Converting Al-Qadim and Oriental Adventures creatures

[demiurge1138]

With the doppelganger as a precedent, I'd say Monstrous Humanoid... except that they're not very monstrous. I could go either way.

 

[Shade]

Yeah, I think I'd give monstrous humanoid a slight edge because...

Humanoids have few or no supernatural or extraordinary abilities

Monstrous humanoids are similar to humanoids, but with monstrous or animalistic features. They often have magical abilities as well.

 

[freyar]

I think the supernatural abilities bit definitely should push these toward monstrous, then.

 

[Shade]

Let's figure out ability scores.

Int is Average to High (8-14).

4+1 HD implies slightly above average Con.

The descriptive text notes that they are agile, and their natural AC suggests a high Dex.

Nothing seems to indicate above-average Str.

Cha might be above average for their disguise skills.

So maybe Str 10, Dex 17, Con 13, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 13?

Compare to doppelganger: Str 12, Dex 13, Con 12, Int 13, Wis 14, Cha 13.

 

[demiurge1138]

I might boost Cha to 14, but otherwise, your ability scores look good.

 

[freyar]

Let's also boost Int to 13.

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.

Alternate form or change shape?

 

[demiurge1138]

Change shape? They have a number of different forms they can assume, after all, although tree shape might be a better model for some of it. Any spell that turns you into a rock?

 

[freyar]

Closest thing I can think of is meld into stone. So change shape is probably right.

 

[Shade]

Here's something that might work from Unapproachable East...

Boulder Defense (Ex): A thomil can change its shape to a smooth, immobile, boulderlike form. In this form, the thomil's damage reduction increases to 15/- and its spell resistance increases by 5, but it cannot move or make attacks. Assuming this form takes a standard action, while returning to its semihumanoid form is a free action.