A Cyclops Ghoul

[Oryan77]

I am not very familiar with creating creatures. Can someone help me out here?

I have a Cyclops NPC (Deities & Demigods pg 132) that turns into a Ghoul. How do I go about creating this creature? I'm not sure if the Cyclops template will lose ability scores or qualities when he turns into a Ghoul.

 

[Oryan77]

I'm not looking for someone to build this for me (unless you want to). I just need someone to point me in the right direction. Is there a guideline that tells you what you would keep & what you would get rid of? Or do I just combine the 2 races together and use the highest stats from both sides?

 

[Rystil Arden]

I'm not looking for someone to build this for me (unless you want to). I just need someone to point me in the right direction. Is there a guideline that tells you what you would keep & what you would get rid of? Or do I just combine the 2 races together and use the highest stats from both sides?

Isn't there a Ghoulish template or some such out there? I think there is, but I don't remember where. Wherever it is and whatever it is called, you can apply the template to create your own custom ghouls--I know there's 3.0 templates for skeletons and zombies in BoVD (though in 3.5 the templating for those two became core--yay!)

 

[Pinotage]

Monte Cook created a 3e ghoulish template. There were several others also included in other sources, including one in Dragon, I believe, although I can't remember the issue number. Masterwork Monsters: Rise of the Ghouls from Clockwork Golem Workshop had one in, as did Reality Deviant Publications' A Touch of Evil III: Gnolls (there was a ghoul gnoll in there).

Pinotage

 

[MatthewJHanson]

There's also a ghoul template in Libris Mortis (gravetouched ghoul) if you have it available.

 

[cmanos]

My first thought is the Ghoul class in Libris Mortis, but I am not really familiar with how this works. Is this something you could add to an existing character? Say a 10th level fighter is killed by a ghoul and rises as a ghoul a couple nights later. Can he start taking levels in the ghoul class, or were these intended for starting characters?

EDIT: Never mind...I answered my question.

 

[Evil Monkey]

Dragon Magazine has a ghoulish creature template that can be used to turn a humanoid, monstrous humanoid, or giant into a ghoul. I don't remember which specific issue the article was in, but it was reprinted in the Dragon Compendium v1.

 

[Land Outcast]

Ghoulish Creature (DC 1)

[Sblock=Lesser Cyclops, lacking 2 feats]
Ghoulish Cyclops, Lesser
Large Undead
Hit Dice: 13d12 (137 hp)
Initiative: +1
Speed: 40 ft.
AC: 22 (-1 size, +2 Dex, +12 Natural)
Full attack:
2 claws +17 melee (1d4+9 plus paralysis) and bite +12 melee (1d8+4 plus paralysis) or
Huge Longspear +17/+12 melee (2d6+13) or
Rock +10/+5 ranged (2d6+9)
Space/Reach: 10ft./10 ft. (10-20 ft. with longspear)
Special Attacks: Create Spawn, Paralysis, Rock Throwing
Special Qualities: Undead Traits, Rock Catching, +2 Turn Resistance
Saves: Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +6
Abilities: Str 29, Dex 13, Con -, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 14
Skills: Climb +14, Jump +14, Spot +12
Feats: Cleave, Great Cleave, Power Attack
CR: 9

Create Spawn (Su):
Paralysis (Ex): Those hit by a ghoulish lesser cyclop's natural attack must succeed at a Fortitude save DC 18 or be paralyzed for 1d6+2 minutes. Elves are immune to this paralysis.
[/sblock]

[Sblock=Greater Cyclops, lacking 1 feat]
Ghoulish Cyclops, Greater
Huge Undead
Hit Dice: 16d12 (156 hp)
Initiative: +3
Speed: 40 ft.
AC: 28 (-2 size, +3 Dex, +12 Natural, +5 armor [+1 scale mail])
Full attack:
2 claws +22 melee (1d4+12 plus paralysis) and bite +17 melee (1d8+6 plus paralysis) or
Gargantuan Longspear +22/+17/+12 melee (2d8+18) or
Rock +13/+8/+3 ranged (2d8+12)
Space/Reach: 15ft./15 ft. (15-25 ft. with longspear)
Special Attacks: Create Spawn, Paralysis, Rock Throwing
Special Qualities: Fire Immunity, Undead Traits, Rock Catching, SR 22, +2 Turn Resistance
Saves: Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +12
Abilities: Str 35, Dex 17, Con -, Int 20, Wis 24, Cha 22
Skills: Climb +31, Craft (Armorsmithing) +29, Craft (Weaponsmithing) +29, Jump +35, Spot +26
Feats: Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Great Cleave, Improved Sunder, Power Attack
CR: 12

Create Spawn (Su):
Paralysis (Ex): Those hit by a ghoulish lesser cyclop's natural attack must succeed at a Fortitude save DC 24 or be paralyzed for 1d6+2 minutes. Elves are immune to this paralysis. [/sblock]

 

[Oryan77]

Thanks a lot Land Outcast! Did you use the Libris Mortis book or the Monte pdf?

 

[Land Outcast]

You're welcome!

Actually I used neither... the Dragon Compendium version...