Converting Al-Qadim creatures

[Cleon]

Thoughts on these?

An opinicus stands 3 feet high at the shoulder, weighs x pounds, and has a wingspan of 12 feet. Most opinicus are colored a light buff to a golden brown with slightly darker faces and wings. Opinicus have a lifespan of several centuries.

Opinicus speak Celestial and Common?

Opinicus are about the size of a lion, so I reckon they should weigh the same (~250 to 400 pounds) - 300 pounds?

Celestial and Common are fine.

 

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Updated. What's left?

 

[Number 6]

Don't a number of desert creatures also speak Terran? If so, should we add that to languages for the Opinicus?

 

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Don't a number of desert creatures also speak Terran? If so, should we add that to languages for the Opinicus?

Mostly it's just those creatures with ties to elemental earth. Still, the opinicus is smart enough, so why not?

Are we ready to work on the non-psionic version and the greater opinicus?

 

[Cleon]

Mostly it's just those creatures with ties to elemental earth. Still, the opinicus is smart enough, so why not?

Are we ready to work on the non-psionic version and the greater opinicus?

Don't see Terran for them. I'd prefer Sylvan, so they can talk to Fey.

Pranksters might like to hang out together after all.

 

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Sylvan is a better fit. We could probably add Terran to the (presumably smarter) greater version.

Speaking of which, how tough are we going to make the greater version?

 

[Number 6]

What about making the Greater Opinicus 11 or 13 Hit Dice?

 

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13 HD appeals.

Add +4 to all mental ability scores?

 

[Number 6]

Add +4 to all mental ability scores?

Yeah.
Should it be bigger and/or a little stronger? Whether it is a size larger or has a higher Strength, what if the Greater Opinicus should have 1d6 for its natural attacks?

 

[Cleon]

I'll just point out few quibbles in the power descriptions.

There's an "Etheralness (Su)" typo at the start of Etherealness.

Improved Grab has "To use this ability, an opinicus must hit with its both claw attacks". Either make it "both its claw attacks" or "a claw attack". Don't much mind which.

Also, the "Non Psionic Opinicus" has a fair bit of work to do to convert the SLAs to PLAs. Not to mention the "Medium Magical Beast (Psionic)" looks a bit odd - Isn't the whole point is to remove the (Psionic) subtype!

13 HD appeals.

Add +4 to all mental ability scores?

13 Hit Dice is good.

I'd increase some of the physical stats too.

We don't want to make them better than out Greater Lammasu conversion.

Greater Lammasu: Str 27, Dex 12, Con 17, Int 20, Wis 21, Cha 18

I don't like the idea of them being wiser and tougher than Greater Lammasu, so how about putting a bigger increase in Dexterity and Intelligence and less in Wisdom, while leaving Con unchanged?

Greater Opinicus: Str 17, Dex 19, Con 16, Int 19, Wis 20, Cha 18