Psychotic Jim
First Post
Some monsters are so lame and/or obscure that no one in their right mind wants to convert them. Luckily, I am not such a person. Converted from the 2nd Ed. Monstrous Compedium Annual (Vol 2) is the palmpisest, a magically animated piece of paper. Watch out for its lethal (or not) paper cut 
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Palimpsest
Diminutive Construct
Hit Dice: 1d10 (5 hp)
Initiative: +1 (Dex)
Speed: 10 ft.
AC: 15 (+1 Dex, +4 size)
Attacks: Paper-cut +3 melee
Damage: Paper-cut 1d4-2
Face/Reach: 1 ft by 1 ft/0 ft
Special Attacks: Absorption
Special Qualities: Construct, immunities, camouflage, blindsight 60 ft, SR 13
Saves: Fort +0, Ref +3, Will +0
Abilities: Str 6, Dex 13, Con -, Int 3, Wis 11, Cha 2
Climate/Terrain: Any temperate land and underground
Organization: Solitary, Pamphlet (2-8), Book (20-100), or Library (100+)
Challenge Rating: 1
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always Neutral
Advancement: 2-5 HD (Diminutive), 6-10 HD (Tiny)
Magic at times seems like a disease; it has a nasty habit of infecting everything it touches with weirdness. It has done so with the palimpsest, a formerly mundane piece of paper or parchment given life. The palimpsest is a subtle predator, lying in wait for victims whose life it can “absorb” into itself. A palimpsest is normally indistinguishable from a normal scroll or piece of paper.
Combat
A palimpsests hides in bookshelves and similar locations waiting for a potential “meal” to come within its reach and then lashes out using the advantage of surprise, cutting the victim with severely bleeding gashes and possibly absorbing the foe.
Absorption (Su): If a palimpsest hits an opponent in combat, the victim must make a Fortitude Save (DC 10) or have her essence eaten by the palimpsest. It takes two rounds for the palimpsest to absorb the foe, after which the likeness of the absorbed victim appears as an illustration on the palimpsest. The creatures takes 1 day per Hit Die or level of the victim to totally “digest” the victim, after which time there is no way to get the character back; not even resurrection, wish, or miracle will work. However, there are several ways to retrieve an absorbed victim from a palimpsest’s clutches before the digestion process is finished. A wish or miracle spell will bring back the victim, as will the judicious use of certain spell combinations. A remove curse spell followed by a resurrection spell will bring back the character. Shocking grasp has a flat 20% chance to bring a victim back, a lightning bolt spell a 50% chance, and a chain lightning a 90% chance. A palimpsest can digest up to one victim per HD.
Construct: Immune to mind-influencing effects, poison, disease, and similar effects. Not subject to critical hits, sub-dual damage, ability damage, energy drain, or death from massive damage.
Immunities (Ex): A palimpsest is immune to all piercing and slashing weapons as well as fire. As it has no clear front or back, it cannot be flanked.
Camoflauge (Ex): A palimpsest disguising itself as a piece of paper is almost indistinguishable from a normal parchment or paper. It requires a Spot check (DC 25) to notice before it attacks.
Blindsight (Ex): As a palimpsest can feel the vibrations of potential victims nearby, it has blindsight 60 ft.
.Palimpsest
Diminutive Construct
Hit Dice: 1d10 (5 hp)
Initiative: +1 (Dex)
Speed: 10 ft.
AC: 15 (+1 Dex, +4 size)
Attacks: Paper-cut +3 melee
Damage: Paper-cut 1d4-2
Face/Reach: 1 ft by 1 ft/0 ft
Special Attacks: Absorption
Special Qualities: Construct, immunities, camouflage, blindsight 60 ft, SR 13
Saves: Fort +0, Ref +3, Will +0
Abilities: Str 6, Dex 13, Con -, Int 3, Wis 11, Cha 2
Climate/Terrain: Any temperate land and underground
Organization: Solitary, Pamphlet (2-8), Book (20-100), or Library (100+)
Challenge Rating: 1
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always Neutral
Advancement: 2-5 HD (Diminutive), 6-10 HD (Tiny)
Magic at times seems like a disease; it has a nasty habit of infecting everything it touches with weirdness. It has done so with the palimpsest, a formerly mundane piece of paper or parchment given life. The palimpsest is a subtle predator, lying in wait for victims whose life it can “absorb” into itself. A palimpsest is normally indistinguishable from a normal scroll or piece of paper.
Combat
A palimpsests hides in bookshelves and similar locations waiting for a potential “meal” to come within its reach and then lashes out using the advantage of surprise, cutting the victim with severely bleeding gashes and possibly absorbing the foe.
Absorption (Su): If a palimpsest hits an opponent in combat, the victim must make a Fortitude Save (DC 10) or have her essence eaten by the palimpsest. It takes two rounds for the palimpsest to absorb the foe, after which the likeness of the absorbed victim appears as an illustration on the palimpsest. The creatures takes 1 day per Hit Die or level of the victim to totally “digest” the victim, after which time there is no way to get the character back; not even resurrection, wish, or miracle will work. However, there are several ways to retrieve an absorbed victim from a palimpsest’s clutches before the digestion process is finished. A wish or miracle spell will bring back the victim, as will the judicious use of certain spell combinations. A remove curse spell followed by a resurrection spell will bring back the character. Shocking grasp has a flat 20% chance to bring a victim back, a lightning bolt spell a 50% chance, and a chain lightning a 90% chance. A palimpsest can digest up to one victim per HD.
Construct: Immune to mind-influencing effects, poison, disease, and similar effects. Not subject to critical hits, sub-dual damage, ability damage, energy drain, or death from massive damage.
Immunities (Ex): A palimpsest is immune to all piercing and slashing weapons as well as fire. As it has no clear front or back, it cannot be flanked.
Camoflauge (Ex): A palimpsest disguising itself as a piece of paper is almost indistinguishable from a normal parchment or paper. It requires a Spot check (DC 25) to notice before it attacks.
Blindsight (Ex): As a palimpsest can feel the vibrations of potential victims nearby, it has blindsight 60 ft.
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