Special Conversion Thread: Moldvay's Undead

[freyar]

All looking good. Can we get an updated statblock to see what's left?

 

[Shade]

Updated.

We need 1 more feat.

Currently it has +2 full plate and a +2 weapon. Want additional magic items or to improve those two with additional pluses or qualities?

 

[freyar]

Spell Penetration, maybe?

Spell Storing would be a nice property for the weapon. I'm not so particular about the armor.

 

[demiurge1138]

The armor could be mithral, for a lower ACP. If we give it a spell-storing weapon, we should swap out a 3rd level spell for vampiric touch.

 

[freyar]

Good idea on the armor. I'd put vampiric touch in for tongues, maybe, or else still it and swap it with the stilled ray of exhaustion.

 

[demiurge1138]

Well, he can cast vampiric touch before donning his armor into his sword, so let's keep it 3rd. I think we should switch out protection from energy.

 

[freyar]

Works for me. That's about it, I guess.

 

[Shade]

Great suggestions!

Updated.

Anything left?

 

[demiurge1138]

Looking over the elflord, I've come to the conclusion that the spell resistance needs to be higher to have any sort of mechanical impact on the wraith-king. A CR 18 wraith-king has SR 20, which will be bypassed except on a 2 or lower by an 18th level caster, unless they have Spell Penetration, caster level boosting tricks, etc.

 

[Shade]

Good point. How about Hit Dice +14? That should give them effectively CR +11, right?