Converting monsters from Second Edition Monstrous Compendiums

[Shade]

Why not just make favored enemy bonus equal to a ranger of the dragonslayer's Hit Dice?

 

[Cleon]

Why not just make favored enemy bonus equal to a ranger of the dragonslayer's Hit Dice?

Yes, that's what I'm thinking: +4 for 8-9 HD, +6 for 10-14 HD, +8 for 15-19 HD, +10 for 20-24 HD, +11 for 25-29 HD, +12 for 30-34 HD and so on, with +1 per additional +5 HD.

 

[freyar]

Favored Enemy (Dragon) (Ex): Undead dragon slayers have dragons as favored enemies, as per the ranger class ability. The bonus is equal to the maximum bonus achieved by a ranger of the dragon slayer's HD.

 

[Cleon]

Favored Enemy (Dragon) (Ex): Undead dragon slayers have dragons as favored enemies, as per the ranger class ability. The bonus is equal to the maximum bonus achieved by a ranger of the dragon slayer's HD.

That's fine.

I suppose we should say it doesn't stack with favoured enemy from other sources, otherwise Dragonslayer Rangers can get double-good favoured enemy.

 

[freyar]

Hmmm, if they were already rangers concerned with dragons, shouldn't it be double good? I guess that does sound over-powered. Makes sense.

 

[Cleon]

Hmmm, if they were already rangers concerned with dragons, shouldn't it be double good? I guess that does sound over-powered. Makes sense.

Do you mean it makes sense not to allow stacking, or it makes sense to have it stack with Favoured Enemy bonuses from other classes?

I'm guessing the former, but wasn't quite sure.

 

[freyar]

Sorry, I meant not to allow stacking.

 

[Cleon]

Sorry, I meant not to allow stacking.

That's what I suspected. A simple addition should sort that out:

Favored Enemy (Dragon) (Ex): Undead dragon slayers have dragons as favored enemies, as per the ranger class ability. The bonus is equal to the maximum bonus achieved by a ranger of the dragon slayer's HD. An undead dragon slayers ability does not stack with any other favored enemy ability.

 

[freyar]

Good. How about the casting and dragonbane bits?

 

[Cleon]

Good. How about the casting and dragonbane bits?

Something like "Furthermore, if an undead dragon slayer casts a spell at a dragon it has a +1 bonus to its DC and does additional hit points of damage equal to their favored enemy bonus."?