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A shocking new undead creature!

Frog Slime

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Shocked One
Medium-Size Undead (Electricity)
Hit Dice: 6d12 (39 hp)
Initiative: +4 (+4 Dex)
Speed: 30 ft.
AC: 16 (+4 Dex, +2 natural)
Attacks: Shocking touch +7 melee touch attack
Damage: Shocking touch 1d8 electricity
Face/Reach: 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Shocking touch
Special Qualities: Undead, damage reduction 15/+1, discharges,
electricity immunity, holy water vulnerability, water vulnerability
Saves: Fort +2, Ref +8, Will +7
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 18, Con -, Int 8, Wis 14, Cha 15
Skills: Hide +13, Intuit Direction +9, Listen +11, Move Silently +13
Feats: Lightning Reflexes, Weapon Finesse (touch)
Climate/Terrain: Any land and underground
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 3
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral evil
Advancement: 7-12 HD (Medium-size); 13- 18 HD (Large)

A shocked one is an undead creature made when a petty
criminal dies suddenly and unexpectedly of electrical shock.

They appear as charred corpses, still wearing what bits
of clothing remaining from the attack. Their faces, what
remain of them, have a permanently surprised expression
on them. If a closer look is taken, little electrical discharges
can be seen playing over the undead creature's body.


Combat
Because of their appearance, many adventurers may
mistake them for burned zombies, but their speed and
reflexes soon spell the difference in battle.

Shocking touch (Su): Just a glancing touch from a shocked
one's hand induces a painful electrical shock. If the victim is
wearing a large amount of metal, the damage is doubled.

Undead: Immune to mind-influencing effects, poison, sleep,
paralysis, stunning, and disease. Not subject to critical hits,
subdual damage, ability damage, or death from massive damage.

Discharges (Su): Little discharges of electricity constantly run
around a shocked one's body. Anyone targeting them with a
primarily metal weapon or an unarmed attack must make a
Reflex save (DC 15) or take 1d4 points of electrical damage.

Holy Water Vulnerability (Ex): Holy deals double damage against
a shocked one.

Water Vulnerability (Ex): Ordinary water acts like holy water against shocked ones.
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Allright, people.

It's been awhile since I turned in a creature. So, yeah, if they're mistakes, do me the favor of pointing them out.

The CR: Too high, too low? Too a fighter wearing plate mail and carrying a longsword, thid thing'd be lethal. But to a first level commoner with a bucket of water...
 
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Wolf72

Explorer
I like! ...

comments: HD? maybe 3 HD instead (why? um no reason just a question/suggestion)

flavor: instead of a criminal ... how about sometimes when someone dies from an electrical attack (lightning bolt, natural lightning ...)
 

Grazzt

Demon Lord
I notice you give it a +4 Improved Initiative bonus to Initiative, but ya dont list the feat in the Feats section.
 

the Jester

Legend
Ooh, I like it, it's cool...

You might also want to insert an "ignores metal armor" clause in there. As is, I think it's a low-end CR3; with this clause inserted, I'd still say CR3 but higher-end.
 

Psychotic Jim

First Post
Is the shocking touch ability a touch attack, meaning that it ignores all armor, or does it require a normal attack roll? Other than that, everything else looks alright. Reminds me of the lightning zombie from Mystara.
 

Frog Slime

First Post
An edit: I knew I made some mistakes. Changed the initiative to show the change in feats I made at last minute. :rolleyes: Made the attack a touch attack.

The "petty criminal" origin was to make them rare; I can't imagine everyone who dies of a lightning strike or a rogue/wizard's sneak attack lightning bolt comes back with an urgent desire to kill people...

A high-end CR 3, now? It's probably going to hit with a +7 attack that ignores armor.
 
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Wolf72

Explorer
ah well not *everyone* :) ... how about those that a cleric of the god of storms (if evil ... Talos ...) get to ...

that'd be a great way to stir up some trouble :) hey, or that cleric would be going around killing poeple that way!
 

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