Converting First Edition monsters from DRAGON magazine

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Added to Homebrews.

Speaks Giant and Undercommon?

It looks like most of the troll variants simply have ranks in Listen and Spot. Same here?

 

[Mortis]

Speaks Giant and Undercommon?

Yes

It looks like most of the troll variants simply have ranks in Listen and Spot. Same here?

Yes, it has 16 skill points and a max rank of 8, so 8 ranks in each?

Regards
Mortis

 

[Shade]

Sounds good.

Which feat to drop? I'd vote Alertness, as it has decent Listen and Spot (+7 for both) even without it.

LA +4? A troll is +5, but +1 of that is due to reach. Or are the spell-like abilties enough to keep it the same?

 

[Mortis]

Which feat to drop? I'd vote Alertness, as it has decent Listen and Spot (+7 for both) even without it.

I agree.

LA +4? A troll is +5, but +1 of that is due to reach. Or are the spell-like abilties enough to keep it the same?

I'd say they are worth the +1.

Regards
Mortis

 

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Updated.

CR?

 

[Mortis]

CR?

4

Regards
Mortis

 

[freyar]

Ok, you guys were fast on this one! I'd maybe go with CR 5, though, since they're supposed to be as tough as normal trolls.

Oh, and pretty please change disorientated to disoriented in the phazing description. Pet peeve of mine.

 

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Oh, and pretty please change disorientated to disoriented in the phazing description. Pet peeve of mine.

Slight revision...

Phazing (Sp): A phaze troll can instantly transfer itself from its current location to any other spot within range (640 ft.). This ability works exactly like the dimension door spell except that the phaze troll may take any remaining actions in the current round. The phaze troll can use this ability up to four times per day. (caster level 6th).

Spell-Like Abilities: 4/day - mirror image. Caster level 6th.

Look OK?

 

[dhaga]

Is there a reason why it is a "Phaze Troll" and not a "Phase Troll"? Is that an intentional misspelling of the original creature?

 

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Is there a reason why it is a "Phaze Troll" and not a "Phase Troll"? Is that an intentional misspelling of the original creature?

Dunno, but that's the way it was, so that's the way it's gonna be.