Converting monsters from Second Edition Monstrous Compendiums

[Shade]

I suppose you could make the aura "save and be immune for 24 hours" and the tendrils "must save with every hit".

This appeals.

 

[Cleon]

This appeals.

Go ahead and modify it, then.

 

[Shade]

How's this?

Sympathic Entanglement (Su): Any creature within x feet of a suwyze must succeed on a DC X Will save or begin seeing the combat from the suwyze's point of view. This magically exaggerated form of "double vision" imposes a -3 penalty on attack rolls and a -1 penalty on damage rolls until the suwyze stops fighting or the victim is killed or knocked unconscious. This is a mind-affecting glamer effect. The save DC is Charisma-based. Whether or not the save is successful, an affected creature is immune to the same suwyze's sympathic entanglement aura for 24 hours.

Any creature struck by a suwyze's tendril attack must make a new saving throw, regardless of the results of the save against the aura or previous tendril hits.

 

[Cleon]

How's this?

Sympathic Entanglement (Su): Any creature within x feet of a suwyze must succeed on a DC X Will save or begin seeing the combat from the suwyze's point of view. This magically exaggerated form of "double vision" imposes a -3 penalty on attack rolls and a -1 penalty on damage rolls until the suwyze stops fighting or the victim is killed or knocked unconscious. This is a mind-affecting glamer effect. The save DC is Charisma-based. Whether or not the save is successful, an affected creature is immune to the same suwyze's sympathic entanglement aura for 24 hours.

Any creature struck by a suwyze's tendril attack must make a new saving throw, regardless of the results of the save against the aura or previous tendril hits.

I'd tweak it as follows, but apart from that I like it.

Sympathic Entanglement (Su): Any creature within x feet of a suwyze must succeed on a DC X Will save or begin seeing the combat from the suwyze's point of view. This magically exaggerated form of "double vision" imposes a -3 penalty on attack rolls and a -1 penalty on damage rolls, which lasts until the suwyze stops fighting or the victim is killed or knocked unconscious. Whether or not the save is successful, an affected creature is immune to the same suwyze's sympathic entanglement aura for 24 hours. This is a mind-affecting glamer effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Any creature struck by a suwyze's tendril attack must make a new saving throw, regardless of the results of the save against the aura or previous tendril hits.

30 ft. for the range?

 

[Shade]

Seems reasonable. Updated.

 

[Cleon]

Seems reasonable. Updated.

What's left?

 

[Shade]

The suwyze is a curious beast, one probably too clever for its own good. It views its guard duties as a diversion, something that it is good at but that it didn’t take entirely seriously. Suwyze consider themselves philosophers, endlessly ruminating on the nature of perception or simply taking it all in. They are cowards as well, quick to warn of danger and prone to false alarms rather than ignoring a potential danger. They are spooked by odd noises, unfamiliar smells, strangers, or other new things in their environment.

Skills: 4 at 7 ranks

Concentration 7, Knowledge (arcana) 5, Listen 7, Search 2, Spot 7?

Feats: 2
Alertness, Weapon Finesse?

 

[Cleon]

Skills: 4 at 7 ranks

Concentration 7, Knowledge (arcana) 5, Listen 7, Search 2, Spot 7?

I'd rather swap the Knowledge/Search points around or drop the Knowledge and max out the Search.

Which reminds me, the rough draft says they have a racial bonus to Listen, Search and Spot. What are we putting there?

Feats: 2
Alertness, Weapon Finesse?

Seems reasonable.

 

[Shade]

I'd rather swap the Knowledge/Search points around or drop the Knowledge and max out the Search.

Well, it noted that they like to philosophize, but said nothing about actively searching for things taken while on guard duty. How about leaving the Knowledge alone, and swap the Concentration and Search ranks? It only has one combat-oriented SLA.

Which reminds me, the rough draft says they have a racial bonus to Listen, Search and Spot. What are we putting there?

+4 for all?

 

[Cleon]

Well, it noted that they like to philosophize, but said nothing about actively searching for things taken while on guard duty. How about leaving the Knowledge alone, and swap the Concentration and Search ranks? It only has one combat-oriented SLA.

Speaking of that shout, it says they usually use it immediately after being attacked. That suggest either they rely on a good Concentration check (since they're most likely still being attacked) or it could be a (Su) rather than a (Sp). If we do the latter, we don't have to worry about Concentration and we can max-out all the skills.

+4 for all?

That'd be OK, yes.