GITP Monster Competition Chat Thread II

[Stycotl]

my aadar llwach are up; feisty, fey-created dire eagles of trickery and death.

[Bhu]

Oh, I'd really love to enter this one, but, er...I've never made a monster anything before, not even an animal. But I have an idea...gargh...but I need practice.

I should practice. My idea is kind of cutsie and not terribly original anyway.

Hrrr. What do you guys think? Should I just dive in head first? XD

Diving in head first is how I got started.

[Bhu]

Yes, but which one sounds the most interestesting?


Edit:
Also... you still use Legendaries? If I may ask, why? Do you actual find the extra paperwork of the 3.0 animal companion rules to be worth it?

I like the snake.

I'm redoing the MMII for my campaigns, and since it had the Legendary Animals, I thought I'd make a new one :D

[Lappy9000]

Hrrr. What do you guys think? Should I just dive in head first? XD

Of course

[LucyHarris]

Lol...okay, since so many folks think I should hop in...I'll see just how well I do on this thing.

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Go for it, Lucy


Btw to forestall questions, yes, I am in fact changing the contest pic every day on purpose. It's not magic...

[LucyHarris]

Nice choice of pic. ;)

And already starting on it. I think I'm going to be slow, but I should finish this in time.

[Bhu]

Think CR 10 is fair for the Croc?

[Athaniar]

I think I'll try out this contest, too, I have an idea from earlier that I'll go with.

[The Vorpal Tribble]

C'mon folks, they may only be animals but plenty of stuff for non-supernatural critters.

They also don't have to be from the material plane...

[DracoDei]

I have just been really busy and/or lacking in energy. I have known what I was planning to post from the begining, but, quite frankly, I am not sure if I will find the strength. Also, as I originally imagined this creature, it undergoes a transformation that will be hard to explain away without magic to my total satisfaction, but only ONCE in its life. Catapillar to Butterfly thing, but I am not sure if I can justify it without magic, given the environment it lives in. Actually it has 3 life stages, but the first two are hard to even tell appart except by behavior and size. The third is where it goes from a snake to a very fast lizard.

[LucyHarris]

I, uh, am stuck. I really have no idea what I'm doing and I know I'm doing something wrong, because some of the stats aren't coming out right. I followed the tips and stuff on making monsters, but...I think I just need practice, and having a time constraint is making it hard for me to concentrate *does not do well under pressure*.

I may end up finishing after contest end. In that case, I'll just post it elsewhere and ask for concrit.

[Bhu]

I, uh, am stuck. I really have no idea what I'm doing and I know I'm doing something wrong, because some of the stats aren't coming out right. I followed the tips and stuff on making monsters, but...I think I just need practice, and having a time constraint is making it hard for me to concentrate *does not do well under pressure*.

I may end up finishing after contest end. In that case, I'll just post it elsewhere and ask for concrit.

You can always PM one of us and ask for advice

[BisectedBrioche]

I, uh, am stuck. I really have no idea what I'm doing and I know I'm doing something wrong, because some of the stats aren't coming out right. I followed the tips and stuff on making monsters, but...I think I just need practice, and having a time constraint is making it hard for me to concentrate *does not do well under pressure*.

I may end up finishing after contest end. In that case, I'll just post it elsewhere and ask for concrit.

You could try using this to make statting it out easier;

http://pifro.com/dnd/NEW/nyu.php

[Debihuman]

I've had a horrible case of writer's block and have passed on entering this contest. Since I'm not working on my own creation, I'm more than willing to help anyone who asks. We have all helped each other in the past -- telling each when there mistakes in the stat block and reminding each other of obscure rules and so forth.

You can privage message me if you'd like or post your requests publicly. I'm here often enough.

Lucy, if your stats aren't coming out right it could be that you are missing something. Almost all the items in the statblock are number based, so having the appropriate HD and abilities will lay out all the groundwork.

Debby

[LucyHarris]

Bhu: I have--I bugged Vorpal Tribble, in fact.

Bisected8: I tried that, but it doesn't really help out with stats. I'm not sure what I should or shouldn't be giving to this animal.

Debihuman: That could be it! I started off guessing at how many HD to give it, and that may be part of the problem (though abilitiy scores are also throwing me off).

I'm just not sure how strong/hardy a small-sized grazing quadruped would be (no, it's not a goat XD).

[BisectedBrioche]

I'm just not sure how strong/hardy a small-sized grazing quadruped would be (no, it's not a goat XD).

Just my two pence, but grazing animals tend to be heavily built or fast (burrowers or flying animals tend towards other food sources). Since its small I'm guessing it won't be the former, so give it low/medium con and str and good dex scores (an average stat score is 10 for a 1 HD creature). I'd also give it highish wisdom (as it would need to spot predators) and charisma would be up to you (if its a herd animal, as many grazers are, then make it high, to reflect how it interacts with others of its kind).

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Voting thread up.

April's will likely generate a tad more interest...

[Sir Shadow]

A choke bite doesn't just suffocate the prey, it breaks the windpipe, usually tears the jugular or the carotid or both, and may snap the spine. Death happens pretty quickly.

Sry for the redead post... <__< how about a Fort Save vs Death/Con Damage when they successfully win a grapple check and hit with their bite... You could also specify that it only effects living targets...

Btw to forestall questions, yes, I am in fact changing the contest pic every day on purpose. It's not magic...

Damn... all those pics I missed...

April's will likely generate a tad more interest...

It's not that I didn't want to enter, it's just that my computer broke <<;;;

[LucyHarris]

Just my two pence, but grazing animals tend to be heavily built or fast (burrowers or flying animals tend towards other food sources). Since its small I'm guessing it won't be the former, so give it low/medium con and str and good dex scores (an average stat score is 10 for a 1 HD creature). I'd also give it highish wisdom (as it would need to spot predators) and charisma would be up to you (if its a herd animal, as many grazers are, then make it high, to reflect how it interacts with others of its kind).

Good advice, I'll take that. I know I missed the competition, but I'm still going to try my hand at an animal on the side and then maybe post it elsewhere to get feedback.

[NakedCelt]

Sry for the redead post... <__< how about a Fort Save vs Death/Con Damage when they successfully win a grapple check and hit with their bite... You could also specify that it only effects living targets...

Yes. Oriental Adventures has a "blood choke" martial arts feat; maybe an ability based on that...

[The Vorpal Tribble]

New contest up

[BisectedBrioche]

Just going from the title: Is this an April Fools?

[Lappy9000]

What. Don't care. Making Saucerer's Spawn.

[The Vorpal Tribble]

Ok, the 'real' contest is now up

[sigurd]

Re GITP Monster Competition XXXII - Game Masters


Great graphic. Who's the artist and where'd you get it?

btw... I find the omnibus chat thread really confusing. Any chance each contest could have its own chat thread?


Sigurd

[BisectedBrioche]

The Wonup is now...up.

[airmalis]

WOO my first post!

Also, nice bisected, [insert super mario 1up theme here]
I don't think it quite fits the contest's theme, this is more of a "chessmaster/trickster" kinda thing. the wunup is still cool.

[BisectedBrioche]

WOO my first post!

Also, nice bisected, [insert super mario 1up theme here]
I don't think it quite fits the contest's theme, this is more of a "chessmaster/trickster" kinda thing. the wunup is still cool.

The only criteria is that it's game related. It quite clearly states that this is open to interpretation.

[airmalis]

The only criteria is that it's game related. It quite clearly states that this is open to interpretation.

Sorry, I misread the rules. I meant no offense, and if the theme can be interpreted like that I can't wait to see what kind of entries will be seen.
happy posting!