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<blockquote data-quote="Big Mac" data-source="post: 4204708" data-attributes="member: 61182"><p>I've just found one of your monster conversions, where you did a creature called the Khargra:</p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/cc/converted/outsider/khargra.htm" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/cc/converted/outsider/khargra.htm</a></p><p></p><p>It is an outsider from the elemental plane of earth that eats weapons. It also has a <strong>Digest Metal (Ex)</strong>. On top of that it has a <strong>Break Weapon (Ex)</strong> ability. It might be worth looking at that, in case it works better than what I just wrote.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>All Silatics have <strong>two</strong> pseudopods. They can attack with both, but prefer to attack "one handed" while "eating" with the other "hand". The begining of the combat section has the important text:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>I've now got a mental picture of a monster fighting while eating a sandwich!</em> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>As Demiurge said, the Gold Silatic must be fast to get an extra attack in.</p><p></p><p>Erm....</p><p></p><p>Hang on a moment...</p><p></p><p>Something <strong>is</strong> wrong in the original stats.</p><p></p><p>When you said "...I think only the gold is supposed to have <strong>two</strong> attacks, despite the stat block stating the iron has <strong>two</strong> as well..." did you actually mean: "...I think only the gold is supposed to have three attacks, despite the stat block stating the iron has three as well...".</p><p></p><p>The Iron Silatic is listed as "3" attacks in the stats, but doesn't get the same "extra attack" that the Gold Silatic gets in the combat section. So this <strong>is</strong> a bug. I would knock the Iron Silatic down to 2 attacks.</p><p></p><p>BTW: I've also got the Silatic stats typed up and had the same number of attacks for the Iron Silatic. I double checked the actual MC entry, <strong>just in case</strong> we had both made the same typo. This <strong>is</strong> a TSR error. (I'd guess it is a copy & paste error.)</p><p></p><p>Actually, both the other types of Silatics get +3 damage, but the Gold "looses" this +3 damage. Maybe its speed makes it do less damage.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Both the Platinum and Iron Silatics have a Movement of 6, while the Gold has a Movement of 12, so I'd say it was moving twice as fast at the other Silatics. (I actually wonder why they didn't give it 2 attacks while feeding with one pseudopod and 4 attacks when attacking with both "hands".)</p><p></p><p>I'll have a hunt around for a monster that acts as if under a haste spell.</p><p></p><p>PS: I'd make Platinum/Iron Silatic speed and number of attacks the "default" speed and attacks and put the Silver Silatic down to their speed, so that it can have +3 damage and a new special attack/defence.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Mac, post: 4204708, member: 61182"] I've just found one of your monster conversions, where you did a creature called the Khargra: [url]http://www.enworld.org/cc/converted/outsider/khargra.htm[/url] It is an outsider from the elemental plane of earth that eats weapons. It also has a [B]Digest Metal (Ex)[/B]. On top of that it has a [B]Break Weapon (Ex)[/B] ability. It might be worth looking at that, in case it works better than what I just wrote. All Silatics have [B]two[/B] pseudopods. They can attack with both, but prefer to attack "one handed" while "eating" with the other "hand". The begining of the combat section has the important text: [I]I've now got a mental picture of a monster fighting while eating a sandwich![/I] :D As Demiurge said, the Gold Silatic must be fast to get an extra attack in. Erm.... Hang on a moment... Something [B]is[/B] wrong in the original stats. When you said "...I think only the gold is supposed to have [B]two[/B] attacks, despite the stat block stating the iron has [B]two[/B] as well..." did you actually mean: "...I think only the gold is supposed to have three attacks, despite the stat block stating the iron has three as well...". The Iron Silatic is listed as "3" attacks in the stats, but doesn't get the same "extra attack" that the Gold Silatic gets in the combat section. So this [B]is[/B] a bug. I would knock the Iron Silatic down to 2 attacks. BTW: I've also got the Silatic stats typed up and had the same number of attacks for the Iron Silatic. I double checked the actual MC entry, [B]just in case[/B] we had both made the same typo. This [B]is[/B] a TSR error. (I'd guess it is a copy & paste error.) Actually, both the other types of Silatics get +3 damage, but the Gold "looses" this +3 damage. Maybe its speed makes it do less damage. Both the Platinum and Iron Silatics have a Movement of 6, while the Gold has a Movement of 12, so I'd say it was moving twice as fast at the other Silatics. (I actually wonder why they didn't give it 2 attacks while feeding with one pseudopod and 4 attacks when attacking with both "hands".) I'll have a hunt around for a monster that acts as if under a haste spell. PS: I'd make Platinum/Iron Silatic speed and number of attacks the "default" speed and attacks and put the Silver Silatic down to their speed, so that it can have +3 damage and a new special attack/defence. [/QUOTE]
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