Converting monsters from First Edition modules

[Shade]

Yeah, that works perfectly with "animal" intelligence.

 

[BOZ]

heh

 

[Mortis]

Feats: Cleave, Improved Bull Rush, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (bite), Weapon Focus (sting) [It must lose one of these]

How about losing Weapon Focus (bite) as, at least the tame ones, never bite anything except by accident.

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Mortis

 

[Mortis]

Large Magical Beast
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Swallow Whole (Ex): A chomper can try to swallow a grabbed opponent of a smaller size than itself by making a successful grapple check. Once inside, the opponent takes 1d8+4 points of crushing damage plus 8 points of acid damage per round from the worm’s gizzard. A swallowed creature can cut its way out by using a light slashing or piercing weapon to deal 25 points of damage to the gizzard (AC 14). Once the creature exits, muscular action closes the hole; another swallowed opponent must cut its own way out. A Large chomper's interior can hold 2 Small, 8 Tiny, or 32 Diminutive or smaller opponents. [We should probably lessen the acid damage and the amount of damage to cut out]

Should it be able to swallow creatures two sizes smaller or hold 2 Mediums etc?

Regards
Mortis

 

[Shade]

How about losing Weapon Focus (bite) as, at least the tame ones, never bite anything except by accident.

Good call.

Should it be able to swallow creatures two sizes smaller or hold 2 Mediums etc?

I think the former is probably truer to the original. What do you think?

 

[Mortis]

I think the former is probably truer to the original. What do you think?

I'd say so.

Regards
Mortis

 

[Shade]

Updated in Homebrews.

 

[Shade]

Just a few things before we can finish this one up.

Poison (Ex): Injury, Fortitude DC 17, initial damage paralysis for X, secondary damage paralysis for X. The save DC is Constitution-based. [2-12 turns was a long time]

What should the paralysis duration be? 2-12 turns equals 20-120 minutes. Maybe 2d6 rounds initital, and 2d6 minutes secondary?

Swallow Whole (Ex): A chomper can try to swallow a grabbed opponent up to two size categories smaller than itself by making a successful grapple check. Once inside, the opponent takes 1d8+4 points of crushing damage plus 8 points of acid damage per round from the worm’s gizzard. A swallowed creature can cut its way out by using a light slashing or piercing weapon to deal 25 points of damage to the gizzard (AC 14). Once the creature exits, muscular action closes the hole; another swallowed opponent must cut its own way out. A Large chomper's interior can hold 2 Small, 8 Tiny, or 32 Diminutive or smaller opponents. [We should probably lessen the acid damage and the amount of damage to cut out]

For the cut out, does 15 points seem reasonable for a downsized purple worm? That's essentially a 5-point reduction per size category.

We also need its CR. If we reverse advance a purple worm, it goes down 2 CRs for the drop in size category, and 2 more for the HD reduction. That would make it CR 8. Does that seem about right?

 

[Mortis]

Maybe 2d6 rounds initital, and 2d6 minutes secondary?

Looks reasonable.

For the cut out, does 15 points seem reasonable for a downsized purple worm? That's essentially a 5-point reduction per size category.

Again, looks good.

Reduce acid damage to 4 points?

We also need its CR. If we reverse advance a purple worm, it goes down 2 CRs for the drop in size category, and 2 more for the HD reduction. That would make it CR 8. Does that seem about right?

I'm tempted to go down to 7 - most pc's are immune to it's Swallow Whole ability.

Regards
Mortis

 

[Shade]

That all sounds good. Updated in Homebrews. I think we're finished.