Converting Monsters from Polyhedron Magazine

freyar · Nov 16, 2007

Actually, that's a good idea. Let's go with Improved Sunder instead of Weapon Focus, if that's ok with everyone else. After all, Wilbur is supposed to be all about eating things.

Shade · Nov 16, 2007

Agreed. Updated Homebrews.

Skills? Mostly Search? Maybe Appraise (to determine what's trash)?

CR?

freyar · Nov 16, 2007

How about we split the skill points between Search and Appraise? Unfortunately, he's got the Int penalty to both.

CR: He's an odd one, considering that he's got a pretty good AC and defensive capabilities without being much of a direct offensive threat. He's a lot like a rust monster, actually, as he's good at destroying things. Maybe CR 4-5? I think it'd be tough for a party lower than that to hit him w/o using a lot of aid another actions.

Shade · Nov 16, 2007

Sounds good on the skills, and I think CR 5 is best.

Shade · Nov 19, 2007

Do we want an advancement or construction?

Mortis · Nov 19, 2007

My personal preference would be no to advancement but yes to construction.

Regards
Mortis

Shade · Nov 19, 2007

Mortis said:
My personal preference would be no to advancement but yes to construction.

6-10 HD (Small); 11-15 HD (Medium)?

Mortis · Nov 19, 2007

Me said:
My personal preference would be no to advancement but yes to construction.

Shade said:
6-10 HD (Small); 11-15 HD (Medium)?

Well if YOU

want to include advancement that looks good.

Regards
Mortis

Shade · Nov 19, 2007

Mortis said:
Well if YOU want to include advancement that looks good.

D'oh! I had it backwards.

No, I don't really want advancement.

We can tweak the iron golem's construction...

Construction
An iron golem’s body is sculpted from 5,000 pounds of pure iron, smelted with rare tinctures and admixtures costing at least 10,000 gp. Assembling the body requires a DC 20 Craft (armorsmithing) check or a DC 20 Craft (weaponsmithing) check.

CL 16th; Craft Construct, cloudkill, geas/quest, limited wish, caster must be at least 16th level; Price 150,000 gp; Cost 80,000 gp + 5,600 XP.

Wilbur originally weighed 833 pounds, so that gives us our x pounds of pure iron.

Maybe add shrink item and secret chest to the prereqs, and drop cloudkill?

Drop craft DCs to 15?

Drop price to 50,000?