Converting Monsters from Dungeon Magazine

[Cleon]

But where does one find the Sea Leopard?

In the Sea Jungle, of course. Some call it the Sea Tropical Rain Forest now.

Medium Magical Beast (Aquatic) Fish-Scorpion appeals.

Here are the ability scores of Medium Monstrous Scorpion:
Str 13, Dex 10, Con 14, Int —, Wis 10, Cha 2

Boost Int to 2? What other changes?

Make it Int 1 and I'd be happy enough, but I'm sorely tempted to increase the Dex. A Medium Shark has Dex 15, but these are mutant hodge-podges so how about Dex 13?

Fish-Scorpion: Str 13, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 1, Wis 10, Cha 2

 

[Shade]

Those stats appeal.

 

[freyar]

Same here.

Just use straight scorpion poison or modify a bit?

 

[Cleon]

Same here.

Just use straight scorpion poison or modify a bit?

Either Monstrous scorpion poison or scorpion poison plus an agonizing effect like their venomous spines (they'll have venomous spines like the scorpionfish too, of course).

 

[Shade]

I prefer the latter, just to differentiate them a bit further from a standard scorpion.

 

[freyar]

Want to put the poison on the spines, too, just to keep it combined everywhere?

 

[Shade]

That would seem to make the most sense.

 

[Cleon]

Want to put the poison on the spines, too, just to keep it combined everywhere?

Yes, although I'd like the spine poison to do less damage than the sting.

e.g.

Poison (Ex): Injury (spines or sting), Fortitude DC X; initial damage agonizing pain equal to a symbol of pain (-4 penalty on attack rolls, skill checks, and ability checks) for 2d6 minutes plus 1d3 (sting) or 1 (spines) Con damage; secondary damage agonizing pain for 1d4 hours plus 1d3 (sting) or 1 (spines) Con damage. The save DC is Constitution-based.

 

[freyar]

Well, if we're doing that, we might as well list separate poisons or even different effects.

 

[Shade]

Well, if we're doing that, we might as well list separate poisons or even different effects.

Indeed. I don't recall ever seeing a creature with two different venoms. I'd rather just keep it consistent, even if it's less "realistic".