Converting Psionic Creatures

[Shade]

Yes, certainly aberrant!

We've got Int (5-7). Cha should be decent, due to the psionic blast. Perhaps 13? Wis around 11?

Str appears average. They are "pitifully clumsy", which does not suggest a good Dex. AC translates to 12, though, so unless we give 'em natural armor, we need to figure out where the point not granted from Small size comes from.

Con should be around 13 to explain the "+2" on Hit Dice.

 

[Cleon]

Yes, certainly aberrant!

We've got Int (5-7). Cha should be decent, due to the psionic blast. Perhaps 13? Wis around 11?

Str appears average. They are "pitifully clumsy", which does not suggest a good Dex. AC translates to 12, though, so unless we give 'em natural armor, we need to figure out where the point not granted from Small size comes from.

Con should be around 13 to explain the "+2" on Hit Dice.

I'd give them a bit of natural armour and compensate with a Dexterity low enough to merit a Dex penalty. Even a +1 natural armour, like a Dog, would be something, but I'm thinking more of +2 or +3 NA. A 3E Carrion Crawler has +6 natural armour despite its rubbery flesh.

Putting it together would give us something like this:

Wingless Wonder: Small Aberration, 2 HD, Str 10-11, Dex 6-7, Con 12-13, Int 5-7, Wis 10-11, Cha 13, +3 NA

 

[freyar]

Yes. Let's choose Str 10, Dex 6, Con 12, Int 5, Wis 11, Cha 13. Of course, the "transformed" ones might have much higher Int...

Just wondering if maybe the Secrets of the Magister version could be the form of the transformed wingless wonders for our purposes anyway.

 

[Cleon]

Yes. Let's choose Str 10, Dex 6, Con 12, Int 5, Wis 11, Cha 13. Of course, the "transformed" ones might have much higher Int...

Just wondering if maybe the Secrets of the Magister version could be the form of the transformed wingless wonders for our purposes anyway.

The Secrets of the Magister version appear to be victims of polymorph other or the like, since they are trapped in that shape and can't cast spells due to a fad for polymorphing defeated foes into wingless wonders.

The "transformed" wonders are able to cast spells and are usually the result of a wizard casting the wonderform spell on themselves. The resulting "wonder wizard" either has 10 tentacles (Wizard's Spell Compendium 4) or 9 tentacles (Menzoberranzan).

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.

 

[Cleon]

Added to Homebrews.

I'd cut the Bite from the standard attack line, since their combat description strongly indicates it's always a follow-up attack.

The tentacles are pretty short, so I wouldn't give them increased Reach.

Also, they ought to have Improved Grab, probably with a racial bonus, since their tentacles are so sticky.

The Improved Grab should lead to an augmented bite attack (primary Attack instead of Secondary? or a Gnaw "auto-bite" Special Attack like a Squid?).

 

[Shade]

I'd cut the Bite from the standard attack line, since their combat description strongly indicates it's always a follow-up attack.

Good point.

The tentacles are pretty short, so I wouldn't give them increased Reach.

Ahem...

"A wonder’s tentacles are 2 to 12 feet in length, extending or shortening as it desires, and serve to handle food and to aid the wonder in moving about."

That is up to three times its height. I'd say that fits the bill for extended reach!

Also, they ought to have Improved Grab, probably with a racial bonus, since their tentacles are so sticky.

Sounds good.

The Improved Grab should lead to an augmented bite attack (primary Attack instead of Secondary? or a Gnaw "auto-bite" Special Attack like a Squid?).

Good idea. Gnaw seems a good fit. Or even something like a roper...

A roper can draw in a creature within 10 feet of itself and bite with a +4 attack bonus in the same round.

 

[freyar]

The squid is a bit more like a roper than like Gnaw, I think. Since it says that a "wonder always releases a target after one bite," I'd go with the squid/roper version.

 

[Cleon]

Ahem...

"A wonder’s tentacles are 2 to 12 feet in length, extending or shortening as it desires, and serve to handle food and to aid the wonder in moving about."

Dang it, I temporarily forgot they telescoped. They're pretty short in their picture.

10 ft. Reach is fine then.

 

[Cleon]

The squid is a bit more like a roper than like Gnaw, I think. Since it says that a "wonder always releases a target after one bite," I'd go with the squid/roper version.

A squid style auto-bite is fine by me.