Special Conversion Thread: Supernatural Familiars

[Cleon]

Agreed. They're good enough without 'em.

I can live without them having shared qualities too.

http://www.enworld.org/forum/5039850-post834.html

Skills: 28 ranks
Appraise, Craft (trapmaking), no Diplomacy, what else?

They're sneaky, so will need Hide and Move Silently at decent ranks. I'd put a few points in Listen and Spot.

The SRD Sprites also all have Search and Escape Artist. Do we want to give those a few points too?

I'm also thinking Tumbling would be an appropriate skill for them.

If we've got anything left over I'd invest them in Knowledge (nature) or Survival.

Feats: Dodge (B), Weapon Finesse (B), 1 more

How about Alertness or Stealthy? That's what the SRD sprites have.

 

[demiurge1138]

I like Stealthy, and Cleon's skill suggestions look pretty good. We might want them to have a point or two of Concentration, what with all of the SLAs.

 

[freyar]

Ok, 4 ranks each in 7 skills would give something like Appraise, Concentration, Craft (trapmaking), Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Spot. Does that look good, or do we want to get more fiddly?

 

[Cleon]

Ok, 4 ranks each in 7 skills would give something like Appraise, Concentration, Craft (trapmaking), Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Spot. Does that look good, or do we want to get more fiddly?

Concentration looks good. We'll have to get a little fiddly if we're going to give them Escape Artist and Search, that's nine skills.

How about Nine skills at 3 ranks (= 27 points), and put the remaining skill point in another skill, then we just need to decide on the extra skill. The current suggestions are Knowledge (nature), Tumble and Survival. I think I like Tumble the best.

Appraise, Concentration, Craft (trapmaking), Escape Artist, Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Search, Spot, Tumble.

Off those, I'd make Appraise the 1-point skill.

 

[freyar]

I like that list well enough, but I'd make Appraise 3 ranks and Search 1. That's just the feel I get from the original text. Either way, no big deal.

 

[demiurge1138]

I like giving them more Appraise. It's quirky.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Suggested bonus on Hide checks in aboveground natural environments?

Environment: Any land?

Organization: Solitary, family (2–5), or community (40–100)?

Challenge Rating: 1?

Alignment: Always neutral?

 

[freyar]

+4 Hide, and the rest sounds good.

 

[demiurge1138]

Man, I forgot how ludicrous the DR and SR are on sprites for their CR.

All that looks good.

 

[Shade]

Indeed. They are like tiny tanks.

Updated. Finished?