Converting monsters from Second Edition Monstrous Compendiums

[demiurge1138]

I like possessing frenzy. Steal breath like a breathdrinker I don't like, but if they stole the dying breath of their victims to gain death knell or a negative level, I'd be all over that.

 

[freyar]

Ok, so let's give them malevolence and the abiity to frenzy. Want to do regular rage, rage that only ends on someone's death (like wolverines), SRD variant barbarian whirling frenzy, or something else? We had Stormcrown ogres get the following:

Blood Frenzy (Ex): If a stonecrown ogre takes damage from an attack, spell, trap, or any other source, it must make a successful Will save (DC 10 + points of damage suffered since its last action) at the start of its next action or enter a blood frenzy. While in a blood frenzy, the ogre
must attempt to attack the most recent creature or object to damage it; if that is not possible, it must attempt to attack the nearest creature instead. In addition, it gains a single extra attack each round at its highest bonus when making a full attack. The blood frenzy lasts until either the ogre or its opponent is dead, after which the stonecrown ogre is fatigued.

To end the frenzy before its duration expires, the stonecrown ogre may attempt a DC 20 Will save once per round as a free action. Success ends the frenzy immediately; failure means it continues.

or frenzied berzerker: must attack, +6 Str, -4AC, extra attack (with all at -2), 2 nonlethal damage per round?

I like the death knell idea. Maybe as a move or even swift action?

 

[demiurge1138]

I like swift action death knell, and rage that only ends on death (or dispelling via calm emotions/remove curse or by expelling the ekimmu).

 

[Shade]

All that sounds great!

So 8 HD incoporeal undead?

Int is listed as 2-4. No Str or Con. AC translates to 16, so Dex and Cha modifiers should add up to +6.

Maybe Str -, Dex 18, Con -, Int 3, Wis 13, Cha 14?

 

[freyar]

Those stats look good, and I guess we're going with rage something like a wolverine.

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.

 

[demiurge1138]

If the possession is Cha based, I'd rather average those Charisma and Dexterity scores, so we have 16s in both.

 

[freyar]

If the possession is Cha based, I'd rather average those Charisma and Dexterity scores, so we have 16s in both.

Good point, I'll agree to that.

 

[Shade]

Fair enough!

Updated.

 

[freyar]

Something I just noticed, since these like to fight while using malevolence: is a ghost or ekimmu damaged at all if the host body takes damage? Magic jar would seem to indicate not. The way we have possessing fury written, we need to clarify that.