Special Conversion Thread: Finishing off giants and their kin

[freyar]

This one?
If so, I say, "hell yeah!"

Yup, that one.

I could also see one of these...

Well, given this:

Polarweres cannot summon normal bears like their smaller lycanthropic cousins, but they do share the werebear's ability to heal at three times the normal human rate.

I think not the summoning one. I'm not entirely fond of fear for this either, but I could be convinced. Maybe it should get fast healing or some sort of accelerated healing when it rests.

Also, good point on the "curse of lycanthropy" as well, although I think it should probably be modified to actually create a new polarwere, rather than apply the lycanthrope template.

I agree with that. And limit it to frost giants.

 

[demiurge1138]

I could see fear, but battle rage works much better, methinks.

 

[Shade]

Battle frenzy it is!

Shall we just simplify increased healing to normal fast healing?

How's this?

Curse of the Polarwere (Su): Any frost giant hit by a polarwere's bite attack must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or become a polarwere. The frost giant loses all abilities it possessed prior to transformation, but does retain any equipment it carried.

 

[demiurge1138]

Can a frost giant even fail a DC 15 Fort save?

 

[Shade]

Can a frost giant even fail a DC 15 Fort save?

It would definitely be unlikely, except on a "1". Change to Con-based, standards be damned?

Shall we add this?

Polar Bear Empathy (Ex): In any form, polarweres can communicate and empathize with normal or dire polar bears. This gives them a +4 racial bonus on checks when influencing the animal’s attitude and allows the communication of simple concepts and (if the animal is friendly) commands, such as "friend," "foe," "flee," and "attack."

 

[demiurge1138]

Polar bear empathy, yes. And I agree to damning standards.

 

[freyar]

Agreed to all of that.

Want to allow advancement by character class, so a cursed frost giant could keep its class abilities?

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Fast healing: yea or nay?

In bear form, polarweres are over 20 feet in length and weigh over 15,000 pounds. In frost giant form, polarweres are about 15 feet tall and weigh about 2,800 pounds. In hybrid form, polarweres are about x feet tall and weigh about x pounds.

A polarwere speaks Giant?

Want to allow advancement by character class, so a cursed frost giant could keep its class abilities?

I'm ambivalent. It seems like they really are only concerned with eating, but I don't really see it as problematic, either, as long as it doesn't necessitate a template.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

17 feet tall and 8,900 pounds for hybrid?

All the therianthropes in Tome of Horrors advance by character class, as does the official version of the jackalwere.

 

[Shade]

In that case, consider me convinced.

Updated.

I think all that is left is to determine whether to give 'em fast healing.