Special Conversion Thread: Unicorns

[Shade]

How about "pallette" for a group?

That's perfect!

 

[Cleon]

I could see that, but I'd almost fancy just making it a Su ability and toning down the effects of prismatic spray. Something like "prismatic cone".

1d8 Color of Beam Effect
1 Red 10 points of fire damage (Reflex half)
2 Orange 15 points of acid damage (Reflex half)
3 Yellow 20 points of electricity damage (Reflex half)
4 Green Poison (1d6 points of Dex damage)
5 Blue Slowed for x rounds (Will negates)
6 Indigo Confused, as confusion spell (Will negates)
7 Violet Teleported to edge of unicorn's territory (Will negates)
8 Struck by two colors; roll again twice, ignoring any "8" results.

That'd work too.

I'd make the poison do Str damage, since the Blue slow effect has a conceptual overlap with Dex damage.

Maybe add a variable duration to the Indigo's confusion - probably the same as the Blue slow duration?

The pinto is more "colorful" than "fiery", though.

A 'blaze' can be light and colour rather than fire. It's also the name of the bright-hued patch some horses have on their forehead, which seems appropriate.

What alternative do you propose?

 

[freyar]

Str damage for green makes sense, and I'll agree to 1d4 rounds for both blue and indigo durations.

GrayLinnorm's pallette sounds good to me!

If we want to make them all unique, we should go back through the list! Cleon, what do you think about that?

 

[Shade]

Updated.

3/day for the prismatic cone? Do we want to keep the blinding bit from the prismatic spray spell, but with a lower HD threshold?

 

[freyar]

3/day is good. Keep the blinding, but reduce to 3HD and 1d4 rounds maybe?

 

[Shade]

Sounds good to me. Cleon?

 

[Cleon]

Str damage for green makes sense, and I'll agree to 1d4 rounds for both blue and indigo durations.

GrayLinnorm's pallette sounds good to me!

If we want to make them all unique, we should go back through the list! Cleon, what do you think about that?

Sorry for being a bit slow in the response. I had to wait for my computer to sort itself out.

I have no objection to giving them all individual organisation names. Let's see, that means we'd need to rethink the organisations of:

Alicorn (currently Grace) - an enchantment?
Since charm is their only additional power
Brown Unicorn (currently Herd) - a herd?
I think we can keep the Roanicorns a herd, since their Habitat/Society says they have a "herd mentality?
Cunnequin (currently Grace) - a favour?
A cunniquin's turning ability may indicate they're favoured by the gods, and regular unicorns are a grace...
Faerie Unicorn (currently Grace) - a glamour?
As in "faerie glamour".
Gray Unicorn (currently Herd) - a neutrality?
Just to annoy Zapp Brannigan.

However, I don't like palette for the Pinto. Its association with colour seems rather indirect and it makes me think of other things (like loading palettes) which don't match very well.

So, I'd prefer something more light-related such as spectrum, hue, or rainbow.

 

[Cleon]

3/day is good. Keep the blinding, but reduce to 3HD and 1d4 rounds maybe?

That'd be alright, although I would rather make it "fewer Hit Dice than the unicorn" and 1d4 rounds.

Then a basic 4 Hit Dice Pinto Unicorn blinds creatures up to 3HD, but a fully advanced Pinto blinds up to 7HD, which is almost as good as prismatic spray's 8HD.

 

[Shade]

Sorry for being a bit slow in the response. I had to wait for my computer to sort itself out.

I have no objection to giving them all individual organisation names. Let's see, that means we'd need to rethink the organisations of:

Alicorn (currently Grace) - an enchantment?
Since charm is their only additional power
Brown Unicorn (currently Herd) - a herd?
I think we can keep the Roanicorns a herd, since their Habitat/Society says they have a "herd mentality?
Cunnequin (currently Grace) - a favour?
A cunniquin's turning ability may indicate they're favoured by the gods, and regular unicorns are a grace...
Faerie Unicorn (currently Grace) - a glamour?
As in "faerie glamour".
Gray Unicorn (currently Herd) - a neutrality?
Just to annoy Zapp Brannigan.

However, I don't like palette for the Pinto. Its association with colour seems rather indirect and it makes me think of other things (like loading palettes) which don't match very well.

So, I'd prefer something more light-related such as spectrum, hue, or rainbow.

I like most of 'em, but not "neutrality". Zapp be damned, we can come up with something better.

And I think you're outvoted on "palette". The rest of us were quite enamored with it.

That'd be alright, although I would rather make it "fewer Hit Dice than the unicorn" and 1d4 rounds.

I like it!

 

[Cleon]

I like most of 'em, but not "neutrality". Zapp be damned, we can come up with something better.

I am indifferent on the issue.

Perhaps a "balance" of gray unicorns?