Converting original D&D and Mystara monsters

[Shade]

Updated.

The creatures, generally 10 feet long and not more than 5 feet wide, can shift their exact dimensions at whim.

Do anything with that, or will flavor text suffice?

Eolians can cast each of the following spells three times per day: detect magic, dispel magic, and cloud kill. In addition, the creature can cast control winds and control temperature, 40-foot radius (only to reduce the temperature) each once per day.

Spell-Like Abilities: 3/day—cloudkill (DC x), detect magic, dispel magic; 1/day—control winds (DC x). Caster level 9th. The save DCs are Charisma-based.

Unique SLA/Su ability for the temperature reduction?

An eolian is immune to all air-based attacks, but remains vulnerable to earth-based assaults, which cause it double damage.

Borrowing from the anemo...

Immunity to Air (Ex): An eolian is immune to the detrimental effects of spells with the air descriptor.

Vulnerability to Earth (Ex): An eolian takes half again (+50%) as much damage from spells and effects of the Earth descriptor.

The vain eolians consider themselves chaos personified. They reflect the nature of their alignment so well that they even change it at least once a day, from chaotic good to chaotic neutral to chaotic evil.

Hmmm...I'm not sure about actually changing their alignment, but maybe they can always take the most beneficial aspect, such as being treated as good if targeted by holy smite, or as evil when struck by an unholy weapon?

 

[demiurge1138]

Hmmm...I'm not sure about actually changing their alignment, but maybe they can always take the most beneficial aspect, such as being treated as good if targeted by holy smite, or as evil when struck by an unholy weapon?

That I like. And I think the temperature reduction should be a unique Su.

 

[freyar]

I think flavor text on the dimensions, unless you want to make them like a swarm (can fill any 4 contiguous squares). Actually, I kind of like that idea.

SLAs are good. I know we did a control temperature before, maybe for some unique genie?

Borrowing from anemo is good.

I agree that they shouldn't actually change alignment (make them all CN, I guess). And I like the idea that they are always affected in the most beneficial way on the G-E axis.

 

[Shade]

I think flavor text on the dimensions, unless you want to make them like a swarm (can fill any 4 contiguous squares). Actually, I kind of like that idea.

That is an interesting idea, but would it complicate reach?

SLAs are good. I know we did a control temperature before, maybe for some unique genie?

Good memory!

Control Temperature (Su): As a swift action, Aeraldoth can raise or lower the temperature by 10 degrees in a 100-foot-radius centered on him. Subsequent uses of this ability stack, so he could, for example, lower the temperature by a total of 20 degrees after two rounds.

 

[freyar]

Hmm, we could give it a diminished reach, only 5 ft?

That's the control temperature I was thinking of. Just want to use that?

 

[Shade]

Since it can only lower the temperature once per day, we'll need to revise it a bit.

How's this?

Lower Temperature (Su): Once per day, an eolian can lower the temperature by up to 40 degrees in a 40-foot-radius centered on itself. This lasts for a number of rounds equal to the eolian's Hit Dice.

 

[freyar]

Looks good to me!

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Skills: 22

Feats: Improved Initiative (B), Weapon Finesse (B), 3 more
Feats common to air elementals include Alertness, Blind-fight, Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Flyby Attack, Iron Will, Mobility, Power Attack, Spring Attack

Advancement: 9-15 HD (Large); 16-25 HD (Huge)?

Eolians speak Auran and x.

 

[freyar]

Max Spot and either Listen or Hide?

Flyby Attack, Iron Will, maybe Great Fort or Blind-fight.

Advancement is good.

Abyssal? No other good language springs to mind; do they need 2?

I guess we're just going with flavor text for the dimensions. 20 lb?

 

[demiurge1138]

Auran and Draconic, say.

I prefer Blind-fight to Great Fort.