Converting Monsters from Polyhedron Magazine

[Cleon]

Oh, I thought we were just doing Alternate Form. Anyway, let's just go with those 2; if it wants to keep it's (potentially) better physical abilities, it can use Change Shape.

Fine by me.

We should add Giants and Monstrous Humanoids to the allowed forms, since it mentions they can imitate an annis hag.

How's this:

Alternate Form (Su): A uran doppelganger can assume the form of any Small, Medium or Large Giant, Humanoid or Monstrous Humanoid.

Change Shape (Su): A uran doppleganger can assume the shape of any Small, Medium or Large Giant, Humanoid or Monstrous Humanoid it touches. Urans using Change Shape can also mimic any equipment their target is carrying (see Mimic Equipment, below). If used in combat, this special ability requires a successful touch attack which does not provoke an attack of opportunity. An uran doppleganger can remember the shape of anyone it has previously duplicated, and recall that duplicate shape at will.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

 

[Cleon]

Updated.

You've got a broken link AND it points to this thread rather than the relevant Homebrew post.

So, can we advance to Skills?

 

[freyar]

You've got it backwards, right? Doesn't it have to touch the victim to assume the physical ability scores (alternate form)?

 

[Cleon]

You've got it backwards, right? Doesn't it have to touch the victim to assume the physical ability scores (alternate form)?

Oh blast, you're right. I got them swapped round.

Easy enough to fix...

Change Shape (Su): A uran doppelganger can assume the shape of any Small, Medium or Large Giant, Humanoid or Monstrous Humanoid.

Alternate Form (Su): A uran doppleganger can assume the form of any Small, Medium or Large Giant, Humanoid or Monstrous Humanoid it touches. Urans using Alternate Form can also mimic any equipment their target is carrying (see Mimic Equipment, below). If used in combat, this special ability requires a successful touch attack which does not provoke an attack of opportunity. An uran doppleganger can remember the form of anyone it has previously duplicated, and recall that alternate form at will.

 

[freyar]

Looks right to me.

 

[Cleon]

Looks right to me.

Good!

Shall we move on to refiguring the Skills?

 

[freyar]

Yes! But you'll have to suggest how you'd like to change them (other than adjusting for HD).

 

[Cleon]

Yes! But you'll have to suggest how you'd like to change them (other than adjusting for HD).

Not just HD, we'd better check the ability adjustments too.

I'd distribute the extra ranks fairly evenly. If it has 11 extra ranks, I'd put 2 each in Bluff, Disguise, Diplomacy and Intimidate plus 1 each in Listen, Sense Motive and Spot.

 

[freyar]

Sounds fine to me, and the 11 ranks are right, too.