Jowgen
2020-06-23, 02:37 PM
I have noticed that a good chunk of my recent optimisation endevours all happened to revolve around or prominently feature the Binding of assorted creatures, and so I thought it would be fun to make a little list of the best and/or most fun creatures you can may wish to Bind, not for the purpose of laying waste to the realms of men (or the prevention thereoff), but to serve in the background.
Downtime Binds.
Please contribute your thoughts and I shall update the OP at semi-regular intervals.
CreatureDealSource
Chokesnake
A 6 HD Demon symbiont that has an SU Poison that bypasses immunites. Best creature to harvest poisons from, aside from it's big brother the Molydeus Demon, who'm you'll likely never bind. Great as an undead to switch the DC to Cha.
Dungeon 148
Midgard Dwarf
An 8 HD Native Outsider that not only comes with 3 racial crafting feats, but a racial ex ability that lets it meet ANY crafting prerequesites with those 3 feats. Great as an Awakaned Skeleton, esp. if you can select its Awakening feats for more crafting utility.
Frostburn
Sylph
An 3-9 HD air subytpe outsider that casts as a sorcer of its HD +4. Great it you need a sorcerer on hand for something, e.g. Spellthief spellslot fuelling. Good argument to be made that they are legal for the Spirit Binding line as well.
MM2
Magmin
An 2 HDelemental type creature (but not true elemental) that can melt metal. Also good argument to be made that they have an (exo)skeletal system, which would let them serve as rather efficient Skeleton minion mooks.
Monster Manual
Sybriex
A 14 HD Obyrinth Demon that's happy to give out Fiendish Grafts for free.
FC1
Zygothia
A specific Quasit 3 Wizard 3 that'll track down and add any spell to your spellbook for you at a steady going rate.
Dragon 357 p. 70
Downtime Binds.
Please contribute your thoughts and I shall update the OP at semi-regular intervals.
CreatureDealSource
Chokesnake
A 6 HD Demon symbiont that has an SU Poison that bypasses immunites. Best creature to harvest poisons from, aside from it's big brother the Molydeus Demon, who'm you'll likely never bind. Great as an undead to switch the DC to Cha.
Dungeon 148
Midgard Dwarf
An 8 HD Native Outsider that not only comes with 3 racial crafting feats, but a racial ex ability that lets it meet ANY crafting prerequesites with those 3 feats. Great as an Awakaned Skeleton, esp. if you can select its Awakening feats for more crafting utility.
Frostburn
Sylph
An 3-9 HD air subytpe outsider that casts as a sorcer of its HD +4. Great it you need a sorcerer on hand for something, e.g. Spellthief spellslot fuelling. Good argument to be made that they are legal for the Spirit Binding line as well.
MM2
Magmin
An 2 HDelemental type creature (but not true elemental) that can melt metal. Also good argument to be made that they have an (exo)skeletal system, which would let them serve as rather efficient Skeleton minion mooks.
Monster Manual
Sybriex
A 14 HD Obyrinth Demon that's happy to give out Fiendish Grafts for free.
FC1
Zygothia
A specific Quasit 3 Wizard 3 that'll track down and add any spell to your spellbook for you at a steady going rate.
Dragon 357 p. 70