Converting "generic setting" Second Edition monsters

[Shade]

Updated.

Some suggestions (in bold) to finish up the list):

Wizard Spells Prepared (4/5/5/4/3/2; save DC 13 + spell level).
0—detect magic, ghost sound, prestidigitation, touch of fatigue;
1st—chill touch, magic missile, ray of enfeeblement (2), reduce person;
2nd—false life, gust of wind, hideous laughter, scare, spectral hand;
3rd—dispel magic, ray of exhaustion, slow, vampiric touch;
4th—crushing despair, phantasmal killer;
5th—cone of cold, dimensional anchor, mind fog.

 

[freyar]

Looks pretty good from here! What's next for this?

 

[Shade]

Skills: 89 ranks (+8 racial bonus on Hide, Listen, Search, and Spot checks)

Feats: Scribe Scroll (B), 5 more plus 2 wizard bonus feats and 1 human bonus feat

 

[freyar]

16 ranks each in Concentration, Knowledge (arcana), Spellcraft, Listen, Spot, maybe some crafts if we want him to have Craft feats. Metamagic is less useful with the loss of 4 CLs.

 

[Cleon]

Updated.

Some suggestions (in bold) to finish up the list):

Wizard Spells Prepared (4/5/5/4/3/2; save DC 13 + spell level).
0—detect magic, ghost sound, prestidigitation, touch of fatigue;
1st—chill touch, magic missile, ray of enfeeblement (2), reduce person;
2nd—false life, gust of wind, hideous laughter, scare, spectral hand;
3rd—dispel magic, ray of exhaustion, slow, vampiric touch;
4th—crushing despair, phantasmal killer;
5th—cone of cold, dimensional anchor, mind fog.

It has one too many 5th level spells and one too few 4th level spells.

I like the selection except for cone of cold. I would prefer dominate person or magic jar. Preferably magic jar.

For the extra 4th level spell I fancy one of bestow curse, black tentacles, charm monster or enervation. They all have their good points, but I'm leaning towards black tentacles since it'd let the wizard "tie down" its foes.

So I'm suggesting:

Wizard Spells Prepared (4/5/5/4/3/2; save DC 13 + spell level).
0—detect magic, ghost sound, prestidigitation, touch of fatigue;
1st—chill touch, magic missile, ray of enfeeblement (2), reduce person;
2nd—false life, gust of wind, hideous laughter, scare, spectral hand;
3rd—dispel magic, ray of exhaustion, slow, vampiric touch;
4th—black tentacles, crushing despair, phantasmal killer;
5th—magic jar, mind fog.

 

[freyar]

Thta seems good, too. I'm glad someone's reading this carefully.

 

[Shade]

Looks good! Updated.

Cleon - Thoughts on this?

Skills: 89 ranks (+8 racial bonus on Hide, Listen, Search, and Spot checks)

Feats: Scribe Scroll (B), 5 more plus 2 wizard bonus feats and 1 human bonus feat

16 ranks each in Concentration, Knowledge (arcana), Spellcraft, Listen, Spot, maybe some crafts if we want him to have Craft feats. Metamagic is less useful with the loss of 4 CLs.

 

[freyar]

Well, the skills I've listed get us to 80 ranks. How about we put the last 9 in Craft (weaponsmithing) and give it Craft Magic Arms and Armor for a feat?

 

[Shade]

Well, the skills I've listed get us to 80 ranks. How about we put the last 9 in Craft (weaponsmithing) and give it Craft Magic Arms and Armor for a feat?

Sure. What other feats?

 

[Cleon]

Sure. What other feats?

Combat Casting? Spell Focus? (maybe with Greater Spell Focus too?) Spell Penetration?

Reach Spell? That gives it an irremovable ranged touch ability with its touch spells, a nasty surprise to someone who dispels its spectral hand.

Any of the above would be OK.