Converting Al-Qadim and Oriental Adventures creatures

[demiurge1138]

The fact that they only fight on the ethereal makes me think "ghost variant".

 

[freyar]

That's fine for me. So manifestation, charm or suggestion of some type, and some way to kill the victims. Maybe an altered malevolence or something?

 

[Shade]

Template or monster?

 

[GrayLinnorm]

I vote monster. We don't want to make it too much like a ghost.

 

[freyar]

Monster's fine with me. Any other thoughts on how it does it's killing?

 

[demiurge1138]

Perhaps it forces them to commit suicide, ala the death urge psionic power?

 

[freyar]

Perhaps it forces them to commit suicide, ala the death urge psionic power?

Not a bad idea, though the victims are probably somewhat likely to be unarmed. We'll have to modify this a bit. Are there any spells or powers that scare someone to death?

 

[Shade]

Phantasmal killer comes to mind.

 

[freyar]

Phantasmal killer seems just about right. Modifying:

Killing Form (Sp): Three times per day as a standard action, a sundel can affect a chosen individual as with a phantasmal killer at CL X, except as follows. First, the sundel itself appears to the victim to be the beast listed in the spell description. Also, the phantasmal killer cannot be turned back on the sundel. Victims that have been previously charmed by the sundel take a -2 morale penalty to their saves against the killing form.

 

[demiurge1138]

I like the charm = penalty mechanic. Nasty.