Converting Creatures from Other Campaign Settings
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demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
I second freyar's suggestion.
Shade
Monster Junkie
Sure, great idea! I'll boost Cha to 18 to keep AC constant. It's not like they aren't charismatic. 
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Shall we give them elf traits (low-light vision, bonus vs. enchantments, etc.)?
This seems pretty straightforward...
Spell-Like Abilities: 1/day—cone of cold (DC x), ice storm, wall of ice. Caster level 7th. The save DCs are Charisma-based.
So, literally cold damage that heals the ice vampire, or something more traditional like Con damage/drain (with the usual temporary hit points)?
Alternate form?
Something like this?
Beguiling Song (Su): A rusalka can attempt to beguile creatures with its song. The rusalka sings, targeting a single creature it can see within 300 feet of her body of water (see water symbiosis, below). This is a sonic, mind-affecting ability, and the creature must be able to hear the rusalka for it to take effect. The targeted creature must make a DC 17 Will saving throw. If the save is successful, that creature cannot be affected by that rusalka's song for one day.
Failure indicates the creature is utterly beguiled and moves toward the rusalka, taking the most direct route available. If that path leads into a dangerous area (such as very deep or fast-moving water) the beguiled creature gets a second saving throw. A rusalka who desires a companion often moves out of the water and bestows water breathing upon its beguiled victim so that she can take him underwater. A beguiled creature may take no actions other than defending himself. A beguiled victim who moves within 5 feet of the rusalka must make a DC 18 Will saving throw or be charmed as per charm monster cast by an 8th-level sorcerer. Success means that the character is freed from the beguilement and is immune to that rusalka's beguiling song for 24 hours. The beguiling effect continues so long as the rusalka sings. A rusalka does not need to continue to sing to keep a victim charmed.
A rusalka can use her beguiling song both above and below the water. Good rusalkas cast water breathing on their charmed companions to keep them alive below the waves. Evil rusalkas move into deep water, forcing a beguiled victim to move toward them but never allowing the victim to get within 5 feet. If these unlucky creatures fail their second saving throw, they usually drown (see page 304 of the DMG).
Updated.
Shall we give them elf traits (low-light vision, bonus vs. enchantments, etc.)?
This seems pretty straightforward...
Spell-Like Abilities: 1/day—cone of cold (DC x), ice storm, wall of ice. Caster level 7th. The save DCs are Charisma-based.
So, literally cold damage that heals the ice vampire, or something more traditional like Con damage/drain (with the usual temporary hit points)?
Alternate form?
Something like this?
Beguiling Song (Su): A rusalka can attempt to beguile creatures with its song. The rusalka sings, targeting a single creature it can see within 300 feet of her body of water (see water symbiosis, below). This is a sonic, mind-affecting ability, and the creature must be able to hear the rusalka for it to take effect. The targeted creature must make a DC 17 Will saving throw. If the save is successful, that creature cannot be affected by that rusalka's song for one day.
Failure indicates the creature is utterly beguiled and moves toward the rusalka, taking the most direct route available. If that path leads into a dangerous area (such as very deep or fast-moving water) the beguiled creature gets a second saving throw. A rusalka who desires a companion often moves out of the water and bestows water breathing upon its beguiled victim so that she can take him underwater. A beguiled creature may take no actions other than defending himself. A beguiled victim who moves within 5 feet of the rusalka must make a DC 18 Will saving throw or be charmed as per charm monster cast by an 8th-level sorcerer. Success means that the character is freed from the beguilement and is immune to that rusalka's beguiling song for 24 hours. The beguiling effect continues so long as the rusalka sings. A rusalka does not need to continue to sing to keep a victim charmed.
A rusalka can use her beguiling song both above and below the water. Good rusalkas cast water breathing on their charmed companions to keep them alive below the waves. Evil rusalkas move into deep water, forcing a beguiled victim to move toward them but never allowing the victim to get within 5 feet. If these unlucky creatures fail their second saving throw, they usually drown (see page 304 of the DMG).
freyar
Extradimensional Explorer
Elf traits and SLAs are good.
I'm ambivalent on the cold damage vs Con damage/drain issue. Thematically, I like the cold damage, but it's a bit unusual for hp to transfer directly for that. If there's a clear precedent, I'd probably prefer cold damage.
Alternate form works, though we need to specify that it gains new abilities in pool form (similar to the ghaele, I guess).
Yeah, we can probably modify that from the rusalka, specifying that it only works in pool form.
I'm ambivalent on the cold damage vs Con damage/drain issue. Thematically, I like the cold damage, but it's a bit unusual for hp to transfer directly for that. If there's a clear precedent, I'd probably prefer cold damage.
Alternate form works, though we need to specify that it gains new abilities in pool form (similar to the ghaele, I guess).
Yeah, we can probably modify that from the rusalka, specifying that it only works in pool form.
demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
The bleakborn from Libris Mortis, aka the Moil zombies from Return to the Tomb of Horrors, heal when they do cold damage.
Shade
Monster Junkie
Perfect!
Here's the ability...
Cold To The Touch (Su): The touch of a bleakborn deals 2d6 points of cold damage. Each 3 points of cold damage dealt heals a bleakborn of 1 point of damage. If this amount of healing would cause a bleakborn to exceed its full normal hit point total, it gains any excess as temporary hit points. These temporary hit points last for up to 1 hour. Anyone who hits a bleakborn in melee also takes 1d6 points of cold damage, unless wielding a reach weapon.
Here's the ability...
Cold To The Touch (Su): The touch of a bleakborn deals 2d6 points of cold damage. Each 3 points of cold damage dealt heals a bleakborn of 1 point of damage. If this amount of healing would cause a bleakborn to exceed its full normal hit point total, it gains any excess as temporary hit points. These temporary hit points last for up to 1 hour. Anyone who hits a bleakborn in melee also takes 1d6 points of cold damage, unless wielding a reach weapon.
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