Special Conversion Thread: Aboleths

[freyar]

Sounds ok to me. The 100 yards did seem a little far, so reducing it sounds good.

 

[bykov]

Sounds ok to me. The 100 yards did seem a little far, so reducing it sounds good.

20 mi. - 5 mi. - 60' works fine by me.

Is there precedent for the 5-mile number?

Bykov.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Take a close look at the Oversized Maw feat in the underbar.

 

[bykov]

CR 9 or 10, as freyar inquired above?

Based on everything, I would actually assign it as a CR 12.

Bykov.

 

[bykov]

Updated.

Take a close look at the Oversized Maw feat in the underbar.

Shiny. This is what I had actually written up taking into consideration the LoM write up in respect to the aboleth's psysiology...

Swallow Whole (Ex): An aboleth can try to swallow a grabbed Medium or smaller opponent by making a successful grapple check. A swallowed creature takes 2d8+10 points of piercing and slashing damage from the aboleth’s esophagus. In addition, a creature that has been ingested by an aboleth is also subject to its memory siphon supernatural ability every round the creature is in the aboleth’s esophagus. A swallowed creature can cut its way out by using a light slashing or piercing weapon to deal 25 points of damage to the esophagus (AC 14). Once the creature exits, muscular action closes the hole; another swallowed opponent must cut its own way out.
An aboleth’s can swallow only 1 Medium, 4 Small, 16 Tiny, or 64 Diminutive or smaller opponents every hour.

-Changed the bludgeoning damage to slashing/piercing due to the teeth that line the esophagus.
-Eliminated acid damage due to being in the esophagus.
-Reduced creatures swallowed due to the slow movement of food down an aboleth's esophagus.

All the numbers I used were based off of similar creatures of a huge size.

You can ignore the *memory siphon* tidbit as that is my own brew's ability, but otherwise it looks like we came up with very similar solutions.

Bykov.

 

[freyar]

bykov, that writeup looks pretty good to steal for the Oversized Maw feat!

CR 12 is ok if that's what you think!

 

[demiurge1138]

I'd say CR 11.

 

[Shade]

Looking at some other creatures, it looks like a strong CR 11.

I revised the feat using bykov's excellent reasoning, but left it flexible for larger aboleths.

Updated.

Anything left for this one?

 

[freyar]

Does the swallow whole damage size with the aboleth? I don't think the Powerful Bite damage does the way the feat is written, but there's a matter of interpretation, I guess.

Other than that question, I'm ready to move on.

 

[bykov]

Bring on the next bad-arse!

Noble, right?

Bykov.