(Spoilers for Out of the Abyss ahead) I'm running Out of the Abyss for a few people right now and after their main confrontation with Demogorgon I wanted to continue the campaigne to level 20. I'm going to involve Cyrog the Elder Brain that Orcus raised in Undeath. After they deal with that I had it planned for them to continue into the Abyss itself to Destroy the Wand of Orcus.
In any case I was working on making Cyrog. Seeing as he is an undead Elder Brain I wanted to go somewhere special with him and seeing as how Orcus himself raised him I decided to give him some abilities from one of the most powerful undead, the Demilich.
Obviously he would start with the Elder Brain stats, adding the Undead Nature trait, and I would add the Demilich's Howl, replacing the Mind Blast (or just having both). Also I took out the Elder Brain's normal 1d8+5 Psychic Damage to grappled creatures. Rather, after Cyrog grapples a creature it can use a Demilich's Life Drain feature on any creature it has grappled.
This is still a work in progress however and I want to know what you all would do.
That's a really good idea. I might also make him be able to summon a limited number of minions during the battle that can help fight against the party and so if he needs extra health he can drain them
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(Spoilers for Out of the Abyss ahead) I'm running Out of the Abyss for a few people right now and after their main confrontation with Demogorgon I wanted to continue the campaigne to level 20. I'm going to involve Cyrog the Elder Brain that Orcus raised in Undeath. After they deal with that I had it planned for them to continue into the Abyss itself to Destroy the Wand of Orcus.
In any case I was working on making Cyrog. Seeing as he is an undead Elder Brain I wanted to go somewhere special with him and seeing as how Orcus himself raised him I decided to give him some abilities from one of the most powerful undead, the Demilich.
Obviously he would start with the Elder Brain stats, adding the Undead Nature trait, and I would add the Demilich's Howl, replacing the Mind Blast (or just having both). Also I took out the Elder Brain's normal 1d8+5 Psychic Damage to grappled creatures. Rather, after Cyrog grapples a creature it can use a Demilich's Life Drain feature on any creature it has grappled.
This is still a work in progress however and I want to know what you all would do.
Having the power to summon up some minions would be nice. Maybe some sort of Flesh Golems that Cyrog acts as the "brain" for.
EDIT: Or even better, maybe some sort of undead giant that Cyrog can enter into and control from inside like a mech-suit.
That's a really good idea. I might also make him be able to summon a limited number of minions during the battle that can help fight against the party and so if he needs extra health he can drain them