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Special Conversion Thread: Sheens
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demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
Because they're interested only in killing and defense of the hive. There'll be later information gathering sheens for whom that'd be appropriate. I'm fine with just Listen and Spot.
Leopold
NKL4LYFE
My idea was to add a bit of flavor and some skill on seeing if it saw something that it knew it could mimic/create it would do so. Just a few points pout into it I was thinking 3 or 4.
I understand there are more coming, wanted more than just Listen and Spot. Swim? Climb? These are more like the T1000?
Shade
Monster Junkie
Hmmm...since these guys essentially exist only to intercept trespassers and destroy them, I think it is most important for them to be able to detect the interlopers' approach. If something sneaks past it, the render has failed in its sole purpose. At 16th-level, there'll be some sneaky trespassers out there.
Let's stick with max ranks in Listen and Spot. Tumble wouldn't really help them much, since they're designed to dish out a full attack while taking some hits (and shocking those that strike it). Its Strength is probably good enough to allow it to climb most obstacles it will encounter.
Updated.
I had to drop Improved Initiative because we had one too many feats. If we think its needed, we can make it a bonus feat.
Organization: Solitary or pair?
Challenge Rating: 14? It's a bit more punishing than an iron golem, although a bit less hardy.
Advancement: 17–24 HD (Large); 25–54 HD (Huge)? (This follow iron golem advancement)
Let's stick with max ranks in Listen and Spot. Tumble wouldn't really help them much, since they're designed to dish out a full attack while taking some hits (and shocking those that strike it). Its Strength is probably good enough to allow it to climb most obstacles it will encounter.
Updated.
I had to drop Improved Initiative because we had one too many feats. If we think its needed, we can make it a bonus feat.
Organization: Solitary or pair?
Challenge Rating: 14? It's a bit more punishing than an iron golem, although a bit less hardy.
Advancement: 17–24 HD (Large); 25–54 HD (Huge)? (This follow iron golem advancement)
demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
If we're worried about high level characters sneaking past it, blindsense, tremorsense, blindsight and/or see invisibility would all help. And help it earn that CR 14.
freyar
Extradimensional Explorer
Giving it any of those is fine with me, though perhaps tremorsense is less helpful at that level due to flight (I don't have much experience, so you tell me). I guess tremorsense feels the most flavorful, but I'm fine with any. If we go with blindsense of blindsight, we can drop Spot and Listen. Climb and Jump (rather than Tumble) or even Balance?
demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
Tremorsense is the most flavorful, I agree. Blindsense wouldn't preclude Spot and Listen at all--blindsight would make those skills less useful, though.
I recommend tremorsense and Blind-Fight as a feat (drop Great Cleave, methinks). In my experience, at level 14, the entire party generally isn't flying at all times.
I recommend tremorsense and Blind-Fight as a feat (drop Great Cleave, methinks). In my experience, at level 14, the entire party generally isn't flying at all times.
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