Converting Psionic Creatures

[freyar]

The original walking egg has MR 44% vs 90% for the original wingless wonder. Comparing to our wingless wonder conversion, that suggests SR around CR+12.

The original wonder has 4xQ treasure, and the original egg has 2xQ. I guess that looks like no coins, standard goods (gems only), no items; possibly up to double standard on the wonder's gems. At least if I'm reading the old treasure tables correctly.

 

[Cleon]

The original walking egg has MR 44% vs 90% for the original wingless wonder. Comparing to our wingless wonder conversion, that suggests SR around CR+12.

That'd make them SR 14, which seems about right.

The original wonder has 4xQ treasure, and the original egg has 2xQ. I guess that looks like no coins, standard goods (gems only), no items; possibly up to double standard on the wonder's gems. At least if I'm reading the old treasure tables correctly.

The original Dragon Magazine version had "Often (70% chance), 5-8 gems will be found in its stomach."

I'd go for "double gems" for both of them.

 

[freyar]

Treasure: no coins, double goods (gems only), no items. Work for you?

 

[Cleon]

Treasure: no coins, double goods (gems only), no items. Work for you?

Sure.

 

[freyar]

Have the wingless wonder stay Small at 3-4 or 3-6 HD and give the walking egg 3-4 HD (Small), 5-6 HD (Medium)? Or let them both go to Medium? Your choice.

 

[Cleon]

Have the wingless wonder stay Small at 3-4 or 3-6 HD and give the walking egg 3-4 HD (Small), 5-6 HD (Medium)? Or let them both go to Medium? Your choice.

I was leaning towards giving them both the same Advancement, since they were originally (supposedly) one and the same creature.

We should say how much damage a Medium Walking Egg's twelve tentacles do - Going by RAW they'd be 1d2+2 damage each, which is a massive damage boost (average 8 to average 42!).

I think we should give it 1 damage tentacles like the regular-sized version, just more of them.

Hmm, if we give the Wingless Wonder size Advancement we'll have to fuss about its Medium-sized tentacle damage as well, so how about dropping that idea.

Still, we can keep them the same as far as their Hit Dice range goes by making them both Advance up to 6 HD.

Walking Egg - 3-4 HD (Small); 5-6 HD (Medium) with 12 1-damage tentacles.
Wingless Wonder - 3-6 HD (Small)

 

[freyar]

I'll go with that advancement, but I'd like to put a separate Advancement section under Combat for the Walking Egg, as follows.

Advancement: Medium walking eggs have 12 tentacle attacks, each of which does 1 hp damage.

 

[Cleon]

I'll go with that advancement, but I'd like to put a separate Advancement section under Combat for the Walking Egg, as follows.

Advancement: Medium walking eggs have 12 tentacle attacks, each of which does 1 hp damage.

It's already got the Medium-sized combat info in the Walking Egg Advancement section. I was going to add the tentacle damage to that, so there seems to be no need to repeat it up in the Combat entry as well.

 

[freyar]

It's already got the Medium-sized combat info in the Walking Egg Advancement section. I was going to add the tentacle damage to that, so there seems to be no need to repeat it up in the Combat entry as well.

That's actually all I meant. I consider the advancement section part of combat, that's all.

 

[Cleon]

That's actually all I meant. I consider the advancement section part of combat, that's all.

Okay, that's simple enough.

Hmm, what's the Reach of a Medium Egg's tentacles?

I think it should be increased from the 10 ft. Reach of a Small Egg. I'll give it a 15 ft. tentacle Reach.

Updating the Walking Egg Working Draft.