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Testing the waters on a request: Malarite monster
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Author:  Vinasius [ Wed, Apr 09 2014, 6:09 AM ]
Post subject:  Testing the waters on a request: Malarite monster
Dear DM team, and Amian community.

Please allow me to just gauge if this is a possible request and feel free to chip in your ideas.

I would like to request a shapechange skin for my druid Pantheros Sylvanight's, epic dragon shape.

Overall while a dragon is cool I feel it does not really represent Malar as much as other possible creatures might.

So before I go about posting the actual request, I have the following questions.

1) Is it even possible to request dragonshape to be reskinned into another creature?

2) Some ideas I have include;

- A giant worm.
- Nightmare Beast
- A giant Ooze
- Julajimus( Monster manual 2 page 133)
- Wear-Giant. (Lycantrophe afflicted giant)


Does the community have an ideas I could include for a large malarite monsterish creature?

3) If possible roughly how many dc's would it cost me?

In terms of the IC reasons on how this ability would be developed, I've got some ideas but I just want to test the waters as of this stage.


Thank you kindly for all your help in advance.

=)
Author:  Hudson [ Wed, Apr 09 2014, 7:23 AM ]
Post subject:  Re: Testing the waters on a request: Malarite monster
1) Yes

2) possible, bit on the fancy side but I only read about nightmare beasts in a darksun set, possible, No idea what that is, very very unlikely.
I assume you mean these forms as replacement dragonshapes. If you want to request any of those to play they all would be very hard.

3) 5 dc's to change a skin I am pretty sure.
Author:  Vinasius [ Wed, Apr 09 2014, 8:49 AM ]
Post subject:  Re: Testing the waters on a request: Malarite monster
Hi Hudson,
thank you for your response,
Nightmare beast is from Monster Manual II page 161.

Nightmare beast
Hit Dice: 15
Alignment: CE
Environment: Any Land
Home plane: Material
Challenge Rating: 15
Found in Monster Manual II, page 161

It's just one option though, would like to get ideas from the community at large. What giant malarite beast of horror would be a good idea? =)

also
Quote:
I assume you mean these forms as replacement dragonshapes. If you want to request any of those to play they all would be very hard.


Yes. these are only replacement for the Dragonshapes.
Author:  Gobbledygook [ Wed, Apr 09 2014, 8:56 AM ]
Post subject:  Re: Testing the waters on a request: Malarite monster
I've been told in the past that if I were to request a skinchange for Dragonshape, it would only ever be able to be other dragons. If the DM stance on that changed, then that's awesome!

The alternative, if that hasn't changed, is to ask for a custom shape, where you would be able to sculpt the creature's stats to properly represent what you're aiming for.
Author:  Vinasius [ Wed, Apr 09 2014, 15:02 PM ]
Post subject:  Re: Testing the waters on a request: Malarite monster
Gobbledygook wrote:
I've been told in the past that if I were to request a skinchange for Dragonshape, it would only ever be able to be other dragons. If the DM stance on that changed, then that's awesome!

The alternative, if that hasn't changed, is to ask for a custom shape, where you would be able to sculpt the creature's stats to properly represent what you're aiming for.



Thanks Gobbleydgook, and how much would a custom shape reskin cost?
Author:  Kamina [ Wed, Apr 09 2014, 15:10 PM ]
Post subject:  Re: Testing the waters on a request: Malarite monster
They go for 5DCs too, I'm sure.
Author:  Rigela [ Wed, Apr 09 2014, 15:15 PM ]
Post subject:  Re: Testing the waters on a request: Malarite monster
5 for a skin change, 20+ for a custom polymorph depending on what you go for with it.
Author:  Vinasius [ Wed, Apr 09 2014, 16:21 PM ]
Post subject:  Re: Testing the waters on a request: Malarite monster
Rigela wrote:
5 for a skin change, 20+ for a custom polymorph depending on what you go for with it.


Thanks Rigela,
is it possible to request for a skinchange for the dragonshape? so it's just 5 dcs?
Author:  MightNMagic [ Wed, Apr 09 2014, 17:40 PM ]
Post subject:  Re: Testing the waters on a request: Malarite monster
Nightmare beast is an Athasian monster, specific to the Dark Sun setting. The MM is not a "usable by every setting" book, but one that draws a host of monsters from many sources. Having a PC run around run around as one would be very questionable unless they were a planar transplant from the Dark Sun setting perhaps.
Author:  Rigela [ Wed, Apr 09 2014, 17:42 PM ]
Post subject:  Re: Testing the waters on a request: Malarite monster
It's possible to get it reskinned, yes. But it needs to fit in with the setting and be logical as to why it would still retain all the dragon bonuses/negatives over using another shape (if one was more fitting)
Author:  Vinasius [ Thu, Apr 10 2014, 1:13 AM ]
Post subject:  Re: Testing the waters on a request: Malarite monster
Rigela wrote:
It's possible to get it reskinned, yes. But it needs to fit in with the setting and be logical as to why it would still retain all the dragon bonuses/negatives over using another shape (if one was more fitting)


Thanks Rigela,
now I just have to come up with an idea.
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