Converting "Real World" Animals and Vermin

Cleon

Legend

• Jul 21, 2010

• #521

Shade said:

That all sounds reasonable.

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Good!

Armour Class: 14 (+1 size, +3 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 14

Swim 30 ft.? Maybe have it act as heavily encumbered when "puffed up", so it slows to 20 feet.

It's got a nasty venom - looks like Con damage, probably with a racial bonus or Ability Focus to boost the DC.

Do we want it to be potentially fatal like the original or cut it down to nasty but not likely lethal? Maybe 1d6 Con?

3-12 damage for the spines seems an awful lot considering its size and strength. Shall we trim the spine damage down?

 

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Shade

Monster Junkie

• Jul 21, 2010

• #522

1d6 Con for the poison, 1d6 damage for the spines?

 

freyar

Extradimensional Explorer

• Jul 22, 2010

• #523

I can go for all that.

 

Cleon

Legend

• Jul 22, 2010

• #524

freyar said:

I can go for all that.

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J'accord.

 

Shade

Monster Junkie

• Jul 22, 2010

• #525

Added to Homebrews.

We'll need to work the "puffing up" into the spines entry somehow. Should it increase its size to Medium when puffed, in addition to the reduced speed Cleon suggested upthread?

 

Cleon

Legend

• Jul 23, 2010

• #526

Shade said:

Added to Homebrews.

We'll need to work the "puffing up" into the spines entry somehow. Should it increase its size to Medium when puffed, in addition to the reduced speed Cleon suggested upthread?

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I was thinking something like this:

Inflation (Ex): A giant porcupine fish can inflate itself by swallowing water. Inflation is an standard [?] action, as is deflation. An inflated porcupine fish is considered one size larger for purposes of defending against size-based special attacks such as Bull Rush, Overrun and Swallow Whole attacks. Furthermore, inflation causes the fish's spines to stand erect, giving it a spiny defence (see below).

An inflated porcupine fish is heavily encumbered by the weight of the swallowed water, which slows its swim speed to 20 ft.

 

Shade

Monster Junkie

• Jul 23, 2010

• #527

That seems a good start. I'd probably make it a swift action to deflate.

 

Cleon

Legend

• Jul 25, 2010

• #528

Shade said:

That seems a good start. I'd probably make it a swift action to deflate.

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I was wondering about making it a move action for both.

 

freyar

Extradimensional Explorer

• Jul 26, 2010

• #529

Hmmm, I might make it immediate to inflate and standard to deflate, but any of these options is ok by me.

 

Shade

Monster Junkie

• Jul 26, 2010

• #530

Immediate action is intriguing...