Converting Forgotten Realms monsters

[freyar]

My point was that it no longer takes damage when the weapon it's in is attacked, so it doesn't seem to be vulnerable to any attacks while it possesses an item --- how can someone target an incorporeal creature inside an item? So why does it need DR?

 

[Shade]

My point was that it no longer takes damage when the weapon it's in is attacked, so it doesn't seem to be vulnerable to any attacks while it possesses an item --- how can someone target an incorporeal creature inside an item? So why does it need DR?

Excellent point! DR seems superfluous.

 

[Cleon]

Excellent point! DR seems superfluous.

Well, maybe the special "possessing" DR extends to the weapon it's possessing. So if it's in a +2 mace said mace gains DR against bludgeoning.

Also, there's some flavour about them partially emerging from an item to use their touch attack - which suggests they can make energy touches within their Reach of an item they're possessing, but this exposes them to attack.

 

[freyar]

Applying the DR to the item would be ok except for the general rule of thumb against having both DR and hardness. I'd rather just stick to the item's hardness.

And the bit about partial emergence is getting too complicated for me.

 

[Cleon]

Applying the DR to the item would be ok except for the general rule of thumb against having both DR and hardness. I'd rather just stick to the item's hardness.

It could be the exception that proves the rule - or, rather, the exception-based design that disproves the rule of thum!

And the bit about partial emergence is getting too complicated for me.

Do you want to just drop it then?

I can always come up with a Cleon Special.

 

[Shade]

No DR for items. Ewwww!

 

[Cleon]

No DR for items. Ewwww!

I'll take that as a vote for "let's just drop it then".

 

[Shade]

I'll take that as a vote for "let's just drop it then".

That tounges spells seems to be working!

 

[Cleon]

That tounges spells seems to be working!

Niet comprende was du parlez, compadre.

*Casts greater dispel magic.

Sure you didn't use the reversed version of tongues?

So, what's next for the Tarsardar?

 

[freyar]

We're done with special abilities right? Just SR, skills, and feats, I think.

That's 10 skills at 8 ranks each. I guess UMD should be one, only because it's a "trained only" skill. Maybe we should just give it an ability to make UMD checks untrained and save the ranks. What do you think? Anyway, Spellcraft, Know (arcana), and Know (religion) seem like important skills for these.