Monster: Choker
The choker is a halfling-sized cavern dweller with rubbery arms and a penchant for grappling and choking. Instead of giving it Altered Time Rate 1, how their D&D ability would suggest, I gave it a huge Basic Speed bonus.
Choker [Monster Manual, page 34]
73 points
Attribute Modifiers: ST-3 [-30]; DX+1 [20]; IQ-3 [-60]; HT+2 [20].
Typical Stats
ST: |
7 |
HP: |
7 |
Speed: |
9 |
DX: |
11 |
Will: |
10 |
Move: |
8 |
IQ: |
7 |
Per: |
10 |
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HT: |
12 |
FP: |
12 |
SM: |
-1 |
Dodge: |
13 |
Parry: |
11 (unarmed) |
DR: |
1*
(tough skin) |
Sharp Claws (14): thrust 1d-3 cutting (KYOS: 1d-4 cutting),
Reach C (Reach C-1 when fully stretched).
Traits: Appearance (Ugly); Callous; Clinging; Combat Reflexes; Constriction Attack; Cowardice (12); Double-Jointed; Early Maturation 2; Extra-Flexible Arms; Gluttony (12); Good Grip 2; Greed (12); Infravision; Likes shiny things; Loner (12); Odious Personal Habit (Eats sapient beings); Prefers meat to other food; Reduced Consumption 3; Reduced Consumption 2 (Cast-Iron Stomach); Short Lifespan 1; Slippery 1; Social Stigma (Monster); Stretching 2 (Limited, Arms Only); Terrain Adaptation (Uneven).
Skills: Brawling-14; Stealth-15; Wrestling-14.
Techniques: Choke
Hold-14.
Creature Type:
Aberration.
Traits: Appearance (Ugly); Callous; Clinging; Combat Reflexes; Constriction Attack; Cowardice (12); Double-Jointed; Early Maturation 2; Extra-Flexible Arms; Gluttony (12); Good Grip 2; Greed (12); Infravision; Likes shiny things; Loner (12); Odious Personal Habit (Eats sapient beings); Prefers meat to other food; Reduced Consumption 3; Reduced Consumption 2 (Cast-Iron Stomach); Short Lifespan 1; Slippery 1; Social Stigma (Monster); Stretching 2 (Limited, Arms Only); Terrain Adaptation (Uneven).
Skills: Brawling-14; Stealth-15; Wrestling-14.
I'm curious why you went so low on ST when the original beast has Str 16.
ReplyDeleteNot complaining just curious. I still find your site SO useful when making my own conversions!
They are described as small in the Monster Manual, so I decided to give them SM-1. Them having extraordinarily high ST value innately wouldn't make sense to me, so I gave them a lower value, but also added Lifting ST for better grappling and, well, choking. This is just a racial template, individual chokers may have higher ST values.
DeleteMakes perfect sense. Thank you!
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