ericgrau
2012-06-10, 04:17 PM
I was thinking of making an aasimar alter self sorcerer to exploit outsider forms. So I compiled a list of preferred core forms for him to use, omitting any forms that are strictly worse than others. I define "strictly worse" as the same size and equal or less in all forms of speed, natural armor, ability to wear armor and damage. So by no means is this list meant to be exhaustive.
Because alter self does not change ability scores nor provide most special abilities, this table is meant to be printed and used during game play to provide full stats without any page flipping. For attacks I only included the one with the highest damage for the sake of brevity. Don't forget to add your strength bonus.
Sorry if I missed anything, or if this has been done before. Feel free to bring up any additions or corrections. Expanding this to non-core monsters would be a nice project for anyone interested.
≤4 HD:
{table=head] Creature | Appearance | Size | Land | Swim | Fly | Natural Armor | Humanoid Armor? | Damage
Juvenile Tojanida | Sea turtle + front claw + back claw | S | 10 | 60 | | 10 | No | 2d6 Bite, 1d4 Claws (2)
Triton | Merman, 2 scaly legs & finned "feet" | M | 5 | 40 | | 6 | Yes | Weapon
Minor Xorn | Fat, green, "feed me seymore" mouth, 1 eye underneath it, 3 long armed claws, 3 stubby legs | S | 20 | | | 12 | No | 2d8 Bite, 1d3 Claws (3)
Yeth Hound | Grey hyena | M | 40 | | | 8 | No | 1d8 Bite
Ravid | Silvery dragon headed snake with 1 arm & claw | M | 20 | | | 15 | No | 1d6 Tail, 1d4 Claw (1)
Azer | The Human Torch, except dwarf version | M | 30 | | | 6 | Yes | Weapon
Ice Mephit | Icy blue imp-winged humanoid | S | 30 | | 50 (perfect) | 4 | Yes (but small) | Weapon or 1d3 Claws (2)
Air Mephit | Sky blue imp-winged humanoid | S | 30 | | 60 (perfect) | 3 | Yes (but small) | Weapon or 1d3 Claws (2)
Water Mephit | Marine blue imp-winged humanoid | S | 30 | 30 | 40 (average) | 5 | Yes (but small) | Weapon or 1d3 Claws (2)
Salt Mephit | White imp-winged humanoid | S | 30 | | 40 (average) | 6 | Yes (but small) | Weapon or 1d3 Claws (2)
Formian Worker | Ant with pincer hands | S | 40 | | | 4 | Yes (but small) | 1d4 Bite
Flamebrother Salamandar | Goblin-headed snake body, flaming spines like burnt trees | S | 20 | | | 7 | Yes (torso) | Weapon, 1d4 Tail
Shadow Mastiff | Like Chinese dog statues, black fur | M | 50 | | | 3 | No | 1d6 Bite
Formian Warrior | Ant with pincer hands | M | 40 | | | 5 | Yes (torso) | 2d4 Sting, 1d6 Claws (2), 1d4 Bite
[/table]
≤3 HD:
{table=head] Creature | Appearance | Size | Land | Swim | Fly | Natural Armor | Humanoid Armor? | Damage
Juvenile Tojanida | Sea turtle + front claw + back claw | S | 10 | 60 | | 10 | No | 2d6 Bite, 1d4 Claws (2)
Triton | Merman, 2 scaly legs & finned "feet" | M | 5 | 40 | | 6 | Yes | Weapon
Minor Xorn | Fat, green, "feed me seymore" mouth, 1 eye underneath it, 3 long armed claws, 3 stubby legs | S | 20 | | | 12 | No | 2d8 Bite, 1d3 Claws (3)
Yeth Hound | Grey hyena | M | 40 | | | 8 | No | 1d8 Bite
Ravid | Silvery dragon headed snake with 1 arm & claw | M | 20 | | | 15 | No | 1d6 Tail, 1d4 Claw (1)
Azer | The Human Torch, except dwarf version | M | 30 | | | 6 | Yes | Weapon
Ice Mephit | Icy blue imp-winged humanoid | S | 30 | | 50 (perfect) | 4 | Yes (but small) | Weapon or 1d3 Claws (2)
Air Mephit | Sky blue imp-winged humanoid | S | 30 | | 60 (perfect) | 3 | Yes (but small) | Weapon or 1d3 Claws (2)
Water Mephit | Marine blue imp-winged humanoid | S | 30 | 30 | 40 (average) | 5 | Yes (but small) | Weapon or 1d3 Claws (2)
Salt Mephit | White imp-winged humanoid | S | 30 | | 40 (average) | 6 | Yes (but small) | Weapon or 1d3 Claws (2)
Formian Worker | Ant with pincer hands | S | 40 | | | 4 | Yes (but small) | 1d4 Bite
[/table]
Xorn away, my fellow aasimars/tieflings.
