[3.5]Need candy versios of powers+spells and some monsters/locations for "Candy Land"

[newbDM]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f173/celestialkin/8899dc8b.png


I am shocked that my thread in the General Forum about adding the Elemental Plane of Candy to my cosmology (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97004) took off, so now I want to go all out with this!


What I need to make this all fly:

Ideas on how to add the Candy Energy type to Powers like Energy Missile and Energy Wall, and the same for spells (sorry, very limited experience with magic), since Candy is now apparently an element in my cosmology.
Specific spells based on Candy. There have been some great ideas mentioned in the above thread (Inflict Minor/Light diabetes was awesome), but I want to get into more and actual detail to actually put it all in my games.
Monster ideas, or any monsters you can reference from actual published material, or even homebrewed material you can link to.
Locations on the Plane of Candy. already heard a few good ones in that thread, like the Great Wall of Chocolate.
NPCs which would work well here. I want to start with the Candy Land (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_land) characters, if anyone has any ideas for how to stat them.
I think I will go the route of having Queen Frostine/Princess Frostine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_land) as the ruler/Archomental (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archomental)/deity of this plane, so I need to figure out how to stat her as such, and what to stat her as.
If possible, any ideas for models, and even terrain I can use or convert for this. I am already thinking of repainting one of my large Astral Constructs (http://www.bazaargames.co.uk/Store/fly_thumb.php?img=images/18%20Large_Astral_Construct%20unh.jpg&w=200&h=184) miniatures in candy cane colors...



Absolutely any ideas or advice would be GREATLY appreciated here!

[Lappy9000]

I guess it's a start. I'll keep looking for stuff...

Duke of URL posted some ideas on a Candyland RPG here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91910).

Monsters
Birthday Cake Golem (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74113) by Kellus
Butterscotch Pudding Golem (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84225) by Vorpal Tribble
Candy Oozes (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41639&highlight=candy+ooze) by Danu
Chocolate Golem (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46749&highlight=chocolate+golem) by Maerok
Figgy Pudding (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4049389&postcount=11) by Bhu
Gingerbread Golem (http://www.giantitp.com/articles/Cc85LTNvTgOuH1xTRjz.html) by Rich Burlew
Gingerbread Man (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3666763&postcount=30) by drawingfreak
Peanut Butter Golem (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5177832) by Vorpal Tribble
Rabbits of Cadbury (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3706042&postcount=46) by drawingfreak
Rock Candy Elemental (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3664779&postcount=29) by drawingfreak

Spells
Flesh to Chocolate (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75205) by Orzel

Locations
Locations (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65971&highlight=Chocolate) by drawingfreak

Items
Various Candies (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80187&highlight=aero) by Jayngfet

[aaron_the_cow]

what about candy breathing? whenever you have any kind of candy in your mouth, you are sustaned as far as breathing goes, but you can only get that from candy.

[newbDM]

I guess it's a start. I'll keep looking for stuff...

Duke of URL posted some ideas on a Candyland RPG here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91910).

Monsters
Birthday Cake Golem (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74113) by Kellus
Butterscotch Pudding Golem (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84225) by Vorpal Tribble
Candy Oozes (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41639&highlight=candy+ooze) by Danu
Chocolate Golem (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46749&highlight=chocolate+golem) by Maerok
Figgy Pudding (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4049389&postcount=11) by Bhu
Gingerbread Golem (http://www.giantitp.com/articles/Cc85LTNvTgOuH1xTRjz.html) by Rich Burlew
Gingerbread Man (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3666763&postcount=30) by drawingfreak
Peanut Butter Golem (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5177832) by Vorpal Tribble
Rabbits of Cadbury (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3706042&postcount=46) by drawingfreak
Rock Candy Elemental (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3664779&postcount=29) by drawingfreak

Spells
Flesh to Chocolate (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75205) by Orzel

Locations
Locations (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65971&highlight=Chocolate) by drawingfreak

Items
Various Candies (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80187&highlight=aero) by Jayngfet


Thank you so much for all those links!

