SubDude
Explorer
I want to use some of my older monsters from the AD&D Monster Manual. Not sure how some of these ought to work with the new Death Saves rules....
1. Green Slime "will attach itself to living flesh, and in 1-4 melee rounds thereafter turn the creature into green slime (no resurrection possible)." Given that a melee round is now 6 seconds instead of 60, I assume it will take ten times as many rounds. But my question is how does this effect get translated into D&D 5E effects? Assuming the slime isn't scraped off or otherwise removed, does the victim get any Death Saves, or what?
2. Rot Grub "will viciously burrow into any living flesh which touches them, for they greatly enjoy such fare to dine upon. The victim must immediately apply flame to the wound (1-6 hit points damage per application) or have a cure disease spell cost upon him. Otherwise, the rot grubs will burrow to the heart and kill their host in 1-3 turns." Same issue, any kind of Death Save apply?
3. Yellow Mold "spores shoot out in an asphyxiating cloud.... Any creature which is within this could will die... unless it makes a saving throw versus poison."
I'm sure that there are other monsters that don't deal actual damage points. What's a good way to handle these sorts of situations?
1. Green Slime "will attach itself to living flesh, and in 1-4 melee rounds thereafter turn the creature into green slime (no resurrection possible)." Given that a melee round is now 6 seconds instead of 60, I assume it will take ten times as many rounds. But my question is how does this effect get translated into D&D 5E effects? Assuming the slime isn't scraped off or otherwise removed, does the victim get any Death Saves, or what?
2. Rot Grub "will viciously burrow into any living flesh which touches them, for they greatly enjoy such fare to dine upon. The victim must immediately apply flame to the wound (1-6 hit points damage per application) or have a cure disease spell cost upon him. Otherwise, the rot grubs will burrow to the heart and kill their host in 1-3 turns." Same issue, any kind of Death Save apply?
3. Yellow Mold "spores shoot out in an asphyxiating cloud.... Any creature which is within this could will die... unless it makes a saving throw versus poison."
I'm sure that there are other monsters that don't deal actual damage points. What's a good way to handle these sorts of situations?
