D&D 3.x Converting monsters from Mayfair Games Role Aids product line

[freyar]

That would be excellent flavor text!

 

[Shade]

Updated.

 

[freyar]

Flavor is a little thin, but it'll do unless we can think of some more.

 

[Shade]

I forgot about this thread during the "sluggish era".

Anyone have any flavor text to add, or shall we move on?

 

[freyar]

Hmm, I did too.

I'm ok with moving on.

 

[Shade]

Hrunchuk
HTK: 45
AC: -2
MV: 6"//18"
AT: 9
DM: 1d6/1d6/1d6(eyes); 1d4/1d4/1d4/1d4/1d4/1d4 (arms)
IN: Average
Alignment: Lawful Evil
THACO: 12
Specials: Can Cause Darkness at will and do one of the following at will: Cause Fear, Levitate, or Detect Invisible

This minor demon has the face of a lizard. It has three eyes, six arms, and four legs. Its eyes shoot a powerful heat beam which causes 1d10 HTK damage. it strikes with each of its sixk arms separately, each successful attack causing 1d4 HTK damage.

Originally appeared in Beneath Two Suns.


First things first: demon or devil? Text implies former, alignment suggests latter. It's appearance suggests demon to me.

Divide by 4.5 gives it 10 HD.

 

[freyar]

I'm guessing they were using "demon" colloquially. I like devil based on LE alignment, and I'm fine with weird looking devils. Aren't advespas and xerphylstyxes (spelling?) funny looking enough?

 

[demiurge1138]

The darkness and fear suggests devil, though. We could make it a resident of Hell that isn't a true devil, though. A race of pests, perhaps? Or mercenaries? Or a subjugated race connected to the Ancient Baatorians or to a Material plane long ago subsumed by Hell?

 

[freyar]

I like the subjugated race, nice. Can it be a devil but not baatezu? I feel like there's fiendish precedent for something similar. Non-tanar'ri generic demons or something maybe.

 

[Shade]

Yep, it can absolutely be a devil and not baatezu (see also, chain devil).

Good call, Demiurge. This way they won't just be "lesser mariliths" in the Abyss.