There is some great stuff in there.

Since the Candy Land RPG is in another system, I do not see how I can use that, but a lot of that other stuff will be great.


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I am already trying to tweak two of those monsters to my needs/setting. The Candy Oozes. When I saw them, my heart jumped, because I had finally found the perfect creature(s) to use as Porings (from Ragnarok Online) in my games. Even training and familiar rules to boot!

Please let me know what you all think of these changes I am trying to use to make them more Poring-ish:

Alterations to the Candy Oozes (aka Porings) for my setting

1. Candy Oozes can form simple faces if they choose. They alter their ooze structure, and darken certain areas to form two cute button-like eyes and an adorable little mouth. They can see through the eyes they form (although they retain the Blindsight ability), and can use their mouths to manipulate objects as any other creature could.

Notes:
-Essentially, they resemble the Porings from Ragnarok identically, except for their sizes. See the included pictures.


2. Ignore the "A candy ooze familiar never gains the ability to speak to others of its own kind" part of the familiar section.


3. Ignore the "It advances as its master’s caster level was two levels lower then it actually is" part of the familiar section.


4. I agree with, and will implement the "I'd specify that the cherry candy's acid doesn't affect inorganic material, unless you meant it to ("all but the dead" implies that you didn't)."

5. Porings/Candy Oozes have a fondness for apples. Using ripe juicy apples to train them gives you a +2 to your Handle Animal checks.


I have even started a binder for all this plane's material, and I have made a few pages for these guys (for visual references for the players, and because they are just so cute..):


http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f173/celestialkin/185dbb4f.png



http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f173/celestialkin/e66674e6.png

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I now really want to stat out the Devil Poring from Ragnarok.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f173/celestialkin/337656a0.jpg

Anyone know how I can alter the Candy oozes for this one?

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I also made a cover for the binder, and divided it into the following sections with tabs:

Information (on the setting)
Locations
Settlements
NPCs
Mosters
Powers
Spells
Items





edit:
Oops. Need to correct the Cherry Ooze image.

[newbDM]

what about candy breathing? whenever you have any kind of candy in your mouth, you are sustaned as far as breathing goes, but you can only get that from candy.

Um, I am kind of confused. What do you mean? Why breathe through candy?

[Sereg]

Um, I am kind of confused. What do you mean? Why breathe through candy?

If there's nothing else available for you to breathe.

[starwoof]

Licorice Men:

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l121/starwoof2/licoricemen.png

Licorice Man
Medium Outsider (Extraplanar, Candy)
HD: 8d8+24 (56 hp)
Init: +6
Speed: 30 ft
AC: 18 (+6 natural armor, +2 dex)
BAB/Grapple: +8/+18
Attack: Slam +14 (2d8+6)
Full Attack 2 Slams +14 (2d8+6)
Face/Reach:5ftx5ft/5ft
Special Attacks: Improved Grab, Constrict
Special Qualities: DR 10/fire or bite attack, soda weakness, regeneration 5
Saves: Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +9
Feats: Combat Expertise, Improved Trip, Improved Initiative
Abilities: Str 22, Dex 14, Con 16, Int 14, Wis 16, Cha 15
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Climate/Terrain: Candyland
Organization: Solitary, Pair, or Patrol (5-6)
Challenge Rating: 11
Treasure: Double Candy
Allignment: Always Neutral Evil
Advancement: 9-12 HD (medium), 13-18 HD (large)

A group of strange insectlike creatures hustle towards you. They have red bodies that seem to be wound out of rope... licorice rope. Their arms coil and uncoil unconsciously as they approach you.

Licorice men are evil creatures from the Plane of Candy. They are bloodthirsty reavers that strike from their fortress deep in the bowels of the molasses swamp. They swear fealty to the Black Licorice King, who styles himself as the true king of the Plane of Candy.

