Converting monsters from Dragon magazine (Part Two)

[freyar]

I'm feeling a bit noncommital on the suffocation or drowning.

I could go for a +4 or even higher Hide bonus in forests or other vegetated areas, though.

 

[Shade]

I'm feeling a bit noncommital on the suffocation or drowning.

Same here. If anyone feels strongly about it, I'm willing to add it, though.

I could go for a +4 or even higher Hide bonus in forests or other vegetated areas, though.

I was thinking +8 minimum, probably closer to +16 like treants.

 

[freyar]

+12 in warm forests or similar vegetated areas? They'd be easy to spot in a coniferous forest! And I don't think they blend in quite as easily, since flytraps look a bit different than most other plants, yes?

 

[demiurge1138]

They're native to swamps, actually.

 

[freyar]

Ooops, forgot there was a separate "marsh terrain" entry in the rules. Ok, then, +12 in swamps with light or heavy undergrowth? Warm or temperate swapms for the environment entry, then?

 

[Shade]

Sounds good. Updated.

Tremorsense 30 ft.?

Skills: 9
Put all ranks in Hide? Tremorsense and blind negates the need for Spot and probably Listen checks.

Feats: 3

Treasure: Standard? (from its past victims, of course)

Advancement: 7-16 HD (Large); 17-24 HD (Huge); 25-32 HD (Gargantuan)?

 

[freyar]

All those suggestions sound good.

Tremorsense 30 ft?

Weapon Focus (bite), Combat Reflexes, Iron Will? Or maybe Lightning Reflexes, not sure.

 

[demiurge1138]

Let's go Iron Will. This thing is immobile. Might want to drop treasure to half standard. Agreed to all skills in Hide.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Wikipedia[/URL]]Small in stature and slow growing, the Venus flytrap tolerates fire well, and depends on periodic burning to suppress its competition.[9] Fire suppression threatens its future in the wild.[10] It survives in wet sandy and peaty soils.

Resistance to fire 5?

 

[demiurge1138]

Fire resistance is sensible.