Converting Monsters from Polyhedron Magazine

[Cleon]

I'd be fine with just giving 'em Improved Unarmed Strike as a bonus feat. But if we give them the unarmed strike special attack, I'd like it to stack.

So shall I change the Working Draft to "an amazon has an unarmed strike ability equal to an 1st level monk, this stacks with the unarmed strike from monk levels and other sources"?

 

[freyar]

Hmmmph, right now we have both the attack and the feat.

I prefer just IUS as a bonus feat, but I get the feeling you both like the monk ability. I'm ok with that if that's the consensus.

 

[Cleon]

Hmmmph, right now we have both the attack and the feat.

I prefer just IUS as a bonus feat, but I get the feeling you both like the monk ability. I'm ok with that if that's the consensus.

The Unarmed Strike ability includes Improved Unarmed Strike as a bonus feat.

Yes, I do prefer the ability.

 

[Shade]

I'd prefer just the bonus feat, but I can live with the ability.

 

[Cleon]

I'd prefer just the bonus feat, but I can live with the ability.

I prefer the ability since the AD&D Amazon does higher damage with her unarmed strikes than a regular human.

 

[freyar]

Let's just go with it and move on...

 

[Cleon]

Let's just go with it and move on...

OK, I'll just change the Working Draft to the 1st level monk version of unarmed strike so we can proceed.

We still need some flavour text. Any ideas?

 

[Shade]

"Amazons are a multigeneration warrior subculture of many humanoid races. Only females are invited to train in the ways of the amazon..."

 

[Cleon]

"Amazons are a multigeneration warrior subculture of many humanoid races. Only females are invited to train in the ways of the amazon..."

What think ye of this:

Amazons are formidable warrior women who live in small, reclusive tribes with their children and subservient menfolk. There are amazon tribes of many humanoid races - human amazons are the most common, but the sages have recorded dwarf, elf, gnome or even halfling amazon tribes. In theory, any humanoid female could become an amazon, even a "monstrous" race like a bugbear or kobold. Only females are allowed to follow the ways of the amazon, but a worthy enough female warrior may be adopted into a clan following a period of initiation, training, and questing.

Amazons are exceptionally tall examples of their race, they tend to be handsome but hard-eyed, and may seem callous or cold-hearted.

 

[freyar]

Looks good. I'm not sure whether it really needs the red text or not. After all, NPCs with PC class levels (as most of these should be) are supposed to be elite anyway.