Licorice men have a cruel curiosity, and like to capture other candy creatures to experiment on, creating such monsters as The Taffy Tyrant (stats to come).

Combat

Licorice men are very intelligent and fight in organized units. When they manage to grab an enemy they will usually attempt to grab another one.

Regeneration (Ex):
Fire and bite attacks deals normal damage to a licorice man. If a licorice man loses a limb or body part, the lost portion regrows in 3d6 minutes. The creature can reattach the severed member instantly by holding it to the stump.

Improved Grab (Ex):
To use this ability, a licorice man must hit a Large or smaller opponent with a slam attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can constrict. Licorice men receive a +4 racial bonus on grapple checks, which is already included in the statistics block.

Constrict (Ex):
On a successful grapple check, a licorice man deals 2d8+6 points of damage.

Soda Weakness:
When struck by at least 2 gallons of any sort of Soda, Pop, Cola, or similar beverage, a licorice man must make a fortitude save (DC 18) or immediately crystallize and become petrified. Only a Wish or Miracle can undo the crystalization, though you'd be hard pressed to find someone willing to cast it.

I made some monsters.

...

Can you tell that I've thought of this before?

[sigurd]

The Revised Portable Hole Full of Beer has an Elemental Plane of Candy. I don't know if you're starting with that. It has, amongst other things, the (Stay Puff) Marshmallow Golem.

There is also a pastry golem in one of the free WOTC adventures.


Sigurd

[newbDM]

If there's nothing else available for you to breathe.

Oh, I see.

Damn, I guess I made an error. I was imagining it would have a surface, which would be a lot like Candy Land (as in the game). But as en elemental plane, wouldn't that mean that it is nothing but solid candy like the elemental plane of earth?

I think I messed up the whole thing here.



Licorice Men:

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l121/starwoof2/licoricemen.png

Licorice Man
Medium Outsider (Extraplanar, Candy)
HD: 8d8+24 (56 hp)
Init: +6
Speed: 30 ft
AC: 18 (+6 natural armor, +2 dex)
BAB/Grapple: +8/+18
Attack: Slam +14 (2d8+6)
Full Attack 2 Slams +14 (2d8+6)
Face/Reach:5ftx5ft/5ft
Special Attacks: Improved Grab, Constrict
Special Qualities: DR 10/fire or bite attack, soda weakness, regeneration 5
Saves: Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +9
Feats: Combat Expertise, Improved Trip, Improved Initiative
Abilities: Str 22, Dex 14, Con 16, Int 14, Wis 16, Cha 15
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Climate/Terrain: Candyland
Organization: Solitary, Pair, or Patrol (5-6)
Challenge Rating: 11
Treasure: Double Candy
Allignment: Always Neutral Evil
Advancement: 9-12 HD (medium), 13-18 HD (large)

A group of strange insectlike creatures hustle towards you. They have red bodies that seem to be wound out of rope... licorice rope. Their arms coil and uncoil unconsciously as they approach you.

Licorice men are evil creatures from the Plane of Candy. They are bloodthirsty reavers that strike from their fortress deep in the bowels of the molasses swamp. They swear fealty to the Black Licorice King, who styles himself as the true king of the Plane of Candy.

Licorice men have a cruel curiosity, and like to capture other candy creatures to experiment on, creating such monsters as The Taffy Tyrant (stats to come).

Combat

Licorice men are very intelligent and fight in organized units. When they manage to grab an enemy they will usually attempt to grab another one.

Regeneration (Ex):
Fire and bite attacks deals normal damage to a licorice man. If a licorice man loses a limb or body part, the lost portion regrows in 3d6 minutes. The creature can reattach the severed member instantly by holding it to the stump.

Improved Grab (Ex):
To use this ability, a licorice man must hit a Large or smaller opponent with a slam attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can constrict. Licorice men receive a +4 racial bonus on grapple checks, which is already included in the statistics block.

