Special Conversion Thread: Finishing off the oozes

[Cleon]

Sure, that'll work.

"Not sure of ability name" (Su): Certain spells and effects function differently against a gray pudding, as noted below.

Flesh to stone acts as a slow spell on the pudding.

Transmute rock to mud causes the pudding to suffocate in its own mass. The pudding must immediately make a DC 10 Constitution check (and one each following round with DC of 10+1 per round) or start drowning. See the drowning rules in the SRD.

The pudding receives no save against either of these effects.

Do you think we ought to give it some way to get out of drowning?

The original text says the Gray Pudding's magic resistance can resist both the spells. How about adding some text that its Spell Resistance applies to a transmute rock to mud cast on it, despite the spell normally being "No SR"?

 

[freyar]

Like this?

The pudding receives no save against either of these effects, but its SR applies to both (regardless of the spell text).

 

[Cleon]

Like this?

The pudding receives no save against either of these effects, but its SR applies to both (regardless of the spell text).

I wouldn't be adverse to allowing a Fortitude save and SR for both spells.

 

[freyar]

Yeah, that might work pretty well.

The pudding receives a Fortitude save to negate either of these effects (at the usual spell DC), and its SR applies to both (regardless of the spell text).

 

[Cleon]

Yeah, that might work pretty well.

The pudding receives a Fortitude save to negate either of these effects (at the usual spell DC), and its SR applies to both (regardless of the spell text).

So we've now got...

Spell Vulnerability (Su): Certain spells and effects function differently against a gray pudding, as noted below.

Flesh to stone acts as a slow spell on the pudding.

Transmute rock to mud causes the pudding to suffocate in its own mass. The pudding must immediately make a DC 10 Constitution check (and one each following round with DC of 10+1 per round) or start drowning. See the drowning rules in the SRD.

The pudding receives a Fortitude save to negate the effect of either of these spells (at the usual spell DC), and its SR applies to both (regardless of the spell text).

That looks sufficient to me, I think it's ready to add to the Working Draft.

 

[freyar]

CR 8 looks good. Just plug in the tactics, and it should be ok. "Gray puddings use their stealth skills to attack from ambush, grappling and constricting as often as possible."

 

[Cleon]

CR 8 looks good. Just plug in the tactics, and it should be ok. "Gray puddings use their stealth skills to attack from ambush, grappling and constricting as often as possible."

Updating the Working Draft.

 

[Cleon]

Updating the Working Draft.

Done?

 

[freyar]

Think so.

 

[Cleon]

Think so.

Only one more subterranean pud to go, then!