Special Conversion Thread: Angels (and possibly other heavenly creatures)


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I think so. Next!

Type III: The Archangel of Mercy. Appearing as a winged old man in silver robes, this angel is most often found as a guide to those who walk in darkness, a protector of the weak, and a last-minute deliverer from the jaws of evil and death. At will this angel can Cure Serious Wounds, Cure Disease, Remove Curse, Part Water, Find the Path, create a Wall of Fire, Ice, Stone, Iron or Fog, Blade Barrier, Wind Walk, Mass Teleport (up to 10’ radius), and Continual Light, 15‘r.

The Archangel of Mercy is not affected by a Time Stop, and can only be hit by +2 magic weapons or better. He fights with a Sword of Sharpness. Magic resistance without the sword is 85%. Armor class -1, moves 15/30”, twelve dice.

BOZ and I pitched it as...

Angel, Merciful (or Angel of Mercy) (Outsider, CR 15)
Appearing as a winged old man in silver robes, this angel is most often found as a guide to those who walk in darkness, a protector of the weak, and a last-minute deliverer from the jaws of evil and death. It wields a +4 merciful longsword. In addition to the usual angel abilities, an angel of mercy can choose to deal nonlethal damage with any of its spells or spell-like abilities. It casts spells as a 14th-level cleric.
 


Sounds good to me. How will we handle the sword of sharpness? I mean, I'm all for severing limbs, but that's not industry standard these days.
 

BOZ and I thought that a merciful weapon made more sense in this case.

However, if you want to go the other route, we've used a sharpness mechanic on at least one creature before, although I'm currently at a loss...
 


I think it was the Fenris wolf (maybe among others) that had the severing mechanic, but I agree that the merciful weapon idea is more thematically appropriate.
 

So, 14 HD?

It falls between an astral deva and planetar on the CR scale.
Astral Deva abilities: Str 22, Dex 18, Con 18, Int 18, Wis 18, Cha 20
Planetar abilities: Str 25, Dex 19, Con 20, Int 22, Wis 23, Cha 22

Since this fellow seems very SLA-heavy, how about...

Str 23, Dex 19, Con 19, Int 20, Wis 22, Cha 22?

Do you want to use our suggestion of casting divine spells as a 14th-level cleric?
 

Abilities seem reasonable at 14HD. The HD/CR seems kind of borderline for cleric casting (angel of wrath didn't get it, I think, at 13HD), but I could go for 14th level casting, sure.
 

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