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<blockquote data-quote="Uchiha_Arthas" data-source="post: 6732546" data-attributes="member: 94127"><p>Greetings,</p><p></p><p>I've been convinced to run a game again and need someone to review this Half-Erinyes template for a particular player of mine. </p><p></p><p>I started with the Half-Fiend template and followed the advice in the <a href="http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20060630x&page=1" target="_blank">Specific Fiends</a> page but would like someone to review it.</p><p></p><p>House Ruled Half-Erinyes Template (LA +4):</p><p></p><p></p><p>Type: Outsider</p><p></p><p></p><p>Attrib: Str: +3, Dex: +3, Con: +3, Int: +1, Wis: +3, Cha: +4 <strong>[Total +16 same as Half-fiend. I tried to keep the same ratio as the Erinyes stats]</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Speed: Black Angelic Wings Twice Base Creature's Land Speed (good maneuverability) [<strong>Equal to Half-Celestial</strong>] </p><p></p><p></p><p>AC: +1</p><p></p><p></p><p>Natural Attacks: None. [<strong>Erinyes do not have these</strong>]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Native Outsider Type</p><p></p><p></p><p>Darkvision (Ex): At 1st level, the half-erinyes gains darkvision to a 60-foot range.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Poison Immunity (Ex): At 2nd level, a half-erinyes becomes immune to all poisons.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Resistances (Ex): At 2nd level, a half-erinyes gains resistance 5 to acid, cold, electricity, and fire. At 4th level, each of these resistances increases to 10.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Spell Resistance (Su): At 2nd level, a half-erinyes gains spell resistance equal to her character level (maximum 25). At 4th level, her spell resistance increases by +10 (maximum 35).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Damage Reduction (Su): A 3rd-level or higher half-erinyes has damage reduction 5/good if her character level is 11th or lower, or damage reduction 10/good if her character level is 12th or higher. A half-erinyes treats her natural weapons as evil or lawful (pick one at creation) weapons for the purpose of bypassing the damage reduction of other creatures.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Smite Good (Su): Once per day, a half-erinyes of at least 3rd level may attempt to smite a good creature with one normal melee attack. This attack deals extra damage equal to her character level (maximum +20) against a good foe. If she accidentally smites a creature that is not evil, the smite has no effect but is still used up for the day. [I am somewhat wondering about this. An erinyes does not have this ability so I was thinking of removing it entirely or switching it to Smite Chaotic to reflect Erinyes more taking part in the Blood War]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Spell-Like Abilities:</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Minimum<br /> Half-Fiend Level </strong></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Minimum</strong><br /> <strong>Character Level</strong></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Spell-Like Abilities Gained</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">1st </span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">1st</span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em>Darkness</em> 3/day</span></td></tr><tr><td><br /> </td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">7th</span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em>Unholy blight</em> 1/day</span></td></tr><tr><td><br /> </td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">13th</span></td><td><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">True Seeing 1/day</span></em></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">2nd</span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">3rd</span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em>Minor Image</em> 3/day</span><br /> </td></tr><tr><td><br /> </td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">6th</span></td><td><br /> </td></tr><tr><td><br /> </td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">13th</span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em>Charm Monster</em> 3/day</span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">3rd</span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">9th</span></td><td><br /> </td></tr><tr><td><br /> </td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">15th</span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em>Horrid wilting</em> 1/day</span></td></tr><tr><td><br /> </td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">17th</span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em>Summon monster IX</em> (fiends only) 1/day</span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">4th</span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">11th</span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em>Greater Teleport</em> <em>(Self + 50 lbs Only)</em> 1/day </span></td></tr><tr><td><br /> </td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">19th</span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em>Destruction</em> 1/day</span></td></tr></table><p>I really need help on the Spell Abilities.