Converting "Real World" Animals and Vermin

[freyar]

Those look good.

 

[Cleon]

Those look good.

That seems to be it then, apart from the flavour text?

 

[freyar]

I think so.

Tactics: A sea bat often attacks stealthily, attempting to paralyze and swallow an opponent before its companions notice. Sea bats are canny enough to avoid large groups.

 

[Cleon]

I think so.

Tactics: A sea bat often attacks stealthily, attempting to paralyze and swallow an opponent before its companions notice. Sea bats are canny enough to avoid large groups.

That doesn't match their preferred tactics very well...

A sea bat normally buries itself in silt and waits until it senses the approach of prey. It then burst out of the mud and tries to swallow and paralyze as many opponents as it can. Sea bats do not attack large creatures except in self defense, since they are unable to eat creatures too big to swallow. They are canny enough to avoid large groups.

 

[freyar]

That'll work better, sure.

 

[Cleon]

That'll work better, sure.

Good.

We just need some flavour to finish them off then.

Hmm... I'm not sure I like the 50 ft. swim speed Shade gave it. The SRD Manta Ray swims at 30 ft., as does the Tome of Horror Stingray.

Well I'm alright with it if you lot are. A 50 ft. swim speed does suggests they sometimes actively pursue prey though. Maybe we should add something to that effect to the tactics?

 

[freyar]

The original critter has a pretty fast swim speed also. Well, it's another point of differentiation. For tactics, maybe

A sea bat normally buries itself in silt and waits until it senses the approach of prey. It then burst out of the mud and tries to swallow and paralyze as many opponents as it can, and it is willing to pursue victims over distance if necessary. Sea bats do not attack large creatures except in self defense, since they are unable to eat creatures too big to swallow. They are canny enough to avoid large groups.

 

[Cleon]

The original critter has a pretty fast swim speed also. Well, it's another point of differentiation. For tactics, maybe

A sea bat normally buries itself in silt and waits until it senses the approach of prey. It then burst out of the mud and tries to swallow and paralyze as many opponents as it can, and it is willing to pursue victims over distance if necessary. Sea bats do not attack large creatures except in self defense, since they are unable to eat creatures too big to swallow. They are canny enough to avoid large groups.

I'd prefer this arrangement:

A sea bat is willing to chase down its victims, but normally buries itself in silt and waits until it senses the approach of prey. It then burst out of the mud and tries to swallow and paralyze as many opponents as it can. Sea bats do not attack large creatures except in self defense, since they are unable to eat creatures too big to swallow. They are canny enough to avoid large groups.

 

[freyar]

Works for me!

 

[Cleon]

Works for me!

Since Shade is AVWL (Away Vacationing Without Leave ), I'll put start a Working Draft so we can keep track of what we've got so far.