Converting True Dragons

freyar

Extradimensional Explorer

• Nov 9, 2009

• #71

I like changing plane shift to Shadow!

I also like substituting shadow magic in campaigns with Tome of Magic (even though I don't have that book).

Shade, RavinRay, any thoughts on how to compensate for the loss of the breath weapon?

 

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Shade

Monster Junkie

• Nov 9, 2009

• #72

Perhaps a shadow breath weapon that emulates other breath weapons, but is only quasi-real (like shadow evocation)?

 

freyar

Extradimensional Explorer

• Nov 10, 2009

• #73

Shade said:

Perhaps a shadow breath weapon that emulates other breath weapons, but is only quasi-real (like shadow evocation)?

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Ok, that is officially a brilliant idea!

 

Shade

Monster Junkie

• Nov 10, 2009

• #74

Shall we give these critters higher Dex than usual (and not give them unearthly grace to keep the AC low)?

 

freyar

Extradimensional Explorer

• Nov 11, 2009

• #75

Sure.

Let's remember that the originals have better casting than the other drakes. Do we want to improve their CL progression?

 

Shade

Monster Junkie

• Nov 11, 2009

• #76

We can go with Cleon's suggesion of caster level = age category, or we could stall a few levels to have them cap out at 8th (something like 1st, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 7th, 8th).

 

freyar

Extradimensional Explorer

• Nov 11, 2009

• #77

Since we're going to add back in a pseudo-breath-weapon, let's keep to CL 8. Does everyone agree?

 

Cleon

Legend

• Nov 11, 2009

• #78

Shade said:

We can go with Cleon's suggesion of caster level = age category, or we could stall a few levels to have them cap out at 8th (something like 1st, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 7th, 8th).

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Well it all depends what final CR we're aiming for, it would probably be about caster level +1, so CR9 for an 8th level sorcerer. I'm fine either way.

Although if we go for caster level under age category I was thinking more of a caster-level progression that starts out gradual and gets steeper for the senior drakes, e.g. 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th.

 

freyar

Extradimensional Explorer

• Nov 11, 2009

• #79

Either CL progression (capped at 8) sounds fine to me. I'll let you two bicker over that.

 

Shade

Monster Junkie

• Nov 11, 2009

• #80

I like Cleon's progression better. Working on Homebrews entry now...