Converting Al-Qadim creatures

[Cleon]

Sounds like possibly cowering, too. Could just use a modified frightful presence:

Frightful Presence (Ex): A pasari-niml can unsettle foes with its mere presence. Any time a creature within 30 ft sees a pasari-niml, it must make a DC X Will save. Creatures with more HD than the pasari-niml become panicked for 1d2 rounds on a failed save, while creatures with the same or fewer HD than the pasari-niml are panicked for 1d3 rounds on a successful save and cower for 1d4 rounds or until attacked on a failed save. Regardless of the result of the save, the victim is immune to the frightful presence of all pasari-niml for 24 hours. The save DC is Charisma-based.

How's it look?

Looks good, except I prefer frightened for the creatures with more HD:

e.g.:

Frightful Presence (Ex): A pasari-niml can unsettle foes with its mere presence. Any time a creature sees a pasari-niml within 30 ft. it must make a DC X Will save. Creatures with more HD than the pasari-niml become frightened for 1d2 rounds on a failed save and flee in fear, while creatures with the same or fewer HD than the pasari-niml are panicked for 1d3 rounds on a successful save and cower for 1d4 rounds or until attacked on a failed save. Regardless of the result of the save, the victim is immune to the frightful presence of all pasari-niml for 24 hours. The save DC is Charisma-based.

 

[freyar]

That's ok, though we don't have to spell out "flees" since that's part of frightened.

 

[Shade]

That's ok, though we don't have to spell out "flees" since that's part of frightened.

Good point.

Updated.

Did we address "hive telepathy" yet?

 

[Cleon]

That's ok, though we don't have to spell out "flees" since that's part of frightened.

I knew it wasn't necessary, but fancied including it as a reminder.

Do you think it would improve it to put brackets around the "or until attacked"?

Frightful Presence (Ex): A pasari-niml can unsettle foes with its mere presence. Any time a creature within 30 ft sees a pasari-niml, it must make a Will save. Creatures with more HD than the pasari-niml become frightened for 1d2 rounds on a failed save, while creatures with the same or fewer HD than the pasari-niml are panicked for 1d3 rounds on a successful save and cower for 1d4 rounds (or until attacked) on a failed save. Regardless of the result of the save, the victim is immune to the frightful presence of all pasari-niml for 24 hours. The save DC is Charisma-based.

 

[freyar]

The parentheses in frightful presence are fine.

On the telepathy, we have

Pasari-nimal stay in contact through telepathy that is generated and received by their antennae only. The telepathy can be used within 1 mile of the calipha.

Seems a lot like the formian hive mind with a reduced range:

Hive Mind (Ex): All formians within 50 miles of their queen are in constant communication. If one is aware of a particular danger, they all are. If one in a group is not flatfooted, none of them are. No formian in a group is considered flanked unless all of them are.

Just borrow that?

 

[Shade]

The parentheses in frightful presence are fine.

Agreed.

Seems a lot like the formian hive mind with a reduced range:

Just borrow that?

I don't see a problem doing that.

 

[Cleon]

Seems a lot like the formian hive mind with a reduced range:

That's what I'd go for too.

It's one of the few occasions when I don't want to reinvent the wheel.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Warrior CR: 1/2?
Noble CR: 1?
Calipha CR: 2?

No Advancement for the lesser two? I'd assume they'd just "evolve" into the next step up, or forever we stuck in their lot in life.

Alignment: Always lawful evil?

 

[Cleon]

Updated.

Warrior CR: 1/2?
Noble CR: 1?
Calipha CR: 2?

No Advancement for the lesser two? I'd assume they'd just "evolve" into the next step up, or forever we stuck in their lot in life.

Those Challenge Ratings look OK.

I think the warriors just stay warriors, and most of the nobles are males (i.e. "drones"). Also, the original warrior/nobles were Tiny so I wouldn't mind allowing for large "elite warriors", "favoured mate" and the like.

Maybe Advancement like so:

Warrior: 2 HD (Diminutive); 3 HD (Tiny)
Noble: 3-4 HD (Tiny)

Alignment: Always lawful evil?

Yes, I think so.

 

[freyar]

I prefer to have some advancement, as well.