Nightwings

[Anubis]

Under the nightwing's attacks, the damage is 2d6+13 "and transformation". The Monster Manual says NOTHING about what "transformation" does ANYWHERE. There is no errata for the Monster Manual, so I have no way of checking for a typo.

What does this ability do, if anything? Or is it just a typo?

 

[Darkness]

Hmm... Never noticed that before...

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

Transformation is the magic drain ability they have I believe...

 

[W. Surefoot]

The party I play in (now lvl 13) encountered a Nightwing (twice, the first encounter I was the unlucky recipient of the Finger o Death and died, the rest soon fled)

The second time we (well, the paladin with his SUN-blade) killed it, and we had a damn tough time.

We all agreed that 'transformation' surely must have been some error... and should be disregarded since the nightwing is already extremely powerful...

 

[the Jester]

Nightwings are originally a Mystara monster and the transformation ability does exist; it turns you into some kind of moth-thing or something.

Unfortunately I don't know the details, but one of my buddies has the old stats for 'em in storage somewhere, I'm sure there will be errata on this one.

 

[the Jester]

According to the Mystara MC Appendix from 2e, the nightwing's bite turns the victim into a giant bat (as per polymorph other) that behaves as if charmed by the nightwing.

So there's the 2e stuff, simple enough to convert...

 

[DM_Matt]

According to the Mystara MC Appendix from 2e, the nightwing's bite turns the victim into a giant bat (as per polymorph other) that behaves as if charmed by the nightwing.

So there's the 2e stuff, simple enough to convert...

Sure does...The OD&D Rules Cyclopedia shows the same ability.