Converting monsters from the second edition Monstrous Compendiums
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Shade
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We should at least assign it harndess and hit points.
Here are other walls:
Material/Hardness/HP
Masonry 8 90 hp
Superior masonry 8 90 hp
Reinforced masonry 8 180 hp
Hewn stone 8 540 hp
Unworked stone 8 900 hp
Iron 10 90 hp
Paper - 1 hp
Wood 6 in. 5 60 hp
So maybe hardness 6 75 hp?
Here are other walls:
Material/Hardness/HP
Masonry 8 90 hp
Superior masonry 8 90 hp
Reinforced masonry 8 180 hp
Hewn stone 8 540 hp
Unworked stone 8 900 hp
Iron 10 90 hp
Paper - 1 hp
Wood 6 in. 5 60 hp
So maybe hardness 6 75 hp?
BOZ
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shade,
is that per inch of thickness or whatnot? because i'm sure the shell is going to be thick.
yeah, but if the PC has gotten himself in that situation (where he's going to be incapacitated for hours, or even days), he's going to be stripped of his knowledge and then killed.
i wouldn't worry about it - i leave that one to DM call.
is that per inch of thickness or whatnot? because i'm sure the shell is going to be thick.
Mortis said:Unless the victim is a PC.
yeah, but if the PC has gotten himself in that situation (where he's going to be incapacitated for hours, or even days), he's going to be stripped of his knowledge and then killed.
i wouldn't worry about it - i leave that one to DM call.
Shade
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From Wikipedia:
"The shell is usually made of nacre, an organic mixture of outer layers of horny conchiolin (a scleroprotein), followed by an intermediate layer of calcite or aragonite, and then a layer of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of platy crystals.
Nacre is secreted by the ectodermic cells of the mantle tissue of certain species of mollusk. Mollusk blood is rich in a liquid form of calcium. In these mollusks the calcium is concentrated out from the blood where it can crystallize as calcium carbonate. The individual crystals of each layer differ in shape and orientation. Nacre is continually deposited onto the inner surface of the animal's shell (the iridescent nacreous layer, also known as mother of pearl), both as a means to smoothen the shell itself and as a defense against parasitic organisms and damaging detritus.
Seashell on a beachWhen a mollusk is invaded by a parasite or is irritated by a foreign object that the animal cannot eject, a process known as encystation entombs the offending entity in successive, concentric layers of nacre. This process eventually forms what we call pearls and continues for as long as the mollusk lives.
Shells are very durable and outlast the otherwise soft-bodied animals that produce them by a very long time. Large amounts of shells may form sediment and become compressed into limestone. Shells that wash up on beaches are called seashells, and are collected by some enthusiasts."
"The shell is usually made of nacre, an organic mixture of outer layers of horny conchiolin (a scleroprotein), followed by an intermediate layer of calcite or aragonite, and then a layer of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in the form of platy crystals.
Nacre is secreted by the ectodermic cells of the mantle tissue of certain species of mollusk. Mollusk blood is rich in a liquid form of calcium. In these mollusks the calcium is concentrated out from the blood where it can crystallize as calcium carbonate. The individual crystals of each layer differ in shape and orientation. Nacre is continually deposited onto the inner surface of the animal's shell (the iridescent nacreous layer, also known as mother of pearl), both as a means to smoothen the shell itself and as a defense against parasitic organisms and damaging detritus.
Seashell on a beachWhen a mollusk is invaded by a parasite or is irritated by a foreign object that the animal cannot eject, a process known as encystation entombs the offending entity in successive, concentric layers of nacre. This process eventually forms what we call pearls and continues for as long as the mollusk lives.
Shells are very durable and outlast the otherwise soft-bodied animals that produce them by a very long time. Large amounts of shells may form sediment and become compressed into limestone. Shells that wash up on beaches are called seashells, and are collected by some enthusiasts."
BOZ
Creature Cataloguer
i was curious. 
i don't know whether the hermit makes its own shell or not, but i suspect that it does. how bout this:
SEA HERMIT LAIR
A sea hermit's home is its gigantic, majestic shell. This squat, conical structure is roughly 20 feet in diameter at its base (60 feet in circumference), and rises up in a spiral 30 feet high. The exterior of the shell is usually white with deep blue and red markings. The shell is one foot thick, with a hardness of 6? and 75 hp per foot of thickness.
The interior is no less impressive. The first 40 feet of the shell, as it wraps around the first curve, is where the sea hermit in its natural form fits. Past this, the shell has been reshaped to form archways, stairs, and rooms, including a laboratory and cells for prisoners. A few secret doors may be installed, perhaps some ending in traps for overcurious guests; those often involve spring-loaded tridents tipped with the poison of an exotic fish. In some areas, the overlapping spirals bend some of the ceilings, making the overall architecture lack the hard edges and corners to which most races are accustomed. In areas of sharp upward slope, the sea hermit has formed a polished stairway from the shell's glossy mother-of-pearl interior. The effect is quite beautiful.
When posing as a humanoid, a sea hermit will decorate the lower portion of its shell to add to the camouflage. It clutters the area with driftwoods and minor implements, to suggest a craft workshop or junk storage area and avoid suspicion.
If a sea hermit is killed, its shell can make an excellent shelter and even a small base of operations. One persistent rumor even suggests that a wizard has transformed one of these great shells into something like a Daern's instant fortress.
i don't know whether the hermit makes its own shell or not, but i suspect that it does. how bout this:SEA HERMIT LAIR
A sea hermit's home is its gigantic, majestic shell. This squat, conical structure is roughly 20 feet in diameter at its base (60 feet in circumference), and rises up in a spiral 30 feet high. The exterior of the shell is usually white with deep blue and red markings. The shell is one foot thick, with a hardness of 6? and 75 hp per foot of thickness.
The interior is no less impressive. The first 40 feet of the shell, as it wraps around the first curve, is where the sea hermit in its natural form fits. Past this, the shell has been reshaped to form archways, stairs, and rooms, including a laboratory and cells for prisoners. A few secret doors may be installed, perhaps some ending in traps for overcurious guests; those often involve spring-loaded tridents tipped with the poison of an exotic fish. In some areas, the overlapping spirals bend some of the ceilings, making the overall architecture lack the hard edges and corners to which most races are accustomed. In areas of sharp upward slope, the sea hermit has formed a polished stairway from the shell's glossy mother-of-pearl interior. The effect is quite beautiful.
When posing as a humanoid, a sea hermit will decorate the lower portion of its shell to add to the camouflage. It clutters the area with driftwoods and minor implements, to suggest a craft workshop or junk storage area and avoid suspicion.
If a sea hermit is killed, its shell can make an excellent shelter and even a small base of operations. One persistent rumor even suggests that a wizard has transformed one of these great shells into something like a Daern's instant fortress.
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