Converting Monsters from Polyhedron Magazine

[freyar]

Oops, you're right. I need to pay more attention today! +2 Con sounds about right.

Those abilities look good.

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.

Favored class barbarian?

 

[freyar]

Barb. sounds good. Weight 150lb or do we want to drop it a little to make it easier to fly and account for low martian gravity?

 

[Shade]

Good idea. Let's drop it to 120 lbs.

No skills seem to leap out at me from the flavor text, so maybe just go with Climb 4, Intimidate 4, Jump 4?

For the feat, Flyby Attack?



Suggestions for the X's?

Organization: Solitary, x (2-8), clan (x plus x Xth-level barbarians), or monarchy (x plus x Xth-level barbarians plus 1 Xth-level barbarian king)

Most high martians are warriors, and most leaders are barbarians. High martian clerics worship x. A high martian cleric has access to two of the following domains: x.

 

[freyar]

Skills & feat look good.

Patrol.
Clan (30-50 plus 10 3rd level barbarians)
Monarchy (5-10 clans plus 1 8th level barbarian king)

Ares. War & Strength.

Should we put in write-ups for the variants?

 

[Shade]

Great suggestion on Ares.

Canal Martian: Canal Martians are taller and larger than High Martians, attaining seven feet in height. Canal Martians have no lifting gland or wings, so they cannot fly, and their feet have lost the ability to grasp objects, so they are limited to a single attack per round. The canal Martians have lighter coloration than their high Martian cousins. Canal martians dress in a style similar to that of ancient Egypt. There are a number ofvanal Martian languages, including High Oenotrian, Parhooni, Koline, and Umbran.

Canal Martians live in the canal cities of their own making. Their civilization, while once the most elaborate and successful on Mars, is most definitely in decline.

Lose the flight and multidextrous ability. Adjust the attack lines. Change Automatic and Bonus Languages.

Hill Martian: A hill Martian is for the most part a wilderness version of a canal Martian; hill Martians cannot fly and don't have grasping feet. They are darker than canal martians, with brown, black, or even deep red hair that grows over most of their bodies. They dress mainly in the skins of animals and similar, primitive garb, though those in contact with canal Martians often adopt their dress. Hill Martians speak a variety of languages particular to their many cultures.

Hill Martians have a variety of cultures, all beyond the reach of the canal princes and their power. They are frontiersmen, living by various means in the wildernesses of their world.

Basically as canal martians.

 

[freyar]

Agreed. Mostly done, I guess, and I'll check it over once homebrews is updated.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Suggested weapons for the attack lines?

Favored class for canal martians?

 

[freyar]

The high martian is missing a CR line...

Canal martians, hmm, maybe fighters? Then we'd have a representative of each of the 3 main martial classes.

Maybe a scimitar for the melee weapon and a longbow for ranged?

Just had a thought: do we want to give the high martians two-weapon fighting as a bonus feat, given the multidexterity?

 

[Shade]

The high martian is missing a CR line...

Fixed.

Canal martians, hmm, maybe fighters? Then we'd have a representative of each of the 3 main martial classes.

Good call.

Maybe a scimitar for the melee weapon and a longbow for ranged?

Sounds good. Or maybe a pair of scimitars in the hands and a longbow wielded by the feet?

Just had a thought: do we want to give the high martians two-weapon fighting as a bonus feat, given the multidexterity?

Rather than as a bonus feat, let's just make it their feat. With good maneuverability, they can hover, so don't really need Flyby Attack.