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Anxe
2007-10-06, 09:30 AM
Not really a new homebrew, but just a bunch of templates slapped on to a Goblin. Wanted to see what would happen. Here it is!

Multiheaded Lernaean Cryo Fiendish Feral Insectile Half-Dragon Phrenic Winged Spellwarped Goblin of Legend
Small Aberration (Augmented Extraplanar Fire Cold Psionic Goblinoid)
Hit Dice: 3d12+33 (52 hp)
Initiative: +12
Speed: 40 ft., climb 40 ft., fly 60 ft. (perfect)
Armor Class: 40 (+1 size, +8 Dex, +20 natural, +1 padded armor), touch 19, flat-footed 32
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+10
Attack: Morningstar +15 melee (1d6+18) or Bite +15 melee (1d4+12) or javelin +11 ranged (1d4+12)
Full Attack: 2 Morningstars +15 melee (1d6+12), Bite +15 melee (1d4+12), Claw +15 melee (1d6+6) or 3 Bites +15 melee (1d4+12), 2 Claws +15 melee (1d6+6) or 2 Javelins +11 ranged (1d4+12)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Breath Weapon, Superior Multiweapon Fighting, Spells, Improved Grab, Smite Good
Special Qualities: Darkvision 90 ft., SR 14, Spell Absorption, Low-light Vision, Immunity to sleep, paralysis, cold, and fire, Tremorsense 60 ft., Cannot be flanked, Psi-Like Abilities, Naturally Psionic, Haste, Reflective Hide, Fast Healing 2
Saves: Fort +16, Ref +12, Will +8
Abilities: Str 35, Dex 27, Con 30, Int 16, Wis 21, Cha 18
Skills: Escape Artist +14, Hide +18, Jump +18, Litsen +17, Move Silently +14, Ride +14, Search +5, Spot +21, Tumble +14
Feats: Alertness, Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Multiattack, Toughness
Environment: Any evil-aligned plane.
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 11
Treasure: 50% coins, standard goods and items, no scrolls.
Alignment: Always chaotic evil
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: +21

List of Abilities you might not know right away.
Superior Two-Weapon Fighting (Ex): The Goblin's off-hand/s get just as many attacks from it's BAB as its primary hand with no penalties.
Naturally Psionic (Su): The Goblin has 1 power point. Lot of good it does him.
Spell Absorption (Su): Whenever a spell fails to penetrate the Goblin’s spell resistance the Goblin gets one of the following benefits.
(Might: +4 strength for 1 minute.
Agility: +4 dexterity for 1 minute.
Endurance: +4 constitution for 1 minute.
Life: Temporary hitpoints equal to 5 x the spell level that failed.
Speed: Base speed increases equal to 5 x the spell level that failed.
Resistance: Resistance 10 to one energy type.)
Breath Weapon (Su): 60 ft. line of fire. 6d8 fire damage. Reflex save DC 21 for half.
20 ft. long 10 ft. wide line of cold. 3d6 cold damage. Reflex save DC 21 for half.
Psi-Like Abilities (Sp): 3/day force screen +4 to AC for 1 minute, empty mind +2 Will save for 1 round takes one immediate action, mind thrust 1d10 to on person within 30 ft. with Will save DC 16 for no damage.
Haste (Su): Always act as if under a haste effect.
Reflective Hide (Su): Always act as if under a spell turning effect.
Smite Good (Su): 1/day +3 damage against a good foe.
Spells: 0-15-detect magic, light, read magic, create water, mending 1-16-enlarge person, shield of faith, divine favor, protection from good, obscuring mist 2-17-gentle repose, silence, shatter 3-18-bestow curse, wind wall

jindra34
2007-10-06, 09:33 AM
What no paragon template?

And you have to write out most of those dang abilities.

Anxe
2007-10-06, 09:37 AM
Well I didn't want to dip into the epic pool of templates. This is something I might want to throw at my players who are at 10th level.

Xenoti
2007-10-06, 09:43 AM
the level adjustment affects the CR

jindra34
2007-10-06, 09:45 AM
the level adjustment affects the CR

No it does not.

Anxe
2007-10-06, 09:45 AM
How exactly? I used the CR adjustment for all the Templates on the Goblin and just stacked the LA adjustments. I think I did it right.

Xenoti
2007-10-06, 09:52 AM
No it does not.

There's no way in hell a level 11 character can hit a 41 ac! it's CR is affected by the level adjustment

BisectedBrioche
2007-10-06, 09:53 AM
My mind has been blowen.

jindra34
2007-10-06, 09:54 AM
There's no way in hell a level 11 character can hit a 41 ac! it's CR is affected by the level adjustment

level adjustment is a little note to the DM that says how badly a entity could break a game. it does not effect CR though usually they are about equal.

