vacuum quasielemental

Hi, folks,

Another of the negative quasielementals. Is this too powerful? Is the power offset by its vulnerability to normal atmosphere? Should I just remove that vulnerability and make it less powerful overall?

Your thoughts are welcome,

- Devon


Vacuum Elemental

Vacuum Elemental, Small
Small Elemental (Air)
Hit Dice: 2d8+2 (11 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (average)
AC: 17 (+1 size, +0 Dex, +6 natural)
Attacks: Slam +4 melee
Damage: Slam 1d6
Face/Reach: 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Force pull
Special Qualities: Elemental, natural invisibility, immunities
Saves: Fort +4, Ref +0, Will +0
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 13, Con 10, Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11
Skills: Listen +5, Spot +5
Feats: Flyby Attack

Vacuum Elemental, Medium
Medium-Size Elemental (Air)
Hit Dice: 4d8+12 (30 hp)
Initiative: +1 (Dex)
Speed: 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (average)
AC: 19 (+1 Dex, +8 natural)
Attacks: Slam +6 melee
Damage: Slam 1d8+3
Face/Reach: 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Force pull
Special Qualities: Elemental, natural invisibility, immunities
Saves: Fort +7, Ref +2, Will +1
Abilities: Str 14, Dex 15, Con 14, Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11
Skills: Listen +7, Spot +7
Feats: Flyby Attack

Vacuum Elemental, Large
Large Elemental (Air)
Hit Dice: 8d8+32 (68 hp)
Initiative: +2 (Dex)
Speed: 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (average)
AC: 20 (-1 size, +2 Dex, +9 natural)
Attacks: Slam +10/+5 melee
Damage: Slam 2d8+6
Face/Reach: 5 ft. by 5 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Force pull
Special Qualities: Elemental, natural invisibility, immunities, damage reduction 10/+1
Saves: Fort +10, Ref +4, Will +2
Abilities: Str 18, Dex 17, Con 16, Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 11
Skills: Listen +11, Spot +11
Feats: Power Attack, Flyby Attack

Vacuum Elemental, Huge
Huge Elemental (Air)
Hit Dice: 16d8+80 (152 hp)
Initiative: +4 (Dex)
Speed: 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (average)
AC: 21 (-2 size, +4 Dex, +9 natural)
Attacks: Slam +17/+12/+7 melee
Damage: Slam 2d10+9
Face/Reach: 10 ft. by 5 ft./15 ft.
Special Attacks: Force pull
Special Qualities: Elemental, natural invisibility, immunities, damage reduction 10/+2
Saves: Fort +15, Ref +9, Will +5
Abilities: Str 22, Dex 21, Con 18, Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 11
Skills: Listen +18, Spot +18
Feats: Power Attack, Cleave, Flyby Attack, Dodge

Vacuum Elemental, Greater
Huge Elemental (Air)
Hit Dice: 21d8+105 (199 hp)
Initiative: +5 (Dex)
Speed: 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (average)
AC: 22 (-2 size, +5 Dex, +9 natural)
Attacks: Slam +21/+16/+11 melee
Damage: Slam 2d10+10
Face/Reach: 10 ft. by 5 ft./15 ft.
Special Attacks: Force pull
Special Qualities: Elemental, natural invisibility, immunities, damage reduction 10/+2
Saves: Fort +17, Ref +12, Will +7
Abilities: Str 24, Dex 23, Con 18, Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 11
Skills: Listen +23, Spot +23
Feats: Power Attack, Cleave, Improved Critical (slam), Flyby Attack, Dodge

Vacuum Elemental, Elder
Huge Elemental (Air)
Hit Dice: 24d8+120 (228 hp)
Initiative: +6 (Dex)
Speed: 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (average)
AC: 23 (-2 size, +6 Dex, +9 natural)
Attacks: Slam +25/+20/+15/+10 melee
Damage: Slam 2d10+12
Face/Reach: 10 ft. by 5 ft./15 ft.
Special Attacks: Force pull
Special Qualities: Elemental, natural invisibility, immunities, damage reduction 15/+3
Saves: Fort +19, Ref +14, Will +8
Abilities: Str 26, Dex 25, Con 18, Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 11
Skills: Listen +26, Spot +26
Feats: Power Attack, Cleave, Improved Critical (slam), Mobility, Flyby Attack, Dodge

Climate/Terrain: Any land and underground
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating:
Small 1; Medium 3; Large 5; Huge 7; Greater 9; Elder 11
Treasure: None
Alignment: Usually neutral
Advancement:
Small 3 HD (Small); Medium 5-7 HD (Medium- size); Large 9-15 HD (Large); Huge 17-20 HD (Huge); Greater 22-23 HD (Huge); Elder 25+ HD (Huge)

Vacuum elementals come from the quasi-elemental plane of Vacuum, the border between the planes of Air and Negative Energy. They are invisible, floating shapes of force, roughly humanoid in appearance, although their form is very mutable. They are deliberate and plodding in their movements. Vacuum elementals are aloof and uncommunicative.

Vacuum elementals speak Auran.

Combat:
Vacuum elementals attack by buffeting opponents with blasts of force. Although they are invisible, their presence is indicated by rippling distortions in the air.

Force pull (Ex): At will, as a movement action, a vacuum elemental can pull objects and creatures towards itself. The vacuum elemental rolls opposed Strength checks simultaneously against every item in a radius of 10 feet per age category of the elemental -- unattended objects automatically fail unless they are too heavy for the elemental to lift. Creatures failing the Strength check are pulled 10 feet closer to the elemental.

Vacuum Elemental Sizes
Elemental Weight
Small 1 lb.
Medium 2 lb.
Large 4 lb.
Huge 8 lb.
Greater 10 lb.
Elder 12 lb.

Natural invisibility (Ex): A vacuum elemental is, by its nature, completely invisible, even when it attacks. Spells and abilities which detect invisible creatures reveal the vacuum elemental to be a transparent, fluid mass of force energy pulling towards its center. This ability is not subject to the invisibility purge spell.

Immunities: Immune to cold, sonic, vacuum, and negative energy attacks.


edited to remove its atmospheric vulnerability - feat selection changed, immunities altered, special attacks tuned

Yeah, the vulnerability is a holdover from the vacuum section of the 2e MotP.

There are a lot of little immunities and vulnerabilities in the old 2e MotP, and I wonder how closely I should follow them.

- Devon

P.S. You think special abilities are hard to create for the half-paraelementals? Salt and Vacuum, buddy -- those are the will-breakers.

I've removed the atmospheric vulnerability, as well as the cold subtype and the chilling touch (I found out that vacuum elementals aren't really supposed to be very cold).

I'm not sure if I went overboard on its immunities.

- Devon

Devon said:

I'm not sure if I went overboard on its immunities.

- Devon

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Yea, ya might have, but you can always make it highly vulnerable to positive energy attacks .

I've made the suggested changes, as well as modifications to its feat selection.

I'm somewhat stymied now -- I'm wondering if its main attack should be to suck people and objects into the plane of Vacuum, or if it should just be a floating mass of no atmosphere?

- Devon

Okay, I've taken away the Engulf, Suffocation, and Improved Grab abilities.

Thank you for your input,

- Devon