Converting monsters from Second Edition Monstrous Compendiums

[Cleon]

That seems a bit...wrong...to require the use of her minions in order to use one of her signature abilities.

Rather than plane shift, maybe ethereal jaunt?

Isn't there something in the original about her dumping her victims into individual dream-realms where she can torment them? That would suggest she has some sort of Astral travel and pocket-plane creation ability.

 

[freyar]

The real problem I've got is that she uses her arcane heads for plane shifting mostly; if we give her something like plane shift (or maybe even ethereal jaunt), it makes the heads' ability a little pointless.

That reminds me, though, we need to give Mullonga something like the bar lgura has in concert with the heads.

Here's a compromise solution on the dream haunting:
Dream Haunting (Su): Mullonga can visit the dreams of sleeping individuals currently shaken, frightened, or panicked by her terrify ability. To invade someone’s dreams, Mullonga can become incorporeal and enter the victim's body. The sleeper suffers from tormenting dreams and takes 1d3 points of Constitution drain upon awakening. Mullonga gains X BENEFIT for every hour??? that she haunts a victim's dreams, but she is automatically expelled, becomes corporeal, and takes X DAMAGE if she is haunting a victim who awakens.

 

[Cleon]

The real problem I've got is that she uses her arcane heads for plane shifting mostly; if we give her something like plane shift (or maybe even ethereal jaunt), it makes the heads' ability a little pointless.

Well the main point of the arcane heads' plane shifting is they use it to summon her to them, but I agree I would prefer to keep its specialness by not giving her an ethereal jaunt or plane shift supernatural ability.

That reminds me, though, we need to give Mullonga something like the bar lgura has in concert with the heads.

Here's a compromise solution on the dream haunting:

Dream Haunting (Su): Mullonga can visit the dreams of sleeping individuals currently shaken, frightened, or panicked by her terrify ability. To invade someone’s dreams, Mullonga can become incorporeal and enter the victim's body. The sleeper suffers from tormenting dreams and takes 1d3 points of Constitution drain upon awakening. Mullonga gains X BENEFIT for every hour??? that she haunts a victim's dreams, but she is automatically expelled, becomes corporeal, and takes X DAMAGE if she is haunting a victim who awakens.

Works for me.

 

[freyar]

Ok, then let's figure out the benefits and damages. I think temp hp are too silly/tame of a benefit. How about it lets her use frightful casting for an hour each hour that she haunts a victim's dreams? We could even drop the troublesome aspects about having a frightened creature nearby or targeted if we want. Damage could just be a standard Xd8 or something.

 

[Cleon]

Ok, then let's figure out the benefits and damages. I think temp hp are too silly/tame of a benefit. How about it lets her use frightful casting for an hour each hour that she haunts a victim's dreams? We could even drop the troublesome aspects about having a frightened creature nearby or targeted if we want. Damage could just be a standard Xd8 or something.

What about the caster level boost I suggested earlier?

 

[freyar]

Could work too. Just not sure if that's quite enough.

 

[Shade]

Caster level and frightful casting appeals.

Is it possible for a victim to sleep while possessing a fear condition?

 

[freyar]

Perhaps we could revised the wording a bit. Want to take a crack at it, Shade?

 

[Cleon]

Caster level and frightful casting appeals.

I can go along with that.

Is it possible for a victim to sleep while possessing a fear condition?

Well I can imagine they can sleep when shaken, and maybe someone who's frightened could sleep if they're really tired. Panic sleeping is probably stretching it, though.

 

[Shade]

Attempting to revise...

Dream Haunting (Su): Mullonga can visit the dreams of sleeping individuals currently shaken, frightened, or panicked by her terrify ability. To invade someone’s dreams, Mullonga can become incorporeal and enter the victim's body. The sleeper suffers from tormenting dreams and takes 1d3 points of Constitution drain upon awakening. Mullonga gains a +1 bonus to her caster level and may use her frightful casting each hour that she haunts a victim's dreams, and the victim allows Mullonga to meet the requirments of the ability. Mullonga is automatically expelled, becomes corporeal, and takes xd8 damage if she is haunting a victim who awakens.