Converting original D&D and Mystara monsters

[Sixten]

Is it time for the next critter?

Is there a next monster up? If not, can I cast a vote for one of the X4/5 beasties, since I'll probably be posting about them in the next couple of days anyway, and would love expert assistance?

At any rate, bring it on!

 

[BOZ]

actually, we have a ways to go with this one. i just got sidetracked... sorry.

 

[Sixten]

Hardly any need to apologize. I couldn't really tell whether this was stalled or done.

 

[BOZ]

Need to start these guys up again today.

Here are some additional links to alternate conversions (hope I didn’t post them already):
http://www.dnd.starflung.com/phanato3.html
http://www.darkwood.org/sj/worlds/Cloudspace/Kreeuli.html (spelljammer phanatons? Wacky!)
http://www.dnd.starflung.com/jibaru.html (phanatons as PCs)
http://66.34.111.89/Eric/conversions/phanaton.rtf

 

[Shade]

How 'bout a Homebrews entry to see where we're at?

 

[BOZ]

it's really no farther than the stat block yet.


Just to get the ball rolling again…

They have a +2 bonus on all saving throws due to their small size and agility.

well, I don’t know that this would qualify them for a bonus to all saves. Maybe maybe maybe they could get a bonus similar to halflings. It may simply be sufficient to give them Lightning Reflexes as a bonus save.

Of course, the Mystara MC explains it a bit differently:

Phanatons have extremely acute senses arid therefore have an empathy with their forest surroundings. This gives them a +2 bonus on all their saving throws.

 

[Shade]

Ahh, then there's little need for a Homebrews.

Halflings get their bonus to saving throws because they "are surprisingly capable of avoiding mishaps". Since its not a factor of size, I don't see why the phanaton's would be either. I could see giving them the bonus using the forest empathy explanation, though. It is too bad that the Luck of Heroes feat (+1 to all saves) isn't core. Making that a bonus feat would make this much easier.

 

[BOZ]

Ahh, then there's little need for a Homebrews.

yet...

Halflings get their bonus to saving throws because they "are surprisingly capable of avoiding mishaps". Since its not a factor of size, I don't see why the phanaton's would be either. I could see giving them the bonus using the forest empathy explanation, though. It is too bad that the Luck of Heroes feat (+1 to all saves) isn't core. Making that a bonus feat would make this much easier.

we could rewrite and rename it and add it as an Ex ability. i don't have access to that ability (that i know of), so why don't you take a crack at it?

 

[Shade]

Will do. Here goes...

Forest Empathy (Ex): Phanatons have an empathic link with their forest surroundings, which alerts them to danger before it arrives. This grants them a +2 racial bonus on all saving throws.

 

[BOZ]

bingo!

that will really up the crappy saves they had before... two negative ones, ouch!

come to think of it, why did they have two negative ones? was that an old thing that i didn't fix yet?