Converting monsters from Dragon magazine

[freyar]

I'll agree to all that. Maybe an extra 1d4 acid for the juvenile, 1d8 for the adult, 2d6 for the elder? (One step down from bite damage.)

 

[Cleon]

I'll agree to all that. Maybe an extra 1d4 acid for the juvenile, 1d8 for the adult, 2d6 for the elder? (One step down from bite damage.)

Well Swallow Whole normally uses a fixed number of hit points acid damage.

So maybe 4/8/12 acid damage for Juvenile/Adult/Elder?

 

[freyar]

That works.

Gizzard ACs are 13/16/19.

Damage to cut out should be maybe 5/15/25?

 

[Cleon]

That works.

Gizzard ACs are 13/16/19.

Damage to cut out should be maybe 5/15/25?

That seems a bit low at the smaller end. Maybe 10/20/25 damage?

 

[freyar]

Well, they are only 4HD, but 10/20/30 would work.

 

[Cleon]

Well, they are only 4HD, but 10/20/30 would work.

I'd accept that.

Perhaps we should give the Juvenile Con 17, the same as a "de-advanced" Adult, or maybe even Con 19, just to give it a few more hit points?

 

[freyar]

We could, but I don't know that I see the need. They're ok as they are.

 

[Cleon]

We could, but I don't know that I see the need. They're ok as they are.

Works for me.

Updating the Working Draft.

 

[freyar]

Skills: dump all the ranks into Spot for locating prey at a distance?

Feats, starting with the juvenile: Alertness, Endurance; Snatch, Blind-Fight, Power Attack; Improved Bull Rush, Awesome Blow, Improved Overrun, Stand Still.
That's not so inspired, but it's a starting point.

 

[Cleon]

Skills: dump all the ranks into Spot for locating prey at a distance?

I guess so, maybe with a few points in Listen too.

Hide and Move Silently aren't going to be of much use to them, they're not built for sneaking up on victims!

Feats, starting with the juvenile: Alertness, Endurance; Snatch, Blind-Fight, Power Attack; Improved Bull Rush, Awesome Blow, Improved Overrun, Stand Still.
That's not so inspired, but it's a starting point.

Looks a decent start, although I'd prefer Weapon Focus (stamp) to Endurance.

Also, I don't recall anything about them being good at sensing concealed opponents in the original text, which suggests we should have something other than Blind-Fight for the Adult.