Converting monsters from Imagine Magazine

[freyar]

We're going to end up with more than 4HD if we advance to Medium, but I'm all for it. We might also tack on extra bard levels.

 

[Shade]

So rather than awakening a normal turkey, shall we just approach this as a unique magical beast? We can still use the turkey as the base. Something like...

"The Turkey"
Medium Magial Beast
Hit Dice: 4d10+4 (26 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 10 ft. (2 squares), fly 40 ft. (good)
Armor Class: 10, touch 10, flat-footed 10
Base Attack/Grapple: +4/+2
Attack: Claw +4 melee (1d6-2)
Full Attack: 2 claws +4 melee (1d6-2) and beak -1 melee (1d3-2)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Spells
Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision
Saves: Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +1
Abilities: Str 7, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 13
Skills: 14
Feats: Alertness, Weapon Finesse (B), 1 more
Environment: Cold or temperate forests
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: x
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: x
Level Adjustment: -

Spells: "The turkey" casts spells as a xth-level bard.
Typical Bard Spells Known (x/x; save DC 11 + spell level): 0—x; 1st—x.

 

[demiurge1138]

Casts spells as a 3rd level bard, perhaps? Sounds good to me.

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.

Suggested spells?

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Lullaby, daze, and sleep sound appropriate.

 

[Shade]

Sounds good. We need 4 more 0-level and two more 1st-level.

Maybe hypnotism and ventriloquism for the 1st-level spells?

 

[demiurge1138]

Hypnotism and hideous laughter for the 1st level spells.

Ghost sound, light, prestidigitation and mage hand.

For feats, want to give him Skill Focus (concentration) and Spell Focus (enchantment)?

 

[freyar]

All that sounds good.

How about ghost sound, know direction, dancing lights, prestidigitation?

Edit: ninjaed by demiurge! We're thinking along the same lines for the 0th level spells, so I can go either way.

Drop Alertness from the feats, then?

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Thoughts on a better name?

Split ranks between Concentration, Listen, and Spot?

 

[freyar]

Concentration 6, Listen 4, Spot 4?

Bardic Turkey? Somehow that seems silly.