Converting Maztica and Horde monsters

[Shade]

How about we bust the "stat blocks only" into a separate thread, and that way we can continue to work on shimnus as well?

 

[BOZ]

i had the same idea soon after i made that first post. i'll see what i can do to get that started ASAP.

 

[Shade]

Excellent!

 

[BOZ]

wanted to post this link awhile ago... http://65.127.163.19/showthread.php?t=87127

please move all discussion of FRA1-3 there for now; this thread needs to shift back to the shimnus.

 

[Shade]

OK, shifting back...

Did you decide whether or not to make the shimnus Large?

 

[BOZ]

Well, hmm… the height dimensions make it only Medium. However, looking at the picture you can clearly see that they are very broad and husky, and probably weigh a lot. Is there any precedent for a creature that is wider than normal pushing it to the next size category? (for one thing, beholders come to mind…)

 

[Shade]

I can't find anything humanoid-shaped that does so.

Since they went up to 7' in the old description, and the cutoff for large is 8 ft., adding one foot isn't too much of a stretch, is it?

 

[BOZ]

you're not going to let me alone until i make them Large are you?

 

[Shade]

Nope. I'm fine with keeping them Medium, it's just that almost everything remaining hinges in some way upon their size. Large would definitely make our lives easier (for the transition to storm giant, mainly).

 

[BOZ]

ok, ok... Large it is. it does make sense in many ways, but it doesn't agree with those numbers.