Converting monsters from the second edition Monstrous Compendiums

[BOZ]

Treasure: Standard? (I ask, because the 20-HD Dread and 13-HD Gray have standard rather than double)

CR… 20-22? (therefore SR is CR +11?)

Damage reduction 10/magic and cold iron?

 

[Shade]

Standard...yes.

CR 21/SR 32.

Yes to suggested DR.

Man the boards are loading slowwwww today.

 

[BOZ]

don't think i haven't noticed...

updating in homebrews - how's it looking?

 

[Shade]

The only thing that seems left is a caster level for spell-like abilities, and adding in the save DCs. I suggest caster level 17th. I noticed that most linnorms have caster levels lower than their HD, but the gray has higher. Since the frost lacks spellcasting like the other linnorms, I'd go with the higher caster level.

 

[BOZ]

That’s fine. How about this:

Spell-Like Abilities: At will - meld into stone*, minor image (DC 16), silent image (DC 15), stone shape*; 3/day - heal (DC 20), major image (DC 17), persistent image (DC 19), programmed image (DC 20), transmute metal to wood*, transmute rock to mud* (DC 19), transport via plants*. Caster level 17th. The save DCs are Charisma-based.

 

[Shade]

That looks correct.

 

[BOZ]

Updating… done then? If so, I promised to interject the whipsting before the next linnorm.

 

[Shade]

I think so. The whipsting should be a nice diversion from Norse draconic might.

 

[BOZ]

And so you shall have it. with returning to linnorms following that…

 

[thom99]

And so you shall have it. with returning to linnorms following that…

Oh thank you, thank you, thank you! I don't know much about linnorms so I didn't have anything useful to contribute.

thom