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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 6057276" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>[MENTION=42582]pemerton[/MENTION] I like the dragon vs dragon intrigue you've set up!</p><p></p><p>The conversion still keeps the assumption that Dragon Mountain plane shifts.</p><p></p><p>Also, while I'm doing this conversion with other 4e players who might want to use it in mind, I am using it in my campaign with some tweaks. IMC it has been in its current spot in my world for 60+ years.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm undecided whether or not to keep those contrivances. The kobold mage Nahal uses teleportation within the mountain between his underground island lab and his quarters in the palace, so clearly there is a way around the restriction. Also, several of Nahal's prepared spells*seem* like summoning magic (though I'm sure they had a different school in 2e). Perhaps providing a workaround the PCs can exploit as you suggest...</p><p> </p><p></p><p> I have Infyrana as a level 15 boss monster, a mature adult red dragon, not an ancient one. If she were ancient (level 30) she would be so far beyond the reach of the PCs' abilities that it wouldn't be funny. That said, I gave her spell casting ability equivalent to a level 15 PC as well as a pyromancer paragon path. Coupled with the 3-stage boss monster format, and the hazards of her treasure hoard, this makes her significantly more of a threat than a typical red dragon.</p><p></p><p>Actually, one of my favorite parts of conversion/design was making her treasure hoard part of the final battle. She can roll in it as a form of second wind, she can charm PCs to go near cursed items (one of which actually turns you into a kobold!), and in desperation she can use magic items from her hoard (potentially destroying them in the process, heartbreaking for PCs and adding a layer of metagame urgency to "save the magic items!"). <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>I love it! Maybe a focus used for the ritual needs to be destroyed via some kind of magic puzzle...This sounds like it would be somewhere in the mountain's heart, a heavily guarded/high threat zone.</p><p></p><p>IMC there's a deva PC whose grimoire (a rare intelligent magic spell/ritual book) was taken by Infyrana. In a past life he died trying to recover it, fearing what the dragon could do if she unlocked the grimoire's powers. I'm going to hint that something in his grimoire allowed Infyrana to cast the High Magic which allows her to plane shift Dragon Mountain.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>Yeah, I'll probably limit it to just the one fire giant, and I'll give him some untyped damage and ways around fire resistance perhaps.</p><p> </p><p>I actually think Karganoth might have been sent by an efreeti sultan(a) from the City of Brass. I would like to bring the volcano dragon into it too, I'll need to think on it some more. Infyrana turned him into a kobold as humiliation, and until the PCs show up he has been biding his time pretending to serve the kobold king while unable to reach the artifact focus that might restore him.</p><p></p><p>And +1 for "kersplode"!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 6057276, member: 20323"] [MENTION=42582]pemerton[/MENTION] I like the dragon vs dragon intrigue you've set up! The conversion still keeps the assumption that Dragon Mountain plane shifts. Also, while I'm doing this conversion with other 4e players who might want to use it in mind, I am using it in my campaign with some tweaks. IMC it has been in its current spot in my world for 60+ years. I'm undecided whether or not to keep those contrivances. The kobold mage Nahal uses teleportation within the mountain between his underground island lab and his quarters in the palace, so clearly there is a way around the restriction. Also, several of Nahal's prepared spells*seem* like summoning magic (though I'm sure they had a different school in 2e). Perhaps providing a workaround the PCs can exploit as you suggest... I have Infyrana as a level 15 boss monster, a mature adult red dragon, not an ancient one. If she were ancient (level 30) she would be so far beyond the reach of the PCs' abilities that it wouldn't be funny. That said, I gave her spell casting ability equivalent to a level 15 PC as well as a pyromancer paragon path. Coupled with the 3-stage boss monster format, and the hazards of her treasure hoard, this makes her significantly more of a threat than a typical red dragon. Actually, one of my favorite parts of conversion/design was making her treasure hoard part of the final battle. She can roll in it as a form of second wind, she can charm PCs to go near cursed items (one of which actually turns you into a kobold!), and in desperation she can use magic items from her hoard (potentially destroying them in the process, heartbreaking for PCs and adding a layer of metagame urgency to "save the magic items!"). :) I love it! Maybe a focus used for the ritual needs to be destroyed via some kind of magic puzzle...This sounds like it would be somewhere in the mountain's heart, a heavily guarded/high threat zone. IMC there's a deva PC whose grimoire (a rare intelligent magic spell/ritual book) was taken by Infyrana. In a past life he died trying to recover it, fearing what the dragon could do if she unlocked the grimoire's powers. I'm going to hint that something in his grimoire allowed Infyrana to cast the High Magic which allows her to plane shift Dragon Mountain. Yeah, I'll probably limit it to just the one fire giant, and I'll give him some untyped damage and ways around fire resistance perhaps. I actually think Karganoth might have been sent by an efreeti sultan(a) from the City of Brass. I would like to bring the volcano dragon into it too, I'll need to think on it some more. Infyrana turned him into a kobold as humiliation, and until the PCs show up he has been biding his time pretending to serve the kobold king while unable to reach the artifact focus that might restore him. And +1 for "kersplode"! [/QUOTE]
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