Converting prehistoric animals

[RavinRay]

Looks like a Colossal magical beast to me if it's a water-breathing reptile with a paralyzing gaze; then again, who's to say that a reptile can't revert to an evolutionary throwback state and propagate that mutation to its offspring while remaining an animal.

 

[freyar]

If we want the paralysis, I say magical beast. But if we decide it's just a rumor, let's go animal. I'm torn on the issue.

 

[Shade]

It sounds like the only strong vote is for magical beast, so let's go that route.

Advancing an elasmosaurus to Colossal yields...

Str 42, Dex 14, Con 30, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 9

Do those scores work here?

 

[GrayLinnorm]

If we're going to give it a paralyzing gaze, it might need a higher charisma (unless the gaze is constitution-based).

 

[Shade]

Good point, but I think Con-based could work in this instance.

 

[RavinRay]

I was thinking Fortitude save for the paralysis so it would have to be Constitution-based.

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.

Truly aquatic/water-breather or hold breath?

 

[demiurge1138]

Since we're going magical beast, I say aquatic.

 

[freyar]

Aquatic. And I think we should boost the Cha and go Cha-based on the paralysis. I don't think it needs to be Con-based to be a Fort save.

 

[Shade]

OK, you guys have convinced me on Cha-based (since most gaze attacks appear to be Cha-based).

How high would you like to increase it?