Converting World of Greyhawk monsters
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Big Mac
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You might want to do something with this stuff:
Original Grievling said:
(The "...share all of their accumulated wealth." bit is already done.)
How about adding a sentence to each of these two paragraphs:
Converted Grievling said:
Maybe something like this (my suggestions are in bold):
Most grivelings make their lairs within the stone walls of caves and mountains. Since they are unaffected by extreme temperatures, they can survive nearly anywhere, although they prefer to be surrounded by earth or stone. They form small clans of up to a dozen individuals, sharing their accumulated wealth and food stores. Grivelings put the priorities of the clan first and rarely act without consulting other clan members. Grivelings subsist on a mineral diet, and need very little to survive due to their slow metabolisms.
Grivelings are 4 to 6 feet tall and weigh 1,000 to 3,500 pounds. Skin coloration resembles the colors of dirt and stone, ranging from dirty brown to the dark black of rich soil. Males and females are indentical in appearance. Most live over 1,500 years. The reproduction cycle of grivelings, like their metabolism, is slower than normal. A mated pair of grivelings can produce an offspring every six to twelve years. Parents are able to choose the sex of their children. They usually choose the sex that most benifits the clan. So if two male grivelings are killed, the next two offspring will be male, to make up the shortage.
Grivelings are 4 to 6 feet tall and weigh 1,000 to 3,500 pounds. Skin coloration resembles the colors of dirt and stone, ranging from dirty brown to the dark black of rich soil. Males and females are indentical in appearance. Most live over 1,500 years. The reproduction cycle of grivelings, like their metabolism, is slower than normal. A mated pair of grivelings can produce an offspring every six to twelve years. Parents are able to choose the sex of their children. They usually choose the sex that most benifits the clan. So if two male grivelings are killed, the next two offspring will be male, to make up the shortage.
That might need a bit of tinkering, especially the second paragraph, but I think it gets the original concept across.
Does anyone think that the "Grivelings are very protective of their peers..." bit should mean that they don't abandon other grivelings that are attacked? Maybe a line should be added to the combat section.
Big Mac
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Sure, I'll add that.
Bump! (Or should I say Buuump!
) I think you forgot to add this in all the rush.Apart from this issue, I think these guys are done.
Please summon the next Oerthling?
Shade
Monster Junkie
Bump! (Or should I say Buuump!
Look again.
Next!
"A bright campfire does little to dispel the darkness of the forest around you. The eyes of circling animals reflect the light, showing you to be surrounded. Suddenly, the campfire flames pull away from the wood and form into a leering face. "What is it that everyone wishes for, and yet wants to get rid of as soon as it is obtained?""
If the party does not answer, the circling creatures and the fiery face attack. [...]
Fiery face: AC 3; MV Fl12; HD 3; hp 15; THAC0 18; #AT 1; Dmg 2d4; SD +1 or better weapon to hit, immune to fire; SZ S (2' diameter); ML Champion (15); Int exc (15); AL NE; XP 270.
Note: The face attacks by brushing up against its victims, burning them with its fiery essence.
Originally appeared in Crypt of Lyzandred the Mad (1998).
Big Mac
Explorer
Nice.
A creature that lives in a fire, definately sounds like a fire elemental of some sort. It looks like it has some sort of slam attack (or a firey headbut
). One thing that interests me is this sentence:
"If the party does not answer, the circling creatures and the fiery face attack."
That would seem to imply that the creatures are actually working for the face. My guess is that the face can either charm animals or is an evil druid. Or if the face isn't a full blown druid it has a Summon Nature’s Ally spell-like ability.
Personally, from what I have seen so far, I'd rather go for an evil elemental with druid-like animal summoning.
Is there anything else in the text that could give a clue to the "motivation" of the animals that attack at the same time as the firey face? (i.e. do they seem to be under the control of the face?)
freyar
Extradimensional Explorer
Or an incorporeal touch, depending on how we go with this.
See, this is why I'm sort of leaning toward fey here. But I can be convinced one way or the other.
See, this is why I'm sort of leaning toward fey here. But I can be convinced one way or the other.
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