Converting Forgotten Realms monsters

[Cleon]

Yeah, what's the harm in it?

Oh, leave it in if you're both so keen.

Anything else that needs doing to the Working Draft?

 

[Shade]

Once we figure out Treasure and length/weight, I think we're ready to move it to Homebrews.

 

[freyar]

Is the treasure just going to be the copper?

Treasure: see below

The fur of a copper opossum contains real copper. A DC X Craft (metalworking?) or Profession (X) check extracts 1d4+1 pounds of copper from the fur of a mature copper opossum.

 

[Shade]

Is the treasure just going to be the copper?

Treasure: see below

The fur of a copper opossum contains real copper. A DC X Craft (metalworking?) or Profession (X) check extracts 1d4+1 pounds of copper from the fur of a mature copper opossum.

Not bad. Here's how the aurumvorax works...

An aurumvorax hide, properly prepared with a successful DC 30 Survival check, is worth 3,000 gp. Burning an aurumvorax in an exceptionally hot fire (such as a forge) leaves behind 2d20x10 gp worth of raw gold.

 

[Cleon]

Not bad. Here's how the aurumvorax works...

An aurumvorax hide, properly prepared with a successful DC 30 Survival check, is worth 3,000 gp. Burning an aurumvorax in an exceptionally hot fire (such as a forge) leaves behind 2d20x10 gp worth of raw gold.

Hmm, while a Survival check makes sense for "skinning the carcass" it seems the fur is only valuable for its copper content - maybe it quickly "rusts" into green vedrigris once the copper opossum is killed?

That suggests we don't need a skill check, unless the hunter wants to remove the skin for ease of transport:

The fur of a copper opossum contains real copper. Burning a copper opossum (or just its skin) in an an exceptionally hot fire (such as a forge) leaves behind 1d4+1 sp worth of raw copper. Removing the skin from a dead copper opossum requires a DC 10 Survival check. The skin weighs 3 to 6 pounds.

that reminds me, I was going to give the animal an increased weight since it's got extra-dense fur. Our regular opossum is 2-12 pounds, so the copper variety ought to be 5-18 pounds.

I'll Update the Working Draft.

 

[Shade]

The fur of a copper opossum contains real copper. Burning a copper opossum (or just its skin) in an an exceptionally hot fire (such as a forge) leaves behind 1d4+1 sp worth of raw copper. Removing the skin from a dead copper opossum requires a DC 10 Survival check, a copper opossum skin weighs 3 to 6 pounds.

Let's convert that to copper pieces, since it's a copper critter after all.

that reminds me, I was going to give the animal an increased weight since it's got extra-dense fur. Our regular opossum is 2-12 pounds, so the copper variety ought to be 5-18 pounds.

Good idea.

 

[Cleon]

Let's convert that to copper pieces, since it's a copper critter after all. .

Make it 10d4+10 cp then.

 

[freyar]

That sounds fine to me.

 

[Cleon]

That sounds fine to me.

I'll Update the Working Draft.

Are we OK with +4 venom resistant?

What about copper opossums as familiars?

 

[Shade]

Are we OK with +4 venom resistant?

What about copper opossums as familiars?

Yes and yes.

+2 bonus on saves vs. poison for master?