Converting First Edition monsters from DRAGON magazine

[Shade]

Dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor not a fighter.

CR 2/LA +2 is fine with me.

Lubin should be CR 1/LA +1, though. That improved animal companion ability is definitely worth a point of each at low levels.

 

[Knight Otu]

1/+1 for the lubin sounds fine.

 

[BOZ]

Advancement: By character class?

Animal Companion (Sp?) save DC 14?

Wild Empathy (Ex): This power works like the druid’s wild empathy class feature, except that the urisk has a +X racial bonus on the check. (and synergy from Handle Animal skill?)

 

[Shade]

Yes to character class. Preferred class druid or ranger?

Animal companion DC 13. Should we add "The save DC is Charisma-based"?

I'm unsure how the figure the wild empathy bonus for critters. The unicorn, dryad, and nymph all have a +6 racial bonus.

 

[Knight Otu]

By class; ranger
Su, not Sp, I'd say. Add "The save DC is Charisma-based."
+4?

 

[Shade]

Yeah, agreed on Su.

I'm interested in how they figure the racial bonus on Wild Empathy. I suppose we could arbitrarily assign a number, but I wonder if a formula exists (or if it is always simply +6).

 

[BOZ]

eh, why buck the trends.

updating in homebrews - how do we look?

as an aside, i may be busy all or most of the day tomorrow, so i may not be posting. keep an eye out for me all the same. i'll post the new conversions in the CC when i have the time, maybe over the weekend.

 

[Shade]

I looked it over, and it looks finished.

What's next? If we are keeping with the last few conversions and doing Creature Catalog monsters, I'd request the wind thrower from Creature Catalog III.

 

[BOZ]

wind thrower? now, that's just rude.

 

[Shade]

The cheese cutter and loaf pincher are even worse.