Converting Greyhawk monsters

[freyar]

Yes, that's it for them.

 

[Shade]

Here's what we've got left. Not terribly exciting.

From Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix:

• Raven (Crow), Huge - Animal

From Return to White Plume Mountain:

• Crab Swarm - Vermin Swarm

 

[freyar]

1-2 for the crow, 3-4 for the crabs.

 

[Cleon]

Here's what we've got left. Not terribly exciting.

From Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix:

• Raven (Crow), Huge - Animal

From Return to White Plume Mountain:

• Crab Swarm - Vermin Swarm

Well we had someone ask about the Crab Swarm, so we could do that first.

 

[Shade]

Well we had someone ask about the Crab Swarm, so we could do that first.

Anyone have the crab stats handy? If not, I believe I have that module somewhere...

 

[Cleon]

Anyone have the crab stats handy? If not, I believe I have that module somewhere...

Well not exactly handy, but it won't take long to type up.

 

[Cleon]

Crab Swarm

Crab swarm (500 crabs each): AC 10; MV 6; HD 1-1 each; hp 1 each; THACO 20; #AT 1 each (pincer nip); Dmg 1; SA swarm attack (collective); SD immune to normal heat and fire; SZ T ( 2 in diameter); ML elite (14); Int animal (1); AL NE; XP 1 each.
Special Abilities: SA-all creatures within a 10-foot diameter area must save vs. paralyzation or suffer 3d6 points of damage/round (or ld6 points/round with a successful save) from the swarm attack; SD-immune to normal heat and fire.

These tiny offspring of a giant crab live together in large nests, or swarms, of 500 individuals each. Individually, these tiny, 1-inch-diameter crustaceans are merely vicious, but in a group they can be deadly. Should anyone disturb their nest, they burst forth like angry army ants to cover a 10-foot-diameter area in 1 round. Any living thing caught within the swarm must make a successful saving throw vs. paralyzation or suffer 3d6 points of damage per round of contact; success reduces the damage to ld6 points per round. Any damage-producing area effect spell (excluding those based on heat or fire) kills all the crabs within its area of effect.

Originally appeared in Return to White Plume Mountain (1999)

 

[Shade]

Here are the monstrous crab stats from Stormwrack...

Monstrous Crab, Small
Small Vermin (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 1d8+4 (8 hp)
Initiative: +0
Attack: Claw +1 melee (1d4)
Full Attack: 2 claws +1 melee (1d4)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Constrict 2d4, improved grab
Special Qualities: Amphibious, low-light vision, scent, vermin traits
Saves: Fort +3, Ref +0, Will +0
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 11, Con 12, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 2
Skills: Hide +8, Spot +4
Feats: ToughnessB
Environment: Temperate aquatic
Organization: Colony (2–5) or swarm (6–11)
Challenge Rating: ½
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 2 HD (Small)
Level Adjustment: -

 

[Cleon]

Here are the monstrous crab stats from Stormwrack...

Monstrous Crab, Small

Reduce that to Tiny and cut the Toughness feat and it'll do for the component animal of a Crab Swarm...

Monstrous Crab, Tiny
Tiny Vermin (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: ½d8 (2 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares)
Armor Class: 16 (+2 size, +4 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 16
Base Attack/Grapple: +0/-6
Attack: Claw +2 melee (1d3-2)
Full Attack: 2 claws +2 melee (1d3-2)
Space/Reach: 2½ ft./0 ft.
Special Attacks: Constrict 2d3-2, improved grab
Special Qualities: Amphibious, low-light vision, scent, vermin traits
Saves: Fort +2, Ref +0, Will +0
Abilities: Str 6, Dex 11, Con 10, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 2
Skills: Hide +12, Spot +4
Feats: —
Environment: Temperate aquatic
Organization: Colony (8–16) [?]
[I like Solitary, scrabble (2-4 swarms), or horde (5-8 swarms) for the Swarms]
Challenge Rating: 1/4 [I feel it should be lower, like CR 1/6 or 1/8]
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: —
Level Adjustment: —

 

[freyar]

These are supposed to be 2 inches in diameter, which feels more like diminutive to me. That gives us

Abilities: Str 4, Dex 13, Con 10, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 2
Claw damage of 1d2-3

Though I might consider a nonstandard advancement to toughen them up a little.