Special Conversion Thread: Lycanthropes and their ilk

Shade · Apr 4, 2011

Wood elf ranger 12 appeals.

Cleon · Apr 6, 2011

Shade said:
Wood elf ranger 12 appeals.

I can live with that!

So how shall we arrange the ability scores?

Elite array presumably: 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8

Base HD is 9HD plus 12 HD of class levels for 21 HD, so I reckon it should have 3 ability adds - at 12 HD, 16 HD and 20 HD.

+2 to the 15 and +1 to the 13?

Makes the array 17, 14, 14, 12, 10, 8

I propose putting the 17 in Constitution, the 14s in Strength and Dexterity, the 12 in Intelligence, the 10 in Charisma and the 8 in Wisdom. (I made Wisdom the "dump stat" just to be different).

Add the Wood Elf racial adjustments of +2 Dexterity, -2 Constitution, +2 Strength, -2 Intelligence plus the template's +2 to Wisdom and we get.

Sabrelord (Wood Elf Form): Str 16, Dex 16, Con 15, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 10
Sabrelord (Wereforms): Str 30, Dex 20, Con 21, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 10

Is that OK?

Shade · Apr 6, 2011

I like it. Plus, with that Wis score, we won't have to bother with spellcasting.

Cleon · Apr 8, 2011

Shade said:
I like it. Plus, with that Wis score, we won't have to bother with spellcasting.

Good thing rangers don't get cantrips, eh.

What about weapon selection.

Shall we be conventional and go for longsword and composite longbow?

Shade · Apr 8, 2011

Cleon said:
Good thing rangers don't get cantrips, eh.

What about weapon selection.

Shall we be conventional and go for longsword and composite longbow?

I'm fine with that, although a pair of sickles seems apt! Too bad sabers aren't OGL.

Cleon · Apr 9, 2011

Shade said:
I'm fine with that, although a pair of sickles seems apt! Too bad sabers aren't OGL.

How about going the two-handed weapon route with a longsword and shortsword?

Or we could switch it around a bit:

Battleaxe and shortsword.

Paired battleaxes?

Come to think of it, would paired battleaxes (or paired longswords) be light weapons when the Sabrelord's in hybrid form... :devil:

Shade · Apr 11, 2011

Cleon said:
Come to think of it, would paired battleaxes (or paired longswords) be light weapons when the Sabrelord's in hybrid form...

By 3.5 rules, they would just be inappropriately sized. :erm:

Cleon · Apr 12, 2011

Shade said:
By 3.5 rules, they would just be inappropriately sized.

3.5 can be such a spoilsport.

Battleaxe and shortsword then?

Shade · Apr 13, 2011

Cleon said:
Battleaxe and shortsword then?

Sure thing.

Cleon · Apr 13, 2011

Shade said:
Sure thing.

Sounds like a plan!

Shall I add the sabrelord to the Weresabre Working Draft or are we putting its rough draft in the Homebrew of the Dire Lycanthrope Template?