What 8th-level Monsters Need Converting?

[the Jester]

Some of you are familiar with my monster project that I'm working on over in the 4e house rules/fan creations forum. What monsters didn't make 4e that would make good 8th level monsters?

Here's my list so far:


8th level Monsters to Convert

Caryatid Column
Cockatrice
Dune Stalker
Elemental, Sandling
Jackalwere
Slaad, Singing [this is a homebrewed slaad]


Higher Level Monsters On the List

Aurumvorax [I'll prolly do this one around 12th level]
Boggle [10th level? tweak back to the 'boggle hole' model of 1e]
Crimson Death [16th level or thereabouts?]
Elemental, invisible stalker [? right about 10th?]
Giant, Cloud
Giant, Frost
Gray Ooze [9th level elite]
Mustard Jelly [12th level?]
Neogi may be better off around 10th-13th level
Scalamagdrion [hmm, somewhere paragonish]
Vampiric mist [11th level or thereabouts?]
Zorbo (? 18th or so?)

Hazards to be Converted

Mantrap
Tri-Flower Frond

 

[thundershot]

How about.... the Greater Medusa?

 

[epwait55]

My Caryatid Column Conversion for 4th

This may not be an 8th level conversion but check it out

Caryatid Column XP 250

Medium Natural Animate Cconstruct Level 6 Lurker
Initiative +6 Perception -2, Tremorsense 10

HP 61 Bloodied 30
AC 23, Fortitude 22, Reflex 21, Will 16

Immune: Disease, poison, sleep

Bastard Sword +2 (standard; at will) magic, weapon
+13 vs AC; 1d10+5 damage

First Strike
At the start of an encounter, Caryatid Column has combat advantage against any creatures that have not yet acted.
Sneak Attack
Once per round, Caryatid Column gains +2d6 damage when it has combat advantage.
Shifty (Minor; at will)
Shift 1 square.
Column Form (standard; at will)
The Caryatid becomes a Column gains tremorsense 10 it loses all other senses. Whenever struck by a weapon that weapon makes an immediate save or breaks dealing no damage if save is made normal damage is taken. magic weapons get a bonus equal to it's enhancement. Non-magical range shatter upon hitting the column, magic ranged save as magic weapons. Caryatid can animate (minor action).

When Caryatid is in column form it radiates no magic, it is immune to any arcana skill checks like detect magic or true seeing (if true seeing shows up in future products). A perception check can be made to discern faint and distorted lines that make the pillar resemble a woman. A second successful check (if someone climbs the pillar) reveals that the pillar is not cemented or jointed at the ceiling. The DC is 10+level+4, anyone with dungeoneering get a +2 bonus to their perception check.

Alignment Unaligned Languages Non

Str 20(+8) Con 19(+7) Dex 16(+6) Int 6(+1) Wis 1(-2) Cha 1(-2)


Tatics
A Caryatid Column will wait until no one is paying any attention to it and strike with first strike at the nearest target to deal sneak attack damage hopefully use its shifty ability to get in range. On it's next standard action it take on Column form so that it enemies break its weapons.

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