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In the Monster Manual, Winged Kobolds have the Dropped Rock attack, which does damage to one creature directly below it. I know the Kobold doesnt usually have a bag of holding full of large rocks (even though I could make that happen). Can I, as DM, reasonably interpret that to allow the Kobold to pick up any similarly massive object to drop on an enemy?
Before I get into the meat of the answer, it needs to be stated: You're the DM, you can do whatever you want. Especially when it comes to reskinning without changing anything mechanically. (Even players can do that.)
Notice that there's no limit on ammo mentioned, suggesting that the intent is not for the kobold to be carrying the large rock(s) around. While we don't have a clear statement here, it seems unlikely that the kobold magically produces large rocks at will. Therefore, it can be presumed that it's picking them up from its immediate surroundings. That being the case, it seems reasonable that one large heavy object is much like another, and the kobold can use whatever comes to hand.
I assume the attack says "rock" primarily because there will generally be rocks in the vicinity of most places you'd expect to see a kobold, and "Dropped Large Heavy Object" just doesn't roll off the tongue.
It should be noted that, while you as the DM are free to rule however you please, the "Dropped Large Heavy Object" attack should probably have the same stats as the "Dropped Rock" attack regardless of which object you actually use. It's already a fairly powerful attack for a CR 1/4 creature, so giving it a damage bonus because the kobold picked up a spiky rock (for example), might not be the best idea.
Hoxxes IV is home to a variety of flora and fauna, and many of them pose a great threat to invaders. They are part of the reason why Deep Rock Galactic was once the only mining corporation willing to operate on Hoxxes IV.
Most notable is a species known as Glyphids. They are similar to both arachnids and arthropods in appearance, given their eight legs, like spiders, and caste system, like ants, have a variety of subspecies, all being extremely hostile. Glyphids can be encountered in small groups while roaming the caves, and periodically build up to attack in concentrated waves. When they decide to swarm the Dwarves, Mission Control will warn the players of the attack in advance.
Along with Glyphids there are various other species found on Hoxxes IV. Macteras are a winged species that primarily use ranged attacks while airborne. Naedocyte are a species similar to jellyfish, and serve as the airborne counterpart to Glyphid Swarmers. There are also a variety of creatures on Hoxxes IV that do not belong to any of the more commonly encountered species such as the Spitball Infector, Xynarch Charge-Sucker, Q'ronar Shellback, and Nayaka Trawler. While most of these creatures are hostile, there are a few that remain passive around the Dwarves.
Elite enemies are stronger variants of some regular enemies that can only spawn with the Elite Threat warning.
They resist more damage, more status effects, move faster, and gain other bonuses, including different behavior for some. Elite enemies can be distinguished from regular enemies by their larger size, distinct aura of vertical red lines, and "Elite" title above their health bar and name when looked at.
Glyphids are the most common enemies found in Hoxxes IV. They appear in every biome, and their weaker variants will make up the majority of most swarms. They loosely resemble arachnids, all possessing eight legs, exoskeletons, and bodies split into three main segments. All Glyphids have a significantly larger pair of front legs as compared to the rest, lack any visible eyes, and (excluding the Glyphid Menace) have a large mouth with jagged, pointed teeth, and a lower jaw which can split along the middle. All Glyphids are capable of climbing along or hanging onto walls and ceilings, and the majority burrow up out of natural terrain when they spawn.
These creatures lack any broad group of species they can be sorted into, but they present a threat to the player all the same. Many of them happen to be somewhat rare, being limited to particular biomes or mission modifiers, or simply having a low chance to spawn in any mission.
Macteras are flying insectoids, and are generally the most common breed of hostile creatures other than Glyphids. Macteras that enter the mission area after the Drop Pod arrives, by means of swarm or otherwise, will do so by simply appearing wherever there is enough room to fly.
