Converting First Edition monsters from DRAGON magazine

[BOZ]

yer quick.

Electricity Ray (Ex): A living web can create a ray that looks like a miniature bolt of lightning and deals 3d4 points of electricity damage (Reflex save half DC 10). Once a web uses this ray, it can’t use it again until 1d4 rounds later. This attack has a range of 70 feet, with no range increment. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Absorb Electricity (Ex): Living webs take no damage from electrical attacks and effects. Any attack that would have dealt 8 or more points of electrical damage to a living web instead increases its total Hit Dice by 1, and its maximum hit points by 4. The living web still has a maximum of 6 Hit Dice.

 

[Shade]

Those abilities look good.

 

[BOZ]

how would we work the spider climb? ability as the spell?

also, we could give it a climb speed and skill bonus like the black pudding and ochre jelly.

 

[Krishnath]

Give it a climb speed of for example 5' or some such, thus granting it a +8 racial bonus on climb checks, additionally we could have it's ability bonus to climb be based on Dex instead of Str. There are a few monsters allready created by WotC that has that ability.

 

[Shade]

How about...

Wallwalking (Ex): This ability works like the spider climb spell, except that its climb speed is limited to 15 ft. and it is always in effect.

or

Wallwalking (Ex): The duleep need not make Climb checks to traverse a vertical or horizontal surface (even upside down).

This would be in addition to the usual benefits of having a climb speed.

I agree that we should add to the Skills section in the description that the duleep uses its Dexterity modifier for Climb checks.

 

[BOZ]

additionally we could have it's ability bonus to climb be based on Dex instead of Str. There are a few monsters allready created by WotC that has that ability.[/color]

i know i've seen that too. got an example of such a creature so's i can look it up?

 

[Shade]

i know i've seen that too. got an example of such a creature so's i can look it up?

Check out the mighty beast known as....the cat.

 

[BOZ]

heh

 

[BOZ]

ok smart guy, go check out the new duleep, posted in homebrews.

 

[Shade]

It's coming together nicely. A few thoughts...

I'd vote for at least climb 10 ft., but would prefer 15 ft., since it seems to be its preferred form of locomotion.

I like the idea of Weapon Finesse as a bonus feat.

CR 1? It is physically weak but can deal 3d4 damage as a ranged touch attack, which is pretty powerful at low levels.