Questions on Creature Creation

[Andrew D. Gable]

Here, I've attempted a conversion of the Athach to get myself used to creature creation. Do Initiative, AC, Fort/Ref/Will get modified according to ability? Maybe I'm stuck in 3.5. I can't find the place in the book where it addresses this.

Athach
Level 14 Brute
Huge natural humanoid XP 1,000
Initiative +0 Senses Perception +13, darkvision
HP 171; Bloodied 85
AC 26; Fortitude 26, Reflex 26, Will 26
Speed 7

Morningstar (standard; at will) ♦ Weapon
Reach 2; +17 vs. AC; 3d6+6 damage.

Hurl Rock (standard; at will)
Ranged; +17 vs. AC; 3d6+6 damage.

Bite (standard; at will) ♦ Poison
+15 vs. Fortitude; 1d10+6 damage, and ongoing 15 poison damage.

Alignment Chaotic evil Languages Giant
Skills Athletics +20

Str 26 (+15)...Dex 13 (+8)...Con 21 (+13)
Int 7 (+5)...Wis 12 (+8)...Cha 6 (+5)

Equipment Hide armor

 

[eleran]

Do Initiative, AC, Fort/Ref/Will get modified according to ability? Maybe I'm stuck in 3.5. I can't find the place in the book where it addresses this.

Yes they do. I cant give you the page number right now since they frown on me bringing my game books to work. It is in the section called Monster creation I think.

 

[keterys]

Initiative is pretty much your Dex mod (+8), and you can optionally add some amount to that (+2 and +4 being popular). It encourages you to add init for certain mob types in the DMG.

For the defenses, set them to whatever feels appropriate for the monster. Feel free to make those make sense for your ability scores.

Oh, and you should list them in the new pairings - Str/Dex, Dex/Int, Wis/Cha - it'll take a bit to get used to it, but it is for a reason

So, maybe your Athach would have AC 27, Fortitude 29, Reflex 24, Will 24 as an example. For some reason I'd pictured the Athach as an elite, though.

 

[eleran]

Initiative is pretty much your Dex mod (+8), and you can optionally add some amount to that (+2 and +4 being popular). It encourages you to add init for certain mob types in the DMG.

For the defenses, set them to whatever feels appropriate for the monster. Feel free to make those make sense for your ability scores.

Oh, and you should list them in the new pairings - Str/Dex, Dex/Int, Wis/Cha - it'll take a bit to get used to it, but it is for a reason

So, maybe your Athach would have AC 27, Fortitude 29, Reflex 24, Will 24 as an example. For some reason I'd pictured the Athach as an elite, though.

And his Init should be +8 (from Dex)