Converting Monsters from Polyhedron Magazine

[Shade]

I'd say that the natural armor sounds reasonable, though it's 6 more than the clay golem. Is AC 28 still reasonable for CR 11?

At CR 11, the shadesteel golem is AC 33. The alchemical and stone golems are AC 26.

 

[freyar]

Good enough, then. Are we done?

 

[Shade]

I believe so.

 

[Shade]

There's not much to these next fellows.

Straw Golems: 2; AL N; MV 12"; HD 2 + 4; hp 20 each; AC 10; THAC0 16; #AT 2; Dmg 1-2, 1-2; Size M; In non; Sts 10; Stw 9; SD immune to bladed weapons; half damage from blunt weapons; double damage from fire; immune to mind-effecting magic

From Polyhedron #41.

Echohawk posted an image here.

 

[Shroomy]

There's not much to these next fellows.

Straw Golems: 2; AL N; MV 12"; HD 2 + 4; hp 20 each; AC 10; THAC0 16; #AT 2; Dmg 1-2, 1-2; Size M; In non; Sts 10; Stw 9; SD immune to bladed weapons; half damage from blunt weapons; double damage from fire; immune to mind-effecting magic

From Polyhedron #41.

Echohawk posted an image here.

Kind of blah if you ask me and I'd rather use a scarecrow. One thing though, I don't understand the immunity to bladed weapons, I'd ditch that and replace it with DR that affects blunt and piercing weapons

 

[Shade]

Kind of blah if you ask me and I'd rather use a scarecrow. One thing though, I don't understand the immunity to bladed weapons, I'd ditch that and replace it with DR that affects blunt and piercing weapons

Agreed on all counts. I picture these fellows as cheap, weak versions of the scarecrow.

The 5-HD scarecrow has +4 natural armor, damage reduction 5/slashing or bludgeoning, immunity to cold, and vulnerability to fire.

Its abilities are: Str 15, Dex 10, Con —, Int —, Wis 11, Cha 10

Maybe reduce these fellows to Str 13, no natural armor, no immunity to cold, and damage reduction 3/slashing or bludgeoning?

Where scarecrows have claw attacks, these fellas look more like slams from the picture.

 

[freyar]

Agreed. The original damage looks like 1d2. That's incredibly low, even for something cheap, so maybe 1d4+str?

 

[Shade]

Yeah, that sounds fine.

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.

 

[freyar]

CR 1?

Advancement: 3-4HD Medium, 5-6HD Large ?