D&D 3E/3.5 Converting monsters from Mayfair Games Role Aids product line

[freyar]

I think I have to go with the fly speed.

Did we have some idea on the "plus X" for the touch attack?

 

[Cleon]

I think I have to go with the fly speed.

Did we have some idea on the "plus X" for the touch attack?

Not that I recall.

I'd go for 1d6 Con damage myself, a watered down version of the SRD Wraith's 1d6 Con drain.

 

[freyar]

Sounds good to me. Let's do that.

 

[Cleon]

Sounds good to me. Let's do that.

Updated.

So let's see what else we have to do...

Are the three proposed feats OK?

We've got 45 skill points to play with.

Hide, Intimidate, Listen, Search, Spot all maxed out?

 

[freyar]

Those feats and skills sount good to me.

 

[Cleon]

Those feats and skills sount good to me.

Updated.

We'd better figure out its "Animate Dead" power. I'll change the name to "animate corpse" to cut down on confusion. How's this.

Animate Corpse (Su): A foregathering spirit can animate skeletons and zombies, as per the animate dead spell (caster level equals the spirit's Hit Dice). It animates one undead per use of this power. A foregathering spirit can animate corpses at will, but may not animate HD worth of undead creatures more than its caster level at any time. If the spirit exceeds this number, any excess undead from previous uses collapse lifelessly to the ground. However, the foregathering spirit can reanimate these corpses, or the corpses of undead that are "killed" in combat, by another use of this power, provided the corpses are relatively complete.

 

[freyar]

Well, that describes the original text pretty well, so it works. But I think just a usual "animate dead" SLA would fit the 3.X design ethos of unified (rather than exceptional) mechanics better as well as being simpler. Still, as you like. It's not "official," so I won't fight on this.

 

[Cleon]

Well, that describes the original text pretty well, so it works. But I think just a usual "animate dead" SLA would fit the 3.X design ethos of unified (rather than exceptional) mechanics better as well as being simpler. Still, as you like. It's not "official," so I won't fight on this.

You won't fight me on it?

Spoilsport.

I've plugged it in to the lates Update.

The only question marks I see left are Organization and Challenge Rating.

 

[freyar]

Solitary works for the org.

CR 5 like the wraith or maybe CR 6?

 

[Cleon]

Solitary works for the org.

CR 5 like the wraith or maybe CR 6?

Hold on, we're giving this thing more Con damage with a single touch than it does with a minute of Draining Malevolence, 1d6 vs 1d3. That doesn't seem right!

How about changing the touch attack to Wisdom damage?

I feel they're more a CR 5 than 6, but am open to arguments.

For the Organization, should we allow for a few undead minions? Something like:

Organization: Solitary or gathering (1 plus 1-6 skeletons or 1-3 zombies)