Converting monsters from Dragon magazine (Part Two)

[freyar]

I'll agree to both 5 points and "Improved Familiar." Should we make a feat for the gith to take similar to Psicrystal Affinity?

 

[demiurge1138]

Good idea!

 

[RavinRay]

Yeah, make a gith dog and a psicrystal mutually exclusive. At least the former's better than an elemental steward from Complete Psionic IMO.

 

[Shade]

Here's a rough draft...

Gith Hound Bond [Psionic]
You have formed a special bond with a gith hound.
Prerequisite: Manifester level 1st?
Benefit: Your bonded gith hound gains the following abilities based upon your manifester level as if it were a psicrystal: Alertness, improved evasion,
share powers, telepathic link, deliver touch powers, power resistance, and channel power. Additionally, the bonded gith hound may store up to 5 power points for its master as if it were a congizance crystal.
Special: A creature bonded with a gith hound may not gain a psicrystal.

 

[demiurge1138]

Make it manifester level 5th or 7th, like Improved Familiar. And specify that it works both ways--if you bond with a psicrystal, you can't bond with a gith hound. If you bond with a gith hound, you can't bond with a psicrystal.

 

[Shade]

Let's leave it at 5th and revisit it once the creature is finished. We may end up needing different manifester levels to qualify for a kaoulgrim or szarkel.

Revising...

Gith Hound Bond [Psionic]
You have formed a special bond with a gith hound.
Prerequisite: Manifester level 5th.
Benefit: Your bonded gith hound gains the following abilities based upon your manifester level as if it were a psicrystal: Alertness, improved evasion,
share powers, telepathic link, deliver touch powers, power resistance, and channel power. Additionally, the bonded gith hound may store up to 5 power points for its master as if it were a congizance crystal.
Special: A creature bonded with a gith hound may not gain a psicrystal, nor may a creature possessing a psicrystal bond with a gith hound.

 

[freyar]

I like it!

 

[demiurge1138]

Looks good to me!

 

[freyar]

Do we allow this for spectral hounds as well, or are those "off-limits" since they're from Dragon?

 

[Shade]

Do we allow this for spectral hounds as well, or are those "off-limits" since they're from Dragon?

Since the spectral hound information isn't necessary to use the feat, I see no problem with mentioning them. Perhaps in a format like this?

Gith Hound Bond [Psionic]
You have formed a special bond with a gith hound.
Prerequisite: Manifester level 5th.
Benefit: Your bonded gith hound gains the following abilities based upon your manifester level as if it were a psicrystal: Alertness, improved evasion,
share powers, telepathic link, deliver touch powers, power resistance, and channel power. Additionally, the bonded gith hound may store up to 5 power points for its master as if it were a congizance crystal.
Special: A creature bonded with a gith hound may not gain a psicrystal, nor may a creature possessing a psicrystal bond with a gith hound.
Note: If you have access to Polyhedron Magazine #100, this feat can be expanded to include the spectral hound.