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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BOZ" data-source="post: 1841961" data-attributes="member: 1241">i'm here.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  will be here for the next few hours at least, hopefully... if i've caught you online, we should be able to finish up this mess in short order.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />#125HELLO!  My brain is on autopilot… immunity to cold is already on the SQ line:Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., immunity to cold, immunity to elements, ride waves SO, given that…Immunity to Air and Water Effects (Su): An THING is immune to any spell or effect that utilizes air or water.#127you mean “bludgeoning and magic” or “bludgeoning or magic”? #128I’m going to move all of the Charisma-attacks into a single description for Charisma damage – it just seems to make sense that way.  See allip and wraith for reference.It is, it is!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Full Attack: 6 intestine stems +8 ranged (1d8+1 plus Charisma damage) and claw +3 melee (1d4)But, for the range, I would keep that part in.  this could just as easily be made into combat flavor text, though.Intestine Stems (Ex): A THING's distended belly contains a dozen prehensile intestine stems, each ending in a foul-smelling many-toothed mouth with a lolling, discolored tongue. As many as six of these disgusting appendages can strike each round, with a range of up to 15 feet. Charisma Damage (Su): Living creatures hit by a THING’s intestine stem attack suffer 1d2 points of Charisma damage. Creatures grappled by a THING instead suffer 1d4 points of Charisma damage every round for each attached intestine stem. A creature reduced to Charisma 0 by a THING is unconscious. Each point of Charisma damage restores 2 hit points to a wounded THING. Such hit points cannot raise the creature’s hit points above its original total. not bad for a start, but I think this should look more like a mummy’s disease:Curse of the Rotten Gut (Su): Supernatural disease—intestine stem, Fortitude DC 13, incubation period 1 day, damage 1d6 Con. The save DC is Constitution based. The unsettling curse, delivered by the THING's hideous tongue, is a magical disease that conveys the nauseating sensation of hundreds of undulating worms crawling within the victim's stomach.Unlike normal diseases, curse of the rotten gut continues until the victim reaches Constitution 0 (and dies) or is cured.  Each day after the first, on a failed save, an afflicted creature must immediately succeed on another DC 13 Fortitude save or take 1 point of Constitution drain. An afflicted creature who dies under the curse of the rotten gut will arise as a ghoul in 1d4 days. Casting protection from evil on a body before the end of that time averts the transformation (but does not cure the disease). LOL heh, I know what you mean.  Well, this is a form of locomotion.  This part is under the Skills: “*A THING has a +10 racial bonus on Climb and Move Silently checks when employing its intestine stems.”But, um, yeah, that last part makes no sense?  Perhaps it meant 20 or higher?Intestine Crawl (Ex): If a THING has at least three intestine stems free, it can use them to crawl. The stem mouths create enough suction that a THING can even climb along walls and ceilings with a climb DC of 0 or higher.#130well, same here.  I guess I’ll leave that one alone unless someone wanders by to offer some help…#131I don’t agree with merging the suffocation into constrict – I mean, we’ve separated out the smother attacks for every other creature.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  no need for the size limitation, as that is already assumed for a Huge creature.  Hmm, is constrict damage usually Str or Str + ½?  Because I’ve been using Str + ½…Constrict (Ex): A spitting octopus deals 2d6+10 points of damage with a successful grapple check.Suffocate (Ex): If the spitting octopus constricts a victim for two or more consecutive rounds, the victim is unable to breathe and is subject to suffocation (see Suffocation rules in the DMG).And for this, it looks good, but I think I’ll remove that racial bonus part for Improved Grapple as a bonus feat.Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a spitting octopus must hit with a slap attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can constrict. Spitting octopi receive a +4 racial bonus on grapple checks, which is already included in the statistics block.hmm, I don’t like the idea of mixing up the words poison and acid.Acidic Venom (Ex): A spitting octopus can spray its venom, made from its own digestive juices, in a 25-foot cone.  This venom deals 10d6 points of acid damage (Fort DC 28 half) to all creatures within the cone.  If a creature fails the save, the acid lingers for two more rounds, dealing 2d6 points of acid damage each round unless somehow neutralized.The save DC is Constitution-based.</blockquote>

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