Converting "generic setting" second edition monsters

[Shade]

Then I'd stick with traditional wild empathy. It would probably need some other weird ability to communicate with vermin and mindless critters. Even in the vermin lord in BoVD can't talk with those things.

 

[BOZ]

here is what we gave the actaeon, would that be sufficient? should we add vermin and other mindless creatures? or just make it a general empathy check for any creature type?

Wild Empathy (Ex): This power works like the druid’s wild empathy class feature, except that the actaeon has a +6 racial bonus on the check (as well as a +2 synergy bonus from its ranks in Handle Animal).

I'll just give it the above then (minus the synergy part if not applicable), since that was copied right from the dryad's entry in the first place. Keep the racial bonus at +6?

 

[Shade]

Agreed.

 

[BOZ]

and nothing for vermin?

 

[Shade]

Yep, nothing for vermin.

 

[BOZ]

man, we've been on this one since the dawn of time... i'll see if i can put some work into it over the weekend.

 

[Shade]

Yeah, we should rename this thing "the eternal". :\

 

[BOZ]

OK, here is one thing i can think of to work on. since a vagabond functions like an actual psion (as opposed to something with psi-like abilities), have we seen a creature that has this reflected in the stat block? elder brain perhaps?

 

[Shade]

Yep, psionic elder brain, psionic ulitharid, psionic mindflayer, etc.

 

[BOZ]

cool. i'll take a look at the LoM format tonight if i get a chance.