What 21st Level Monsters Still Need Converting?

[the Jester]

This is the 21st level of the Monster Project. I know I still have one more 20th level critter to go, but I need access to my old-edition stuff to work on it, and that will have to wait until... I have access to my old-edition stuff. Meantime, I figure I can get started here.

What cool old monsters still need converting that would have a good 21st level baseline?

There's a link to the main Monster Project thread in my sig. Below is the list I have for so far for 21st level. I'd love suggestions for more!

21st Level Monsters to be Converted
Dimension Burrower (homebrewed monster)
Dinosaur, Elasmosaur
Effigy
Giant, Cloud
Iron Lich
Magnesium Spirit
Nematodean (homebrewed monster)
Ragewind
Spell Weaver
Thorciasid
Ulitharid


Already Created 21st Level Monsters
Entombed cryomancer (level 21 artillery)
Hullathoin trampler (level 21 brute)
Avolakia master (level 21 controller) (L)
Shedu preacher (level 21 controller)
Verdant greenvise (level 21 controller)
Wand grisgol (level 21 controller)
Skeleton warrior lordling (level 21 soldier) (L)


Higher-Level Monsters to be Converted
Beholderkin, Hive Mother [29th level]
Blackball [30th level]
Dao [23rd level]
Deepspawn [27th level]
Elder Brain [30th level]
Elemental, Omnimental [26th level]
Elemental, Ruin [22nd level]
Elemental, Tempest [25th level]
Fiendwurm [27th level]
Froghemoth [25th level]
Gargantuan, Devastation Spider [27th level]
Genius Loci [30th level]
Golem, Adamantine [30th level]
Golem, Mithril [26th level]
Infernal [30th level]
Ki-Rin [26th level]
Lavawight [23rd level]
Living Holocaust [27th level]
Marid [25th level]
Neothillid [22nd level]
Planetar [28th level]
Ruin Chanter [24th level]
Scyllan [24th level]
Solar [30th level]
Squid, Shipcrusher [23rd level]
Uvudauum [25th level]
Winter-Wight [23rd level]
Zaratan [27th level]

 

[the Jester]

And a bump.

 

[the Jester]

One more bump.

There seem to be a lot less worthy monsters at higher levels.

 

[CapnZapp]

The explanation might be that this is the first edition (in a long time) to feature more than 20 character levels (in any kind of "core" manner)?

 

[Spatula]

One more bump.

There seem to be a lot less worthy monsters at higher levels.

That was certainly an issue that I had with running a high-level 3e game. I don't even recognize most of the monsters on that list, and of the ones I do recognize, only the cloud giant & the dino are "classic" monsters. The effigy and the ragewind were introduced in MM2? and I don't know the others.

Epic threat suggestions: (without knowing if some of these have already been converted)
Ulatharid (super-mind flayer from older abomination books)
Planetar (since you have solar up there)
in the same vein, old school guardinals? eladrins?
Efreeti are low-mid epic, so what about Djinni, Marids, Dao?
Omnimental, I think it's called (MM2)

 

[Inyssius]

So you're asking for 3e or 3.5 (or before) monsters that should be level 21 in 4e?

 

[the Jester]

That was certainly an issue that I had with running a high-level 3e game. I don't even recognize most of the monsters on that list, and of the ones I do recognize, only the cloud giant & the dino are "classic" monsters. The effigy and the ragewind were introduced in MM2? and I don't know the others.

Epic threat suggestions: (without knowing if some of these have already been converted)
Ulatharid (super-mind flayer from older abomination books)
Planetar (since you have solar up there)
in the same vein, old school guardinals? eladrins?
Efreeti are low-mid epic, so what about Djinni, Marids, Dao?
Omnimental, I think it's called (MM2)

Hot damn, you just gave me some good ones!

Thanks- a lot!! I'll add most of 'em to the list- although, to be honest, I'm not familiar enough with guardinals to do them justice, and I think the old-skool eladrin are just very high level new-skool eladrin. Plus, I have the same issue- my familiarity level with them is pretty low. So I could use some heavy suggestions (or even someone else doing the work!) on them.

The rest are going on the list immediately.

Edit: Except the djinn, who are in MM2.