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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 9260867" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Okay, that took longer than expected but I've finished the updates.</p><p></p><p>Will post links to all the Odonatids to make it easier to look at them, although I've only updated the Naiad and Nymph entries:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Updating the <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9257235" target="_blank">Dainty Giant Damselfly</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Updating the <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9257236" target="_blank">Dainty Giant Damselfly Naiad</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Updating the <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9257219" target="_blank">Diminutive Giant Dragonfly</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Updating the <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9257221" target="_blank">Diminutive Giant Dragonfly Nymph</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Updating the <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249257" target="_blank">Giant Damselfly</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Updating the <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249258" target="_blank">Giant Damselfly Naiad</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Updating the <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249220" target="_blank">Giant Dragonfly</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Updating the <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249256" target="_blank">Giant Dragonfly Nymph</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Updating the <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249560" target="_blank">Imperial Giant Dragonfly</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Updating the <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249561" target="_blank">Imperial Giant Dragonfly Nymph</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Updating the <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249563" target="_blank">Mammoth Helicopter Damselfly</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Updating the <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249565" target="_blank">Mammoth Damselfly Naiad</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Updating the <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9257212" target="_blank">Titanic Tropical Dragonfly</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Updating the <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/posts/9257216" target="_blank">Titanic Dragonfly Nymph</a></strong>.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>Overall I like the statblocks, but as mentioned above there's two things I'm conflicted about.</p><p></p><p>Firstly, I consistently used "giant odonatid" in the adult entries, but in the larval entries I've got "giant damselfly naiad" or "giant dragonfly nymph" as appropriate.</p><p></p><p>I'm wondering whether to change it to odonatid, like so:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: magenta"><em><strong>Ambusher.</strong></em> In the first round of a combat, the <span style="color: orange">giant odonatid</span> has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it surprised.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: magenta"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 22px">Actions</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: magenta"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: magenta"><em><strong>Bite.</strong> Melee Weapon Attack:</em> +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. <em>Hit:</em> 8 (2d4 + 3) slashing damage and the target is grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the <span style="color: orange">giant odonatid</span> can't bite another target.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: magenta"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: magenta"><em><strong>Death Mask (Recharge 4–6).</strong> Melee Weapon Attack:</em> +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. <em>Hit:</em> 8 (2d4 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, the target is grappled (escape DC 13) and must make a DC 13 Strength saving throw. On a failure, the target is knocked prone, and the <span style="color: orange">giant odonatid</span> can drag the target closer and make one bite attack against it as a bonus action. Until this grapple ends, the <span style="color: orange">odonatid</span> cannot use its <em>Death Mask</em> attack again.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: magenta"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: magenta"><em><strong>Jet Dash (Recharge 5–6).</strong></em> The giant dragonfly nymph swims up to 80 feet.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>The "giant dragonfly nymph" can stay in <em><strong>Jet Dash</strong></em> since only dragonfly larvae have that action option.</p><p></p><p>Also thought about changing everything to "larva" or "nymph" like so:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: magenta"><em><strong>Ambusher.</strong></em> In the first round of a combat, the giant odonatid <span style="color: orange">larva/nymph</span> has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it surprised.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: magenta"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 22px">Actions</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: magenta"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: magenta"><em><strong>Bite.</strong> Melee Weapon Attack:</em> +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. <em>Hit:</em> 8 (2d4 + 3) slashing damage and the target is grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the giant odonatid <span style="color: orange">larva/nymph</span> can't bite another target.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: magenta"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: magenta"><em><strong>Death Mask (Recharge 4–6).