Converting Forgotten Realms monsters

Cleon · Dec 4, 2010

Shade said:
Same here. Updated.

Str 4 is -3 Strength penalty, so it should have 1d4-3 damage and -11 Grapple.

Shade said:
Skills: 4

Split between Listen and Spot, which comes out to +7 with the +4 racial bonus from Blindsight.

Plus Swim with a "Black burners can apply their Dex modifier to Swim checks instead of their Strength modifier" note under skills, for +10 Swim in total.

Shade said:
Challenge Rating: 1/6? It's slightly better than a rat, with higher AC, attack modifier and blindsense.

Advancement: x

CR 1/6 is fine, and I'd say no advancement.

Shade said:
A black burner is 1 to 2 feet long and weighs x pounds.

Downscaling a 60 foot 60 tonne sperm whale to 18 inches long comes out to just over 2 pounds - 2.1 pounds, to be precise.

"A black burner is 1 to 2 feet long and weighs about 2 pounds."?

Shade · Dec 6, 2010

Cleon said:
Split between Listen and Spot, which comes out to +7 with the +4 racial bonus from Blindsight.

?????

Are you mixing that up with All-around vision?

I like the rest. Updated.

We need to decide upon the multiplier for hold breath. I think I prefer 6x like the seal.

freyar · Dec 7, 2010

Go with 6x and then just add text? Can't imagine much from tactics: "Black burners are generally inoffensive creatures, attacking with their slams only as a last resort. If one member of a school is in danger, others will sometimes come to their aid, however." Flavor should mention how fond adventurers are of these. :devil:

Cleon · Dec 7, 2010

Shade said:
?????

Are you mixing that up with All-around vision?

No I'm not, they're Cetaceans so get a +4 bonus from Blindsight like the SRD Porpoise and Whales. Look at their Skills entry:

Skills: A black burner uses its Dexterity modifier instead of its Strength modifier for Swim checks. A black burner has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.

*A black burner has a +4 racial bonus on Spot and Listen checks. These bonuses are lost if its blindsight is negated.

Shade · Dec 7, 2010

Cleon said:
No I'm not, they're Cetaceans so get a +4 bonus from Blindsight like the SRD Porpoise and Whales. Look at their Skills entry:

Odd! I've never noticed that before, and now that I look, bats have it too.

It makes me think DMs may have been better served with a separate "Echolocation" ability in the glossary. :erm:

Shade · Dec 8, 2010

Updated. Finished?

freyar · Dec 9, 2010

This whole Spot check thing is ridiculous. From the SRD on blindsight, "The creature usually does not need to make Spot or Listen checks to notice creatures within range of its blindsight ability." But I suppose it's ok to keep the bonus.

Shade · Dec 9, 2010

freyar said:
This whole Spot check thing is ridiculous. From the SRD on blindsight, "The creature usually does not need to make Spot or Listen checks to notice creatures within range of its blindsight ability." But I suppose it's ok to keep the bonus.

Yep, that was my gut reaction as well. :erm:

But if it's good for the goose...

Cleon · Dec 10, 2010

freyar said:
This whole Spot check thing is ridiculous. From the SRD on blindsight, "The creature usually does not need to make Spot or Listen checks to notice creatures within range of its blindsight ability." But I suppose it's ok to keep the bonus.

It doesn't bother me, but then I don't much care for the "no need to Spot or Listen check" rule for Blindsight.

Cleon · Dec 10, 2010

Shade said:
Updated. Finished?

There's a "burnes as fuel" instead of "burned" in the flavour text and a stray question mark in "Flammable (Ex): A black burner (alive or dead for no more than 1 week?)", but apart from those quibbles they seem good to go.

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