D&D 3E/3.5 Creature Catalog 3.5 Overhaul Project

[Shade]

Sounds good, but I'd also include Jump to really emphasize its killer jumping prowess.

 

[demiurge1138]

Hm. Well, they're very strong, and with the +8 racial bonus, I don't think they'd need any more. I say their skills go into Jump, Listen and Spot.

Demiurge out.

 

[Filby]

Just one more thing about the jor -- sorry I didn't say anything sooner, I just noticed now... Since humanoids aren't automatically proficient with martial weapons like scimitars, perhaps it should have something in the "jors as characters" section like:

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A jor is proficient with all simple weapons and scimitars. It is proficient with light and medium armor and with shields (but not tower shields).

 

[BOZ]

Hm. Well, they're very strong, and with the +8 racial bonus, I don't think they'd need any more. I say their skills go into Jump, Listen and Spot.

fair enough. I’ll go with that.

now, what do we want to call the lesser apes? I figure it’s about time to decide that. Prime Ape was an idea that Shade had, as was Ape of the Isle (“great ape” is too general – that is the name for the classification under which gorillas, orangutans, and others fit – “great ape” is equivalent to “great cat” for tigers and lions). Other possibilities… “Isle Ape”, “Gigantic Ape”, “Oonga’s Cronies” , “Lesser Gargantuan Ape”. That’s about all I can think of at the moment.

Just one more thing about the jor -- sorry I didn't say anything sooner, I just noticed now... Since humanoids aren't automatically proficient with martial weapons like scimitars, perhaps it should have something in the "jors as characters" section like:

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A jor is proficient with all simple weapons and scimitars. It is proficient with light and medium armor and with shields (but not tower shields).

I can still fix that.

 

[demiurge1138]

I do like Ape of the Isle...

Demiurge out.

 

[Shade]

Ape of the Isle works for me, or you could make it Mighty Ape of the Isle to pay homage to Mighty Joe Young.

 

[BOZ]

alright, i guess we'll go with that then... more later today, hopefully, if i'm not too insanely busy with work...

 

[Shade]

I hear you...I came here for a sanity check.

 

[BOZ]

OK, updating in homebrews... enhanced dire apes they are no longer.

 

[Shade]

Cool.

Attack lines should just be a single slam attack, I believe.

SR 29 for Oonga? (CR + 11)

Ape of the Isle Weight: An eldritch giant is only a foot taller and weighs 12,000 pounds. They aren't as beefy as I'd imagine an ape would be, so I think that the same weight would work as its bulk would make up for being a foot shorter.

Oonga Weight: A geriviar is the same height and as a giant, is relatively the same shape. It weighs 12 tons. It does have an extra set of arms, though. So maybe 10 tons for oonga?