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5E: Converting Monsters from White Dwarf Magazine for Fifth Edition
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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8475006" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Hmm… problem is, as far as I can tell 5E monster writeups usually don't bother with specifying what type of treasure they collect, it's usually nothing or something vague like "loves treasure", "will fight if given treasure" or "collects treasure to give X as tribute."</p><p></p><p>It seems easier to just drop it.</p><p></p><p>If you want to add some treasure comment in the Description, I'd go for the collecting jewels approach rather than the enslaver eating them. While there's no mention of a mineral dietary requirement in the original monster, the flavour text does say they "conceal themselves in rocky areas, in small niches where they collect gemstones."</p><p></p><p>So it's not all about enslavement and wanting to kill nice people!</p><p></p><p>Perhaps they just appreciate the aesthetics of gemstones? They could serve as bait to lure intelligent creatures within pseudopod reach, but other types of treasure could serve that purpose just as well.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and the original text says "They have a little-understood sensory system that makes them very highly aware of their physical surroundings within 30′ of their position" so maybe they deserve blindsight 30 ft. if you're editing in a Gemstones paragraph?</p><p></p><p>Dang it, I've just noticed something else "They are 90% likely not to be detected by sight because of their ability to appear to be part of a rock or large stone." That sounds like a special trait to me! So does "They may flatten themselves to pass under doors or through cracks" for that matter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 8475006, member: 57383"] Hmm… problem is, as far as I can tell 5E monster writeups usually don't bother with specifying what type of treasure they collect, it's usually nothing or something vague like "loves treasure", "will fight if given treasure" or "collects treasure to give X as tribute." It seems easier to just drop it. If you want to add some treasure comment in the Description, I'd go for the collecting jewels approach rather than the enslaver eating them. While there's no mention of a mineral dietary requirement in the original monster, the flavour text does say they "conceal themselves in rocky areas, in small niches where they collect gemstones." So it's not all about enslavement and wanting to kill nice people! Perhaps they just appreciate the aesthetics of gemstones? They could serve as bait to lure intelligent creatures within pseudopod reach, but other types of treasure could serve that purpose just as well. Oh, and the original text says "They have a little-understood sensory system that makes them very highly aware of their physical surroundings within 30′ of their position" so maybe they deserve blindsight 30 ft. if you're editing in a Gemstones paragraph? Dang it, I've just noticed something else "They are 90% likely not to be detected by sight because of their ability to appear to be part of a rock or large stone." That sounds like a special trait to me! So does "They may flatten themselves to pass under doors or through cracks" for that matter. [/QUOTE]
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