[3.5] Revision Spotlight: Bone Devil

[Delgar]

So what does everyone think of the new and improved Bone Devil (Osyluth)?

Revision Spotlight

Delgar

 

[tsadkiel]

Can I just say enough with the freakin' devils, already!

This is the third one. There are other monsters, you know.

 

[Liquid Snake]

It's OK, nothing incredibly interesting, but not as lame as the last revision spotlight on familiars.

I really think a new Bone Devil sould be in order, the actual one is OK but a fresh new look would be nice.

Why Devils' DR is only bypassed by good weapons and not chaotic weapons?

 

[drnuncheon]

Why Devils' DR is only bypassed by good weapons and not chaotic weapons?

In stock D&D, the Good-Evil axis is more important than the Law-Chaos axis. Clerics have the positive/negative energy choice, we have "fiends" vs. "celestials" (with no corresponding words for lawful outsiders vs. chaotic ones), etc.

To find an example of a setting where Law vs. Chaos is more important you'd need to go to Moorcock's Melnibone (the source of that alignment axis).

J

 

[Stalker0]

I did notice that even though the CR increased by 3, they actually lowered the SR by 1. So at least there not making all the new monsters mage killers

 

[Enceladus]

Can I just say enough with the freakin' devils, already!

This is the third one. There are other monsters, you know.

I think the devils are the monsters they've chosen to "showcase" a la pre 3.5 release. You most likely will not see any other monster teasers other than them. But, July is slowly creeping up on us one day at a time.

 

[JChung2003]

Why Devils' DR is only bypassed by good weapons and not chaotic weapons?

The Blood Wars would be blood baths, moreso than they are already, if demons with their innate chaotic attacks could bypass a devil's damage reduction that effortlessly and vice versa (devil's innate lawful attacks versus a demon's damage reduction).

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

I hate the demon's and devil's abilty to call others of their kind. I mean, I REALLY despise this.

Why?

Say you want to challenge your party with a devil with a CR 2 or 3 levels above your average party level. Should be a good fight right? Well, if said devil manages to summon a buddy, you could have a TPK on your hands.

If you prepare for this, by choosing a lower CR devil, and it fails to summon it's buddy, the "boss" encounter is ruined as it is too easy.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

I hate the demon's and devil's abilty to call others of their kind. I mean, I REALLY despise this.

Same here!

 

[Ysgarran]

heh, I just found my first rule 0...

Ysgarran.

In stock D&D, the Good-Evil axis is more important than the Law-Chaos axis. Clerics have the positive/negative energy choice, we have "fiends" vs. "celestials" (with no corresponding words for lawful outsiders vs. chaotic ones), etc.

To find an example of a setting where Law vs. Chaos is more important you'd need to go to Moorcock's Melnibone (the source of that alignment axis).

J