Planescape Converting Planescape monsters

[Echohawk]

There are a surprising number of sea horsey things:

• Giant Seahorse, Dragon #327
• Gigantic War-Trained Sea Horse, Denizens of the Transitive Planes
• Ether Sea Horse, Denizens of the Transitive Planes
• Sea Horse, Vaults of Pandius
• Sea Horse Heraldic Servant, Vaults of Pandius

 

[Echohawk]

• Ether Sea Horse, Denizens of the Transitive Planes

I think this is actually the same creature as the Ether Horse from AGttEP

 

[freyar]

I think this is actually the same creature as the Ether Horse from AGttEP

That would be my guess, as well. But we can do it again as long as Shade wants; it probably won't take too long.

 

[Shade]

We might as well since I spent the time typing up the original text.

Here are the stats for the giant seahorse from Dragon Magazine #327...

Giant Seahorse
Large Animal (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 3d8 (13 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: Swim 60 ft. (12 squares)
Armor Class: 13 (-1 size, +2 Dex, +4 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 13
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+8
Attack: Tail slap +4 melee (1d6+2)
Full Attack: Tail slap +4 melee (1d6+2)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: -
Special Qualities: Low-light vision
Saves: Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +2
Abilities: Str 14, Dex 15, Con 11, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 8
Skills: Hide +4*, Listen +5, Spot +5, Swim +10
Feats: Alertness, Endurance
Environment: Any aquatic
Organization: ?
Challenge Rating: 1
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: -
Level Adjustment: -

Skills: A giant seahorse has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check made to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.

*A giant seahorse has a +4 racial bonus on Hide checks when in an area of dense seaweed or other aquatic foliage.

 

[demiurge1138]

A better Strength might be advisable, so as to be better for riding.

 

[Shade]

Str 17?

Change to magical beast (Extraplanar)?

Change swim to land or fly speed (on the Ethereal, it is possibly to move up or down without a fly speed), or simply add the other speed?

 

[freyar]

Definitely yes to the first two.

Can it move through the ethereal with just a swim speed? If so, we could just leave it with a swim speed. If that's too weird, I'd say adding fly with the same speed is better than adding a land speed. That way, if summoned to Prime Material, you at least wouldn't have sea horses crawling around on land.

 

[Shade]

One moves through the Ethereal Plane as one would move on the Material Plane. However, due to the misty nature of the protomatter of the plane itself, a traveler can move up and down just as easily as along solid surfaces. However, all movement is at half speed, both for travelers and for creatures native to the Ethereal Plane.

So I'm guessing one could only swim on an Ethereal body of water.

 

[freyar]

Hmm. Let's grant it a fly speed, too, then, just so nobody gets confused.

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.

Do we want to keep the swim speed as well?