Converting World of Greyhawk monsters

[Shade]

Ahh...that would be much less work. I thought you were discussing making a catch-all template to cover any class!

 

[freyar]

Abilities: Str 15, Con 16, Dex 13, Int 18, Wis 18, Cha 11?

Just guessing there. Obviously the physical scores are a little silly, since this changes to different animal forms all the time. Maybe a specific bonus over the usual racial physical abilities?

 

[Shade]

For starters, humanoid (shapechanger)?

 

[freyar]

Have to agree with that.

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.

I gave it most of the abilities of an 18th-level druid that still seemed pertinent.

 

[freyar]

Looks good. How do you want to handle the shapechanging bit? Change shape, alternate form, or something else?

 

[Shade]

Good question.

the jakar can assume any animal form and can appear as a human of any age.

The jakar, a creation of Jason Krimeah, the Exalted One, possesses a polymorph self ability that enables it to take on the form of a mammal, avian, or reptile, ranging in weight from 8,000 pounds to 1/4 pound. The jakar possesses the physical attacks of the assumed form, such as a dragon's claw and bite attacks, but not its breath weapon. Because of this unique ability, ajakar is virtually impossible to detect.

It took Krimeah a little more than a year to fashion a collar of chain mail imbued with a special polymorph self ability. The collar permits Jakar to change into any animal or human form up to 24 times a day, fully assuming all the physical abilities of the shape selected. Jakar cannot assume the form of an unnatural creature, such as an owlbear; the form must be of a natural animal. It is believed Kriineah made more than one of these collars, and some suspect that he gave them to others to create more jakar.

Do we want to limit it by D&D creature type, or by the category-spanning "mammal, avian, or reptile"?

 

[freyar]

I'd say any human or animal. Thinking about this more, we should make some kind of unique ability (rather than change shape or alternate form) due to the enhanced Str.

 

[Shade]

You know, I think we should allow plant and elemental forms as well, since a druid of his level could wildshape into those forms. And based on wildshape, I'd say allow Tiny to Huge size.

Thoughts?

 

[freyar]

Yeah, you're right. How do you want to write this up?