Converting original D&D and Mystara monsters

[BOZ]

Hmm, I’ll see what I can do to simplify that organization line a bit.


Meanwhile, I shall rearrange the stat array as such:

Str 13, Dex 9, Con 11, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 8

And then apply your mods:
-2 Str, +4 Dex, -2 Con

to create this.

Str 11, Dex 13, Con 9, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 8

 

[Shade]

That should work.

 

[BOZ]

and monstrous humanoid is good?

 

[Shade]

I think so. The fact that it has both "wings" and a tail, on top of its animalistic appearance, would seem to qualify this guy for monstrous humanoid.

That is, unless you wanna do another poll.

 

[Orius]

Orius - Good suggestions.

How about stats of -2 Str, +4 Dex, -2 Con?

That looks good, considering that they're Small, and Small character races seem to get -2 Str most the time.

 

[BOZ]

I think so. The fact that it has both "wings" and a tail, on top of its animalistic appearance, would seem to qualify this guy for monstrous humanoid.

That is, unless you wanna do another poll.

no... that won't be necessary. regular Humanoid is definitely out on this one. the only other thing i could see them being would be Magical Beast, but i like to think of them as a playable race, and Monstrous Humanoid seems to be more apt for that sort of thing.

 

[Shade]

I'm with you.

You know, I'm surprised these OD&D critters didn't appear more often in later edition sources. Both the phanaton and rakasta have potential to be "classic" critters. You'd think we'd have seen 'em in about three FR books by now (despite them being Mystara creatures).

 

[BOZ]

to continue off topic for a moment. there are a few, but not very many, OD&D/mystara monsters in use in 3e. athach, aranea, and i think choker come to mind, as well as the brain collector in the ELH, and the kopru in FF. i imagine that more and more will filter in over time, but in the meantime that's what we're here for.

 

[Shade]

Good points. More fun for us, eh?

Getting back on topic I'd recommend Stealthy as its feat. For skills, Hide, Knowledge (nature), Move Silently, and Survival all seem appropriate.

 

[Orius]

I'm with you.

You know, I'm surprised these OD&D critters didn't appear more often in later edition sources. Both the phanaton and rakasta have potential to be "classic" critters. You'd think we'd have seen 'em in about three FR books by now (despite them being Mystara creatures).

I think perhaps it's because Basic D&D eventually got eclipsed by AD&D. I started with the black box, and at that point, Basic D&D was on its way out. These critters I know more or less from the Mystara MC, as I didn't have the old Basic modules they first appeared in. I always liked that MC, because it had a lot of unusual and cool monsters my players weren't familiar with.