demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
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Converting "generic setting" second edition monsters
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Shade
Monster Junkie
Ooh...I really like the applications for this next one!
Jade Fish
CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any (see below)
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION: Solitary
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Carnivore
INTELLIGENCE: Highly (13-14)
TREASURE: See below
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
NO. APPEARING:1
ARMOR CLASS: 6
MOVEMENT: Sw 15
HIT DICE: 3+3
THAC0: 17
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-2
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Spitting
SPECIAL DEFENSE: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 25%
SIZE: T (up to 2' long)
MORALE: Steady (11-12)
XP VALUE: 650
Jade fish are sleek, beautiful creatures- with deep green scales and wide, bright green eyes. Jade fish are able to continuously produce water, an ability for which they were once greatly prized. Now, they are so rare that few know of their magical abilities.
Intelligent creatures, jade fish observe the world around them, learning what they can. They will generally learn to speak the most common languase in the area and will often answer questions if asked politely and given a gift. A jade fish will have knowledge equivalent to that given by a local history nonweapon proficiency.
Combat: Jade fish prefer to avoid combat, though they will defend themselves and they do attack small animals for food. The bite of a jade fish causes only one or two points of damage, but the creature can spit a powerful jet of water at animals that venture close enough to the jade fish's pool.
The stream of water has a range of five feet and causes 1d10 hit points of damage on a successful hit. The jade fish will try to attack so that the victim falls into the pool. Once a victim is killed, the jade fish will nibble on it until only bones are left.
Habitat/Society: Myths hold that jade fish were created by a rain goddess to help her chosen people live in the desert. These beautiful, magical fish produce prodigious amounts of water from their mouths, filling any pool in which they are placed until it overflows.
A jade fish can be found almost anywhere, since it essentially creates its own environment. If placed in an area where its water cannot collect and form a pool, however, it will eventually die. In contrast, it also needs to be in a place where some of the water it produces can run off, or it wiil create enough water pressure to crush itself.
Jade fish were greatly valued for their ability to create almost infinite amounts of water (up to four gallons per hour), and many were taken into captivity. The fish didn't mind their captivity, however. It gave them an opportunity to learn, and most of their captors treated them as guests, bringing them gifts of food and valuable gems and coins.
Since jade fish are now found only in captivity, or in places where they were once brought to by others, they rarely seek out a mate. Instead, jade fish have come to rely on their human caretakers to bring a male and female together. At such times, they go through an elaborate underwater mating dance that lasts for up to a week. The female lays eggs two years after mating, and those eggs hatch 18 months later. The newly hatched fish are brilliant emerald, gradually darkening over the next 25 years as they grow to maturity. Jade fish can live for centuries, and some say there are a few more than a millennium old. The scales of a jade fish continue to darken as they age, and the oldest ones have scales that are almost black.
Ecology: Unlike most creatures, a jade fish can actually create its ecology. It does its best to patrol the pool it creates, trying to ensure that all residents live in relative harmony.
Jade fish seldom hunt for food as they quire very little sustenance. However, they are able to defend themselves handily. Most unintelligent predators aeem to regard them with something akin to awe and attack them in only the worst circumstances.
Despite persistent rumors to the contrary, the water produced by jade fish is not magical in any way, though it is always fresh and dear. If a jade fish in injured, though, the water will become cloudy until it heals.
Jade fish care little for treasure, but many have become accustomed to the gifts their caretakers give them. They feel honored by those gifts and will not willingly part with them except for a very good reason.
The value of a jade fish varies greatly. It is of almost immeasurable value to people who dwell in deserts, since the fish can provide life to them. Those who live in wetter regions tend to value the fish less, but they still admire the rarity, beauty, and wisdom of the green fish.
Originally appeared in GR2 - Dungeons of Mystery (1992).
Jade Fish
CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any (see below)
FREQUENCY: Very rare
ORGANIZATION: Solitary
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Any
DIET: Carnivore
INTELLIGENCE: Highly (13-14)
TREASURE: See below
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
NO. APPEARING:1
ARMOR CLASS: 6
MOVEMENT: Sw 15
HIT DICE: 3+3
THAC0: 17
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-2
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Spitting
SPECIAL DEFENSE: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 25%
SIZE: T (up to 2' long)
MORALE: Steady (11-12)
XP VALUE: 650
Jade fish are sleek, beautiful creatures- with deep green scales and wide, bright green eyes. Jade fish are able to continuously produce water, an ability for which they were once greatly prized. Now, they are so rare that few know of their magical abilities.
