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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BOZ" data-source="post: 3101082" data-attributes="member: 1241">and, here is the text from "Greyhawk Adventures":NimbusClimate/Terrain: All mountainsFrequency: Very rareOrganization: SolitaryActive Times: AnyDiet: NilIntelligence: Animal (1)Treasure: IncidentalAlignment: NeutralReaction Modifier: +5Number Appearing: 1ArmorClass: 2Movement: /48" (MC:A)HitDice: 8THACO 12Number of Attacks: 1Damage per Attack 5-30Special Attacks: Lightning boltSpecial Defenses: Spell immunity, + 1 weapons to hit.Magic Resistance: NilSize: SmallMorale: Steady (14)Experience Value: 1500 + l0/hpThe nimbus is a creature from the Quasi-elemental Plane of Lightning. An occasional visitor to the Prime Material Plane, it’s seen only in high mountain ranges, and then only during the storm season (typically the months of Sunsebb through Coldeven).Physical Appearance: The nimbus is a creature composed entirely of electrical energy, and thus has no fixed form. It usually appears in one of four shapes: as ball lightning (a slowly drifting ball of light easily mistaken for a will-o-wisp); sheet lightning (a veil of light similar to a small aurora); bolt lightning (bolts of light arcing from object to object); or St. Elmo’s fire (a diffuse, flickering glow that surrounds an object). The creature can change from one form to another at will. The creature can reach its maximum movement of 48” only in bolt form; in other forms, it’s limited to a movement of 18”. In all its forms, the nimbus gives off a brilliant white or blue-white light.Combat: On the Material Plane, the nimbus isn’t an aggressive creature, playing among the mountain peaks for the sheer joy of it. If attacked, however, it’s well able to defend itself. Its preferred means of attack is to surround its victim in its St. Elmo’s fire form, and electrocute the creature. A successful to hit roll indicates that the nimbus has managed to engulf its target and has discharged its shocking current. If the target is wearing armor made of ferrous metal (iron or steel, but not mithril or adamantine), or is carrying more than 250 gp weight of ferrous metal equipment, the nimbus receives a +2 bonus to its hit roll. Although this is the creature’s preferred manner of attack, it can only use this attack four times per day, since further attacks prohibitively drain the creature’s energy.It can also cast small lightning bolts, one per round, to a maximum range of 60 feet. These bolts deal 2-12 points of damage each (save for half damage).The nimbus can be harmed only by +1 or better magic weapons. If the weapon used against the creature is made of ferrous metal, its wielder suffers 1-4 points of electrical damage for each successful hit on the nimbus, and has a 25% chance of dropping the weapon. Lightning and electrical attacks do no damage to the nimbus; in fact, for each such attack that strikes the nimbus, it regenerates 3-12 points of damage. Poison and acids are also ineffective. Fire and cold-based attacks do normal damage, while magical attacks that include water (e.g., ice storm) do double damage (non-magical water does the creature no harm, however). The nimbus is immune to sleep, charm, illusion and other mind-altering magics.When a nimbus is aroused, it generates a static charge powerful enough to give creatures within 30 feet an uncomfortable feeling of “their hair standing on end.” Within 10 feet of the nimbus, this static charge is enough to cause any ferrous metal objects to glow with their own St. Elmo’s fire. This induced charge does no damage, although it may look dangerous.Habitat/Society: Although frequently misnamed as a “lightning elemental,” the nimbus isn’t a true elemental, merely a denizen of that quasi-elemental plane (such as the xorn is of the Elemental Plane of Earth). It gains access to the Prime Material Plane through gates that sometimes open at the core of mighty thunderstorms. Possibly because the thin air is more conducive to the creatures, only storms in high mountains usher the nimbus to the Prime Material Plane. For some reason, they’re particularly partial to the Sulhaut Mountains (possibly because the winds from the Sea of Dust carry their own static charge, leading to horrendous lightning storms among these peaks).On this plane they are solitary creatures. On their own plane, however, they are common, congregating in groups. The nimbus has no conception that “bags of mostly water” (like animals) are alive. If they think about it at all, the creatures are more likely to assume that energy phenomena like fires and lightning bolts are alive.The means of communication used by the nimbus is unknown. Telepathy, tongues and other magics are totally ineffective in communicating with the nimbus.Niche: On the Prime Material Plane, the nimbus consumes nothing and produces nothing, and it has no predators. Its energy requirements are drawn from the Quasi-elemental Plane of Lightning.</blockquote>

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