Converting World of Greyhawk monsters

[freyar]

More like grant cuts to my secret plan to dominate the world with skin puppets! But I'll be back at it soon.

 

[freyar]

sample skin puppet

I'm just basing this on the subsumed mind sample. Also, I noticed that I forgot the "Small Humanoid (gnome)" line before the HD in the subsumed mind sample. Oops!

Also, we should change the alignment of the skin puppets to CE to match Mossmutter.

Shade, can you check over this? Especially the attacks; I couldn't remember or find in the SRD the interaction between manufactured and natural weapons in the full attack line (so I followed the skeleton).

Finally, should we add a line to the subsumed mind and skin puppet templates that they can be reversed with wish or miracle?


Skin Puppet Gnome Warrior 1
Small Plant
Hit Dice: 1d8+3 (7 hp)
Initiative: -1
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares)
Armor Class: 15 (+1 size, -1 Dex, +4 chain shirt, +1 light shield), touch 10, flat-footed 15
Base Attack/Grapple: +0/–4
Attack: Longsword +0 melee (1d6/19–20) or claw +0 melee (1d4 plus claw spores) or light crossbow -1 ranged (1d6/19–20)
Full Attack: Longsword +0 melee (1d6/19–20) or 2 claws +0 melee (1d4 plus claw spores) or light crossbow -1 ranged (1d6/19–20)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Instrument of hierarchical mind
Special Qualities: Gnome traits (except Sp abilities), hierarchical mind awareness, single actions only
Saves: Fort +5, Ref -1, Will –1
Abilities: Str 11, Dex 9, Con 16, Int —, Wis 9, Cha 8
Skills: —
Feats: Weapon Focus (light crossbow)
Environment: Any.
Organization: Solitary, ganglion (2-6), or hierarchical mind (3-40 skin puppets plus possibly Mossmutter).
Challenge Rating: 1/3
Treasure: None.
Alignment: Chaotic evil.
Advancement: —
Level Adjustment: —

 

[Shade]

Good points. Updated skin puppet and subsumed mind.

Some creatures combine attacks with natural and manufactured weapons when they make a full attack. When they do so, the manufactured weapon attack is considered the primary attack unless the creature’s description indicates otherwise and any natural weapons the creature also uses are considered secondary natural attacks. These secondary attacks do not interfere with the primary attack as attacking with an off-hand weapon does, but they take the usual –5 penalty (or –2 with the Multiattack feat) for such attacks, even if the natural weapon used is normally the creature’s primary natural weapon.

 

[freyar]

In that case, let's change the skin puppet full attack to

Full Attack: Longsword +0 melee (1d6/19–20) and claw -5 melee (1d4 plus claw spores) or 2 claws +0 melee (1d4 plus claw spores) or light crossbow -1 ranged (1d6/19–20)

I figure they can only use 1 claw if they also have a sword.

Then these might just be done!

 

[Shade]

I think so! Free at last from the time-consuming, nested confusion of Keraptis?

 

[freyar]

I believe that this might actually be it! (I won't breathe sigh of relief until Echohawk can check in, though! )

I think this was Keraptis's plan all along --- not to trap adventurers but monster designers. That was worse than a maze spell.

 

[Shade]

Indeed! It felt like being tag-teamed by several morkoths.

 

[freyar]

Indeed! It felt like being tag-teamed by several morkoths.

The wardrake wasn't so bad compared to this.

Ok, have to stop having so much fun with this one --- it will make Keraptis angry.

 

[Echohawk]

I believe that this might actually be it! (I won't breathe sigh of relief until Echohawk can check in, though! )

I'm happy. And relieved this bunch are finally over

 

[Leopold]

Lock the thread and call it a day/week/year?