Dragonlance Death Dragons and how to run them, from Aabria lyengar, including stat details

[Ralif Redhammer]

By the time we get to 10th level or so, PCs are pretty darn strong. If this is supposed to be a harder adventure, I would fully expect the final battle to be Lord Soth on a death dragon with an army of zombies.

This immediately makes me think of Crawford saying the encounters in this adventure are harder than we've previously seen, so that justifies the bonus feats being given to players. A dragon capable of turning the dozen low level NPCs nearby into a dozen zombies that act on its turn? That's certainly one way to make an encounter harder.

Still, something held back maybe.

What if Lord Soth is there too? Suddenly the stakes are much higher.

 

[darjr]

I wonder if we’re getting variant zombies too?

 

[GMforPowergamers]

I wonder if we’re getting variant zombies too?

I would rather we update the warrior skeletons... I have been taking reg skeletons giving them some Int and sidekick warrior levels

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

I would rather we update the warrior skeletons... I have been taking reg skeletons giving them some Int and sidekick warrior levels

Maybe tap the Karrnathi Undead Soldiers from Eberron?

 

[Weiley31]

Now I want one accompanied by a banshee that sings Alisha Keyes songs.

Doesn't Lord Soth have like three Banshee Waifus or something like that? Seems like that can still happen when he's riding on his Death Dragon.

 

[darjr]

Doesn't Lord Soth have like three Banshee Waifus or something like that? Seems like that can still happen when he's riding on his Death Dragon.

Ah dang, we’re all gonna die.

 

[Weiley31]

like a thing dracoliches should have been doing this whole time.

One could always, instead of using the Template in the MM, use the Death Dragon statblock for Dracoliches.

Seems like it would do the same thing while ALSO giving the breath that quality as well.

 

[Weiley31]

Wait, nevermind. Lord Soth doesn't have 3 Banshee Waifus.

He's got 13(!)

Category:Lord Soth's 13 Banshees - Mistipedia

www.fraternityofshadows.com

 

[darjr]

Does a dead zombie count as a humanoid?

 

[Weiley31]

Does a dead zombie count as a humanoid?

As a DM, I would rule that they count as Undead and not Humanoid. Otherwise, Hold Person would work on them.