Converting monsters from Dragon magazine (Part Two)
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Then it's done, I guess.
demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
Looks so to me.
Shade
Monster Junkie
Moving on, then, this one is fairly similar...
TITAN, SEA
FREQUENCY: Very rare
NO. APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: 4
MOVE: //21"
HIT DICE: 22-28
% IN LAIR: 20%
TREASURE TYPE: A, U, Z
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 punch or 1 flipper slap
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 10-60 or 10-40
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Crushing hug, spells
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Spells
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 50%
INTELLIGENCE: High and up
ALIGNMENT: Neutral (25% evil)
SIZE: L (40'+ 2'/HD beyond 22)
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
Attack/Defense Modes: Nil
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: X/16,600 + 35/hp
These monstrous beings inhabit the deepest, darkest depths of the ocean, although they sometimes swim to lesser depths to hunt for whales or passing ships. Occasionally, a hungry sea titan ventures into coastal waters. In appearance, sea titans resemble tritons - the main difference being their size. The lower body of a sea titan resembles a scaled pair of fish tails in place of legs (with the fins upright, not flat like a whale's), with the upper body of a man. The sea titan has a ridge of small fins along its spine which extend down the creature's back and legs, diminishing before the flippers. The sea titan's fingers are webbed, and they have blue to bluegreen hair, silvery upper body skin, and blue-silver scales.
Sea titans have the ability to summon and control creatures of the sea through charm monsters spell use (by touch, usable five times per day). Sea titans have the additional ability to use as many first- to third-level spells as a 6th-level magic-user (but at the 12th level of ability).
Sea titans feed on larger sea creatures and occasionally on passing sailors. For the most part, however, sea titans do not approach or harass seafarers unless harassed themselves, unless they are evil. An attack on a sea-going ship is performed in one of several ways. The sea titan might batter the ship with its massive arms, capsize the ship by coming up from beneath it, or slap it with a flipper. If the ship is small enough, the sea titan may try to crush it by embracing it in its sinewy arms. A punch from a sea titan delivers 4 points of structural (hull) damage per hit; a flipper slap delivers 2 points. A crush delivers 8 points of structural damage. Sea titans have titan strength (a rating of 25).
Though they have little use for magical items, sea titans do have an interest in treasure and often have a sizable stockpile of gold and silver as a result. Sea titans speak their own language, as well as triton and 2-8 other oceanic tongues.
Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine #116 (1986).
TITAN, SEA
FREQUENCY: Very rare
NO. APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: 4
MOVE: //21"
HIT DICE: 22-28
% IN LAIR: 20%
TREASURE TYPE: A, U, Z
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 punch or 1 flipper slap
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 10-60 or 10-40
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Crushing hug, spells
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Spells
MAGIC RESISTANCE: 50%
INTELLIGENCE: High and up
ALIGNMENT: Neutral (25% evil)
SIZE: L (40'+ 2'/HD beyond 22)
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
Attack/Defense Modes: Nil
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: X/16,600 + 35/hp
These monstrous beings inhabit the deepest, darkest depths of the ocean, although they sometimes swim to lesser depths to hunt for whales or passing ships. Occasionally, a hungry sea titan ventures into coastal waters. In appearance, sea titans resemble tritons - the main difference being their size. The lower body of a sea titan resembles a scaled pair of fish tails in place of legs (with the fins upright, not flat like a whale's), with the upper body of a man. The sea titan has a ridge of small fins along its spine which extend down the creature's back and legs, diminishing before the flippers. The sea titan's fingers are webbed, and they have blue to bluegreen hair, silvery upper body skin, and blue-silver scales.
Sea titans have the ability to summon and control creatures of the sea through charm monsters spell use (by touch, usable five times per day). Sea titans have the additional ability to use as many first- to third-level spells as a 6th-level magic-user (but at the 12th level of ability).
Sea titans feed on larger sea creatures and occasionally on passing sailors. For the most part, however, sea titans do not approach or harass seafarers unless harassed themselves, unless they are evil. An attack on a sea-going ship is performed in one of several ways. The sea titan might batter the ship with its massive arms, capsize the ship by coming up from beneath it, or slap it with a flipper. If the ship is small enough, the sea titan may try to crush it by embracing it in its sinewy arms. A punch from a sea titan delivers 4 points of structural (hull) damage per hit; a flipper slap delivers 2 points. A crush delivers 8 points of structural damage. Sea titans have titan strength (a rating of 25).
Though they have little use for magical items, sea titans do have an interest in treasure and often have a sizable stockpile of gold and silver as a result. Sea titans speak their own language, as well as triton and 2-8 other oceanic tongues.
Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine #116 (1986).
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