Converting Epic Level Beings

[BOZ]

ok, they were more comments than ideas. heh, i am off work next week so i'm planning on finishing up these conversions that i've left hanging for so long! not just at this moment though...

 

[BOZ]

OK, so I lied? What's new? gencon and planning for gencon kept me busy enough. anyone have any comments on my comments above?

 

[Clifford]

I am only momenting on the maybe stuff.

I think he should be able to keep up with gods. Soooo maybe a base movement rate of 180 sounds good. I Imagine long strides for this dude.

All resistances of 20 ish sounds good.

I think this is a good choice for some immunities.
Energy Drain, Ability Drain, Ability Damage: A deity is not subject to energy drain, ability drain, or ability damage.

 

[Shade]

Man, I thought this guy would be easy!

Attempting to summarize what we've decided to give him:

• damage reduction 20/epic
• darkvision 60 ft
• blindsight to a range of 500 feet.
• Telepathy 1,000 feet.
• true seeing at will.
• fast healing 10
• spell resistance 39
• immunity to one of five energy types (acid/cold/electricity/fire/sonic), resistance 20 to the rest
• immune to polymorphing, petrification, or any form-altering attack. not subject to energy drain, ability drain, or ability damage. immune to mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, phantasms, patterns, and morale effects)
• not subject to death from massive damage
• Immortality: All deities (even those of rank 0) are naturally immortal and cannot die from natural causes. Deities do not age, and they do not need to eat, sleep, or breathe. The only way for a deity to die is through special circumstances, usually by being slain in magical or physical combat. Deities of rank 1 or higher are not subject to death from massive damage.
• Abyssal, Celestial, Infernal, etc.

 

[BOZ]

i guess that's not too much, if we can fit all of it into his HD and CR.

 

[Clifford]

Those abilities loog about right.

I think its time to tackel the stone thingy!

Cliff
>=)

 

[BOZ]

i'll write up a new stat block for him, and post it, and when we've got that good to go we can work on his artifact (i don't think we should jump the gun and work on an item when the character has work yet to do).

 

[Clifford]

hey boz where is that statblock?

cliff
>=)

 

[BOZ]

sooner or later. i'd be lying to you if i said it was going to be sooner rather than later...

 

[BOZ]

• immunity to one of five energy types (acid/cold/electricity/fire/sonic), resistance 20 to the rest

any opinions on this?

and here is the long-ago promised updated stat block, as much as i could throw together in a few minutes:

Ma Yuan ("killer of the gods")
Colossal Outsider (Chaotic, Evil, Extraplanar)
Hit Dice: 50d8+750 (975 hp)
Initiative: +4
Speed: 60 ft (12 squares), fly 60 ft (good?), swim 60 ft
Armor Class: X (-8 size, +4 Dex, +X natural), touch X, flat-footed X
Base Attack/Grapple: +50/+83
Attack: Claw +59 melee (4d6+17)
Full Attack: 4 claws +59 melee (4d6+17) and bite +54 melee (6d6+8) (depicted carrying a sword)
Space/Reach: 30 ft/30 ft
Special Attacks: X
Special Qualities: blindsight 500 ft?, damage reduction 20/epic, darkvision 60 ft, fast healing 10, immortal, (immunity/resistance to acid/cold/electricity/fire/sonic), spell resistance 39, telepathy 1000 ft
Saves: Fort +42, Ref +31, Will +32
Abilities: Str 45, Dex 18, Con 40, Int 20, Wis 20, Cha 25
Skills: (13 at 53 ranks)
Feats: 17 (10 can be epic)

Environment: (Any evil-aligned plane?)
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 27
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Always chaotic evil
Advancement: ---
Level Adjustment: ---

Ma Yuan is 70 feet tall, and weighs X tons.

Ma Yuan speaks Abyssal, Celestial, Infernal

COMBAT

Ma Yuan's natural weapons, as well as any weapons he wields, are treated as chaotic-aligned, evil-aligned, and epic for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.

Immortal (Ex): Ma Yuan is naturally immortal and cannot die from natural causes. He does not age, and does not need to eat, sleep, or breathe. Ma Yuan is immune to to mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, phantasms, patterns, and morale effects), polymorphing, petrification, or any form-altering attack. Ma Yuan is not subject to death from massive damage, energy drain, ability drain, or ability damage.

True Seeing (at will)

Originally found in the first edition Deities and Demigods (1980, James M. Ward and Robert J. Kuntz).