[3.X] Vote Up a Monster #2: The Votening! (Monster Complete, PEACH)

[Zeta Kai]

Well, I had such a nice turnout for the last Vote Up a Monster contest (& a lot of fun making the resultant creature, the Gatekeeper), that I decided to do another one. I am, again, soliciting votes on a number of aspects on this creature. Here are the aspects, in order:

1. Type/Subtype: Construct (Angel)
   
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   {table=head]Type|Votes
   Aberration|0
   Animal|0
   Construct|7
   Dragon|0
   Elemental|0
   Fey|3
   Giant|0
   Humanoid|0
   Magical Beast|1
   Monstrous Humanoid|2
   Ooze|4
   Outsider|0
   Plant|1
   Undead|1
   Vermin|1
   [/table]
   
   {table=head]Subtype|Votes
   Air|1
   Angel|10
   Aquatic|1
   Archon|0
   Augmented|2
   Chaotic|0
   Cold|2
   Earth|0
   Evil|0
   Extraplanar|0
   Fire|1
   Goblinoid|0
   Good|1
   Incorporeal|2
   Lawful|0
   Native|0
   Reptilian|0
   Shapechanger|1
   Swarm|5
   Water|0
   NONE|2
   [/table]
2. Size: Medium
   
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   {table=head]Size|Votes
   Fine|2
   Diminutive|1
   Tiny|0
   Small|1
   Medium|10
   Large|4
   Huge|0
   Gargantuan|0
   Colossal|1[/table]
3. Alignment: Neutral Good
   
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   {table=head]Alignment|Votes|Alignment|Votes|Alignment|Votes
   Lawful Good|0|Neutral Good|7|Chaotic Good|0
   Lawful Neutral|5|True Neutral|1|Chaotic Neutral|6
   Lawful Evil|1|Neutral Evil|2|Chaotic Evil|1
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4. Challenge Rating: 17
   
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   {table=head]CR|Votes
   1|0
   2|0
   3|1
   4|0
   5|0
   6|0
   7|0
   8|5
   9|1
   10|1
   11|4
   12|0
   13|0
   14|0
   15|0
   16|0
   17|6
   18|0
   19|0
   20|0
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5. Environment: Any
   
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   {table=head]Terrain|Votes
   Any|5
   Aquatic|0
   Desert|2
   Forest|0
   Hills|0
   Marsh|0
   Mountains|4
   Plains|0
   Underground|0
   Urban/Ruin|2
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   {table=head]Temperature|Votes
   Any|9
   Cold|2
   Temperate|0
   Warm|2
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6. Special Abilities: Angelic Chorus, Breath Weapon, Fear Aura, & Fly Speed
   
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   {table=head]Special Ability|Votes
   Ability Damage|0
   Ability Drain|0
   Alternate Form|0
   Antimagic|0
   Blindsight/Blindsense|0
   Breath Weapon|3
   Change Shape|0
   Charm/Compulsion|1
   Cold Immunity|0
   Constrict|0
   Damage Reduction|0
   Darkvision|0
   Death Attacks|0
   Disease|0
   Energy Drain/Negative Levels|0
   Etherealness|0
   Evasion/Improved Evasion|0
   Fast Healing|1
   Fear Aura (Su)|5
   Fear Cones (Sp)/Rays (Su)|1
   Frightful Presence (Ex)|0
   Fire Immunity|0
   Gaseous Form|0
   Gaze Attacks|0
   Improved Grab|0
   Incorporeality|0
   Invisibility|1
   Level Loss|0
   Low-Light Vision|0
   Manufactured Weapons|0
   Movement Modes (Burrow/Climb/Fly/Swim)|5
   Natural Weapons (Bite/Claw/Gore/etc)|0
   Nonabilities|0
   Paralysis|0
   Poison|0
   Polymorph|0
   Pounce|0
   Powerful Charge|0
   Psionics|0
   Rake|0
   Rays|0
   Regeneration|1
   Resistance To Energy|0
   Scent|0
   Sonic Attacks|0
   Spell Immunity|0
   Spell Resistance|0
   Spells/SLAs|2
   Summon|0
   Swallow Whole|1
   Telepathy|1
   Trample|0
   Tremorsense|0
   Turn Resistance|0
   Vulnerability to Energy|0
   Angelic Chorus (NEW!)|8[/table]

All votes have been tallied. Voting is concluded at this point. The resultant creature, the Deus ex Machina has been posted. Thanks to everyone who voted.

