Stats for a Butterfly?

[MerakSpielman]

Special Attack: Tickle (Ex): By surround its opponent, the Butterfly Swarm can Tickle it. A tickled creature (presuming its anatomy allows it) must make a Will save (DC 10) or suffer a -2 to all attacks, saving throws, and skill checks for as long as the Butterfly Swarm continues to surround it.

 

[punkorange]

I don't have the whole stats for a butterfly ready, only some of the salient points:

SA: Chaos Theory (Ex): By beating its wings, a butterfly can create a heavy storm, as the storm of vengeance spell, except that the range is global. They use this as defense against predators and just to annoy people.

There you go

That's hillarious.

 

[Perun]

That's very true, and is one reason a lot of people see their familiars killed early on. However, one very important point you're missing is that all Familiars and Animal Companions (well, Animal Companions do in 3.5, they didn't in 3e) have Improved Evasion. So even on a failed save, they're taking half damage (or, rather, 3/4 damage, since it's +50%), and on a successful save they take no damage.

You're right, I forgot about Improved Evasion. It's still a pretty hard hit, though.

 

[Evilhalfling]

I don't have the whole stats for a butterfly ready, only some of the salient points:

SA: Chaos Theory (Ex): By beating its wings, a butterfly can create a heavy storm, as the storm of vengeance spell, except that the range is global. They use this as defense against predators and just to annoy people.

There you go

you forgot to mention that the storm has a 1d6 month delay and is usually off target by 0-99 miles (ie if if the butterfly could perdict it where is the chaos?)

 

[Kae'Yoss]

I know it's hilarious, for I must confess that I have... borrowed it from Terry Pratchett (though he didn't express it in the form of D&D stats, that was my interpretation). If you think that's funny, you should read his version of Vancian Magic.

you forgot to mention that the storm has a 1d6 month delay and is usually off target by 0-99 miles (ie if if the butterfly could perdict it where is the chaos?)

The Chaos Theory isn't about randomness, but actually about getting major effects by a chain reaction of minor impulses. Since these things tend to be quite small and often undetectable, they seem random to the casual bystander, but they're not. Butterflies understand all the intricacies of course, and are therefore able to aim the storms with uncanny accuracy.

 

[IamTheTest]

I never knew butterflies were so powerful.

 

[TheAuldGrump]

Which is of course why cats chase butterflies - to further their goal of world domination by killing the right butterflies.

The Auld Grump

 

[Runesong42]

There are rules for swarms in the d20 Urban Arcana SRD under Swarm, one of which is a Shadowmoth swarm. I'd rule it to be virtually identical, but that's just me.

http://www.wizards.com/d20/files/msrd/ArcanaCreatures.rtf

Braar raar,
Dru

 

[IamTheTest]

I cant see a swarm of butterflies doing damage. Id love to formulate some rules such that the swarm would distract more often instead of do damage.