Quickling

[Conaill]

Of course, since greater alacrity is essentially a haste effect, we could state that a slow spell suppresses it for its duration (since slow normally counters and dispels haste).

So, suppress the +120' bonus, and halve its speed, down to 60' total?

Or should Slow simply counter Greater Alacrity for the duration of the spell, i.e. the Quickling loses the 120', +5 AC and extra standard action, but doesn't get the extra -1 penalty on attack rolls, AC, and Reflex saves? (And if so, is it fair for a 3rd level spell to counter an ability which is far more powerful than Haste?)

 

[BOZ]

i think slow should defintely counter GA, but impose no further penalty on the quickling (isn't that what happens when you cast it on a hasted creature?)

fair or not, slow might be the only advantage a party of PCs might get against these quick little bastards.

do we want the speed bonus to be "120 feet" or "double normal speed"?

 

[Mortis]

do we want the speed bonus to be "120 feet" or "double normal speed"?

I vote for double normal speed, although I'm then thinking quickling monk!

And yes slow should conteract GA but not impose any further penalties.

Regards
Mortis

 

[Shade]

i think slow should defintely counter GA, but impose no further penalty on the quickling (isn't that what happens when you cast it on a hasted creature?)

Agreed.

do we want the speed bonus to be "120 feet" or "double normal speed"?

I'd prefer 120 ft., since haste now adds a flat bonus, rather than doubling. I like consistency.

 

[Conaill]

Sounds good.

Oh, and no stacking with Haste!

 

[BOZ]

you mean we should state that it doesn't stack with haste so people don't go totally crazy with them?

 

[Shade]

Pssh! My l337 quickling scout/dervish/monk/barbarian/frenzied berserker/fleet runner of Ehlonna wearing boots of speed and dual wielding two daggers of speed disagrees!

 

[BOZ]

he kills all.

 

[Shade]

He "won" D&D.

 

[BOZ]

ooh - hey, do you want to include a name-drop of the Queen of Air and Darkness in this entry? such as, say, "...quicklings now serve the Queen of Air and Darkness..." or something to that effect?