Converting prehistoric creatures

[Shade]

Rappy, welcome! We can always use some more palaeontological input on these conversions.

Swarm sounds good.

So, take xidoraven's individual stats, move them into the swarm "template", and increase the speed and add wounding as Rappy proposed?

And for the less paleontologically inclined (like me), here's more info on Cheirolepis:

Cheirolepis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[freyar]

We'll have to change the damage around, but xidoraven's ability scores look like a good starting place. Increased speed and wounding are also good.

 

[Leopold]

That woudl be a good start Shade.

Also, did you see the above where they had 2 of the monsters on the list already done in other products? Did we remove those from the TODO list?

 

[demiurge1138]

Well, if they're small, they can't be a swarm. So we should convert the base creature down a size, I think.

 

[freyar]

That's true. And 1 ft long is more Tiny anyway.

 

[Shade]

That woudl be a good start Shade.

Also, did you see the above where they had 2 of the monsters on the list already done in other products? Did we remove those from the TODO list?

Echohawk created and maintains those lists, so we'll have to let him know. Did anyone reply to that thread yet?


Suggested HD for the swarm? A piranha swarm has 8 HD.

 

[freyar]

These should be a bit tougher. 10 or even 12HD?

 

[Leopold]

Echohawk created and maintains those lists, so we'll have to let him know. Did anyone reply to that thread yet?

nope I thought that was your territory, didn't want to step on toes and such

Suggested HD for the swarm? A piranha swarm has 8 HD.

I like the 10HD for it.

 

[demiurge1138]

How about a compromise solution of 11 HD? 11, like 13, doesn't get much love.

 

[Rappy]

I wouldn't object to that. Cheirolepis isn't a juggernaut, but it would be stronger than a piranha. Thus, it makes sense that the swarm would surpass it, but not by an absurd amount.