Converting monsters from the second edition Monstrous Compendiums

[BOZ]

there may be, but i don't want to bother with it. we could just give it detect good and detect evil always active.

 

[Shade]

Some more to strike from the list:

MCA1 - Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One, 1994

Cat, Winged (Greater, Lesser) - do these differ from the tressym?
Laraken (FR16) - in Shining South
Spectral Wizard - does this differ from spectral mage in Magic of Faerun?
Tree, Death's Head (RLMC3) - Appears in Dragon #292
Tuyewara - already in CC

MCA2 - Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two, 1995

Elf, Winged ("Avariel") (DR51 as winged folk, CBE as avariel) - in Races of Faerun
Giant, Half-giant (Athasian) (DR173) - in Dragon #319
Hakeashar (FRE1, FR10, CoS); - in Lost Empires of Faerun (within nishruu)
Leucrotta, Greater (CoS) - does this differ from changesteed leucrotta in Waterdeep?

MCA3 - Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three, 1996

Belgoi - in Dungeon #111
Hag, Bheur (Spbd) - in Unapproachable East
Ixitxachitl, Ixzan (NtB) - in Lost Empires of Faerun
Spirit, Forest - Uthraki (Spbd) - in Unapproachable East
Spirit, Ice - Orglash (Spbd) - in Unapproachable East
Spirit, Rock - Thomil (Spbd) - in Unapproachable East

MCA4 - Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four, 1998

Mummy, Bog (DR238, Req) - WOTC's site
Snake - Sewerm - Serpent Kingdoms

 

[BOZ]

MCA1 - Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One, 1994

Cat, Winged (Greater, Lesser) - do these differ from the tressym?
Spectral Wizard - does this differ from spectral mage in Magic of Faerun?

no idea.

MCA2 - Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two, 1995

Elf, Winged ("Avariel") (DR51 as winged folk, CBE as avariel) - in Races of Faerun

there's no monster stats though, are there?

Giant, Half-giant (Athasian) (DR173) - in Dragon #319

is that the Athasian half-giant though?

Leucrotta, Greater (CoS) - does this differ from changesteed leucrotta in Waterdeep?

no idea.

MCA4 - Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four, 1998

Mummy, Bog (DR238, Req) - WOTC's site

is that the same bog mummy from Ravenloft?

 

[Shade]

there's no monster stats though, are there?

Does that matter? There's more than enough racial statistics to construct a typical 1st-level warrior stat block.

is that the Athasian half-giant though?

Indeed. All the races in that article are called Athasian X.

is that the same bog mummy from Ravenloft?

Dunno.

 

[BOZ]

works for me. back to the nautilus!

 

[Shade]

Swallow Whole (Ex): A giant nautilus can try to swallow a grabbed opponent of a smaller size than itself by making a successful grapple check. Once inside, the opponent takes X+X points of crushing damage plus X points of acid damage per round from the nautilus's stomach/gizzard/interior. A swallowed creature can cut its way out by using a light slashing or piercing weapon to deal X points of damage to the stomach/gizzard/interior (AC X). Once the creature exits, muscular action closes the hole; another swallowed opponent must cut its own way out. A Gargantuan giant nautilus's interior can hold (1 Huge, 2 Large, 8 Medium, 32 Small, 128 Tiny, or 512 Diminutive or smaller opponents?).

 

[BOZ]

here's a good question - should a character be able to cut its way out, because of the shell? it should be trapped in a stomach or whatever a clam has.

 

[Shade]

Oooh...new mechanic needed?

They should be able to get out somehow...maybe the usual "cut your way out of soft interior", followed by sunder attempt against the shell?

 

[BOZ]

do we have anything else with a shell or unusuall hard exterior that swallows? should we just not worry about it?

 

[Shade]

Nothing comes to mind.