Another Immortals Handbook thread

[Sledge]

I'd vote for the first two.

 

[CRGreathouse]

I'd vote for the first two.

 

[Ulitharid_Lord]

I vote for 1 and 3.

U_K, will your formula for calculating Golem HD make it into the IH?

 

[Alzrius]

Since the first one sounds easy enough to just make, I'd go with the last two:

2. Amidah (Ultimate One) Approx. CR +100 (Template)
3. Nexus Dragon (Worm Hole Dragon) Approx. CR 500-1000

I agree with Anubis, and cast my vote for these two. U_K, given that the Bestiary won't be able to include this last monster (presuming that you won't then put the one that doesn't get packed into volume II), any chance that the losing entry could be posted free for view on your website?

 

[Crosshair]

1. Abomination: Annedotus (Dragon Men) Approx. CR +20 (Template)

Its a bit like an epic Half-Dragon Template. The sample character is the son of Tiamat.

2. Amidah (Ultimate One) Approx. CR +100 (Template)

Inspired by movies like 'Highlander' and 'The One' (Jet Li). One idea is that paragons everywhere would do battle for it...there can be only one (at any given time that is). The sample character is a very high-level non-evil Vampire warrior called Alabaster.

Lt. Col. Crosshair votes #1 and #2

 

[Pssthpok]

Gotta go with #2 & #3.

 

[Anabstercorian]

I vote you stop bragging about your design-fu skills and finish your work before you die alone and unloved in a gutter like Mozart did!

 

[Upper_Krust]

Hello there Ulitharid Lord - and welcome to the boards!

I vote for 1 and 3.

Thanks for all the votes so far. Unfortunately (counting Rulemaster who voted over msn messenger) it appears at the moment as though choices #1 and #3 are dead level.

U_K, will your formula for calculating Golem HD make it into the IH?

I'll probably put that on the website - I have been meaning to add the Clay Guardian/Golem/Sentinel/Gargant/Colossi/Leviathan.

To be honest I am not sure if it works that well without making either major changes to the core golems or major changes to the golems in my Bestiary. My latest idea was that maybe the golems hit dice could be based on the strength modifier attributed to that material (where Flesh would be 9 HD, +0 strength).

That way you get:

Flesh 9 HD
Clay 13 HD
Stone 15 HD
Diamond 16 HD
Iron 22 HD
Mercury 26 HD
Gold 29 HD
Orichalcum 132 HD
Neutronium 251 HD

Although this looks like a major nerfing of the Neutronium Golem, it doesn't really change it that much - its base slam damage is still 100,000+, its hit points are still 1,000,000+. But I am just not sure the change is a good idea.

Oh, and Cheiromancer, the webspace provider still hasn't emailed me back since Friday - I don't know whats going on there. I'll email them again tonight.

 

[Cheiromancer]

Ok. I'll be around all week.

 

[Upper_Krust]

Hiya Alzrius mate!

I agree with Anubis, and cast my vote for these two. U_K, given that the Bestiary won't be able to include this last monster (presuming that you won't then put the one that doesn't get packed into volume II), any chance that the losing entry could be posted free for view on your website?

Well to be honest I really wanted the Bestiary to have 51 entries (I have 153 monster ideas in various stages of development - so that would be 51 per Volume). The monsters you were voting for were all part of the original design of the first volume (although the Akishra and Cogent should have been in the third volume in the big Psuedonaturals section).

Actually I just double-checked and the Annedotus is actually a spare monster so condsider that 154.

The original line up of Volume #1 should have included:

Atalia (Eclipse Shadow)
King Wight...an epic Death Knight, Template
Elementars (7 entries)
Amidah (Ultimate One), Template
Anneal (Exalted One), Template
Anti-Matter Creature, Template
Bicorporeal Creature, Template
Bisects...an alien race
Silver Slaad/Brood
Eldren...an alien race
Nexus Dragon

...and as I mentioned the Akishra and Cogent should have been in the third volume.

If and when the printed version of Volume #1 happens I'll probably try and restore it to its original glory and maybe release the other monsters in a 32 page pdf for an appropriate price.