Converting World of Greyhawk monsters

[freyar]

Hmm, maybe a conflagration? 1d8 jackals...

Skills: 6 ranks of Bluff, Concentration, Disguise, Hide, Intimidate, Knowledge (nature), Listen, Spot?

Feats: Dodge?, Flyby Attack?

 

[Shade]

That all sounds reasonable. Maybe a few more Knowledge skills to draw upon for riddles?

Possibly swap Dodge for Skill Focus (Knowledge [nature])?

 

[freyar]

Good idea on the Knowledge skills and Skill Focus. I'd also be happy with dropping Intimidate (and even some of Listen & Spot) to free up a few ranks for Knowledge.

 

[Shade]

In addition to nature, maybe history and local? Or maybe geography? Arcana?

 

[freyar]

Let's go with history and local and then see if we want to scrounge ranks from somewhere else.

For the riddling curse, should characters be allowed an (appropriate) Knowledge skill check to come up with the answer? Maybe DC = FF's Knowledge check plus a racial bonus?

 

[Shade]

Good idea.

Updated.

CR 2?

Did we want to give them summon nature's ally and/or a charm monster ability to account for these "minions"?

Does the flavor text look OK?

 

[demiurge1138]

I don't think they need charms or SNA.

CR 3. They're about as hard as a shadow.

 

[freyar]

Maybe a charm monster ability that only works on jackal-like and hyena-like creatures?

Flavor looks good.

For Hide in Flames, make it a +8 (or even +12) bonus on Hide checks.

Edit: I seem to have cross-posted with demiurge, and I guess we lean different ways on the charming. I'm happy to let Shade decide.

 

[Shade]

I can see the gnolls and jackalweres following willingly, but a charm animal SLA might be appropriate to explain the jackals and hyenas.

 

[freyar]

Sounds fair to me!