Converting Monsters from Dungeon Magazine

[Cleon]

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

Why not do both!

Hmm, should a "Scorpio Fish" have scorpion claws too? Maybe it resembles a cross between a goldfish and a Eurypterid?

 

[freyar]

Should decide which we're doing first and which Shade prefers...

 

[Cleon]

Should decide which we're doing first and which Shade prefers...

Let's start with the "real world" scorpion fish and worry about the chimeric version later.

 

[Shade]

That'll work.

Red lionfish can grow up to 1-1/2 feet long, so Tiny?

 

[freyar]

Works for me. Got any ability preferences?

 

[Shade]

Not really. Time to "go fishing"...

 

[Shade]

...and we have a few nibbles for comparison.

Agnath, Electric (T): Str 9, Dex 13, Con 16, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2
Bassnip (T): Str 7, Dex 16, Con 11, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2
Bloatfish/Spiny Sleeper (T): Str 4, Dex 15, Con 11, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2

 

[Cleon]

...and we have a few nibbles for comparison.

Agnath, Electric (T): Str 9, Dex 13, Con 16, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2
Bassnip (T): Str 7, Dex 16, Con 11, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2
Bloatfish/Spiny Sleeper (T): Str 4, Dex 15, Con 11, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2

I'd go for a Spiny Sleeper as a foundation, maybe with a lower Dex and higher Con?

 

[freyar]

How about just swapping Dex and Con?

 

[Shade]

How about just swapping Dex and Con?

<signals agreement>