Converting monsters from Dragon magazine (Part Two)

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.

Should we retain the standard mummy's vulnerablity to fire? If so, give them cold subtype?

 

[demiurge1138]

Ice mummies should have the cold subtype. And I vote for increasing their Dexterity, so they can actually use those bows of theirs.

 

[freyar]

Good point. Drop Str a little to compensate? Maybe Str 20, Dex 18?

Cold subtype is good.

 

[demiurge1138]

Agreed to dropping STR a bit.

 

[Shade]

Good ideas. Updated.

 

[freyar]

Three times a day, an ice mummy can breath a blast of cold that inflicts 4d6 hp damage to all within its area of effect, a 20’ long cone that is 10’ wide at its base.

Breath Weapon (Su): 3x/day, 20 ft cone, 4d6 cold damage, DC 18 Reflex save half. The save DC is Charisma-based.

 

[demiurge1138]

Withering Fists (Su): Any creature hit by an ice mummy's slam attacks must make a DC X Fortitude save or take 1d4 points of Strength and Constitution damage. On a critical hit, this damage is instead ability drain. The save DC is Charisma based.

Any reason we've stepped away from the original d12 of damage? Too powerful? These guys have enough powerful abilities that we might as well go whole-hog, give them unholy toughness and a high CR (8-9) to match.

Wow. I just realized I've recommended unholy toughness in my last three posts. Working on the undead will do that.

 

[Shade]

Any reason we've stepped away from the original d12 of damage? Too powerful?

Since they matched the traditional mummy in 2e with 1d12, I figured we'd retain the similarities. If you guys want to jump to 1d12, though, that works for me.

These guys have enough powerful abilities that we might as well go whole-hog, give them unholy toughness and a high CR (8-9) to match.

Wow. I just realized I've recommended unholy toughness in my last three posts. Working on the undead will do that.

Sure, I'm fine with that. And I find myself doing the same thing.

 

[freyar]

Other than the fact that d12s are underused, I think we should match the regular mummy. But I agree with unholy toughness and a higher CR.

 

[demiurge1138]

Didn't know that about 2e mummies having d12 fists. So let's stick to 1d6.