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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kerrick" data-source="post: 4711264" data-attributes="member: 4722">Blach. I realized how much the 3.5 skill system sucked after I tried to convert this thing from PP stats back to 3.5. I ended up having to cut several skills to make room for the ones that were split up (Stealth into Hide/MS, and Perception into Listen/Spot), and even then it doesn't have them at the same level as before (+20 each vs. +27). I'm SO glad I came up with that new system...Anyway, here's the gloom:GloomLarge OutsiderHit Dice: 24d8+120 (228 hp)Initiative: +18Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares)Armor Class: 28 (-1 size, +10 Dex, +3 natural, +3 deflection, +3 insight), touch 25, flat-footed 15Base Attack/Grapple: +22/+28Attack: Large //+5 keen human bane dagger// +37 melee (1d6+10/17-20)Full Attack: Large //+5 keen human bane dagger// +37/+32/+27/+22 melee (1d6+10/17-20)Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.Special Attacks: Fear gaze, sneak attack +12d6Special Qualities: Blindsight 60 ft., cloak of shadows, DR 10/magic, SR 36, opportunist, quiescence, spell-like abilitiesSaves: Fort +19, Ref +24, Will +17Abilities: Str 20, Dex 30, Con 20, Int 18, Wis 16, Cha 16Skills: Climb +25, Hide +51, Intimidate +23, Jump +25, Listen +23, Move Silently +51, Search +24, Spot +23Feats: Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Initiative, Improved Critical (dagger), Mobility, Spring Attack, Superior Initiative, Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (dagger)Environment: Any urban or Plane of ShadowOrganization: SolitaryECL: ??Treasure: Nonstandard (just its dagger)Alignment: Usually lawful evilAdvancement: 25-72 HD (Huge)  In the hand of any other creature but a gloom, the dagger is a //+3 keen dagger//. A gloom's natural weapons are treated as magical for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.  Glooms stand 8 feet tall and weigh around 400 pounds.Combat  Cloak of Shadows (Su): The shadows naturally gather around a gloom, hiding it from all eyes. It gains a +20 racial bonus on Hide checks. This ability works even in bright light (though a clump of moving shadows would be rather obvious) but not in direct sunlight. It can lower this effect at will.  Fear Gaze (Su): Viewing the gloom's face inspires terror. Creatures that meet the gloom's gaze must succeed at a Will save (DC 23) or suffer the effect of a //fear// spell as cast by a 20th-level caster. The DC is Charisma-based.  Opportunist (Ex): This ability functions like the rogue class feature of the same name.   Quiescence (Su): A gloom is constantly silent, as the //silence// spell, although the area does not extend beyond the creature itself. This quality gives it a +20 racial bonus on Move Silently checks (it is still possible for a gloom to create noise, such as by bumping into something that scrapes on the floor or by sounding a chime). It can lower this effect at will.   Shadow Walk (Su): At will as a move action, a gloom can travel through the shadows as the spell //shadow walk//.  Sneak Attack (Ex): A gloom can sneak attack as a 24th-level rogue, dealing 12d6 extra Damage.   Spell-Like Abilities: 3/day — true strike. Caster level 20th.[This thing's stats were WAY too high, and it had too many HD. I decided to make it an outsider, as that fit it better and enabled me to keep the HD, though I still had to make it Large. The dagger was far too powerful for a 24-HD creature; technically, it should only have a +6 total, but I fudged it a bit (it's +7 market value). Shadow walk became cloak of shadows, as it also fit better (instead of it having to cast a spell each round). The end result is a creature with much lower stats, but with its assassin abilities, huge sneak attack bonus, and innate abilities, this thing can still be a really nasty opponent. Tack on some class levels and let it loose.]</blockquote>

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