</p><p></p><p>I dropped poison, unhallow, desecrate, unholy aura, contagion and blasphemy.</p><p></p><p>In their place I put in from the Erinyes spell abilities: Minor Image, Charm Monster, True Seeing and Greater Teleport [<strong>which is where I am doubtful.</strong>].</p><p></p><p>I have left Horrid Wilting, Summon Monster IX and Destruction even if they are not on the Erinyes list as they are higher level abilities and I felt if I removed them then it might actually lower the LA of the template and that they could be hand waved as a high level Erinyes's abilities. </p><p></p><p>Please review and let me know what you think.</p><p></p><p></p><p>EDIT:</p><p></p><p>Here is the level break down for the Template as per Racial Levels.</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Level</strong></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>CR</strong></span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Special</strong></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">1st </span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">*</span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Char +2, natural armor +1, darkvision 60 ft., outsider type, spell-like abilities</span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">2nd </span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">**</span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Str +3, Int +1, poison immunity, resistances (acid 5, cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5), spell resistance (lesser), spell-like abilities</span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">3rd </span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">***</span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> Dex +3, Cha +2, damage reduction, smite good, spell-like abilities</span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">4th </span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">***</span></td><td><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Wis +3, Con +3, (acid 10, cold 10, electricity 10, fire 10), spell resistance (greater), spell-like abilities, wings</span></td></tr></table></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Uchiha_Arthas, post: 6732546, member: 94127"] Greetings, I've been convinced to run a game again and need someone to review this Half-Erinyes template for a particular player of mine. I started with the Half-Fiend template and followed the advice in the [URL="http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/we/20060630x&page=1"]Specific Fiends[/URL] page but would like someone to review it. House Ruled Half-Erinyes Template (LA +4): Type: Outsider Attrib: Str: +3, Dex: +3, Con: +3, Int: +1, Wis: +3, Cha: +4 [B][Total +16 same as Half-fiend. I tried to keep the same ratio as the Erinyes stats][/B] Speed: Black Angelic Wings Twice Base Creature's Land Speed (good maneuverability) [[B]Equal to Half-Celestial[/B]] AC: +1 Natural Attacks: None. [[B]Erinyes do not have these[/B]] Native Outsider Type Darkvision (Ex): At 1st level, the half-erinyes gains darkvision to a 60-foot range. Poison Immunity (Ex): At 2nd level, a half-erinyes becomes immune to all poisons. Resistances (Ex): At 2nd level, a half-erinyes gains resistance 5 to acid, cold, electricity, and fire. At 4th level, each of these resistances increases to 10. Spell Resistance (Su): At 2nd level, a half-erinyes gains spell resistance equal to her character level (maximum 25). At 4th level, her spell resistance increases by +10 (maximum 35). Damage Reduction (Su): A 3rd-level or higher half-erinyes has damage reduction 5/good if her character level is 11th or lower, or damage reduction 10/good if her character level is 12th or higher. A half-erinyes treats her natural weapons as evil or lawful (pick one at creation) weapons for the purpose of bypassing the damage reduction of other creatures. Smite Good (Su): Once per day, a half-erinyes of at least 3rd level may attempt to smite a good creature with one normal melee attack. This attack deals extra damage equal to her character level (maximum +20) against a good foe. If she accidentally smites a creature that is not evil, the smite has no effect but is still used up for the day. [I am somewhat wondering about this. An erinyes does not have this ability so I was thinking of removing it entirely or switching it to Smite Chaotic to reflect Erinyes more taking part in the Blood War] Spell-Like Abilities: [TABLE="width: 551"] [TR] [TD="width: 124, align: center"][FONT=Arial][B]Minimum Half-Fiend Level [/B][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 122, align: center"][FONT=Arial][B]Minimum[/B] [B]Character Level[/B][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 285"][FONT=Arial][B]Spell-Like Abilities Gained[/B][/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"] [TD="width: 124, align: center"][FONT=Arial]1st [/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 122, align: center"][FONT=Arial]1st[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 285"][FONT=Arial][I]Darkness[/I] 