Converting monsters from Imagine Magazine

[Shade]

Untyped it is.

Comparable 12-HD demons:

Glabrezu (H): Str 31, Dex 10, Con 31, Int 16, Wis 16, Cha 20
Ghour (H): Str 32, Dex 8, Con 26, Int 15, Wis 13, Cha 15
Vathugu (L): Str 28, Dex 12, Con 34, Int 12, Wis 17, Cha 20
Kelvezu (M): Str 21, Dex 31, Con 16, Int 17, Wis 16, Cha 16

 

[freyar]

Maybe something like Str 26, Dex 16, Con 26 for physical. (Not that I have any great justification. ) Not sure what to do about mental stats. The original text says Int Non, but I expect that's just due to being captured and bound ("insensate"). Any thoughts?

 

[demiurge1138]

Let's give him Int 12. A bit above human, but nothing special.

 

[freyar]

Something like Str 26, Dex 17, Con 26, Int 12, Wis 15, Cha 13?

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.

A'azzatz hates -- although he [sic] virtually insensate -- everything and everybody. His sole pleasure is consuming the life force of the occasional prisoner Dyvim Ka'aand gives to him, and he will attack anyone who comes within his limited reach.

I assume the "consuming life force" comes from the Str drain?

#AT 1; D 2-20

I'm not sure what that attack may be. Thoughts? Maybe negative energy?

SA life draining, slow

See below.

SD vulnerable only to iron weapons, all others do no damage whatsoever

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DR 15/cold iron?

A'azzatz's touch drains 1 point of strength in addition to any other damage caused, and the victim must save vs paralyzation or suffer the effects of a slow spell as well. For each strength point so drained, A'azzatz gains 10 hit points. Lost strength points are recovered at the rate of one per turn.

Strength Drain (Su): A'azzatz's touch deals 1 point of Strength drain to a living foe. A creature reduced to Strength 0 by A'azzatz dies. This is a negative energy effect. For each point of Strength drained, A'azzatz gains 10 temporary hit points.

Slow (Su): Any creature drained of at least 1 point of Strength by A'azzatz must succeed on a DC X Fortitude(?) save or be slowed (as the spell) for x minutes (or maybe until the Strength is restored?)

 

[freyar]

Str Drain, Slow, and DR look good. Maybe make the attack a claw that does 1d6+Str+1d10 negative energy?

 

[demiurge1138]

Claw? I was thinking gore or bite, since he only gets one of them.

 

[freyar]

Well, I was actually thinking 2 claws I guess, but I could go with bite.

 

[Shade]

We could go with claws and bite. Since he's currently trapped, I'm envisioning his arms bound, leaving only the bite. We should probably stat him up in his unbound state, then mention his current predicament within the flavor text. Thoughts?

 

[demiurge1138]

Sounds good to me.