Special Conversion Thread: Finishing off the fey

[freyar]

Yes, very confusing after all. I guess it depends on how you read total concealment, though the Hide skill description there seems pretty clear. Let's not give it Hide, then. Kids will have to figure it's there by it's spooky actions and sounds.

 

[Cleon]

Oh right, I was thinking its shadow aura just gave it concealment plus a Hide bonus, such as was originally mooted, not the full deal of a Shadow Mastiff.

I agree it doesn't need a big Hide bonus if it gets total concealment from its Aura of Darkness.

I'm confused too!

Shadow Blend (Su): In any condition of illumination other than full daylight, a shadow mastiff can disappear into the shadows, giving it total concealment. Artificial illumination, even a light or continual flame spell, does not negate this ability. A daylight spell, however, will.

*SNIP*

Edit: From the Hide skill description: "Total cover or total concealment usually (but not always; see Special, below) obviates the need for a Hide check, since nothing can see you anyway." Special: If you are invisible, you gain a +40 bonus on Hide checks if you are immobile, or a +20 bonus on Hide checks if you’re moving.

I'm still confused as to why it needs Hide...doesn't it want kids to know it's there, just not be able to pinpoint it?

 

[Shade]

Ahh...I see where the disconnect occurred now. I never thought we'd give it a weaker shadow blend than the shadow mastiff, but apparently I was alone.

Updated.

Environment: Any urban or underground?

Challenge Rating: 1?

Advancement: 3-6 HD (Small)?

Level Adjustment: +3?

A bogeyman is 3 feet tall and weighs x pounds.

Bogeymen speak x.

 

[freyar]

No, I just missed the part about total concealment in the Hide rules. Very confusing.

I'd say your suggestions are spot on. Let's go with 40 lb (is that about right for a 3 ft person?) and Common or Sylvan (your call).

 

[Shade]

I'd say your suggestions are spot on. Let's go with 40 lb (is that about right for a 3 ft person?) and Common or Sylvan (your call).

How about both, so it can taunt children in a language they'll understand, then brag about it to the other fey.

 

[demiurge1138]

Agreed to both languages.

 

[freyar]

How about both, so it can taunt children in a language they'll understand, then brag about it to the other fey.

Excellent reasoning!

 

[Shade]

The bogeyman does not confine its choice of victims to children. Lone travelers journeying through deserted woodlands or desolate moors, or a solitary person walking along a dark city street, may also find themselves victimized by this creature.

It looks like I need to expand its environment to include forests and marshes.

Updated.

 

[Cleon]

No, I just missed the part about total concealment in the Hide rules. Very confusing.

I'd say your suggestions are spot on. Let's go with 40 lb (is that about right for a 3 ft person?) and Common or Sylvan (your call).

I'd have gone for around 20-25 pounds.

40 pounds is heavier than an average halfling (female halfling = 3'1" and 30 pounds, male halfling = 3'3" and 35 pounds) who I'm guessing are stockier than a bogey, as well as being taller.

I agree with Common and Sylvan, together with Shade's reasoning.

 

[Shade]

25 pounds sounds good.

Updated.

All done?