Converting monsters from Second Edition Monstrous Compendiums

[Cleon]

90 lb, make her skinny. And definitely triple standard treasure, since she should be a big boss. The rest looks pretty good.

Fine by me!

What's left for her?

 

[Shade]

Updated.

I think all that remains is to fill in the x's on this line...

Organization: Solitary, circlet (Mullonga plus 13 arcane heads), circle (Mullonga plus 13 arcane heads and x ennui and x golems) or covey (Mullonga plus 2 night hags riding nightmares, and 13 arcane heads)


How about just stating "Mullonga plus 13 arcane heads and 30 Hit Dice of ennui and golems"? That way, DMs without access to ennui can just use golems in their place.

 

[Cleon]

How about just stating "Mullonga plus 13 arcane heads and 30 Hit Dice of ennui and golems"? That way, DMs without access to ennui can just use golems in their place.

Wouldn't some kind of CR-based encounter level criteria be more useful?

 

[freyar]

Aren't these things usually done like Shade stated, though?

 

[Shade]

Aren't these things usually done like Shade stated, though?

Yep. I don't recall ever seeing anything to do with Encounter Level in an actual monster stat block.

 

[Cleon]

Yep. I don't recall ever seeing anything to do with Encounter Level in an actual monster stat block.

I can think of a few, but they were ones we came up with ourselves so they're hardly an official precedent.

If EL/CR is out I'd prefer to name a type of golem rather than set a HD range.

Maybe advanced 13HD Flesh Golems?

 

[Shade]

I'm hesitant to commit to a certain golem type, since she's known for variety. If it's a big issue, I'd rather leave her org as simply her and the arcane heads, and note other possibile allies/minions in the flavor text. That's how the archfiends tend to handle the Org lines.

 

[freyar]

That would work for me.

Let's also add a mention of the dream web artifact in the flavor. Maybe, "Of course, her Ghettoes, where she also hides the dream web artifact, are also haunted by things that did not turn out the way the witch had planned."

 

[Cleon]

That would work for me.

Let's also add a mention of the dream web artifact in the flavor. Maybe, "Of course, her Ghettoes, where she also hides the dream web artifact, are also haunted by things that did not turn out the way the witch had planned."

Leaving the golem type(s) to unspecified flavour is fine by me, as is mention of the Dream Web.

 

[Shade]

Updated. Finished?