Converting original D&D and Mystara monsters

[Shade]

Much like the turkey, she's done.

 

[Mortis]

*BUMP*

Plus conversion requests.

All taken from the Hollow World Boxed Set.

Flapsail
Somnastis Plant
Foot Pad Lizard

Thanks,
Mortis

 

[BOZ]

thanks, i'll look into those.

 

[BOZ]

All taken from the Hollow World Boxed Set.

Somnastis Plant

your wish is granted.


Somnastis Plant
Armor Class: 6
Hit Dice: 2*
Hit Points: 20
Move: 0’ (0’)
Attacks: 2 petal strikes
Damage: 1-3/1-3
Number Appearing: 1-6
Terrain: Isolated Forest Valleys
Save As: F1
Morale: 12
Treasure Type: K
Alignment: N
THAC0: 18
XP Value: 25

This plant, firmly rooted in place, looks like a large, closed pink rosebud, three yards across, sprouting right out of the ground, surrounded by a bed of its leaves. It exudes a sweet aroma which induces drowsiness.
Its leaves, when chewed for an hour or so, make the user enter a sleepwalking state. He is aware of what is going on around him. He can answer questions put to him, but will not if they are not questions he would ordinarily answer (the Gentle Folk are so passive, of course, that they’ll never answer anything). He does not think and does not feel any emotion in this state. The state lasts 1-3 (1/2d6) days.
Someone forced to chew the leaves or take a drug based on them can make a saving throw vs. Poison in order to resist its effects. He gets a + 2 bonus to his roll. It’s fairly easy to resist; most Gentle Folk using the leaves voluntarily forfeit their saving throws, because they desire the leafs effects.
If a character under the leaf’s influence is attacked or confronts a situation where he definitely would like to break out of its effects, he must make an ordinary saving throw vs. Poison; success means he breaks out. He can only make one saving throw attempt per turn.
The somnastis plant is carnivorous. It waits until its prey is lulled to sleep by its odor, and then opens the bud of its flower. Inside are tough tendrils which can reach up to 30’; they gently grasp the prey and lower it into the flower bud. After that, the prey takes damage at the rate of ld3 per round . . . but the damage is completely painless, anaesthetic, and a sleeping victim will feel nothing.
When a potential victim comes within 30’ of one of these plants, he will smell its bewitching, flowery fragrance. At that time, ro11 1d6. The is is the number of turns before the aroma gets to him. When the rolled number of turns is past, he must make a saving throw vs. Poisons or fall asleep. If he falls asleep, he will not awaken for an hour. If he make his saving throw, the plant’s smell cannot again affect him until he goes out of its range and returns to smell it again.


some preliminary stats for the somnastis plant:

Somnastis Plant
Large Plant
Hit Dice: 2d8+X (X hp)
Initiative: +X
Speed: 0 ft
Armor Class: 14 (-1 size, +X Dex, +X natural), touch X, flat-footed X
Base Attack/Grapple: +1/+X
Attack: Petal +X melee (1d3+X)
Full Attack: Petal +X melee (1d3+X)
Space/Reach: 10 ft/10 ft
Special Attacks: aroma, sleep
Special Qualities: plant traits
Saves: Fort +X Ref +X Will +X
Abilities: Str X, Dex X, Con X, Int X, Wis X, Cha X
Skills: ?
Feats: ?

Environment: Any forest ?
Organization: Solitary or X (2-6)
Challenge Rating: X
Treasure: K?
Alignment: Always neutral ?
Advancement: 3-6 HD (Large)
Level Adjustment: ---


COMBAT

Originally found in The Hollow World Campaign Set (1990, Aaron Allston).

 

[Shade]

Reducing the yellow musk creeper's ability scores down to size Large yields:

Str 2, Dex 18, Con 17, Int -, Wis 10, Cha 9.

I think most of this is doable, but the Str should probably be in the 5-7 range.

 

[BOZ]

probably more than that, if its tendrils are able to lift a person off the ground.

 

[Shade]

Yes, but its tendrils "gently grasp the prey and lower it into the flower bud" which "looks like a large, closed pink rosebud, three yards across, sprouting right out of the ground". So really, it just needs to be able to drag that much weight. A Strength score of 5 can drag 250 pounds.

 

[BOZ]

i suppose so... but then, you're ignoring the often-pointed-out-to-me rule that suggests a Large creature should have at least an 18 Str.

this part seems to suggest that the tendrils tear it apart as its only attack: "After that, the prey takes damage at the rate of 1d3 per round . . . but the damage is completely painless, anaesthetic, and a sleeping victim will feel nothing."

i'd say Str 10 to keep it from having a penalty. if you really love your Str 5, i can raise that damage to 1d6 to at least keep it constent.

 

[Shade]

Str 10 is perfectly acceptable.

 

[BOZ]

Good.

The somnastis plant is carnivorous. It waits until its prey is lulled to sleep by its odor, and then opens the bud of its flower. Inside are tough tendrils which can reach up to 30’; they gently grasp the prey and lower it into the flower bud. After that, the prey takes damage at the rate of 1d3 per round . . . but the damage is completely painless, anaesthetic, and a sleeping victim will feel nothing.

I guess it grapples or attaches helpless prey, and pulls it into its space. Its tendrils have 30 feet reach, and thus can pull creatures from a distance, and maybe they constrict?? They also have an anesthetic probably by touch that keeps the victim from feeling the pain and thus waking up.

When a potential victim comes within 30’ of one of these plants, he will smell its bewitching, flowery fragrance. At that time, ro11 1d6. The is is the number of turns before the aroma gets to him. When the rolled number of turns is past, he must make a saving throw vs. Poisons or fall asleep. If he falls asleep, he will not awaken for an hour. If he make his saving throw, the plant’s smell cannot again affect him until he goes out of its range and returns to smell it again.

they have a scent-based attack and a 30 foot range (do we keep the 1-6 round delay or not?) that puts creatures to sleep for an hour on a failed save. Success indicates immunity to the aroma until the creature goes out of range.