Converting Forgotten Realms monsters

Cleon said:

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

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If the rule is there, it seems silly to provide a Spot bonus!

freyar said:

If the rule is there, it seems silly to provide a Spot bonus!

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While I agree the conflict in the rules is a bit silly, I prefer blindsight with Spot checks so I'm not complaining!

Cleon said:

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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Fixed.

Here's the next one...

Spiny Sleeper
CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Arctic oceans, rivers of the Great Glacier
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION: School
ACTIVE TIME: Any
DIET: Scavenger
INTELLIGENCE: Non- (0)
TREASURE: Nil
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
NO. APPEARING: 10-40
ARMOR CLASS: 10
MOVEMENT: Sw 15
HIT DICE: 1/2 hp
THAC0: 20
NO. OF ATTACKS: Nil
DAMAGE/ATTACK: Nil
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: T (1-2’ long)
MORALE: Unreliable (2)
XP VALUE: 35

Tiny silver spines cover the body of this plump fish, which has a white belly and long whiskers like a catfish. If a character (or creature) handles the sleeper carelessly (for instance it a character not wearing gloves or other protection fails a Dexterity check), a spine may pierce his flesh, injecting him with a powerful toxin. If the affected character (or creature) fails to save vs. poison, he immediately suffers the effects similar to a temporal stasis spell, and an ice-like glaze forms over his body. Neutralize poison or a similar spell negates the effect, as does certain herbal treatments known by some Ulutiun healers.

Ok, Tiny, 1/4 HD like the black burner? Basically your generic fish with poison. I guess it should be an injury toxin, but it almost seems like it could be contact since the spines don't seem to do damage.

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