Converting monsters from Second Edition Monstrous Compendiums

[Cleon]

I'd just like to see it finished, that's all. It's not so complicated it should have taken this long, really.

Well we just need to update the skills, give it a possessions line and write out its "anti-dragon stat block" and a line or two of fluff.

 

[Cleon]

Well we just need to update the skills, give it a possessions line and write out its "anti-dragon stat block" and a line or two of fluff.

Oh dang it, I just realized there's no point giving it adamantine armour, since dragon slayers already get 5 points of untyped damage reduction.

An easy fix is to make its full plate +2 mithral armour instead of +1 adamantine and make the greatsword adamantine, since that has the same total cost less the "free masterwork" of an adamantine weapon.

Come to think of it, we should also give it some arrows for its longbow. How about 40 cold iron arrows, 30 silver arrows and 10 adamantine arrows for an additional cost of 666 gp?

+2 mithral full plate (14,500)
+1 adamantine dragon bane greatsword (11,050 gp)
+1 composite longbow [+5 Str] (2,900 gp)
40 cold iron arrows (4 gp)
30 silver arrows (61.5 gp)
10 adamantine arrows (600.5)
boots of speed (12,000 gp)
+1 ring of protection (2,000 gp)
+1 cloak of resistance (1,000 gp)
wand of inflict light wounds (750 gp)
plus 134 gp in change

Budget: 45,000 gp
Total: 44,866 gp
Remainder: 134 gp

That'd make its equipment line:

Possessions: +2 mithral full plate, +1 adamantine dragon bane greatsword, +1 composite longbow [+5 Str] (with 40 cold iron arrows, 30 silver arrows and 10 adamantine arrows), boots of speed, +1 ring of protection, +1 cloak of resistance, wand of inflict light wounds plus 134 gp.

 

[freyar]

Sure! I'll use that when I get there.

 

[Cleon]

Sure! I'll use that when I get there.

Well at least it's a "when" rather than an "if".

 

[freyar]

Hah!

 

[Cleon]

Hah!

I'm just naturally optimistic.

 

[freyar]

Just a quick post to bump this. Busy work right now, but I'll be more free in a week.

 

[Cleon]

Just a quick post to bump this. Busy work right now, but I'll be more free in a week.

Well it's been three months since the last update, so what's another week here-or-there.

 

[freyar]

Yeah, this is just silly at this point.

 

[Cleon]

Yeah, this is just silly at this point.

Any more prevaricating and I might even be tempted to re-post the monster and update it myself!