3/day[/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 124, align: center"] [/TD] [TD="width: 122, align: center"][FONT=Arial]7th[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 285"][FONT=Arial][I]Unholy blight[/I] 1/day[/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"] [TD="width: 124, align: center"] [/TD] [TD="width: 122, align: center"][FONT=Arial]13th[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 285"][I][FONT=Arial]True Seeing 1/day[/FONT][/I][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 124, align: center"][FONT=Arial]2nd[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 122, align: center"][FONT=Arial]3rd[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 285"][FONT=Arial][I]Minor Image[/I] 3/day[/FONT] [/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"] [TD="width: 124, align: center"] [/TD] [TD="width: 122, align: center"][FONT=Arial]6th[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 285"] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 124, align: center"] [/TD] [TD="width: 122, align: center"][FONT=Arial]13th[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 285"][FONT=Arial][I]Charm Monster[/I] 3/day[/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"] [TD="width: 124, align: center"][FONT=Arial]3rd[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 122, align: center"][FONT=Arial]9th[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 285"] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 124, align: center"] [/TD] [TD="width: 122, align: center"][FONT=Arial]15th[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 285"][FONT=Arial][I]Horrid wilting[/I] 1/day[/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"] [TD="width: 124, align: center"] [/TD] [TD="width: 122, align: center"][FONT=Arial]17th[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 285"][FONT=Arial][I]Summon monster IX[/I] (fiends only) 1/day[/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 124, align: center"][FONT=Arial]4th[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 122, align: center"][FONT=Arial]11th[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 285"][FONT=Arial][I]Greater Teleport[/I] [I](Self + 50 lbs Only)[/I] 1/day [/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR="bgcolor: #F2F2F2"] [TD="width: 124, align: center"] [/TD] [TD="width: 122, align: center"][FONT=Arial]19th[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 285"][FONT=Arial][I]Destruction[/I] 1/day[/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] I really need help on the Spell Abilities. I dropped poison, unhallow, desecrate, unholy aura, contagion and blasphemy. In their place I put in from the Erinyes spell abilities: Minor Image, Charm Monster, True Seeing and Greater Teleport [[B]which is where I am doubtful.[/B]]. I have left Horrid Wilting, Summon Monster IX and Destruction even if they are not on the Erinyes list as they are higher level abilities and I felt if I removed them then it might actually lower the LA of the template and that they could be hand waved as a high level Erinyes's abilities. Please review and let me know what you think. EDIT: Here is the level break down for the Template as per Racial Levels. [TABLE="width: 551"] [TR] [TD="width: 51, align: center"][FONT=Arial][B]Level[/B][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 33, align: center"][FONT=Arial][B]CR[/B][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 447"][FONT=Arial][B]Special[/B][/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 51, bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"][FONT=Arial]1st [/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 33, bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"][FONT=Arial]*[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 447, bgcolor: #F2F2F2"][FONT=Arial]Char +2, natural armor +1, darkvision 60 ft., outsider type, spell-like abilities[/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 51, align: center"][FONT=Arial]2nd [/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 33, align: center"][FONT=Arial]**[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 447"][FONT=Arial]Str +3, Int +1, poison immunity, resistances (acid 5, cold 5, electricity 5, fire 5), spell resistance (lesser), spell-like abilities[/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 51, bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"][FONT=Arial]3rd [/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 33, bgcolor: #F2F2F2, align: center"][FONT=Arial]***[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 447, bgcolor: #F2F2F2"][FONT=Arial] Dex +3, Cha +2, damage reduction, smite good, spell-like abilities[/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 51, align: center"][FONT=Arial]4th [/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 33, align: center"][FONT=Arial]***[/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 447"][FONT=Arial]Wis +3, Con +3, (acid 10, cold 10, electricity 10, fire 10), spell resistance (greater), spell-like abilities, wings[/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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