[Lord_Gareth]

I'd like to see a Fey (Angel) creature; I like the idea of angels as messengers, and the elaborate courts of Faerie would certainly have their share of those.

Plus, y'know, I'm sick of goody-two-shoes angels.

[AstralFire]

I'd like to see a Fey (Angel) creature; I like the idea of angels as messengers, and the elaborate courts of Faerie would certainly have their share of those.

Plus, y'know, I'm sick of goody-two-shoes angels.

I like Lord Gareth's idea, though goody-two-shoes are apparently too good for him.

[Lord_Gareth]

Hey, hey, I play plenty of paladins who are honest-to-god good people. I just don't like seeing angels, a major figure of both purity AND foulness, being dumbed down to just purity.

[AstralFire]

Hey, hey, I play plenty of paladins who are honest-to-god good people. I just don't like seeing angels, a major figure of both purity AND foulness, being dumbed down to just purity.

Only fallen angels are really symbols of foulness prior to the modern era... the rest is the result of syncretism mostly.

Now, if you mean a profane (as in, not sacred - mundane would be a good word) messenger who isn't high and mighty, sounds cool.

[streakster]

Monstrous Humanoid.

What can I say? It sounds interesting.

[Maroon]

Monstrous Humanoid (Aquatic, Fire).

[Emperor Demonking]

Magical Beat * *

[afroakuma]

Magical Beat * *

A music monster? Didn't know they had a separate type ()

I'll vote Construct (Angel, Cold)

If you can do THAT, I will be most impressed.

(It's the slaad - they've got me thinking like they do.)

[Adumbration]

Ooze (swarm). That's something I'd like to see.

[Pronounceable]

Yeah, I want an ooze this time. But swarm doesn't really fit oozes, and angelic is too awesome to pass right now.

[afroakuma]

Adumbration: bloodboater, Fiend Folio. Check it out.

[MammonAzrael]

Damnit afroakuma, that's what I was thinking! Well...partly what I was thinking.

My vote: Construct (angel, incorporeal)

[Inyssius Tor]

Angel is a given, of course, and I'll also throw in a vote for Fey (Augmented Construct). Best of both worlds!

[afroakuma]

Sorry Mammon. My lack of a life makes me the ultimate ninja.

[Reptilius]

Vote for Plant (shapechanger).

[RTGoodman]

I love these things!

Sorry to rain on parades, but by RAW Angels have to be Outsiders. If Zeta Kai is okay changing it that's fine, but I just thought I'd point it out.

I'm going with Construct (Cold, Swarm).

[AstralFire]

Sorry to rain on parades, but by RAW Angels have to be Outsiders.

Your face is an Outsider!

[Zeta Kai]

Your face is an Outsider!

Best post EVAR.

RTG is correct, though. If the votes swing that way, we'll have to resolve it in some fashion. I prefer to work within the RAW, but as always, the quality of the monster is paramount.

By the way, all votes are currently tallied. Please continue voting for the type/subtype.

[arguskos]

Construct [Cold, Swarm]

I would vote Construct [Angel] but that doesn't really work too well. >_>

-argus

[AstralFire]

Construct [Cold, Swarm]

I would vote Construct [Angel] but that doesn't really work too well. >_>

-argus

[afroakuma]

Well played, AstralFire.

[Shadow_Elf]

Undead [Good, Air]

I think it has potential.

[FoeHammer]

Need I say more?

[Owrtho]

I'll vote for Ooze (Augmented, Incorporeal)

Owrtho

[Mr.Bookworm]

I'd like to put my vote in for a Aberration [Good].

Can't remember seeing one in WotC-material, so it could be interesting.

Ignore vote, vote changed in later post.

[Lord_Gareth]

RTG is correct, though. If the votes swing that way, we'll have to resolve it in some fashion. I prefer to work within the RAW, but as always, the quality of the monster is paramount.

Psst...we're homebrewers. We can tell RAW to screw itself in some situations. This is one of them

[streakster]

I'd like to put my vote in for a Aberration [Good].

Can't remember seeing one in WotC-material, so it could be interesting.

Take a look at the Gatekeeper...

[KKL]

Vermin Construct

SERIOUSLY

[AetherFox]

Ooze (swarm). That's something I'd like to see.

I second this. Wrath of the Jell-o cubes!

But seriously, it'd be very interesting.