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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 9122800" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>And the results are:</p><p></p><p>Checking the <strong>basics</strong>…</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">First issue, has <strong>Hit Points</strong> 350 (28d12 + 16<span style="color: red">8</span>). 28 times 6 is not 166!</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Second issue, its <em><strong>Innate Spellcasting</strong></em> should be "The dodkong's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 22, +14 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components." Several of its spells require attack rolls.</p><p></p><p>Checking the <strong>Actions</strong>…</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">The <em><strong>Multiattack</strong></em> should be "The dodkong makes two shadow staff attacks or two rock attacks. It can use <em>Freezing Death</em>, <em>Phantom Boulder</em> or an at-will spell in place of one attack."</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Two of the actions, <em><strong>Shadowstaff</strong></em> and <em><strong>Freezing Death</strong></em>, are incorrect in several ways.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">For example, the <em><strong>Shadowstaff</strong></em> has a lot of holdover from the Cairn Wight's skull mace, the <em><strong>Freezing Death</strong></em> does 6d6 cold not 4d6, both these actions should have <em>Hit:</em> +14 and DC 22, <em>et cetera</em>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">I'd suggest just swapping in the text from the <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9058978" target="_blank">Dodkong</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">The <em><strong>Phantom Boulder</strong></em> needs "<em>Hit:</em>" in italics.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">The <em><strong>Rock</strong></em> has a #d10 that should be 4d10.</p><p></p><p>Checking the <strong>Reactions</strong>…</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">Its <em><strong>Dread Counterspell</strong></em> is an old version, not the current <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9058978" target="_blank">Dodkong</a></strong>.</p><p></p><p>Checking the <strong>Legendary Actions</strong>…</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px">The <em><strong>Frightening Gaze</strong></em> should be DC 22.</p><p></p><p>Checking the <strong>Description</strong>…</p><p></p><p>It's missing a period at "including the dodkong Even" where it starts a new sentence. It should have be "including the dodkong. Even if this is not…"</p><p></p><p>A few of the above where errors in the Enworld version I hadn't spotted until now.</p><p></p><p>I've <span style="color: blue"><strong>deblued</strong></span> the <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9058978" target="_blank">Dodkong</a></strong>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 9122800, member: 57383"] And the results are: Checking the [B]basics[/B]… [INDENT]First issue, has [B]Hit Points[/B] 350 (28d12 + 16[COLOR=red]8[/COLOR]). 28 times 6 is not 166![/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]Second issue, its [I][B]Innate Spellcasting[/B][/I] should be "The dodkong's innate spellcasting ability is Charisma (spell save DC 22, +14 to hit with spell attacks). It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components." Several of its spells require attack rolls.[/INDENT] Checking the [B]Actions[/B]… [INDENT]The [I][B]Multiattack[/B][/I] should be "The dodkong makes two shadow staff attacks or two rock attacks. It can use [I]Freezing Death[/I], [I]Phantom Boulder[/I] or an at-will spell in place of one attack."[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]Two of the actions, [I][B]Shadowstaff[/B][/I] and [I][B]Freezing Death[/B][/I], are incorrect in several ways.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]For example, the [I][B]Shadowstaff[/B][/I] has a lot of holdover from the Cairn Wight's skull mace, the [I][B]Freezing Death[/B][/I] does 6d6 cold not 4d6, both these actions should have [I]Hit:[/I] +14 and DC 22, [I]et cetera[/I].[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]I'd suggest just swapping in the text from the [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9058978']Dodkong[/URL][/B].[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]The [I][B]Phantom Boulder[/B][/I] needs "[I]Hit:[/I]" in italics.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]The [I][B]Rock[/B][/I] has a #d10 that should be 4d10.[/INDENT] Checking the [B]Reactions[/B]… [INDENT]Its [I][B]Dread Counterspell[/B][/I] is an old version, not the current [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9058978']Dodkong[/URL][/B].[/INDENT] Checking the [B]Legendary Actions[/B]… [INDENT]The [I][B]Frightening Gaze[/B][/I] should be DC 22.[/INDENT] Checking the [B]Description[/B]… It's missing a period at "including the dodkong Even" where it starts a new sentence. It should have be "including the dodkong. Even if this is not…" A few of the above where errors in the Enworld version I hadn't spotted until now. I've [COLOR=blue][b]deblued[/b][/COLOR] the [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9058978']Dodkong[/URL][/B]. [/QUOTE]
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