Ran a couple of new players through some Gates of Gann. There is a Fiend Folio CIFAL in one of the rooms. No idea why. But as the fight went on, I realized these things are held together by "nuclear energy," and started to describe glowing core bits where bugs had been knocked off by melee blows. The players got really excited and started using video game logic to attack the glowing spots. I adjusted for this cool strategy a bit on the fly, but I realized I could have made this monster cooler and weirder.
So what can we do to spice up a CIFAL? The more good hits you make to it, the more radiation starts to leak out. Make a save vs CON damage each round with a penalty equal to the glowing wounds.
One of my players was arrowing that spot. I think whenever an arrow hits, it should glow and then explode for some extra damage or radiation. Crits to glowing areas should also be bittersweet experience.
Finally, when the CIFAL dies, have it explode. Everybody save vs cancer and save vs blindness! A nuclear Scooby-doo ghost runs away, looking for new bugs to collect (it'll take a few weeks).
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