They're back: Return of the Slivers. [Updated 24/8-2005: Beware the Overlord!]

[Krishnath]

Not that a super-queen is out of question...

Well, the slivers originate from somewhere....

 

[demiurge1138]

Damn, that's vicious. And aside from the occasional spelling error, it checks out stat-wise.

So, now what's in store, sliver wise? Sliver overlords? Krishnath-original slivers? Slivers from more obscure decks?

Demiurge out.

 

[Krishnath]

The next one is the sliver overlord, and then it is on to more original slivers, like the aquatic (waterbreathing and swim speed), the shadow (shadowblend), the vampiric (undead with a vampiric touch like abilitiy), and the half-sliver template.

Unfortunatly, I am having trouble with the overlords control slivers ability. I will probably make it work like charm monster but only useable on slivers, and giving slivers a -4 penalty to the save (to offset the slivers racial +4 bonus on saves against mind-influencing spells and effects).

As for the spelling, errors, yeah, that happens.

 

[MetaruSonikku]

Unfortunatly, I am having trouble with the overlords control slivers ability. I will probably make it work like charm monster but only useable on slivers, and giving slivers a -4 penalty to the save (to offset the slivers racial +4 bonus on saves against mind-influencing spells and effects).

You'd probably want something a little closer to Dominate Monster, though as you said only against Slivers. Maybe make it some kind of radius? How's about this:

Dominate Sliver (Su): Every Sliver within 60' of the Sliver Overlord must make a Willpower Save (DC whatever), with a -4 circumstancial penalty, or be dominated as per the spell. The Overlord is immune to this effect.

Shared Ability (Ex): Every Sliver within 30' of the Sliver Overlord gains "Dominate Sliver (Su): Every Sliver within 30' of this Sliver must make a Willpower Save (DC something less) at a -2 circumstancial penalty, or be dominated, as per the spell, as though effected by the Overlord. The Sliver Overlord is immune to this effect.

Just to help inspire!

 

[Krishnath]

You'd probably want something a little closer to Dominate Monster, though as you said only against Slivers. Maybe make it some kind of radius? How's about this:

Dominate Sliver (Su): Every Sliver within 60' of the Sliver Overlord must make a Willpower Save (DC whatever), with a -4 circumstancial penalty, or be dominated as per the spell. The Overlord is immune to this effect.

Shared Ability (Ex): Every Sliver within 30' of the Sliver Overlord gains "Dominate Sliver (Su): Every Sliver within 30' of this Sliver must make a Willpower Save (DC something less) at a -2 circumstancial penalty, or be dominated, as per the spell, as though effected by the Overlord. The Sliver Overlord is immune to this effect.

Just to help inspire!

I'm afraid that the overlord, like the queen will lack a shared ability.

 

[Wolf72]

wait a sec ... are the queen and overlord usually on not so friendly terms?

 

[Krishnath]

wait a sec ... are the queen and overlord usually on not so friendly terms?

Sometimes they are, sometimes they're not. It depends on a lot of things. Thus a sliver hive usually only have one of the two. But if it has both, I pity the plane that hive dwells in. The overlord exists for only one purpose: War.

 

[Wolf72]

so would warring sliver's shared abilities still affect each other? ...

it seems that barring epic PC's/monsters the worst enemies of slivers are themselves.

[trekkie]There's a huge difference between us! ... he's black on the left-side and white on the right. I'm white on the left-side and black on the right![/trekkie]

 

[Krishnath]

so would warring sliver's shared abilities still affect each other? ...

it seems that barring epic PC's/monsters the worst enemies of slivers are themselves.

[trekkie]There's a huge difference between us! ... he's black on the left-side and white on the right. I'm white on the left-side and black on the right![/trekkie]

Ayup, and ayup, I think you can guess at the Overlords primary function from that.

 

[Wolf72]

Ayup, and ayup, I think you can guess at the Overlords primary function from that.

ooooh! other than defense of the 'realm' so to speak, ... population control comes to mind