Planescape Converting Planescape monsters

[freyar]

That all looks good. I especially like the bit about overcoming silver DR.

A trip of any length can seem instantaneous to a buraq's rider, because, if the buraq wills it, a time stop is in effect on its back.

At will SLA with the limit that it only applies to the rider or Su ability?

Let's not forget speak w/animals at will and comprehend languages 3/day.

 

[Shade]

At will SLA with the limit that it only applies to the rider or Su ability?

Hmmm...I'm thinking time stop doesn't really work for this. How's this?

Timeless Travel (Su): As a standard action, a buraq can place a willing rider into temporal stasis, as the spell. The buraq may end this effect at any time as a free action. The buraq uses this ability to make a trip seem instantaneous for its rider.

Let's not forget speak w/animals at will and comprehend languages 3/day.

I'll add 'em.

 

[freyar]

Looks good. Just saw something on the 4e forum that they're changing around the metallic dragons (bronze & brass I think out, iron & adamantine in). I'm hardly a grognard, since I've only been playing since 2005, but I'm starting to think your sig is right. I really dislike that they're undoing all the alignment stuff.

 

[Shade]

Yeah. They rolled yugoloths into demonkind, too. Now a mezzoloth is a mezzodemon. Like the demon ranks needed swelling.

 

[freyar]

Well, it looks like Necro will have lots to do converting old flavor. Maybe they'll hire some more designers.

Max out listen, spot, sense motive, and diplomacy? Or something else?

 

[Shade]

Those skills sound pretty good. Maybe Knowledge (the planes) and Survival as well?

Let's fill in some X's...

Knock Down (Ex): If a buraq hits an opponent (of its size or smaller?) with both its hooves in the same round, it can attempt to trip its opponent (+x check modifier) as a free action without making a touch attack or provoking an attack of opportunity. If the attempt fails, the opponent cannot react to trip the buraq. If it succeeds, the buraq immediately moves into the opponent's space and deals automatic trample damage.

Spell-Like Abilities: At will--speak with animals; 3/day--comprehend languages. Caster level Xth.

 

[freyar]

I'd be happy to add those skills, but we can only max out 4. Do you want to drop listen and spot, maybe? Or put 4 ranks each into listen and spot, which would give 4 ranks each for Know(planes) and diplomacy? (Sense motive and survival seem more important somehow.)

I agree with "its size and smaller" and think it should get +4 Str +4 Large size +4 racial =+12 on the trip check (though I'm negotiable on the racial bonus).

caster level 5 to go with HD?

 

[Shade]

Rereading the description, I'm not sure that it really needs Listen or Spot. I took one rank from Sense Motive and added it to Knowledge (the planes) to get the synergy bonus to Survival.

How about Endurance and Run for its feats? Should we add that it can use the Run feat with Airborne Gallop?

Let's drop the racial bonus on the knockdown.

CL 5 looks good.

Ecology: The buraq has the usual needs of a fine horse, but it can survive without any physical nourishment at all. It thrives on the care and attention involved in feeding and grooming, rather than the food itself; the buraq can literally eat good intentions. Thus, it could be well maintained by a big-hearted beggar and it could wither away in the care of a distant, proud sultan.

Flavor text or actual ability that it doesn't need to eat or drink?

 

[freyar]

Oh, let's make it an ability and then put the "good intentions" bit in the flavor.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Challenge Rating: 4? (They're better than a pegasus at CR 3)

Advancement: 6-15 HD (Large)?

A buraq is 6 feet long and weighs X pounds.

Buraqs speak Celestial? (speak with animals and comprehend languages can take care of the rest?)