Rot grubs & Water Weirds?

[Chaldfont]

These were classic AD&D monsters that don't show up in the MM. Where can I find 3.x stats for them? Are they in any of the later WotC monster books (MM2-3, FF?) which I don't have? Or has anyone converted them?

I am working on converting an adventure called The Halls of Beoll-Dur from the September 1980 Dragon magazine. It's a lot of fun reading some of these old adventures.

 

[BOZ]

if i remember correctly, both of these can be found in the Tome of Horrors?

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Elemental Weirds are in MM2. But the Rot Grub is not in either MM2 or FF. I'm pretty sure I've seen it SOMEWHERE...maybe ToH

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Although the MM2 Elemental Weirds are interesting, they're nothing like the older ones. I'd check Tome of Horrors to see if they might have a more faithful version.

 

[Chaldfont]

I found the rot grub in the Tome of Horrors. But no sign of the water weird. Maybe I'll have to dust off the ancient MM and convert it myself.

 

[R-Hero]

These were classic AD&D monsters that don't show up in the MM. Where can I find 3.x stats for them? Are they in any of the later WotC monster books (MM2-3, FF?) which I don't have? Or has anyone converted them?

I am working on converting an adventure called The Halls of Beoll-Dur from the September 1980 Dragon magazine. It's a lot of fun reading some of these old adventures.

Are you looking for the original stats or the converted stats, because the MM 1st ed I have has them both.

 

[Chaldfont]

I'm looking for conversions. I have the AD&D MM.

 

[the Jester]

Rot grubs are in the Tome of Horrors, elemental weirds in the MM2- but they've changed significantly in 3ed; now they're sort of oracular creatures tied to pools of their element.

 

[Eremite]

Monsters of Faerun has the aballin which is pretty close to the water weird.

BTW, am I the only one who dislikes the 3.xE weirds and wants the original weirds back?

 

[jshelky]

I believe rot grubs can also be found in the DMG, can't remember if its 3.0 or 3.5 but their in with traps if I remember correctly. They set them up more as a generic threat than an actual monster.