Converting monsters from Dragon magazine

[Cleon]

Yes, these feel like a Magical Beast to me too.

The White Hart seems a good fit statwise. Boost its Dexterity to 25 or so? Maybe cut its Charisma a little - but not by too much, since it has SLAs.

Wisdom 10 seems distressingly low, so I'd increase it a bit.

How about:

Forchoreai: Str 20, Dex 25, Con 15, Int 12, Wis 13, Cha 16

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.

Base damage was 6d4, which suggests powerful charge in this edition. Thoughts?

 

[freyar]

Well, powerful charge does sound right. I guess we should go damage something like a minotaur (or somewhat less), so 1d8 for the gore and maybe +3d6 (and Str bonus when appropriate) for powerful charge, maybe. How's that sound? It's the same average damage as 6d4.

 

[Shade]

Sounds good. Updated.

How's this?

Rejuvenation (Su): A forchoreai slain on its home plane always returns in full health in 3 days. Even the most powerful spells are usually only temporary solutions. The only way to permanently destroy a forchoreai is to land the killing blow while on another plane.

Skills: 21 ranks
White Hart has Escape Artist, Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Spot
Deer and Elk have Hide, Listen, Spot

Feats: Lightning Reflexes (B), 2 more
White Hart has Alertness, Dash (B), Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes
Deer have Alertness
Elk have Alertness (or Run, for the alt-version) and Endurance

 

[freyar]

Hide, Listen, and Spot seem appropriate.

As they're hunted for sport, Endurance seems like a good choice. And either Alertness or Imp Init to help them get a head start on their hunters.

 

[Shade]

How about: Hide 7, Listen 5, Move Silently 4, Spot 5, with a +8 racial bonus on all four? Or do we need to put a few ranks in Concentration for the SLAs?

 

[freyar]

We should probably pull a couple of ranks for Concentration, since there are a few combat-worthy SLAs. What about Concentration 5, Hide 4, Listen 4, Move Silently 4, Spot 4?

The more I think about it, the more I like Run as a feat for them. So Run and Endurance?

 

[Shade]

Those seem a good fit to me!

Updated.

Challenge Rating: 3?

Advancement: 5-12 HD (Large)?

A forchoreai stands 7 feet tall at the shoulder and weighs x pounds.

Forchoreai speak/do not speak (but understand) Celestial?

 

[freyar]

That sounds reasonable. Moose can be up to 7ft and almost 1600 lb, so let's say 1500 lb. And let's say that they don't speak.

 

[Cleon]

I'm liking everything so far.