The green strangler wandered from CR 9 to CR 10 by the time I finished with it.
Are there any plans concerning submitted monsters that didn't make into final five?
Amusingly, while this entry wound up at CR 5 for me, it actually shuffled around a bit, from about 4-8.
Funny, that's exactly what happened to the bouda.
Are there any plans concerning submitted monsters that didn't make into final five?Yes, there are! But, er, we're going to crown a contest winner first.
And it has nothing to do with the need for a lot of exotic dishes for the planned grand feast in the honor of the winner?
Nice Job Jeff/Shadowborn.
Competition is tough, you've all done some really cool things :)
Thank you, sir.
And yes, there are a lot of strong competitors in this line-up. I'm pleased and proud to be going head-to-head-to-head-to-head-to-head (starting to sound like a hydra) with this bunch.
Mask Wraith for the win. Hands down most flavorful, dread and insertable. And I have no idea what a 13th Age is.* As I said over at KQ in the comments for this entry:
...that the concept and execution of the concept transcends rulesets is a definite indication of Sersa’s abilities."
*Ok, I know what it is and have read articles about its escalation die etc, but I have no idea how it works mechanically.
You're all not making it easy to choose a favorite.
| 2 people marked this as a favorite. |
Decisions, decisions, meh :/
| 3 people marked this as a favorite. |
If you're having trouble deciding, I have a suggestion for you. ;)
| 1 person marked this as a favorite. |
Don't buy into badger bias! ;)
| 1 person marked this as a favorite. |
Badgers? We don't need no stinkin' badgers!
| 1 person marked this as a favorite. |
Mrs. Green Strangler and Principal Echo Demon were in the closet making babies and I saw one of the babies and the baby looked at me...
| 1 person marked this as a favorite. |
Voted early and often ;>
| 1 person marked this as a favorite. |
Badgers? We don't need no stinkin' badgers!
** spoiler omitted **
Hey, I showered and used deodorant today!
Well, your personal odors aside, our four fine Pathfinder monsters are getting left in the dust so far as far as the voting goes.
Well, it's hard to defeat creature with CR 3+ higher... Especially if it can obliterate your family, friends, home and anything else without getting close to them once every four strikes it makes against you.
I must admit that I really don’t understand why everybody seems to love the mask wight. I get that it comes from a more story oriented game, but from a gaming perspective it only effects everybody and everyone else except the brave PC’s who are fighting it.
So if the party does not understand its nature then only after the fact will they see (or actually not see) the consequences of the fight. If the PCs do understand its nature then it will add gravity to the encounter…….which will never happen because it will obliterate anyone you have ever met so it will be a ranged encounter negating the possible coolness.
So I don’t get the love.
For me it has great story behind it but I am not impressed by its mechanical side. Ability to erase things should also be story-based and not just a hit with natural 16+...
EDIT: And no, I haven't voted for Masked Wight. I had a hard enough time picking between the remaining monsters.
I can't judge the mask wight's mechanics because I don't know 13th Age, but the creature has terrific fluff and will pick up some votes just for that reason. Also, if someone is a fan of 13th Age above PFRPG their voting selection is probably a no-brainer.
(Regardless of the vote results, I'm just planning on going all Red Wedding on the contest's victory feast - "bouda's delight" will be served as the final course.)
| 2 people marked this as a favorite. |
Wendall makes some valid points.
I'll just be grabbing the other three PF monsters and ensuring they make my PCs' lives more interesting somewhere down the line. Perhaps while stopping the unlikely duo of demon and div from terrorizing a small logging village, they accidentally start a forest fire, drawing the ire of of a wicked druid and his strangler cohort, as well as a certain fey looking to dance amid the flames.
...
Or perhaps that might be a bit much, all at once.... Perhaps.
If I ever get the 13th Age ruleset and run a game, the mask wight could certainly provide for a fun scenario.
| 3 people marked this as a favorite. |
Regardless of who wins, I really really hope all of these critters end up seeing publication in some future KP product.
Took a while, but I am down to three...
OK two...
Great job everyone :)
If my phlogistian faerie does see print, it will need a change to the Revoke the Gift power. I can't believe I didn't get this in there:
Killing the phlogistian faerie that afflicted the creature will also remove its effects.
If my phlogistian faerie does see print, it will need a change to the Revoke the Gift power. I can't believe I didn't get this in there:
Killing the phlogistian faerie that afflicted the creature will also remove its effects.
When I read this for the first time I thought that it should have some additional way of removal because it is too powerful in its base form - deliver a touch to each member of the party and flee awaiting their slow freezing.
When I read this for the first time I thought that it should have some additional way of removal because it is too powerful in its base form - deliver a touch to each member of the party and flee awaiting their slow freezing.If my phlogistian faerie does see print, it will need a change to the Revoke the Gift power. I can't believe I didn't get this in there:
Killing the phlogistian faerie that afflicted the creature will also remove its effects.
That was why I waffled a bit over the CR. Now, I stated that nonmagical efforts to stay warm won't work, but didn't specifically address magical methods. An endure elements could very well stave off the effects for its duration, but that's a temporary fix. One dispel magic and you're in trouble again.
I tend to approach monsters in a less "kill or be killed" kind of way when they're intelligent. With fey especially, they're usually chaotic and often mercurial emotionally. In the instance you describe, she may well await them to freeze to death, but if they were to humbly approach and attempt to make amends for whatever actions caused her to attack in the first place, then she might see her way to reversing it. (And, assuming they don't need to kill her, the PCs receive their XP for resolving the encounter.)
Contributor; Publisher, Kobold Press; RPG Superstar Judge
|
I am confident that all published versions of these monsters would get a bit of development and editing. But the contest is about posting them in the form they arrived.
And yeah, it's easy for the 13th Age fans to just "vote their system". Not sure that the word has gotten out about the vote here on the boards; not everyone visits the 3PP section. Feel free to rustle up Pathfinder votes wherever appropriate.
Voting ends on Thursday.... Noon? I have to ask the web editor.
|
Contributor; Publisher, Kobold Press; RPG Superstar Judge
|
Today is the last day for voting in the Monster design contest!
The 13th Age Mask Wight is ahead, but there's always the possibility of an upset by a Pathfinder monster.
| 1 person marked this as a favorite. |
My vote went to the phlogistian faerie
+1 :)
| 1 person marked this as a favorite. |
Time to congratulate Sersa for a great monster and a landslide victory?
| 3 people marked this as a favorite. |
According to this, while Sersa won the competition, you end up with the commission, Jeff. :)
Congratulations!
| 3 people marked this as a favorite. |
Congrats, Jeff! And also, congrats to fellow Raging Swanners- Eric Hindley and Mike Welham for making the top 5.
Yay for Shadowborn!
What terrible monstrosities we'll see?
Congrats to Sersa and Jeff, as well as Wendall and Mike. Good show all round!
Just saw the post and I can say I'm happy to be writing for KP again! Congratulations again to Sersa for a fierce first place entry, and to Eric, Mike, and Wendall for three great creatures, which will certainly be finding a place behind my GM screen in the future.
What terrible monstrosities we'll see?
No idea, but there are plenty lurking in the dark corners of my brain. I suppose we'll see once Wolfgang has laid out what he wants.
Well done!
I liked all five of those critters and look forward to seeing more stuff from all five of you.
Been out of the loop with H1N1, but belated congrats to Sersa and Jeff on the win!
It was an honor to be a finalist among talented company, and I can't wait to see new things from the other four.
Monster? Spell? Magic item? Prestige class? Archetype?
Monster? Spell? Magic item? Prestige class? Archetype?Correct!
New Shimmer?