Converting Psionic Creatures

[freyar]

Put in the standard line about sundering tentacles as in squid, kraken, etc, too?

 

[Shade]

Put in the standard line about sundering tentacles as in squid, kraken, etc, too?

Yep, that makes sense.

 

[Cleon]

Yep, that makes sense.

I'm not sure about that.

Their tentacles aren't massively long like a Giant Squid or Giant Octopus and there's no mention of them being Sunderable in the original - it just releases a grabbed captive on any hit.

 

[freyar]

I'm not sure about that.

Their tentacles aren't massively long like a Giant Squid or Giant Octopus and there's no mention of them being Sunderable in the original - it just releases a grabbed captive on any hit.

What about this?

Foes attempting to sever a wonder’s tentacles will find that they have an effective Armor Class of 3 (able to suddenly retract from harm), and one can only be severed if it is dealt 7 hp of damage or more in a single round (total hp damage to tentacles does not matter, except to kill the wonder by damage accumulation).

 

[Cleon]

What about this?

All I saw was "the grasp of a tentacle can be broken by any hit on it".

Oh, I was looking at the Secrets of the Magister (2000) version. The AC 3 and 7 hp tentacles version is from Menzoberranzan (1992) and the Wizard's Spell Compendium 4 (1998).

So, I guess we just picks whichever one we fancy.

The Magister wonder is the most recent (2000), and "any hit releases" would be easier to adjudicate.

Still, I don't much mind either way.

We could even use both, with "any hit releases" for the Lesser Wonder and the Sunderable X hit point tentacles for the standard Wonder?

 

[freyar]

I prefer the more standard mechanics of the sunder. And normal grapple rules to get out of the Imp Grab, rather than "any hit." Surprise, surprise.

 

[Cleon]

I prefer the more standard mechanics of the sunder. And normal grapple rules to get out of the Imp Grab, rather than "any hit." Surprise, surprise.

I have no objection, but 7 hit points seems too much for the sundering hit points considering the whole creature only has 11 hit points.

How about giving each tentacle 1 hit point, so it conserves the "any hit severs" while following standard mechanics?

 

[Shade]

I have no objection, but 7 hit points seems too much for the sundering hit points considering the whole creature only has 11 hit points.

How about giving each tentacle 1 hit point, so it conserves the "any hit severs" while following standard mechanics?

I think that'll work.

 

[Cleon]

I think that'll work.

Let's do it then!

 

[freyar]

How about 2hp, so the wonder loses 1hp each time a tentacle is severed?