Converting Monsters from Polyhedron Magazine

[Cleon]

Fattening (S): Any living creature who eats even a small part of a chocodaemon grows so obese they move as if their encumbrance was one grade worse than it actually is (e.g. a creature in light armor or carrying a light load moves as a medium encumbered creature. This effect lasts until the subject goes on a strict diet for 3 days; in order to complete the diet, the victim must make a DC 15 Will save at the start of the 3 day period to avoid giving into culinary temptations. In the event of a failed save, the victim can retry each day.

Those skills are acceptable.

That'll do. Except for the (S).

Updating Cocoadaemon Working Draft and Chocodeva Working Draft.

Any racial bonuses for the skills?

 

[freyar]

I'm not sure they need any.

Thoughts on feats? One could be Persuasive for the daemon and Negotiator for the deva. Maybe Weapon Finesse if we don't give them that as a bonus feat.

 

[Cleon]

I'm not sure they need any.

Thoughts on feats? One could be Persuasive for the daemon and Negotiator for the deva. Maybe Weapon Finesse if we don't give them that as a bonus feat.

I'm OK giving them WF as a bonus.

The SRD Homunculus has Lightning Reflexes. How about that?

 

[freyar]

That would work. Or Alertness. Take your pick.

 

[Cleon]

That would work. Or Alertness. Take your pick.

Alertness is more boring. I'll update them with Lightning Reflexes.

 

[freyar]

They're both pretty boring, but it works for me.

CR 1? They have pretty decent defenses for that CR, but most of their offensive ability comes from their special abilities.

 

[Cleon]

They're both pretty boring, but it works for me.

CR 1? They have pretty decent defenses for that CR, but most of their offensive ability comes from their special abilities.

I guess so, a Homunculus is CR 1 and is pretty similar in combatworthiness.

Hold on, its Base Attack Bonus is 1 point too low. Better fix that when I update the feats.

Updating Cocoadaemon Working Draft and Chocodeva Working Draft.

 

[freyar]

We need to fill in some Xs:

For the chocodeva's Chocolaty Goodness, CL 3?
For the cocoadaemon's Delicious Temptation, 30 ft range, 1d4 round duration?

 

[Cleon]

We need to fill in some Xs:

For the chocodeva's Chocolaty Goodness, CL 3?
For the cocoadaemon's Delicious Temptation, 30 ft range, 1d4 round duration?

The duration of the aid effect is much longer than the 1st level spell, suggesting the CL ought to be significantly higher. Perhaps 9th?

The Delicious temptation's range is fine, but the duration seems a little brief. Maybe make it 1 minute or 1d6+6 rounds?

 

[freyar]

Well, if we want to tie the CL to the duration of the aid effect, it should really be CL 60! What if we just go with "receives the effects of an aid spell (caster level 20)" without mentioning the duration. It's encoded in the CL. Then again, this is an Su ability, so we probably shouldn't mention a CL at all. Rather, let's go with "receives the effects of an aid spell for 1 hour." That's unambiguous. If you feel that's too strong, I'd be ok with changing the duration.

I don't like the arbitrary +6 on the 1d6+6 suggested duration. I'd go with either 1 minute or 1d10 rounds. We don't use d10s quite enough.