Xenoti
2007-10-06, 09:56 AM
level adjustment is a little note to the DM that says how badly a entity could break a game. it does not effect CR though usually they are about equal.

+21 is no way equal to 11. Level Adjustment isnt a "Note" It tells you how it effects the power of whatever you are doing, in case of monsters it shows you how powerful it's becoming, in this case he made a EPIC goblin


and from the d20 srd website

Challenge Rating

Most templates increase the creature’s Challenge Rating. A template might provide a modifier to be added to the base creature’s CR, or it might specify a range of modifiers depending on the base creature’s original Hit Dice or CR.

Anxe
2007-10-06, 10:04 AM
Oh. I'm pretty sure my players can handle this thing.

Arakune
2007-10-06, 10:35 AM
+21 is no way equal to 11. Level Adjustment isnt a "Note" It tells you how it effects the power of whatever you are doing, in case of monsters it shows you how powerful it's becoming, in this case he made a EPIC goblin


and from the d20 srd website

Challenge Rating

Most templates increase the creature’s Challenge Rating. A template might provide a modifier to be added to the base creature’s CR, or it might specify a range of modifiers depending on the base creature’s original Hit Dice or CR.

then why you can have a CR +2 and LA +6 template?

Helgraf
2007-10-06, 10:55 AM
You do realize this protogoblin is horribly vulnerable to a single spell elimination?

Holy Word would utterly destroy it. ((Min Caster Level 13. Its HD = Caster Level - 10. Effect: Killed, Paralyzed, Weakened, Dazed. And from the spell text "These effects are cumulative and concurrent. No saving throw is allowed against these effects.))

The Will negates option only affects the banishment property of the spell.
Admitttedly, you said your group was level 10.

Cloudkill (Sor/Wiz 5) - easily castable by a 10th level arcane caster
These vapors automatically kill any living creature with 3 or fewer HD (no save). And Cloudkill has no SR check.

One Cloudkill and it's goodbye ubergoblin.

Anxe
2007-10-06, 11:39 AM
It does have certain weaknesses, but it's a two-headed, six-armed, flying unholy goblin that can breath fire and ice and has the strength of a Storm Giant. I like the idea of the Goblin kicking one of my players and having him soar off over the horizon.

jindra34
2007-10-06, 11:40 AM
It does have certain weaknesses, but it's a two-headed, six-armed, flying unholy goblin that can breath fire and ice and has the strength of a Storm Giant. I like the idea of the Goblin kicking one of my players and having him soar off over the horizon.
Then you will need to further increase its strength...

Anxe
2007-10-06, 11:43 AM
Well of course, but the idea remains!

Nasrudith
2007-10-06, 02:25 PM
The goblin should have padded armor, not leather as it limits his AC dex bonus to 8.

Nerd-o-rama
2007-10-06, 02:35 PM
It's only got a +8 Dex modifier...

JackMage666
2007-10-06, 06:26 PM
Touch AC 19, and only +10 on Grapple Checks. A Fighter could take this guy out, easy.

JackMage666
2007-10-06, 06:30 PM
+21 is no way equal to 11. Level Adjustment isnt a "Note" It tells you how it effects the power of whatever you are doing, in case of monsters it shows you how powerful it's becoming, in this case he made a EPIC goblin


and from the d20 srd website

Challenge Rating

Most templates increase the creature’s Challenge Rating. A template might provide a modifier to be added to the base creature’s CR, or it might specify a range of modifiers depending on the base creature’s original Hit Dice or CR.

LA is for Players. CR is for DMs. LA is what a Player has to pay in order to play him in a game. CR is what should constitute a reasonable challenge. So, with CR 11, a party of 4 healthy adventurers should be able to take him on in a fight.
If I player wanted to play him, though, his ECL would be 24 (3 HD+21 LA), making him far more powerful than the other PCs most likely. Why any Player would want to is another matter.

As a side note, CRs and LAs arn't an exact science, particularly when adding template upon template. This guy's more of a CR 8 or so, with a LA of around +8 as well, I'd think. LA might be higher, not sure.

Anxe
2007-10-06, 06:47 PM
I'd estimate the actual LA being around 14 or 15, but I'm not sure. As for the leather armor thing. I fixed it.

Armads
2007-10-08, 03:59 AM
Wow, that's really weak. An ECL 11 Swordsage/Master of Nine using Soaring Throw and Aura of Chaos could kill it in 1 round, assuming he flings the Goblin vertically up.

Anxe
2007-10-23, 08:53 PM
Except it flies, so falling damage isn't going to happen.