Naedocytes make up a small caste of floating creatures, split between the Naedocyte Breeders and their Roe and Hatchlings, as well as the naturally spawning Naedocyte Shocker. The Naedocyte Hatchlings and Shockers are small, fragile, jellyfish-like creatures which flock to players in groups before stinging them. Like Macteras, the Naedocytes Shockers can show up mid-mission by appearing as a cluster near the players. The Naedocyte Hatchlings hatch out of the Roe laid by the Naedocyte Breeders.
Rival Tech are fully automated robotic entities. In addition to the resistances listed here, all of these entities will instantly die when fully lit on fire, regardless of remaining health. The Caretaker and Prospector cannot be fully ignited.
Lithophage Infection is a plague of mutagenic Rockpox that spreads itself once a Lithophage meteorite crash lands on Hoxxes. All Rockpox-infected creatures deals a build-up of the Rockpox Infection status effect.
I don't know if anyone has suggested this here before or if it has been changed yet. I like the challenge of this game but one thing slightly bothers me.
When you hit an animal with an arrow or rock from a long distance it just stands there. Shouldn't the animal run if you're far enough, since it got impaled by an arrow or hit with a rock?
Or aggro you if you're close enough. I played as a Malefactor and I could just search for high ground, grab my sling, and kill bears just like that. Same for every other animal. It was too easy to kill and there wasn't any risk involved.
My suggestion would be:
Reminds me of a streamer I was watching a couple of years ago. He threw a single rock off into the distance, turned to keep digging sand or gravel only to question, "Ding?" Ignoring the warning to continue the task at hand only to be mauled a few seconds later by a ram came rampaging out of the dense bush.
I went into creative, but I made sure to be in survival mode to test this out. You can even see it in the video.
@Michael Gates I'm talking about long long range. Not just from 10-15 blocks away. As you can see, the bear just walks around, ignoring the attack. As I get closer it does attack, I wanted to show that so you know I'm not in creative.
Same for the bunny, it totally ignores it, and only when I get close it runs away.
@Malnaur I understand what you mean, but if you were standing somewhere, and you were hit with a rock, you would know where it came from. Afterward, you would probably run in the opposite direction, right?
And if any animal was hit with an arrow, do you think it would stand there and look around? It would at least bolt forward in the direction it was facing out of pure panic.
But to keep it simple, if it ran away in the opposite direction (maybe in a cone so it's not straight away from you, but still somewhat) from where you hit it. That would already work for me. As long as it's not standing still.
@kingdrasker Fair enough. I would amend my comment that you would not simply look around but I still maintain you would not automatically know where the missile came from, especially if you are out in the open. I would not expect an animal to even understand the causality of a long range missile beyond knowing, "something hurts now". Given the rather absurd number of arrows needed to bring down quarry here (a poor bow and basic arrow won't even kill a rabbit with one shot). I'm rather glad I don't have to chase *everything* half way across the map
@Malnaur Yeah I totally get that, while you're glad you don't have to chase it that much. I feel like I'm abusing the AI behaviors to make it easier for myself.
I feel like killing a Bear for example is more rewarding if I have to gear up with armor and stuff, this adds to the feeling of progress for me. Instead of slinging rocks or arrows from a great distance. I also don't dig trenches around my farms to catch animals, since I feel like it's the same thing. That's the kind of player I am.
It's a hard thing to keep the wants of multiple people balanced. If I want this but you don't then I don't even know what's the right thing to do here.
Thanks for your opinion man.
@kingdrasker I wasn't commenting on your play style but pointing out that the behavior you describe may not be as realistic as it would seem. The current behavior is certainly not hyperdetailed in any event. I guess I'm confused as to how you would want the encounter to play out? If you want animals to run then it's a long chase. OK, if that's good for you. If you want them to attack, I guess that's easily achieved by getting closer before hitting them. If you want the full experience, you can strip naked and take them on barehanded (briefly). I don't think you are forced to engage at long range (the video shows how much loft you need to even hit the bear that far away). Impressive shot BTW. If you get closer first, then the behaviors you will get will be just what you describe, I think. The 'progress' you have achieved is the ability to hit your targets from great distances (which is NOT trivial given semi-real physics here). What am I missing?
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