12-09T20:46:37.098-08:002016-12-09T20:46:37.098-08:00Hmm, not sure I like that. I wonder if the solutio...Hmm, not sure I like that. I wonder if the solution is to add "once on your turn" or something to the beginning of that line of the feat entry. That way you can still do it, but you don't have a flat, persistent +1d4 damage as a thri-kreen monk.<br /><br />Which, in my mind, is a really great way to play a thri-kreen with the appropriate flavor.Marsupialmancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783580491548501604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2434106861389890399.post-41042631211310532512016-12-09T20:21:26.438-08:002016-12-09T20:21:26.438-08:00Venomous Bite makes a thri-kreen monk very good, b...Venomous Bite makes a thri-kreen monk very good, but ultimately I don't object to this in exchange for a feat. All of their unarmed strikes become (unarmed strike die) + 1d4.<br /><br />I like what you've done here. =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333781524640845035noreply@blogger.com