Converting monsters from Second Edition Monstrous Compendiums

[freyar]

In that case, I don't think I'd add this ability to the sea demon. They don't seem like they should be able to attack ships in a "better" way than kraken can.

 

[Shade]

Agreed. Let's not out-kraken the kraken.

Any SR in the CR+4 to CR+6 range works for me.

 

[Cleon]

Agreed. Let's not out-kraken the kraken.

Well I'd rather the Kraken still had its ability to crush ships in its coils, but we can't have everything we want eh...

...(except in homebrew rules.

Any SR in the CR+4 to CR+6 range works for me.

I still prefer CR+6 for the spell resistance.

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.

Skills: 30
Giant octopi have ranks in Hide, Listen, and Spot

Feats: 5
Giant octopi have Alertness, Skill Focus (Hide), Toughness

 

[freyar]

10 ranks in each of those skills is good.

Ugh. Let's drop SF (Hide) and definitely Toughness. From the kraken, I like taking Improved Critical (tentacle), Improved Initiative, Improved Trip, Iron Will for the last 4 feats.

 

[Cleon]

10 ranks in each of those skills is good.

Ugh. Let's drop SF (Hide) and definitely Toughness. From the kraken, I like taking Improved Critical (tentacle), Improved Initiative, Improved Trip, Iron Will for the last 4 feats.

I agree about the skill rank distribution but aren't that fond of some of the feat proposals.

I'd rather have Combat Reflexes to Improved Critical (tentacle) and I don't like Improved Trip for them. (Besides, it'd need Combat Expertise to qualify for Improved Trip, which it doesn't have). I fancy replacing it with something, but haven't any strong preferences what. Maybe Lightning Reflexes, Power Attack or Weapon Focus (tentacles)?

So, I like:

Feats: Alertness, Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Iron Will plus one other

 

[freyar]

Those and Power Attack would be fine.

 

[Cleon]

Those and Power Attack would be fine.

Okay by me:

Feats: Alertness, Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Power Attack

 

[Shade]

I'd rather have Improved Critical than Iron Will, but can live with it.

Updated.

 

[freyar]

I'd rather have Improved Critical than Iron Will, but can live with it.

Updated.

Hmmm, so would I. Care to change it?

CR 8 or 9 maybe?