Converting monsters from Dragon magazine (Part Two)

Shade · Oct 24, 2008

Added to Homebrews.

Should we retain the standard mummy's vulnerablity to fire? If so, give them cold subtype?

demiurge1138 · Oct 24, 2008

Ice mummies should have the cold subtype. And I vote for increasing their Dexterity, so they can actually use those bows of theirs.

freyar · Oct 26, 2008

Good point. Drop Str a little to compensate? Maybe Str 20, Dex 18?

Cold subtype is good.

demiurge1138 · Oct 27, 2008

Agreed to dropping STR a bit.

Shade · Oct 27, 2008

Good ideas. Updated.

freyar · Oct 28, 2008

Three times a day, an ice mummy can breath a blast of cold that inflicts 4d6 hp damage to all within its area of effect, a 20’ long cone that is 10’ wide at its base.

Breath Weapon (Su): 3x/day, 20 ft cone, 4d6 cold damage, DC 18 Reflex save half. The save DC is Charisma-based.

demiurge1138 · Oct 28, 2008

Withering Fists (Su): Any creature hit by an ice mummy's slam attacks must make a DC X Fortitude save or take 1d4 points of Strength and Constitution damage. On a critical hit, this damage is instead ability drain. The save DC is Charisma based.

Any reason we've stepped away from the original d12 of damage? Too powerful? These guys have enough powerful abilities that we might as well go whole-hog, give them unholy toughness and a high CR (8-9) to match.

Wow. I just realized I've recommended unholy toughness in my last three posts. Working on the undead will do that.

Shade · Oct 28, 2008

demiurge1138 said:
Any reason we've stepped away from the original d12 of damage? Too powerful?

Since they matched the traditional mummy in 2e with 1d12, I figured we'd retain the similarities. If you guys want to jump to 1d12, though, that works for me.

demiurge1138 said:
These guys have enough powerful abilities that we might as well go whole-hog, give them unholy toughness and a high CR (8-9) to match.

Wow. I just realized I've recommended unholy toughness in my last three posts. Working on the undead will do that.

Sure, I'm fine with that. And I find myself doing the same thing.