Converting Oriental Adventures creatures

[Shade]

That works for me!

 

[Cleon]

That works for me!

I have no objection to Spot & Survival, but would rather but more ranks in the former than having an equal split.

Spot 5, Survival 3?

 

[Shade]

I can live with that.

Updated.

Organization: Solitary or x (2-3)

A jishin mushi is 8 to 10 feet long, weighing x to x pounds.

 

[Cleon]

I can live with that.

Updated.

Organization: Solitary or x (2-3)

A jishin mushi is 8 to 10 feet long, weighing x to x pounds.

I had some difficulty finding any information about the weights of beetles, but a bit of rummaging found the following - a stag beetle weighs at least 500mg and ranges from 25mm for the smallest females to 70mm to the largest males, a Hercules beetle larva may weigh 100-150g and grow up to 15 cm long, although 20-25g and 8-9 cm is more normal.

According to me rough reckoning, those numbers translate to weights of 1024-2000 lbs, 1365-2666 lbs and 1047-2557 lbs for an 8-10 foot long beetle of similar build.

Shall we call it 1000-2500 pounds?

 

[freyar]

I can't find anything specific for a group of beetles, but I like "rabble," which is supposedly a name for a group of insects. And Cleon's proposed weight range sounds great!

 

[Shade]

"Rabble" and the weight range sound great.

Updated.

Its legs are covered with black bristles and end in flat, bony hooks. These hooks are useless as weapons but helpful for digging.

Occasionally, the beetles will burrow tunnels if the earth is soft enough.

Give it a burrow speed of 10 feet?

 

[freyar]

10 ft burrow speed works for me. Anything else, or is it ready to rumble?

 

[Cleon]

"Rabble" and the weight range sound great.

Updated.

I was thinking "Shudder" or "Drumming" to honour their modus operandi.

Give it a burrow speed of 10 feet?

A burrow speed is a fine idea.

 

[Cleon]

10 ft burrow speed works for me. Anything else, or is it ready to rumble?

Hmm, that gives me an idea for their collective noun. "A rumble of jishin mushi" has a nice ring to it.

 

[Shade]

Indeed it does. Updated. I believe we're finished.