Converting Oriental Adventures creatures

[Shade]

Updated. Thoughts on all this?

Organization: Solitary or x (2–24)

Treasure: x

Advancement: x

A kitsune kasumi is 3 feet long and weighs x pounds.

 

[Cleon]

Updated. Thoughts on all this?

A grove of kitsune kasumi?

They don't have treasure according to their Dungeon magazine stats.

3-6 HD (Small) for Advancement?

Same weight as a fair-sized red fox I guess, about 10-20 pounds.

 

[freyar]

I like all that except grove. Seems too plant-like, and it would be better for them to be distinct from dryads. Foxes are "skulks" or "leashes," but those don't seem right, either. What about pack or pride?

 

[Cleon]

I like all that except grove. Seems too plant-like, and it would be better for them to be distinct from dryads. Foxes are "skulks" or "leashes," but those don't seem right, either. What about pack or pride?

That's OK, I suggested grove because the word appears a few times in their description.

Pack seems too animalistic a word for my concept of them. Pride is a bit better, but they ain't leonine enough for it to be a good fit.

Something that plays on the word "mist" maybe?

A haze of kitsune kasumi?

A cloud of kitsune kasumi?

EDIT: Failing that, I'd be happy with "family" for the collective noun.

 

[Shade]

For some reason, "haze" really resonates with me.

 

[Cleon]

For some reason, "haze" really resonates with me.

Yes, I'm liking it to.

 

[freyar]

Yes, haze is perfect!

 

[Shade]

Updated.

If their grove of trees is destroyed, they will likewise be destroyed, leaving only a faint wisp of mist.

Do we need a "grove dependent" type ability?

 

[Cleon]

Do we need a "grove dependent" type ability?

Definitely.

Just modify the SRD Dryad's Tree Dependent...

Grove Dependent (Su): A kitsune kasumi is mystically bound to a grove of trees and must never stray more than 300 yards from it. Any who do become ill and die within 4d6 hours, they also sicken and die if all of the trees in the grove are killed. Multiple kitsune kasumi can be dependent on a single grove, forming a family group called a haze. A kitsune's grove does not radiate magic.

 

[Shade]

Definitely.

Just modify the SRD Dryad's Tree Dependent...

Grove Dependent (Su): A kitsune kasumi is mystically bound to a grove of trees and must never stray more than 300 yards from it. Any who do become ill and die within 4d6 hours, they also sicken and die if all of the trees in the grove are killed. Multiple kitsune kasumi can be dependent on a single grove, forming a family group called a haze. A kitsune's grove does not radiate magic.

Looks good. Do we need to change "grove of trees" to "grove of dead trees"?