Converting original D&D and Mystara monsters

[BOZ]

i'm going to help on this one later today. sorry to ignore it, but i knew i could get the tybor and nawidnehr done a lot quicker, so i focused on those.

 

[Mortis]

BOZ

in your preliminary stats you gave an Attack line of
Attack: Dagger +X melee (1d4+17/19-20)

I presume that +17 should be +X as in the Full Attack line.
If so, it's a strange typo.

Regards,
Mortis

 

[BOZ]

actually, it's a bad cut 'n paste hack job.

 

[BOZ]

Sorry for not responding sooner; been busy as usual.

To do what Shade is suggesting, they will need the Quicken Spell-Like Ability (silent image) feat.

I am wondering if, even though they are in whatever passes for outer space (at least the upper atmosphere), the Shining Isle are not technically extraplanar? Sort of like a plane within a plane?

Faedornae are reluctant to leave their Shining Isles and would only do so in the direst emergency. A faedorne's morale drops to 8 when not on her Shining Isle.

rather than a penalty for leaving the Isle, I would make that a bonus when they are on the Isle. Would a +4 situational morale bonus to Will saves suffice?

 

[Shade]

To do what Shade is suggesting, they will need the Quicken Spell-Like Ability (silent image) feat.

Not necessarily. I've seen other critters who have a spell-like ability that is treated as metamagically-enhanced without possessing the relevant feat.

I am wondering if, even though they are in whatever passes for outer space (at least the upper atmosphere), the Shining Isle are not technically extraplanar? Sort of like a plane within a plane?

This is one of the biggest gray areas of 3E. To the best of my knowledge, as long as they are within the same Material Plane (but even on a different planet), they are on the same plane. If they were from an alternate Material Plane, they'd be extraplanar. So probably not extraplanar, just like mooncalves and other critters "from the moon" are not extraplanar.

rather than a penalty for leaving the Isle, I would make that a bonus when they are on the Isle. Would a +4 situational morale bonus to Will saves suffice?

That works for me.

 

[BOZ]

Not necessarily. I've seen other critters who have a spell-like ability that is treated as metamagically-enhanced without possessing the relevant feat.

Meh? Really, where?

This is one of the biggest gray areas of 3E. To the best of my knowledge, as long as they are within the same Material Plane (but even on a different planet), they are on the same plane. If they were from an alternate Material Plane, they'd be extraplanar. So probably not extraplanar, just like mooncalves and other critters "from the moon" are not extraplanar.

Could another dimension or plane be visible from another plane? Say that you walk 5 feet in one direction and you are on another plane; any rules that apply to this plane are now effective, even though it did not look like you went anywhere.

Just a thought. I'm going to have to look through the module they originally appeared in to get some perspective on these "Shining Isles".

Resolve (Ex): A faedorne has a +4 morale bonus to Will saves while on its Shining Isle.

 

[Shade]

Meh? Really, where?

<sigh> I was afraid you'd ask that. So far my attempts to locate it have been futile.

Could another dimension or plane be visible from another plane? Say that you walk 5 feet in one direction and you are on another plane; any rules that apply to this plane are now effective, even though it did not look like you went anywhere.

Hell yeah! Just a few examples...the ethereal sees into the Material, the elemental planes blur together, etc.

Resolve (Ex): A faedorne has a +4 morale bonus to Will saves while on its Shining Isle.

That should work.

 

[BOZ]

haha, caught you! while you look for that, i will try to find some time to look at the old module for hints.

 

[Knight Otu]

Meh? Really, where?

I believe the Aspect of Vecna in the MiniHB has a metamagigiced magic missile SL. I'll check to see if it has the appropriste feat.

Yep, empowered magic missile at will, without the empower spell feat.

 

[Shade]

Thanks for having my back, Knight.