Coolest, yet most difficult monsters to use?

[thedungeondelver]

Shades are tough, as are derro. Spriggans are a hard bunch to beat, too.

(Incidentally? In Oblivion (computer game) Spriggans are sexy girl/treant things (with a hate on for you and a penchant for summoning black bears to kick your ass)).

Anything, essentially, with a layer of powers that extends beyond one or two can be a real handful to DM.

Now I've had some fun with Drow, in the past, particularly in G1 (they showed up when the party was really putting the screws to Nosnra & Co.)

Having them reanimating dead giants and tossing lightning bolts down on the party, summoning Manes and other ugly bastards in to do some fighting...that was loads of fun!

[genghisdon]

Sure are.

I add many defenses/resistances and psionics to your multiple powers/spells. Ignoring/forgetting defenses/Immunities seems to really be the most common flaw for some DM's

I like running the more complex monsters(most anyway), it's more akin to playing characters.

Spriggans as tree womenfolk? Never saw that one coming

[thedungeondelver]

Yep! Here's a shot of what they look like: