Converting Maztica and Horde monsters

I just saw the conversion of the nomadic centaur and there's a problem. It says to see text for communal treasure, but the text says absolutely nothing about communal treasure.
 

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GrayLinnorm said:
I just saw the conversion of the nomadic centaur and there's a problem. It says to see text for communal treasure, but the text says absolutely nothing about communal treasure.
Huh, there's nothing in the original text about communal treasure that I see, so maybe we should leave that blank.
 

Oops! Good catch, GrayLinnorm.

The Horde CS said:
Treasures taken by the clan are communally held. They recognize and understand the value of magical items. Those they can use, particularly weapons, are distributed among the warriors.

Treasure Type: Q (I,V)
 

Yeah, I figured that text referred to the standard items in the individual treasure. So what does that treasure type mean for the communal treasure?

Regarding the plumazotl, I'm pretty sure I saw something at Candlekeep about pluma magic, so I'll look over there.
 

Q is 1-4 gems (individual treasure).

I is 100-600 platinum or electrum, 2-12 gems, 2-8 art objects, Any 1 magic item.

V is any 2 magic items.

So I suppose we could state standard treasure on the treasure lines, then note in the flavor text that all treasure (except for 1-4 gems per individual) is held communally.

Sound OK?
 



Yeah, looks good.

Pluma magic seems just to be a Maztican version of arcane magic (though slightly tied to divine magic). Maybe we can choose some particular domains and let these cast from them as sorcerers. Additionally, pluma magic was limited to 5th level spells in 2e, which one person at Candlekeep suggested corresponds to 6th level in 3e. Don't know about that, but we should probably put a level limit.
 

Sounds like a good place to start. Don't feathers figure heavily into the magic (possibly as a focus or material component)?

Magical beasts, I'd assume.

Plumazotl, Lesser
INTELLIGENCE: Very (11-12)

Plumazotl, Greater
INTELLIGENCE: High (13-14)

We've got their Int ranges. I'd say Cha should be equal or higher. Wis is probably close, too.

Any thoughts on physical traits? Nothing seems to indicate other than average Str and Con. Dex might be a bit above normal, though, due to the good ACs.
 

Yeah, feathers seem to be important.

Why don't we put Wis and Cha both 2-3 higher than Int.

These probably shouldn't have much natural armor, so I'd agree with higher Dex.

We need to pick sizes for these, maybe Tiny advancing to Small and Medium advancing to Large?
 

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