Converting Oriental Adventures creatures

[Cleon]

Was wondering about maybe increasing the Carnivorous version's swarm damage to 3d6 and making it CR 4.

Also wondered about tweaking the Carnivorous version's abilities to Dex 12, which'd make it:

Armor Class: 13 (+2 size, +1 Dex), touch 13, flat-footed 12
Attack (Swarm): Swarm (3d6) [?]
Attack (Individual): Bite +3 melee (1d6–3)
Saves (Swarm): Fort +6, Ref +4, Will +3
Saves (Individual): Fort +2, Ref +1, Will +0
​

What do you think?

Also am a bit unsure about the Environment.

The original Carnivorous Beetle Swarm was at the entrance to the subterranean portion of OA2, so I think adding "underground" to the environment made sense, but it doesn't feel essential to the regular beetle.

Am contemplating changing it to:

Environment (Beetles): Warm or temperate plains and forests
Environment (Carnivorous Beetles): Warm plains and forests or underground​

 

[freyar]

Tiny size is ok. Should we put "monstrous" in the swarm name also? And is "carnivorous" and "monstrous" together a bit of overkill?

Your suggested changes to the swarm damage and environment work for me.

Otherwise, these seem about done!

 

[Cleon]

Tiny size is ok. Should we put "monstrous" in the swarm name also?

So change it to Monstrous Beetle Swarm?

That works for me.

And is "carnivorous" and "monstrous" together a bit of overkill?

Just calling them carnivorous beetles is too generic for my tastes, plus it makes clear they aren't regular meat-eating beetles.

Your suggested changes to the swarm damage and environment work for me.

Otherwise, these seem about done!

Updating Monstrous Beetle Swarm Working Draft and Carnivorous Monstrous Beetle Swarm Working Draft

So are we done with these?

 

[freyar]

Yes, I'd say so. Does that mean we're done with the monsters from this adventure?

Sorry I've been away for a while. Work has been crazy (and only letting up a little bit now).

 

[Cleon]

Yes, I'd say so. Does that mean we're done with the monsters from this adventure?

No, there's piles more weird spooks and haunts in that adventure, although many of them have very minimal stats and descriptions.

Did I make a list of them somewhere in this thread? If not, I'd better post one.

Sorry I've been away for a while. Work has been crazy (and only letting up a little bit now).

These things happen.