Converting original D&D and Mystara monsters

[Mortis]

I'd favour 1 in Hide and Jump plus 2 in Ride and Survival.

Regards
Mortis

 

[Shade]

I'd favour 1 in Hide and Jump plus 2 in Ride and Survival.

That works for me!

 

[Cleon]

I'd favour 1 in Hide and Jump plus 2 in Ride and Survival.

Regards
Mortis

I prefer 2 in Hide and Spot and 1 in Ride and Survival. Their tail's bonus to Jump is enough for me.

That reminds me of something...

Hold on guys, we have a problem. Going by their picture in the Mystaran Monstrous Compendium, Sis'thik and Chameleon Men do not have tails!

I suggest we adjust the description rather than the skill modifiers.

e.g.:

The multicolored stripes covering the skin of this tailless reptilian humanoid seem to shift and swirl as it moves. Its thin body and spindly arms and legs give it a gangly appearance and awkward gait.

Skills: Chameleon men have a +4 racial bonus on Balance, Jump, and Swim checks.
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and

Skills: Sis'thik have a +4 racial bonus on Balance and Jump checks. When in desert terrain, sis'thik have a +4 racial bonus on Hide checks and Survival checks.
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[Shade]

Nice catch, and good suggestion.

Updated Chameleon Man.

 

[Cleon]

Nice catch, and good suggestion.

Updated Chameleon Man.

Looks like we missed a tail:

A chameleon man is usually 7 feet tall with a 3 to 4 foot long tail. A chameleon man can weigh from 200 to 250 pounds. Chameleon men have multicolored, somewhat scaly skin with stripes of many colors: red, blue, green, yellow, brown, orange, black, and white (though few chameleon men have every possible hue). Wallara can live as long as 250 years.

Easy enough to cut out.

A chameleon man is usually 7 feet tall and can weigh from 200 to 250 pounds. Chameleon men have multicolored, somewhat scaly skin with stripes of many colors: red, blue, green, yellow, brown, orange, black, and white (though few chameleon men have every possible hue). Wallara can live as long as 250 years.

 

[freyar]

What else on the sis'thik?

 

[Cleon]

What else on the sis'thik?

Still got the skills to confirm - do you like my proposed ranks of 2 Hide, 2 Spot, 1 Ride and 1 in Survival; Mortis's 1 in Hide and Jump plus 2 in Ride and Survival; or something else?

After that, it's organization, CR and LA and the flavour.

 

[freyar]

Ummm, I'll go with a compromise: 1 Hide, 2 Spot, 1 Ride and 2 in Survival.

 

[Cleon]

Ummm, I'll go with a compromise: 1 Hide, 2 Spot, 1 Ride and 2 in Survival.

Does it need so much in Survival? For that matter, does it need any ranks in it - most desert creatures don't have ranks in Survival.

Besides, we can just give it a racial bonus to Survival checks when in a desert.

Hmm, actually that's quite a good idea. It would go well with the Desert Adaptations SQ.

 

[Shade]

Besides, we can just give it a racial bonus to Survival checks when in a desert.

Hmm, actually that's quite a good idea. It would go well with the Desert Adaptations SQ.

I hate to help you pat yourself on the back, but it is a rather good idea.