Converting monsters from Imagine Magazine

[Shade]

Damage output seems maybe a little low and same with AC. Could it be a tough CR 2? Your call.

I think so. That helps lessen the glut of CR 3 giant avians.

Updated. All done?

 

[freyar]

Looks good to me.

 

[Shade]

"[...] Only one cell is occupied, by a very corpulent turkey -- the yeti's Christmas dinner.

The turkey will plead with the adventurers to save him from the dinner table. If they agree, he will tell them where the yeti hides his treasure [...]. Getting the turkey out will not be easy since the cell door is only 3 feet in width and the turkey is 3' 6" wide even when he breathes out.

The turkey will squeal loudly (this will not attract anyone's attention, but don't tell the players that) at any attempt to pull it through the door (roll as though attempting to break down a door). Chipping away enough ice to get him out will take 1 turn. Should the players get him out he will not stop complainant about all the hardships he has had to endure.

The Turkey: AC 10 (tender); MV 3"; HD 4; hp 25; #AT 1; D 1-2; SA Boredom, save vs. spells at +2 or fall asleep for 5 rounds due to the extreme dullness of the turkey's conversation; AL N; S Fat; xp 110.

Originally appeared in Imagine Magazine #21.

 

[freyar]

Could almost be an awakened wild turkey. Want to treat him like that with a few embellishments?

 

[demiurge1138]

I think that sounds reasonable. Perhaps with bard levels, with boredom = sleep spells?

 

[freyar]

That would work. If we start with our wild turkey and awaken it, we get
Small Magical Beast (augmented animal)
3d10 (16 hp) (if awaken changes HD size -- ??)
Str 3, Dex 11, Con 10, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 13
Add one bard level?

 

[Shade]

That all sounds pretty good. Do we want to go with a bard level, or give it inherent bard spellcasting?

Also, I think we'll need a better name for it than "The Turkey". Maybe "Tom Turkey"?

An awakened tree or animal can speak one language that you know, plus one additional language that you know per point of Intelligence bonus (if any).

It looks like it may know several languages.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Since the original had 25 hp and the awakened tukey only has 16 hp, I'd suggest giving it levels in bard.

 

[Echohawk]

Small Magical Beast (augmented animal)

Is this turkey definitely small rather than medium? 3' 6" wide makes for a really big turkey. Turkeys are usually also taller than they are wide, so I'm thinking this turkey is at least 5' tall.

 

[demiurge1138]

Advancing the turkey to Medium before awakening and giving it bard levels would be interesting.