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Thank you all for your commentary. I remembered the series of books which featured the Shrike: Dan Simmons' "Hyperion" books, a wonderful blend of science fiction, cyberpunk, and English literature. I have my own players cursing my name already... a few more can't hurt. :D - Devon

Excellent point. I have made the changes, and boosted the damage to 1d3. Actually, I can't take credit for that--the Blood Spray is verbatim from the conversion of the Belabra: http://www.enworld.org/cc/converted/aberration/belabra.htm True... I will add that in. Thank you both! - Devon

Hi, folks, This creature was created using the Belabra (converted on EnWorld), and inspired by discussion of the Lacolith. - Devon Arc Lasher (Electric Jellyfish) Medium-Size Aberration Hit Dice: 5d8+15 (37 hp) Initiative: +6 (+2 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative) Speed: 5 ft, fly 20 ft (perfect)...

The one time I don't copy and paste the address... Gods, I feel like such a choad... Thank you for checking me on that. There needs to be an "embarrassed, uncomfortable grin" smilie for these moments. - Devon

I don't know if this is the appropriate forum for this, but I'm grateful to everyone on the Creature Catalog Forum for their input over the year, so I want to thank you all for helping me hone my monster creation abilities. The Grimvole, a creature I submitted to the Denizens of Avadnu...

Blast! :) I knew someone had to have covered this before now. I like his better. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction, Erica, - Devon

Hi, folks, I don't recall if this has been done already, but it seems like we should know how to make ghouls out of non-humans. Please let me know if I'm on the right track. I avoided changing saves, skills and feats, per the example of the Ghost template, but I'll listen to any proposal...

Well, that is a precedent, so I'll withdraw my reservations regarding the acid-covered rocks. - Devon

I like it... an imaginative twist on the typical giant. Now for some input on the numbers: The hit points should read: 14d8+84(147 hp). Average 14d8 would be 14*4.5 (which is 63). The bonus hp from Con should be 84, as its Con bonus is +6. AC should be 20. This should read: 2 slams...

What I've forgotten to do is give it its own DR rating, which would allow it to affect other creatures with DR. I think 20/+3 would be sufficient. If I didn't do that, I could give it a "penetrating" ability, which would make it able to affect creatures with DR up to +3. That was exactly my...

Yes, it certainly should. Thank you for catching that. - Devon

I'm tempted to give it Wall of Iron as a spell-like ability (its equivalent of create food and water). I'd only give it the ability to cast it once per day. Would that be too evil? - Devon

Hi, folks, This demon was inspired by the Shrike from a series of science fiction books (the name of which is lost to me at the moment). That Shrike had control over time and space, however, and this one does not. I'm wondering if it is powerful enough as is, or if I should give it some...

now it's a shapechanger The Ghaunadan in Monsters of Faerun is actually listed as a Shapechanger, so I will retool the creature to match: Ooze, Smoke Medium-sized Shapechanger Hit Dice: 8d8+8 (44 hp) Initiative: -1 (-5 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative) Speed: 10 ft. AC: 5 (-5 Dex) Attacks: slam +8...

changed to an aberration Okay, I have converted the smoke ooze to an Aberration. Let me know if you think the Int score is too high. Thank you, - Devon Ooze, Smoke Medium-sized Aberration Hit Dice: 8d8+8 (44 hp) Initiative: -1 (-5 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative) Speed: 10 ft. AC: 5 (-5 Dex)...

I had forgotten that, and will remove that part... would heat have the opposite effect, I wonder... - Devon

Yeah, I hadn't intended to draft a classical lightning elemental, only one member of that subtype. I would handle the "typical" elemental, which goes from Small to Huge, in a different manner. - Devon

Actually, I had intended to convey the opposite--that they cannot change color, only their shape. If the hunting tactics outlined bespeak intelligence, then I should probably change this to an aberration... - Devon

The save DC for any poison should be 10 + 1/2 hit dice + Con modifier (Strength may also be used, IIRC), so it would be DC 10 for all of the special poisonous effects your critter has, both for the primary and secondary effects of the poison. Since you have two different types of poison--both...

Hi, folks, I'm wondering if this thing should be an aberration, like the mimic, or if it can remain as an ooze. Let me know what you think when you get the chance, - Devon Ooze, Smoke Medium-sized Ooze Hit Dice: 8d10+18 (62 hp) Initiative: -5 (Dex) Speed: 10 ft. AC: 5 (-5 Dex) Attacks...