Converting Psionic Creatures

[Shade]

Have you perfected that Freyar's Thoughts Extractor, then?

It's in beta.

Anyhow, don't we need to say the individual leeches attack in addition to the swarm's attacks?

As crazy as it sounds, we probably need to mention that the swarm doesn't attack individual leeches in its space! (Since the normal swarm tactics indicate that they deal x damage to any creature that starts its turn in the same space).

 

[Cleon]

It's in beta.

As crazy as it sounds, we probably need to mention that the swarm doesn't attack individual leeches in its space! (Since the normal swarm tactics indicate that they deal x damage to any creature that starts its turn in the same space).

Well, you could just make psionic leeches immune to psionic leeching.

 

[Shade]

Well, you could just make psionic leeches immune to psionic leeching.

We could, but that wouldn't protect them from the swarm damage (or the concussion blast).

 

[Cleon]

We could, but that wouldn't protect them from the swarm damage (or the concussion blast).

Anyhow, it's a simple enough matter to say the individual leeches aren't harmed by the swarm's attacks.

 

[Shade]

Anyhow, it's a simple enough matter to say the individual leeches aren't harmed by the swarm's attacks.

Probably true.

 

[Cleon]

Probably true.

So...

Infestation (Ex): Any living creature that takes damage from a psionic leech swarm risks being infested by the leeches. Every round, the creature must make a DC 16 Reflex save or have 1d12 psionic leeches attach themselves to the creature's body and start draining psionic power points, these individual leeches will still be attached if the creature leaves a square occupied by the leech swarm, and are not affected by the psionic leech swarm's swarm, power drain, or concussion blast attacks. If the Reflex save succeeds, the creature negates that round's infestation by dodging the swarming leeches or brushing them off before they attach themselves. The save DC is Dexterity-based and includes a +2 racial bonus [?].

 

[Shade]

Updated. I added distraction to the list of things the individual leeches ignore.

Shall we increase the power point pool size for the swarm, considering it consists of multiple leeches? Maybe increase the amount drained as well, since its a higher-CR creature? What shall we do about spawn? I'd suggest once a higher power-point threshold is achieved, it spawns another swarm.

 

[freyar]

Revised infestation is fine. I'd suggest increasing all the power point variables and support Shade's suggested swarm spawn.

 

[Shade]

Revised infestation is fine. I'd suggest increasing all the power point variables and support Shade's suggested swarm spawn.

1d4+1 drain?

25 point threshold?

Spawns after 25 points?

 

[Cleon]

Updated. I added distraction to the list of things the individual leeches ignore.

I included distraction in an earlier draft but removed it. Distraction only affects creatures vulnerable to the swarm's damage, and we just said the individual leeches are immune.

Still, it doesn't hurt to make it explicit.

Shall we increase the power point pool size for the swarm, considering it consists of multiple leeches? Maybe increase the amount drained as well, since its a higher-CR creature? What shall we do about spawn? I'd suggest once a higher power-point threshold is achieved, it spawns another swarm.

Since there are 1500 creatures in a Diminutive swarm and each leech can drain 10 PPPs, logically it'd need 15000 PPPs to spawn.

I think it'd be best not to set a limit and just say it spawns X individual leeches per Y power points.