Converting Forgotten Realms monsters

[Shade]

Updated.

Abilities: Increase from the base creature as follows: Int +4, Wis +x, Cha +x. Being undead, a burnbones has no Constitution score.

Environment: Any land or underground?
Organization: Solitary?
Challenge Rating: Same as the base creature +x.
Treasure: None (except holy symbol)?
Level Adjustment: Same as the base creature +x.

 

[demiurge1138]

Wisdom +4, Cha +4 sounds good.

Level adjustment is going to be tricky. The swift casting is really nice.

 

[Shade]

Indeed.

They are at least as good as a lich, at CR +2, LA +4.

They seem about as good at a death knight at CR +3, LA +5.

Swift casting might push them up to an even higher LA.

 

[freyar]

CR+3, LA+6?

Fiery resolve needs to refer to spells rather than SLAs. Other than that, looks pretty good.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Time for a sample creature?

 

[freyar]

If we want to go with the Cyric theme, an 11th or 12th level human cleric with Destruction and Trickery domains or else just Chaos and Evil domains if we want to be generic.

 

[demiurge1138]

Destruction and Trickery sound better than Chaos and Evil.

 

[Shade]

Getting started with the sample...

12th-level human cleric
Medium Humanoid (Human)
Hit Dice: 12d8+12 (66 hp)
Initiative: -1
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 9 (-1 Dex), touch 9, flat-footed 9
Base Attack/Grapple: +9/+10
Attack: Weapon +10 melee (xdx+1)
Full Attack: Weapon +10 melee (xdx+1)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Rebuke undead, spells
Special Qualities: -
Saves: Fort +8, Ref +4, Will +8
Abilities: Str 13, Dex 8, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 18, Cha 14
Skills: 30
Feats: 5
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 12
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Always chaotic evil
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: +0

Cleric Spells Prepared: (Caster level 12th)
6th—2+1;
5th—2+1;
4th—3+1;
3rd—5+1;
2nd—5+1;
1st—6+1;
0—6;
*Domain spell. Deity: Cyric. Domains: Destruction, Trickery.

The human cleric presented here had the following ability scores before racial adjustments and level increases: Str 13, Dex 8, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 15, Cha 14.

 

[freyar]

Skills: Concentration, Bluff?

Feats: Spell Penetration, Maximize Spell, Extend Spell, Widen Spell, Weapon Focus (x)

Abilities go to Str 13, Dex 8, Con -, Int 14, Wis 22, Cha 18.

 

[Shade]

Added to Sample Creature section of Homebrews entry.

Let's also mix in a healthy dose of Knowledge (religion) and Spellcraft.

We have a bit of a discrepancy. We have treasure listed as None (except holy symbol), but the attack lines still list wielding a weapon. Do we want to assume that they only use their touch (because the fiery aura melts everything), or revise the treasure entry to Standard? I'd prefer the latter, because I'd imagine Cyric would still want them wielding his favored weapon.

Assuming the latter, Cyric's favored weapon is "Razor's Edge" (longsword), so let's go with that for the attack lines.

Weapon Focus (longsword) or Weapon Focus (searing touch)?