Post date: Sep 28, 2017 11:58:38 AM
So, I wanted to have a go at doing some lower CR characters, since they feel easier to do. What? I made Seiran easier than Rumia? Well, this is where I feel that Seiran could probably outwit Rumia if she tried. Team 9 members aren't exactly known for their cunning.
Why do low CR creatures? Well, they're meant to pose little threat to the players. What do I mean? Take someone real nasty, but beatable by PCs, for example. How about Yuuka Kazami? Because she's such a fearsome character, there's a lot of temptation to give her some really powerful stats. It makes it hard to find the balance between how dangerous I feel she should be, and how dangerous she should be.
Characters like Seiran, Chen, Rumia and Kosuzu can all be defeated easily, in my mind, so it's easy to avoid making them overpowered. On the other end, characters like Yukari, Hecatia, Eiki and Reimu are meant to be so powerful as to be near-undefeatable, so it doesn't matter if I make them overpowered.
It's the middle characters who are a problem, since I need to make them feel threatening and powerful, but still allow the players at that level to be able to beat them.
Anyway, I did Kosuzu for a bit of fun, since she's not a combat character (though I'm sure there are many of us who want her to be in 15.5). It's good to write down abilities like the ones she has once in a while. Additionally, since she's one of the more fleshed out characters, it's easier to write fluff for her. I do like Kosuzu, as well.