Special Conversion Thread: Sheens

[demiurge1138]

Hm. This is really the last one ever? I thought there were more of 'em.

 

[Shade]

It appears so. Echohawk's index shows no additional sheens, nor does DragonDex.

If only they weren't WotC IP...

 

[freyar]

Well, there are always variants...

First off, Gargantuan or Colossal?

 

[Shade]

Both dimensions of its size fall within Gargantuan, so I'd recommend starting there.

This thing will need much larger Str and Con scores that the original has listed.

 

[freyar]

Gargantuan it is. Compared to the arcanosheen, within the ranges of Str 42-48 and Con 34-40?

 

[demiurge1138]

Oh man, this is going to be a beast. I like it.

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews using the high end of freyar's proposed stats. We can tone it down if desired. We'll need a better Cha score than 0, since these are intelligent and wise.

SA –Electrical discharge. Similar to the discharge ability possessed by many sheens, power trees can use this ability ten times per day without depleting energy. Because of the tremendous energy reserves, power trees can project their electrical discharges up to 300 feet away, causing 10d10 points of damage. A successful saving throw vs. breath weapon reduces this damage by half.

Electrical Discharge (Su): Ten times per day, a power tree can release stored energy as a powerful electrical shock. Its next successful slam attack deals an additional 10d10 points of electricity damage. Alternatively, if an attacker strikes the power tree with an unarmed strike or metallic weapon while the power tree contains an excess charge in its carapace, the foe takes 10d10 points of electricity damage.

Alternatively, a power tree can release its electrical discharge in a 300-foot-burst.

Hmmm...I wonder if we should go back and edit all prior sheens with this ability to make it a swift action to "power up" their next strike. As written, it will require a standard action, making them wait until the next round to use their electrical discharge.

If we do that, I'd recommend it take a standard action for the burst alternate for the power tree.

 

[freyar]

Cha 16, right between Int and Wis?

I'm fine with making charging up be a swift action. And standard for the burst. Sure.

Do we need to put in that power trees recharge from the sun?

 

[Shade]

Yeah, we should probably make solar-powered an ability, as I could see one trapped underground running out of power. That might be one of the only ways to stop one of these things!

 

[freyar]

Well, anything immune to electricity could probably do a number to one of them. Like a great wyrm blue dragon.