Constrict (Ex):
On a successful grapple check, a licorice man deals 2d8+6 points of damage.

Soda Weakness:
When struck by at least 2 gallons of any sort of Soda, Pop, Cola, or similar beverage, a licorice man must make a fortitude save (DC 18) or immediately crystallize and become petrified. Only a Wish or Miracle can undo the crystalization, though you'd be hard pressed to find someone willing to cast it.

I made some monsters.

...

Can you tell that I've thought of this before?

That is awesome!

Even comes with pictures. :smallbiggrin:

May I steal?


p.s. Just wondering, why did you make them evil?

p.s.2 The Black Licorice King. I love that. Brilliant. Just brilliant dude!

p.s.3 Are you describing the king/them as a rival to Queen Frostine/Princess Frostine? if so, I like how you worked that out. Plus it gives me some great plot/plothooks to work with here.

p.s.4 Damn, and here I thought I was on to something cool and original. :smallfrown:



The Revised Portable Hole Full of Beer has an Elemental Plane of Candy. I don't know if you're starting with that. It has, amongst other things, the (Stay Puff) Marshmallow Golem.

There is also a pastry golem in one of the free WOTC adventures.


Sigurd

Yup. If you see the thread I linked to in the opening post, that book is what caused all this to spark in my mind. That series was amazing in my opinion. I even want to play a Field Chef as a player!

And do you know where the golem was in?

However, I fear there might be a bit too many golems out there vrs. other critters.


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And here is my attempt to photoshop the Sweettooth Dwarves from the book Bride of Portable Hole Full of Beer, which is where the Elemental Plane of Candy was published:


http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f173/celestialkin/c55bfeae.png

This cartoon character was the only dwarf-like figure I could think of that fitted this theme. However, my photoshop skills are awful.

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And I remember a module at my local shop which I believe had a Hansle and Greddle (I know I butchered those names) theme. Does anyone know what it was called, or if it is a good module? Would it be easy to insert into this plane instead of the Material?

[starwoof]

That is awesome!

Even comes with pictures. :smallbiggrin:

May I steal?


p.s. Just wondering, why did you make them evil?

p.s.2 The Black Licorice King. I love that. Brilliant. Just brilliant dude!

p.s.3 Are you describing the king/them as a rival to Queen Frostine/Princess Frostine? if so, I like how you worked that out. Plus it gives me some great plot/plothooks to work with here.

p.s.4 Damn, and here I thought I was on to something cool and original. :smallfrown:

Yeah sure go ahead and use it! I had the characters already made I just statted them out for you. 1. They were the main villains in one of my old webcomic ideas, and they just look really nasty, don't they?

2. :)

3. Yes.:smallbiggrin:

4. Its definitely original, I only thought of it because the guy in the molasses swamp is really evil looking and it gave me the idea to make evil candy-bug people.:smallbiggrin:

EDIT: I love the Sweettooth dwarves.

[Enlong]

Okay, I don't have the time to homebrew the actual spells and monsters right now, but I (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001097) think (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001098) I (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001099) have (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001239) some (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=000789) truly (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001301) interesting (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001304) ideas (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001307).

And that's just the tip of the sweet, sweet iceberg.

[Icewalker]

Wow, well done Enlong, those are awesome...

Some slowing taffy spells are likely in order. Maybe choking stuff...

Some kind of spell that gums up your mouth so you can't speak/cast with verbal components.

Caramelize: offensive spell that encases an enemy inside of a shell of sugar, requiring a lot of time, a lot of water, or a very high strength check to get out of.

Gummy shield of reflecting spells and attacks.

Those are the first ideas that come to mind.

[Enlong]

Oooh! Yes! A Gummy Shield could provide a miss chance like Entropic Shield for projectiles, with a chance of deflecting them back. ANd I'd like to introduce weapon properties to make magical swords and such made out of candy. A Pepperminted Sword could deal extra Cold and Candy damage on hits, for example.

