Converting Forgotten Realms monsters

[Shade]

Updated.

Sure, time for the knight.

For each ten sha’az warriors, one has a limited empathic ability which allows it to communicate with his queen, when it is away from the hive. It is a knight with maximum hit points. The ability can be used at will within 900 feet. Within a mile, the knight has a 10% chance of failure per round of usage, which increases another 1% for each extra mile of distance between the knight and his queen. The maximum chance of failure is limited to 90%, regardless of the distance. When failing an empathic roll, the knight loses its empathic ability for the remainder of the day.

 

[demiurge1138]

Knights are 4th level fighters? Or do we want to do something more exciting and make them psionic warriors?

 

[freyar]

Nice idea! 4th level psychic warriors with this extra telepathic link? Some additional stat bonus or the elite array? Another option is extra racial HD, too.

 

[demiurge1138]

I like using the elite array.

 

[freyar]

Ok, then. Let's maybe make the favored class for regular sha'az psychic warrior, too, in this case, which might mean we want to shuffle stats a little in the nonelite array. (Or maybe not, I guess the racial bonus is about all that matters.)

So, knights are 4th level psychic warriors with the elite array. How about Str 15, Dex 13+4, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 14+2, Cha 8-2?

 

[demiurge1138]

Those stats look good. I don't think we should change the non-elite array around, but I agree that psychic warrior makes for a pretty good favored class.

 

[freyar]

So let's leave the basic sha'az stats but just change the favored class.

Assuming we're making a knight statblock, it gets 4 feats, 2 of which must be fighter or psionic. How about Psionic Weapon and/or Psionic Fist, Weapon Finesse, Speed of Thought, Psionic Charge? I'm open to suggestions, though.

 

[demiurge1138]

Let's go with Psionic Meditation rather than Psionic Charge, and I'm good with that.

 

[freyar]

Psionic Weapon or Psionic Fist in that case? I guess it depends if they want to use their bite much. Probably Psionic Weapon makes more sense.

 

[demiurge1138]

Agreed to Psionic Weapon.