Did they ever make the grade?

[Voadam]

Right, except for a few cases where the "giant" animal is one that exists (or existed) in the real world. That goes for crocodiles, octopuses, and squids.

Also, for insects and similar crawlies (vermin), they use the term Monstrous instead.

And to further confuse things the giant owl and giant eagle are intelligent monsters that can speak and are listed in the non-animal normal part of the MM.

 

[Pinotage]

They changed a lot of names for creatures from the past editions. "Cave" or "Giant" pretty much = "dire" now.

Except that this was a 'real-world' change of name rather than a gaming change of name.

Pinotage

 

[Ottergame]

Man, yer wrong fer dat! I ain't gonna touch that one with a ten foot pole.

Generally giant beavers are touched with a pole much smaller in size.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

do a google search for Milf

You're a naughty, naughty old man.

 

[sjmiller]

Okay, getting us back on track, what about:

• Ice Devils
• Weed Eels
• Flightless birds
• Giant Gar (or would this now be a Dire Gar?)
• Green Slime

As you can see, I am slowly going through the old MM. Once I get everything settled, I will make a nice, comprehensive cross index.

 

[The_Gneech]

Green slime is a "hazard" now, not a creature. 'tis in the DMG with the traps IIRC.

-TG

 

[sjmiller]

Green slime is a "hazard" now, not a creature. 'tis in the DMG with the traps IIRC.

And if I had taken my DMG to work with me I could have seen that. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[diaglo]

And if I had taken my DMG to work with me I could have seen that. Thanks for the heads up.

yellow, brown, and russet mold too iirc.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

[*]Ice Devils

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/devil.htm#iceDevilGelugon

 

[Voadam]

Okay, getting us back on track, what about:

• Ice Devils
• Weed Eels
• Flightless birds
• Giant Gar (or would this now be a Dire Gar?)
• Green Slime

As you can see, I am slowly going through the old MM. Once I get everything settled, I will make a nice, comprehensive cross index.

Ice devils are in the MM/srd go to devils, then ice.

Ice Devil (Gelugon)
Size/Type: Large Outsider (Evil, Extraplanar, Lawful)
Hit Dice: 14d8+84 (147 hp)
Initiative: +5
Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class: 32 (-1 size, +5 Dex, +18 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 27
Base Attack/Grapple: +14/+24
Attack: Spear +20 melee (2d6+9/×3 plus slow) or claw +19 melee (1d10+6)
Full Attack: Spear +20/+15/+10 melee (2d6+9/×3 plus slow) and bite +14 melee (2d6+3) and tail +14 melee (3d6+3 plus slow); or 2 claws +19 melee (1d10+6) and bite +14 melee (2d6+3) and tail +14 melee (3d6+3 plus slow)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Fear aura, slow, spell-like abilities, summon devil
Special Qualities: Damage reduction 10/good, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to fire and poison, resistance to acid 10 and cold 10, regeneration 5, see in darkness, spell resistance 25, telepathy 100 ft.
Saves: Fort +15, Ref +14, Will +15
Abilities: Str 23, Dex 21, Con 23, Int 22, Wis 22, Cha 20
Skills: Bluff +22, Climb +23, Concentration +23, Diplomacy +9, Disguise +5 (+7 acting), Intimidate +24, Jump +27, Knowledge (any three) +23, Listen +25, Move Silently +22, Search +23, Sense Motive +23, Spellcraft +23, Spot +25, Survival +6 (+8 following tracks)
Feats: Alertness, Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (spear)
Environment: A lawful evil-aligned plane
Organization: Solitary, team (2-4), squad (6-10), or troupe (1-2 ice devils, 7-12 bearded devils, and 1-4 bone devils)
Challenge Rating: 13
Treasure: Standard coins; double goods; standard items
Alignment: Always lawful evil
Advancement: 15-28 HD (Large); 29-42 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment: —

An ice devil is about 12 feet tall and weighs about 700 pounds.

Combat
An ice devil prefers to fight only when doing so serves its mission, but it never hesitates to attack when it deems a battle necessary—or likely to end in its victory.

An ice devil’s natural weapons, as well as any weapons it wields, are treated as evil-aligned and lawful-aligned for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.

Fear Aura (Su)
An ice devil can radiate a 10-foot-radius fear aura as a free action. A creature in the area must succeed on a DC 22 Will save or be affected as though by a fear spell (caster level 13th). A creature that successfully saves cannot be affected again by the same ice devil’s aura for 24 hours. Other devils are immune to the aura. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Slow (Su)
A hit from an ice devil’s tail or spear induces numbing cold. The opponent must succeed on a DC 23 Fortitude save or be affected as though by a slow spell for 1d6 rounds. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Spell-Like Abilities
At will—cone of cold (DC 20), fly, ice storm (DC 19), greater teleport (self plus 50 pounds of objects only), persistent image (DC 20), unholy aura (DC 23), wall of ice (DC 19). Caster level 13th. The save DCs are Charisma-based.

Summon Devil (Sp)
Once per day an ice devil can attempt to summon 2d10 lemures or 1d6 bearded devils, 2d4 bone devils with a 50% chance of success, or another ice devil with a 20% chance of success. This ability is the equivalent of a 4th-level spell.

Regeneration (Ex)
An ice devil takes normal damage from good-aligned weapons and from spells or effects with the good descriptor.