Converting Monsters from Dungeon Magazine

[freyar]

Seems fine. Anything up on the docket for this thread right now?

 

[Cleon]

Seems fine. Anything up on the docket for this thread right now?

I can't find the Weed Eel in the Creature Catalog, is that another animal that's already been covered?

 

[Shade]

I can't find the Weed Eel in the Creature Catalog, is that another animal that's already been covered?

You are correct. Echohawk doesn't have it on the unconverted list, since it was converted by Vaults of Pandius. We can do our own version if you'd like, or we can move on to one of the other unconverted animals.

 

[freyar]

If Cleon feels strongly about it, I'm happy to convert it, but my usual preference is to finish up the list.

 

[Shade]

If we do decide to convert the weed eel, it probably doesn't belong in this thread (since it didn't appear in Dungeon, as far as I can tell).

 

[Cleon]

You are correct. Echohawk doesn't have it on the unconverted list, since it was converted by Vaults of Pandius. We can do our own version if you'd like, or we can move on to one of the other unconverted animals.

Sorry, I left out the full explanation.

I already knew of the Vaults of Pandius conversion, but that's not the Weed Eel in question.

I'm talking about the AD&D version of the Weed Eel (the variety that lives in communal tunnels and has a deadly poisonous bite) that's in the Monster Manual (1977), Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (1989) and Monstrous Manual (1993).

The BECMI version converted in the Vaults of Pandius (an eel that looks like seaweed and grapples/drowns its victims) may share a name, it's a different creature.

EDIT: I've just checked the AC9 version of the Weed Eel and it has a poison bite, but the Vault of Pandius conversion forgot to include it! :ENDEDIT

If we do decide to convert the weed eel, it probably doesn't belong in this thread (since it didn't appear in Dungeon, as far as I can tell).

What? Isn't this the "Converting "Real World" Animal and Vermin thread"?

Glances up to the top of the thread...

Oh shazbut, I posted it in the wrong place.

We'd better move this conversion to somewhere else. As far as I can tell the AD&D Weed Eel is not based on a real-life fish, so some other thread like the "Monstrous Compendium" or "First Edition AD&D" creature threads may be more appropriate.

Getting back to this thread, I'll have to check the unconverted Dungeon monsters list to see if anything tickles my fancy.

 

[Shade]

We've got an opening in the First Edition thread...

 

[Cleon]

We've got an opening in the First Edition thread...

I'll wind my way over there then.

 

[Shade]

Scorpion Fish: INT animal; AL N; AC 8; MV swim 9; HD ¼; hp 1; THAC0 20; #AT 1; Dmg 1; SA poison (onset 2-12 rounds, incapacitates victim for 2-12 days); SZ T; ML 12; XP 7; new monster.

Originally appeared in Dungeon Magazine #47 (1994).


Not much to go on here. Just some random wandering monster. I assume they are based on these:

Scorpaenidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[freyar]

Then again, they could be a goldfish with a scorpion tail, knowing how D&D works.