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

[Shade]

That all sounds reasonable.

 

[freyar]

Agreed. And with that, I think they're done.

You know, a comment that I saw a lot from SKR, Wes Schneider, and maybe Jason Buhlman is that Ability Focus (like Imp Natural Attack) is a waste of a feat for a base monster. While I'd argue that it makes sense when you want a critter to have a "signature" ability, maybe it is a waste for creatures with just one ability. Why not just bump these to Con 14 and save a feat? Ah, philosophy...

 

[Shade]

While I tend to agree with that design decision in many cases, it sometimes makes the most sense for a creature with a specifically potent ability. True, we could just add racial bonuses as well, but then the first feat a rat bastard DM will add is Ability Focus, making it even deadlier. So in some ways, we're providing PCs a service by getting the increased DC out of the way.

 

[freyar]

A +2 racial bonus seems like a bit cheesy sometimes, too.

 

[Cleon]

A +2 racial bonus seems like a bit cheesy sometimes, too.

So are we done with the standard dust spider and able to do the greater?

Not quite, we're missing tactics...

Lesser dust spiders lie in wait for prey while transformed into a pile of dust, when a victim blunders into their webs they take spider form and attack. A badly injured dust spider often "plays dead" by collapsing to dust.

Can't see anything else.

 

[Shade]

Sounds good.

Updated.

 

[freyar]

I'd say we're ready for the greater version. Were we going to attack a swarm version to these?

 

[Shade]

Yep. Swarm first, or greater?

 

[freyar]

It matters not to me. Maybe the swarm, in case we want the greater one to emit swarms also.

 

[Cleon]

It matters not to me. Maybe the swarm, in case we want the greater one to emit swarms also.

Yes, doing a swarm next would make most sense, methinks.