Converting original D&D and Mystara monsters

[freyar]

I like this as written, also. Rather than have them all go Huge, we could have them just increase one size category as another alternative.

We can do the +2 bonus to Spot, then. Or we could go with all-around vision if we really want to distinguish these.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

I'm not sure what do with the additional buttocks, freyar.

This last snake can regenerate 5 points per melee round

Fast healing 5?

Should we note in special attacks that the save DC for the naga's poison increases due to the additional Hit Dice and greater Con score? Maybe throw a racial bonus on top of it since they are special?

 

[demiurge1138]

Fast healing 5 is appropriate, and I like the suggestion of a racial +2 to poison DCs.

Perhaps we give them a bit of DR? DR 5/choose an opposing alignment?

 

[Shade]

Good idea. Should we note that fast healing and DR stack with existing DR? The brine naga, for example, has damage reduction 10/good, while the banelar has fast healing 2.

 

[freyar]

All good ideas! Yes, let's let fast healing and DR stack.

 

[demiurge1138]

Agreed.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Did we want to make the gems in their hood count as arcane/divine focus for spellcasting?

 

[freyar]

That sounds right. Perhaps they also substitute for all material components w/o a cost (effectively giving them eschew materials as a bonus feat as long as they have the gems)?

 

[demiurge1138]

I believe most nagas already have Eschew Materials as a bonus feat, but giving it to these guys explicitly is a good idea. I don't like all of the material components being carried in the hood as the rationale, though. Their hoods are studded with gems, not a bunch of random garbage and live spiders and bat dung. They're classy.

Giving our sample a couple of spells that have gems as material components/foci would be a good idea. Stoneskin, for example.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Ready to work on the subspecies unique abilities?