</strong> Melee Weapon Attack:</em> +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. <em>Hit:</em> 8 (2d4 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, the target is grappled (escape DC 13) and must make a DC 13 Strength saving throw. On a failure, the target is knocked prone, and the giant odonatid <span style="color: orange">larva/nymph</span> can drag the target closer and make one bite attack against it as a bonus action. Until this grapple ends, the <span style="color: orange">larva/nymph</span> cannot use its <em>Death Mask</em> attack again.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: magenta"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: magenta"><em><strong>Jet Dash (Recharge 5–6).</strong></em> The giant dragonfly <span style="color: orange">larva/nymph</span> swims up to 80 feet.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>But I don't like that so much. Calling them "larva" a bit generic compared to "nymph" or "naiad" plus if I consistently use nymph for the dragonfly larvae and naiad for the damselfly larvae it's a lot clearer which the text is referring to.</p><p></p><p>Although once I get to the <strong>Description</strong> I will make clear the terms are actually interchangeable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 9260867, member: 57383"] Okay, that took longer than expected but I've finished the updates. Will post links to all the Odonatids to make it easier to look at them, although I've only updated the Naiad and Nymph entries: [INDENT] Updating the [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9257235']Dainty Giant Damselfly[/URL][/B]. Updating the [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9257236']Dainty Giant Damselfly Naiad[/URL][/B]. Updating the [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9257219']Diminutive Giant Dragonfly[/URL][/B]. Updating the [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9257221']Diminutive Giant Dragonfly Nymph[/URL][/B]. Updating the [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249257']Giant Damselfly[/URL][/B]. Updating the [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249258']Giant Damselfly Naiad[/URL][/B]. Updating the [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249220']Giant Dragonfly[/URL][/B]. Updating the [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249256']Giant Dragonfly Nymph[/URL][/B]. Updating the [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249560']Imperial Giant Dragonfly[/URL][/B]. Updating the [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249561']Imperial Giant Dragonfly Nymph[/URL][/B]. Updating the [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249563']Mammoth Helicopter Damselfly[/URL][/B]. Updating the [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9249565']Mammoth Damselfly Naiad[/URL][/B]. Updating the [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9257212']Titanic Tropical Dragonfly[/URL][/B]. Updating the [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/posts/9257216']Titanic Dragonfly Nymph[/URL][/B]. [/INDENT] Overall I like the statblocks, but as mentioned above there's two things I'm conflicted about. Firstly, I consistently used "giant odonatid" in the adult entries, but in the larval entries I've got "giant damselfly naiad" or "giant dragonfly nymph" as appropriate. I'm wondering whether to change it to odonatid, like so: [INDENT] [COLOR=magenta][I][B]Ambusher.[/B][/I] In the first round of a combat, the [COLOR=orange]giant odonatid[/COLOR] has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it surprised. [/COLOR] [SIZE=6]Actions[/SIZE] [COLOR=magenta] [I][B]Bite.[/B] Melee Weapon Attack:[/I] +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. [I]Hit:[/I] 8 (2d4 + 3) slashing damage and the target is grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the [COLOR=orange]giant odonatid[/COLOR] can't bite another target. [I][B]Death Mask (Recharge 4–6).[/B] Melee Weapon Attack:[/I] +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. [I]Hit:[/I] 8 (2d4 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, the target is grappled (escape DC 13) and must make a DC 13 Strength saving throw. On a failure, the target is knocked prone, and the [COLOR=orange]giant odonatid[/COLOR] can drag the target closer and make one bite attack against it as a bonus action. Until this grapple ends, the [COLOR=orange]odonatid[/COLOR] cannot use its [I]Death Mask[/I] attack again. [I][B]Jet Dash (Recharge 5–6).[/B][/I] The giant dragonfly nymph swims up to 80 feet.[/COLOR] [/INDENT] The "giant dragonfly nymph" can stay in [I][B]Jet Dash[/B][/I] since only dragonfly larvae have that action option. Also thought about changing everything to "larva" or "nymph" like so: [INDENT] [COLOR=magenta][I][B]Ambusher.[/B][/I] In the first round of a combat, the giant odonatid [COLOR=orange]larva/nymph[/COLOR] has advantage on attack rolls against any creature it surprised. [/COLOR] [SIZE=6]Actions[/SIZE] [COLOR=magenta] [I][B]Bite.[/B] Melee Weapon Attack:[/I] +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. [I]Hit:[/I] 8 (2d4 + 3) slashing damage and the target is grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained, and the giant odonatid [COLOR=orange]larva/nymph[/COLOR] can't bite another target. [I][B]Death Mask (Recharge 4–6).[/B] Melee Weapon Attack:[/I] +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. [I]Hit:[/I] 8 (2d4 + 3) piercing damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, the target is grappled (escape DC 13) and must make a DC 13 Strength saving throw. On a failure, the target is knocked prone, and the giant odonatid [COLOR=orange]larva/nymph[/COLOR] can drag the target closer and make one bite attack against it as a bonus action. Until this grapple ends, the [COLOR=orange]larva/nymph[/COLOR] cannot use its [I]Death Mask[/I] attack again. [I][B]Jet Dash (Recharge 5–6).[/B][/I] The giant dragonfly [COLOR=orange]larva/nymph[/COLOR] swims up to 80 feet.[/COLOR] [/INDENT] But I don't like that so much. Calling them "larva" a bit generic compared to "nymph" or "naiad" plus if I consistently use nymph for the dragonfly larvae and naiad for the damselfly larvae it's a lot clearer which the text is referring to. Although once I get to the [B]Description[/b] I will make clear the terms are actually interchangeable. [/QUOTE]
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