Converting monsters from Dragon magazine (Part Two)

[freyar]

Max Survival?
Feats: Imp Init seems like a good fit again, and maybe Weapon Finesse this time? Dodge or even Endurance might be good also.

 

[Shade]

All sounds good. I think Endurance fits the bill.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

CR 3?

Power resistance/spell resistance = CR + 5?

 

[demiurge1138]

Agreed to both.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Finished?

 

[demiurge1138]

Shall we go back to the gith-hound bonding feat? It strikes me that the githzerai hound should have a lower required manifester level to bond with than a githyanki hound.

 

[Shade]

Good point. Manifester level 3rd for szarkel?

 

[demiurge1138]

For Improved Familiar, a CR 2 creature (like an imp or quasit) is CL 5th. I'd say 7th for the szarkel and 9th for... the other one.

 

[freyar]

Reasonable enough.

Also, given that the githzerai give these leather-ish armor (listed in flavor text), should we give them armor in the stat block?

 

[demiurge1138]

I think so. Leather has no ACP, so it should be fine.