Converting Epic Level Creatures

[freyar]

That works for me. What else do they need? Any more specials?

 

[Cleon]

I can live with that. Updated.

Looks good!

So what are we doing about "Assimilate Corpses"?

 

[Shade]

So what are we doing about "Assimilate Corpses"?

I'm thinking at the very least it gains an additional natural attack possessed by the corpse. Possibly healing, too? Maybe something like the barghest's feed, where if it eats enough it gains a HD?

 

[Cleon]

I'm thinking at the very least it gains an additional natural attack possessed by the corpse. Possibly healing, too? Maybe something like the barghest's feed, where if it eats enough it gains a HD?

I'm not so sure about assimilate corpse, since I don't think it fits the original concept of this thing as an undead engineered to just sit and act as a piece of "galvanic machinery". I imagine an necro-engineering coming along with a bag of spare parts and a wand of lightning if it needed repairs. If it kept grabbing corpses and growing wouldn't it outgrow its engine housing?

You may remember I suggested giving it a forked lightning or chain lightning attack, mainly to give it some ranged offense. We could modify the special attack we came up with for the herding Shadowsponges.

 

[Shade]

I'm fine with dropping growth, but I'd like to keep the "assimilate corpse" to some extent, even if it simply can gain an extra natural attack for a short while (and perhaps temorary hp).

The forked/chain lightning suggestion appeals.

 

[Cleon]

I'm fine with dropping growth, but I'd like to keep the "assimilate corpse" to some extent, even if it simply can gain an extra natural attack for a short while (and perhaps temorary hp).

Well it already gets temp HPs from absorbing electrical attacks, doesn't it?

I can live with an short-term extra natural attack.

Incidentally, I think the "grows stronger as it kills" schtick of assimilate corpse is a good fit for the "War Mass" version.

The forked/chain lightning suggestion appeals.

Let's work something out once we're done with the Assimilation.

 

[freyar]

Well, that's a good compromise: let's just give assimilate corpse to the war mass underbar version and give it an extra natural attack at no penalty for 10 rounds. How's that?

 

[Shade]

Sounds reasonable, although we might need to give the "war mass" its own writeup rather than an underbar if we keep boosting it.

 

[freyar]

Sounds reasonable, although we might need to give the "war mass" its own writeup rather than an underbar if we keep boosting it.

As you like.

 

[Cleon]

Sounds reasonable, although we might need to give the "war mass" its own writeup rather than an underbar if we keep boosting it.

Fine by me.