Special Conversion Thread: Microscopic Monsters

[freyar]

A Tiny amoeba would work for me.

 

[Cleon]

A Tiny amoeba would work for me.

Downscaling our Giant Amoeba to Tiny would produce something like this:

Amoeba, Giant, Tiny
Tiny Ooze (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 1/2d10+3 (5 hp)
Initiative: -5
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares), climb 10 ft., swim 10 ft.
Armor Class: 8 (+2 size, -4 Dex), touch 8, flat-footed 8
Base Attack/Grapple: +0/-3
Attack: Tentacle -1 melee (1d2-3 plus 1d2 acid)
Full Attack: 2 tentacles -1 melee (1d2-3 plus 1d2 acid) [Maybe only one tentacle or change the tentacle to slam?]
Space/Reach: 2 1/2 ft./0 ft.
Special Attacks: Acid, improved grab
Special Qualities: Amphibious, blind, blindsight 60 ft., ooze traits, translucent, vulnerability to fire
Saves: Fort +3, Ref -4, Will -4
Abilities: Str 4, Dex 3, Con 16, Int —, Wis 1, Cha 1
Skills: Climb +5, Swim +5
Feats: —
Environment: Any aquatic, forest, swamp, and underground
Organization: Solitary or mass (3–30)
Challenge Rating: 1/4 [?]
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: —
Level Adjustment: —

Acid (Ex): A giant amoeba's acid does not harm metal or stone.

Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a giant amoeba must hit with its tentacle attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and deals damage automatically every round. Giant amoebas have a +8 racial bonus on grapple checks (already figured into the Base Attack/Grapple entry above).

Translucent (Ex): Amoebas are hard to see, even under ideal conditions, and it takes a DC 10 Spot check to notice one. Creatures who fail to notice a giant amoeba and walk into it automatically take acid damage. [A Slime Mold wouldn't have Translucent]

Skills: Giant amoebas have a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks and can always choose to take 10 on Climb checks, even if rushed or threatened. Giant amoebas have a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard and can always take 10 on Swim checks, even if distracted or endangered.

 

[freyar]

Change the tentacle to a slam and drop translucent. I think I'd be happy with that.

 

[Cleon]

Change the tentacle to a slam and drop translucent. I think I'd be happy with that.

Fine by me.

We'd better settle on what we're calling it. "Amoeboid Slime Mold"?

 

[Shade]

Fine by me.

We'd better settle on what we're calling it. "Amoeboid Slime Mold"?

That has a nice ring to it.

 

[Cleon]

That has a nice ring to it.

Come to think of it, that should be "Slime Mold, Amoeboid" with a "Slime Mold, Amoeboid Swarm" derived from it.

Time for a Working Draft?

 

[Shade]

Come to think of it, that should be "Slime Mold, Amoeboid" with a "Slime Mold, Amoeboid Swarm" derived from it.

Time for a Working Draft?

I think so. Added to Homebrews.

 

[Cleon]

I think so. Added to Homebrews.

Would you care to add some description/background/tactics text?

 

[Shade]

Would you care to add some description/background/tactics text?

It depends. Are we doing each iteration separately, or just listing all four statblocks then giving them a combined flavor text entry?

 

[Cleon]

It depends. Are we doing each iteration separately, or just listing all four statblocks then giving them a combined flavor text entry?

I think a combined flavour text with separate stats & Combat entries is the way to go.