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<blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 4585065" data-attributes="member: 386"><p>Huh. Let's see what they do have:</p><p></p><p>4e: </p><p>Description of monster (including picture)</p><p>Evil and nasty</p><p>Hails from the Far Realm</p><p>Lives in the underdark, in places where it connects to the Far Realm</p><p>Some live in ruins, lakes, or old temples</p><p>Leaves slimy mucus trail</p><p>Bends creatures to its will, the most powerful transforming them</p><p>Served by kuo-toa</p><p>Telepathic</p><p>Tend to live alone, but sometimes brood together</p><p>Lairs populated with enslaved humanoids and slimy minions</p><p>Section for tactics</p><p>Speaks Dark Speech</p><p></p><p>3.5e:</p><p>Description of monster, including weight and method of locomotion</p><p>Secretes slime that smells of rancid grease</p><p>Kills all nonaquative creatures on sight</p><p>Cruel and intelligent</p><p>Knows ancient secrets</p><p>Has memories of parents and all they consume</p><p>Tactics with illusion</p><p>Enslave individuals</p><p>Description of reproduction</p><p>Young hatch from eggs and live with the parent for 15 years, serving them</p><p>Speaks undercommon and aquan</p><p></p><p></p><p>The coolest thing is the "ancient secrets" power that the 3.5 aboleth has. (Though the 3.5e statblock doesn't let the monster DO that!) Otherwise we have two slightly different monsters: </p><p></p><p>The 4e aboleth, an evil creature who has "slipped" into this world from the mysterious Far Realm and seems bent on enslaving humanoids to its will, served by kuo-toa; and the 3e aboleth, an evil water-dwelling creature who hates and kills anything that doesn't swim, steals the memories of all it kills, and uses illusion to draw the unsuspecting to their doom.</p><p></p><p>If I were to use the aboleth in 4e, I'd start off with some people acting strange and more recent kuo-toa attacks. Then the PCs would head to the ancient temple, now sunken, full of kuo-toa and their Aboleth Overseer. </p><p></p><p>If I were to use the aboleth in 3e, I'd have rumours of an aboleth in some dungeon, and rumours that it will tell you secrets if you pay the right price.</p><p></p><p>I don't think either one has the edge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LostSoul, post: 4585065, member: 386"] Huh. Let's see what they do have: 4e: Description of monster (including picture) Evil and nasty Hails from the Far Realm Lives in the underdark, in places where it connects to the Far Realm Some live in ruins, lakes, or old temples Leaves slimy mucus trail Bends creatures to its will, the most powerful transforming them Served by kuo-toa Telepathic Tend to live alone, but sometimes brood together Lairs populated with enslaved humanoids and slimy minions Section for tactics Speaks Dark Speech 3.5e: Description of monster, including weight and method of locomotion Secretes slime that smells of rancid grease Kills all nonaquative creatures on sight Cruel and intelligent Knows ancient secrets Has memories of parents and all they consume Tactics with illusion Enslave individuals Description of reproduction Young hatch from eggs and live with the parent for 15 years, serving them Speaks undercommon and aquan The coolest thing is the "ancient secrets" power that the 3.5 aboleth has. (Though the 3.5e statblock doesn't let the monster DO that!) Otherwise we have two slightly different monsters: The 4e aboleth, an evil creature who has "slipped" into this world from the mysterious Far Realm and seems bent on enslaving humanoids to its will, served by kuo-toa; and the 3e aboleth, an evil water-dwelling creature who hates and kills anything that doesn't swim, steals the memories of all it kills, and uses illusion to draw the unsuspecting to their doom. If I were to use the aboleth in 4e, I'd start off with some people acting strange and more recent kuo-toa attacks. Then the PCs would head to the ancient temple, now sunken, full of kuo-toa and their Aboleth Overseer. If I were to use the aboleth in 3e, I'd have rumours of an aboleth in some dungeon, and rumours that it will tell you secrets if you pay the right price. I don't think either one has the edge. [/QUOTE]
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