Converting Oriental Adventures creatures

freyar · Nov 27, 2009

Hmm, I'd overlooked the turning instructions. We could make them tomb-tainted or vulnerable to turning, if we all feel like it.

Most of Cleon's suggestions look good. I think the reason they turn into mush in the open air is that they are exposed to daylight in open air, at least combining the two reasons. I do like the idea of making the liquid pestilence be a kind of death throes.

demiurge1138 · Nov 29, 2009

Death throes liquid pestilence and regeneration both work for me. Making them tomb-tainted is also a good idea.

freyar · Nov 30, 2009

I'm on board with that, too. Let's get started.
3HD
Str 12, Dex 18, Con 17, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 9? These seem pretty average, but I expect they have good Dex due to AC and decent Con to increase the death throes DC.

Shade · Nov 30, 2009

Those scores seem reasonable.

freyar · Nov 30, 2009

Ok, then, regen 1 bypassed by, maybe, cold?

Shade · Nov 30, 2009

Added to Homebrews.

freyar · Nov 30, 2009

Looks like a good start. I'd do either shakes or slimy doom for the disease, unless we want to make one ourselves.

We also need to put in a squeezing ability.

Shade · Nov 30, 2009

I could've sworn that the squeezing bit was usually part of the amorphous ability, but I'm failing to locate it.

Found one odd variant on the ability...

Amorphous (Ex): Bludgeoning weapons and impact damage deal no damage to Juiblex. He is able to slip through spaces that otherwise could accommodate a creature no larger than Tiny because of his jellylike substance.

Or we could borrow this...

Boneless (Ex): The tyrannabyss has no bones or solid organs and is able to squeeze itself through openings much smaller than its apparent size. Treat the tyrannabyss as a creature two size categories smaller for purposes of determining what hampers movement and when squeezing (see Player's Handbook, page 148).