Intelligent creatures, jade fish observe the world around them, learning what they can. They will generally learn to speak the most common languase in the area and will often answer questions if asked politely and given a gift. A jade fish will have knowledge equivalent to that given by a local history nonweapon proficiency.
Combat: Jade fish prefer to avoid combat, though they will defend themselves and they do attack small animals for food. The bite of a jade fish causes only one or two points of damage, but the creature can spit a powerful jet of water at animals that venture close enough to the jade fish's pool.
The stream of water has a range of five feet and causes 1d10 hit points of damage on a successful hit. The jade fish will try to attack so that the victim falls into the pool. Once a victim is killed, the jade fish will nibble on it until only bones are left.
Habitat/Society: Myths hold that jade fish were created by a rain goddess to help her chosen people live in the desert. These beautiful, magical fish produce prodigious amounts of water from their mouths, filling any pool in which they are placed until it overflows.
A jade fish can be found almost anywhere, since it essentially creates its own environment. If placed in an area where its water cannot collect and form a pool, however, it will eventually die. In contrast, it also needs to be in a place where some of the water it produces can run off, or it wiil create enough water pressure to crush itself.
Jade fish were greatly valued for their ability to create almost infinite amounts of water (up to four gallons per hour), and many were taken into captivity. The fish didn't mind their captivity, however. It gave them an opportunity to learn, and most of their captors treated them as guests, bringing them gifts of food and valuable gems and coins.
Since jade fish are now found only in captivity, or in places where they were once brought to by others, they rarely seek out a mate. Instead, jade fish have come to rely on their human caretakers to bring a male and female together. At such times, they go through an elaborate underwater mating dance that lasts for up to a week. The female lays eggs two years after mating, and those eggs hatch 18 months later. The newly hatched fish are brilliant emerald, gradually darkening over the next 25 years as they grow to maturity. Jade fish can live for centuries, and some say there are a few more than a millennium old. The scales of a jade fish continue to darken as they age, and the oldest ones have scales that are almost black.
Ecology: Unlike most creatures, a jade fish can actually create its ecology. It does its best to patrol the pool it creates, trying to ensure that all residents live in relative harmony.
Jade fish seldom hunt for food as they quire very little sustenance. However, they are able to defend themselves handily. Most unintelligent predators aeem to regard them with something akin to awe and attack them in only the worst circumstances.
Despite persistent rumors to the contrary, the water produced by jade fish is not magical in any way, though it is always fresh and dear. If a jade fish in injured, though, the water will become cloudy until it heals.
Jade fish care little for treasure, but many have become accustomed to the gifts their caretakers give them. They feel honored by those gifts and will not willingly part with them except for a very good reason.
The value of a jade fish varies greatly. It is of almost immeasurable value to people who dwell in deserts, since the fish can provide life to them. Those who live in wetter regions tend to value the fish less, but they still admire the rarity, beauty, and wisdom of the green fish.
Originally appeared in GR2 - Dungeons of Mystery (1992).
demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
So, create water at will, the spit attack--should we have the spit attack act as a ranged trip attempt, so as to knock creatures into the water?
freyar
Extradimensional Explorer
The spit kind of reminds me of the geyser function of decanter of endless water, but it does even more hp damage! Otherwise, I'm not sure if create water at will is too much if they can only do 4 gallons/hour. (That would be 2 create waters/hour at 1st CL.) So ditch the 4 gallon/hour or restrict the SLA?
Shade
Monster Junkie
I kinda like pursuing the decanter of endless water similarities.
Let's figure out ability scores.
Its Tiny, so probably not very strong. Int is given (13-14). If we stick with the converted AC of 14, its Dex would need a +2 bonus (to go with the +2 from Tiny). Wis and Cha are probably comparable to Int. HD 3+3 could loosely translate to a +1 Con modifier.
So maybe Str 6, Dex 15, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 13, Cha 15?
Let's figure out ability scores.
Its Tiny, so probably not very strong. Int is given (13-14). If we stick with the converted AC of 14, its Dex would need a +2 bonus (to go with the +2 from Tiny). Wis and Cha are probably comparable to Int. HD 3+3 could loosely translate to a +1 Con modifier.
So maybe Str 6, Dex 15, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 13, Cha 15?
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