Converting Forgotten Realms monsters

[freyar]

Hmm, magical beast (psionic) or maybe aberration (psionic)? What do you think?

It lists SLAs, but it's not clear to me if these are SLAs as opposed to psionics (ie, non-psionic version) or in addition to psionics. What do you think?

Edit: worth doing a swarm version, too, maybe?

 

[Shade]

They strike me more as magical beasts.

I got the impression that the SLAs were replacements for psionics, but I could be wrong.

Dunno about swarm...they're pretty big.

 

[freyar]

I was leaning toward magical beast, as well, so let's do that.
Let's use the SLAs as a "nonpsionic sidebar" or vice versa.

The reason I suggest swarm is that they always seem to come in big groups, but it's certainly not necessary.

 

[Shade]

Let's figure out ability scores.

Int is Exceptional (15-16). Cha is probably comparable.

The similarly-sized and shaped giant maggot has Str 7, Dex 13, Con 13.

So maybe Str 7, Dex 13, Con 13, Int 16, Wis 14, Cha 16?

 

[freyar]

Sounds good to me.

Collecting some thoughts:
They've got a burrowing speed at half base. Seems like they also have a 1/day leaping ability. For the psionics, seems like psion manifester levels would be appropriate (as opposed to psi-like abilities). There's also some kind of web ability, but it doesn't seem like they can throw it.

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.

 

[freyar]

Environment, alignment seem right.

Do you prefer PLAs vs psion levels?

Want to make the leap ability partly psionic?

 

[Shade]

Yeah, I think I prefer PLAs to psion levels, since they are such low-HD.

I think there is another creature with a psionic leap ability...now where was that?

 

[freyar]

Makes sense, PLA it is.

Yeah, psionic leaping sounds familiar. Was it one of the Dark Sun beasties we did recently (daggoran, maybe)?

 

[Shade]

Hmmm...not the daggoran.

I noticed the Mental Leap feat, but that is just a +10 bonus on Jump checks.

I suppose we could just create something from scratch.