Oh, and oops, missed (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001100) some (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=000536). Really, when I say tip of the iceberg, I mean it. With a high enough IMAGINATION stat, we could probably come up with so many conjuration spells and such based on those awesome things.


Oh! May I suggest a spell that causes an enemy to get SBLOUNSKCHED! ?

[Raging Gene Ray]

Oh! May I suggest a spell that causes an enemy to get SBLOUNSKCHED! ?

I always thought getting SBLOUNSKCHED! would be something you'd do to an ally. Sigh...the mysteries of life. Also, you just gave me a sudden urge to stat out Marshie. And, possibly, his disturbing cousin Gel-Arshie.

You also need Candy Bandits...or Sugar Thieves...some sort of race/monster/organization that runs around stealing candy. In a happy, whimsical way of course...like the Hamburglar. They could be displaced or framed by a more violent group of Candy Thieves as a plot hook.

[Icewalker]

I suggest that there be a candy variation on vampires, most likely the candy corn vampires Enlong suggested. They should drain the sugar out of your body, draining energy (exhaustion).

In fact, there should probably be a spell to pull sugar out of another's body.

OH! Candy consumable: Haste! :smallbiggrin:

[Enlong]

Yeah. In addition to high DEX score and Reflex save as a result of their abnormal VAMPIRE SPEED, Candy Corn Vampires should definitely feed on the blood... sugar of healthy individuals.

... Wait, does that make Candy Corn Vampires diabetic?

[newbDM]

I guess it's a start. I'll keep looking for stuff...

Duke of URL posted some ideas on a Candyland RPG here (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91910).

Monsters
Birthday Cake Golem (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74113) by Kellus
Butterscotch Pudding Golem (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84225) by Vorpal Tribble
Candy Oozes (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41639&highlight=candy+ooze) by Danu
Chocolate Golem (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46749&highlight=chocolate+golem) by Maerok
Figgy Pudding (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4049389&postcount=11) by Bhu
Gingerbread Golem (http://www.giantitp.com/articles/Cc85LTNvTgOuH1xTRjz.html) by Rich Burlew
Gingerbread Man (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3666763&postcount=30) by drawingfreak
Peanut Butter Golem (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5177832) by Vorpal Tribble
Rabbits of Cadbury (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3706042&postcount=46) by drawingfreak
Rock Candy Elemental (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3664779&postcount=29) by drawingfreak

Spells
Flesh to Chocolate (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75205) by Orzel

Locations
Locations (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65971&highlight=Chocolate) by drawingfreak

Items
Various Candies (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80187&highlight=aero) by Jayngfet

Still working on these.

I just tried to adapt the Casbury Rabbit to my cosmology/setting:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f173/celestialkin/2b86f084.png


Changes to the Cadburry Rabbits for my setting


1. Cadburry Rabbits are Magical Animals native to the Elemental Plane of Candy.

2. They have an Int score of 2 instead of -.

3. These rabbits lay eggs as chickens do, except that their eggs have a hard chocolate shell, and the yoke inside is a delicious creamy confection. These eggs are completely edible (except when they are fertilized), and are quite delicious.

Notes:
-These eggs are prized as rare delicacies by the upper-classes on the various planes, where Cadbury Bunnies are not common. The average market price for one of these eggs is around 5gp.

4. Cadbury Rabbits can be taken as familiars by casters, or manifesters who take the Obtain Familiar feat.

They grant their master a +5 (+10) feet base speed, and they themselves can speak (as all familiars in my settings can).

5. Ignore the laying eggs only when they die part.

6. Cadbury Rabbits cluck like chickens. This is often an unexpected, and unusual, surprise for those not native to the Elemental Plane of Candy.


What do you guys think?

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Okay, I don't have the time to homebrew the actual spells and monsters right now, but I (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001097) think (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001098) I (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001099) have (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001239) some (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=000789) truly (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001301) interesting (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001304) ideas (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001307).