Because alter self does not change ability scores nor provide most special abilities, this table is meant to be printed and used during game play to provide full stats without any page flipping. For attacks I only included the one with the highest damage for the sake of brevity. Don't forget to add your strength bonus.
Sorry if I missed anything, or if this has been done before. Feel free to bring up any additions or corrections. Expanding this to non-core monsters would be a nice project for anyone interested.
≤4 HD:
{table=head] Creature | Appearance | Size | Land | Swim | Fly | Natural Armor | Humanoid Armor? | Damage
Juvenile Tojanida | Sea turtle + front claw + back claw | S | 10 | 60 | | 10 | No | 2d6 Bite, 1d4 Claws (2)
Triton | Merman, 2 scaly legs & finned "feet" | M | 5 | 40 | | 6 | Yes | Weapon
Minor Xorn | Fat, green, "feed me seymore" mouth, 1 eye underneath it, 3 long armed claws, 3 stubby legs | S | 20 | | | 12 | No | 2d8 Bite, 1d3 Claws (3)
Yeth Hound | Grey hyena | M | 40 | | | 8 | No | 1d8 Bite
Ravid | Silvery dragon headed snake with 1 arm & claw | M | 20 | | | 15 | No | 1d6 Tail, 1d4 Claw (1)
Azer | The Human Torch, except dwarf version | M | 30 | | | 6 | Yes | Weapon
Ice Mephit | Icy blue imp-winged humanoid | S | 30 | | 50 (perfect) | 4 | Yes (but small) | Weapon or 1d3 Claws (2)
Air Mephit | Sky blue imp-winged humanoid | S | 30 | | 60 (perfect) | 3 | Yes (but small) | Weapon or 1d3 Claws (2)
Water Mephit | Marine blue imp-winged humanoid | S | 30 | 30 | 40 (average) | 5 | Yes (but small) | Weapon or 1d3 Claws (2)
Salt Mephit | White imp-winged humanoid | S | 30 | | 40 (average) | 6 | Yes (but small) | Weapon or 1d3 Claws (2)
Formian Worker | Ant with pincer hands | S | 40 | | | 4 | Yes (but small) | 1d4 Bite
Flamebrother Salamandar | Goblin-headed snake body, flaming spines like burnt trees | S | 20 | | | 7 | Yes (torso) | Weapon, 1d4 Tail
Shadow Mastiff | Like Chinese dog statues, black fur | M | 50 | | | 3 | No | 1d6 Bite
Formian Warrior | Ant with pincer hands | M | 40 | | | 5 | Yes (torso) | 2d4 Sting, 1d6 Claws (2), 1d4 Bite
[/table]
≤3 HD:
{table=head] Creature | Appearance | Size | Land | Swim | Fly | Natural Armor | Humanoid Armor? | Damage
Juvenile Tojanida | Sea turtle + front claw + back claw | S | 10 | 60 | | 10 | No | 2d6 Bite, 1d4 Claws (2)
Triton | Merman, 2 scaly legs & finned "feet" | M | 5 | 40 | | 6 | Yes | Weapon
Minor Xorn | Fat, green, "feed me seymore" mouth, 1 eye underneath it, 3 long armed claws, 3 stubby legs | S | 20 | | | 12 | No | 2d8 Bite, 1d3 Claws (3)
Yeth Hound | Grey hyena | M | 40 | | | 8 | No | 1d8 Bite
Ravid | Silvery dragon headed snake with 1 arm & claw | M | 20 | | | 15 | No | 1d6 Tail, 1d4 Claw (1)
Azer | The Human Torch, except dwarf version | M | 30 | | | 6 | Yes | Weapon
Ice Mephit | Icy blue imp-winged humanoid | S | 30 | | 50 (perfect) | 4 | Yes (but small) | Weapon or 1d3 Claws (2)
Air Mephit | Sky blue imp-winged humanoid | S | 30 | | 60 (perfect) | 3 | Yes (but small) | Weapon or 1d3 Claws (2)
Water Mephit | Marine blue imp-winged humanoid | S | 30 | 30 | 40 (average) | 5 | Yes (but small) | Weapon or 1d3 Claws (2)
Salt Mephit | White imp-winged humanoid | S | 30 | | 40 (average) | 6 | Yes (but small) | Weapon or 1d3 Claws (2)
Formian Worker | Ant with pincer hands | S | 40 | | | 4 | Yes (but small) | 1d4 Bite
[/table]
Xorn away, my fellow aasimars/tieflings.