Converting Al-Qadim and Oriental Adventures creatures

[demiurge1138]

Claws sound good.

Perhaps we should look to the PHB 2 spell for inciting a riot; it's rather more specific (attack nearest creature), although we may wish to change the target (attack your hierarchical superior).

 

[Shade]

Ooh...nice catch! I had completely forgotten that spell.

Here's the relevant bits:

Enchantment [Mind-Affecting]
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target: One creature/level, no two of which are more than 30 ft. apart
Duration: 1 round
Saving Throw: Will negates

Each creature that fails its saving throw attacks the nearest creature on its next turn, whether friend or foe. An affected creature attacks with whatever weapon is in hand, or with natural weapons. An unarmed creature attacks with an unarmed strike. An affected creature not already adjacent to another creature will move or (if possible) charge the nearest creature; if the nearest creature is not within range of a charge, the subject moves toward the nearest creature along the most efficient route.

 

[demiurge1138]

I think we should keep the one creature/level mechanic--a few commoners suddenly rising in violence is likely to inspire others to do the same without magic. Do we want to keep it "nearest creature"?

 

[Shade]

Agreed, and probably yes.

 

[Shade]

How does this look?

Incite Riot (Su): Once per day, a bauh-yin can incite up to one creature per Hit Die to riot. Affected creatures must be within X feet of the bauh-yin, and must succeed on DC X Will saves. A creature that fails its save attacks the nearest creature on its next turn, whether friend or foe. An affected creature attacks with whatever weapon is in hand, or with natural weapons. An unarmed creature attacks with an unarmed strike. An affected creature not already adjacent to another creature will move or (if possible) charge the nearest creature; if the nearest creature is not within range of a charge, the subject moves toward the nearest creature along the most efficient route. This is a mind-affecting, enchantment effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.

 

[talinthalas]

Looks good. I would say distance of 5 feet per HD and Will save DC of 16

 

[Shade]

How about 25 ft. + 5 ft./Hit Die (similar to the spell)? That would allow the base bauh-yin a range of 50 feet.

Alternate form or change shape for the cat forms?

They are immune to cold, fire, and electricity, but hate water. A bauh-yin will not cross water if it can avoid it, and further, will be driven off by cloudburst and other rainmaking spells.

Aversion to water as per a yuan-ti's aversion power, only as a weakness of the monster and not a power? D20 Modern also has monstrous weaknesses that might model that well.

How's this?

Aversion to Water (Ex): Bauh-yin hate water, and will never willingly cross water if it can be avoided. A bauh-yin exposed to an effect that puts it in contact with water (such as a rainstorm created by a control weather spell) must succeed on a DC x Will save or it must stay at least 20 feet from the source of water; if already within 20 feet, it must immediatelly move away. A bauh-yin unable to move away, or one attacked by a water effect, is overcome with revulsion. This revulsion reduces the creature's Dexterity score by 4 points until the effect wears off or the subject is no longer within 20 feet of a source of water. This ability is otherwise similar to antipathy as the spell (caster level 16th).

 

[demiurge1138]

Change shape for cat form, the water aversion looks good, and I like making incite riot work at close range.

 

[Shade]

Any Diminutive to Large feline for the change shape ability?

Suggested DC for the aversion?

 

[demiurge1138]

Are there any diminutive felines?

Also, antipathy is an 8th level Sor/Wiz spell. So let's make the DC the baseline 8th level DC, like for a scroll. 10 +8 +4= DC 22.