Converting Forgotten Realms monsters

[freyar]

Well, the original text lists them as fey, and the flavor is partly fey-ish. You know, I could almost see these as a dual creature: the mara spirit (outsider) and mara body (fey with sunlight vulnerability).

 

[Shade]

How about outsiders with some fey characteristics? Some demons already have DR/cold iron, so that works out well.

 

[demiurge1138]

Outsiders with affinities for evil fey works best for me.

 

[freyar]

Outsiders with affinities for evil fey works best for me.

How do you mean "affinities" here?

 

[demiurge1138]

Like, DR cold iron, associates with fey in the Prime Material.

 

[freyar]

Sure. Let's see if we can come up with some more fey-like abilities for these.

 

[Shade]

Considering the fact that it's like a massive construct, it's a monster trifecta!

 

[Shade]

SIZE: L (20. tall)

Mara are reputed to be 20 feet tall or more, gray-green in color, like weathered stone, and of hulking humanoid shape.

Huge?

Mara communicate among themselves with bird-like cries, whistling, and calls. They can understand, and may respond to, simple mental commands.

Speak their own language and understand Abyssal?

The mara stoops to attack with rending claws and hooked beak. If both claws hit the same target, the bite hits automatically, inflicting double damage.

Didn't we do this "auto bite if both claws hit" on another recent creature?

A mara can be affected by any weapon, but has a 25% resistance to magic.

Spell resistance, but no DR.

Bright, direct sunlight immobilizes a mara’s body and renders it unfit for the mara’s spirit. This effectively defeats the creature, driving the spirit into painful exile on an outer plane. Many mara have been trapped by the sun, and their abandoned stone bodies form circles and groups of standing stones to this day. Magical and man-made light, such as fire or lantern light, have no effect on the mara, nor does light from such creatures as will o wisps.

Sunlight = effect of banishment spell?

 

[freyar]

Wow, keep forgetting about these.

Those suggestions all sound good.

I remember doing a Gnaw ability for bite combined with Imp Grab. Is that what you're thinking of? This seems a little closer to a Rend, though. Did we do that with bite?

 

[Shade]

Let's figure out ability scores.

Int is listed as 2-4. Wis should be average to decent, based on their keen senses and awareness of proximity of demons and so forth. Cha is probably average to decent as well.

Physical ability scores (except Con) can probably be borrowed from a greater stone golem: Str 37, Dex 7

Con 30ish?