And that's just the tip of the sweet, sweet iceberg.

That is an interesting comic.

So basically candy leather-ish armor?



Wow, well done Enlong, those are awesome...

Some slowing taffy spells are likely in order. Maybe choking stuff...

Some kind of spell that gums up your mouth so you can't speak/cast with verbal components.

Caramelize: offensive spell that encases an enemy inside of a shell of sugar, requiring a lot of time, a lot of water, or a very high strength check to get out of.

Gummy shield of reflecting spells and attacks.

Those are the first ideas that come to mind.

That gummy spell sounds like an awesome idea. Not very good with spells, though.

What level, and classes would you make it? And how would you word the needing time and effort needed to dissolve/eat/get rid off the mouthful?



Oooh! Yes! A Gummy Shield could provide a miss chance like Entropic Shield for projectiles, with a chance of deflecting them back. ANd I'd like to introduce weapon properties to make magical swords and such made out of candy. A Pepperminted Sword could deal extra Cold and Candy damage on hits, for example.

Oh, and oops, missed (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=001100) some (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=4&p=000536). Really, when I say tip of the iceberg, I mean it. With a high enough IMAGINATION stat, we could probably come up with so many conjuration spells and such based on those awesome things.


Oh! May I suggest a spell that causes an enemy to get SBLOUNSKCHED! ?

I was thinking of candy weapons lats night as I went to bed myself. I love the diea of a candy cane sword. I can even make it into models!

We still need to figure out what Candy Damage is though, and what it means/causes. Again, I would also like to insert it into the psionic powers which let you choose from the energy types for your powers (Cold, Electricity, Fire, Sonic).


Oh, and what about having a Will Save to keep yourself from eating your new +3 sword! :smallbiggrin:



I always thought getting SBLOUNSKCHED! would be something you'd do to an ally. Sigh...the mysteries of life. Also, you just gave me a sudden urge to stat out Marshie. And, possibly, his disturbing cousin Gel-Arshie.

You also need Candy Bandits...or Sugar Thieves...some sort of race/monster/organization that runs around stealing candy. In a happy, whimsical way of course...like the Hamburglar. They could be displaced or framed by a more violent group of Candy Thieves as a plot hook.

What is SBLOUNSKHED?


And I love the Candy Bandit idea. However, how would you explain them stealing candy, when they can literally just scoop down and grab some chocolate crushed dirt/soil (you all must remember that as a kid), some licorice grass, or some mint/whatever candy rocks?

[Raging Gene Ray]

What is SBLOUNSKHED?

It's what you feel like when you eat one of these... (http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail149.html) Like you just got SBLOUNSCHKHED!

As for the candy bandits...perhaps the Sweettooth Dwarves refine the natural candy into improved versions that are sold in Candy Stores on the Plane of Candy. Or perhaps one type of candy only grows in a certain place and the bandits take it back to their homeland i.e. stealing from the Gumdrop Mountains and bringing it back to the Lollipop Forest.

[PirateMonk]

This looks very interesting. Someone should design a Diabetic Shock status effect.

[Raging Gene Ray]

Ooh! I just thought of something else about Candy Craftsmanship. The Sweettooth Dwarves would veer towards making those old fashioned classics really well. Like chocolate chip cookies that have just the right choco-chunk distribution and crunchy to chewy ratio.

The Gumdrop Gnomes, however, would veer towards mixing candy elements in new and unique ways (like the SBLOUNSCHKHED!!! bar) and, maybe those novelty candies you see that cost around 3 bucks for about three Jolly-Ranchers worth of candy. (Lollipop flutes that give bonuses to Bardic Music?)

Oh, and I like what you did to the Cadbury Bunnies...I didn't really like the "only laying eggs when they die part." Makes me feel guilty about eating those things...It also means there can never be more than the original number of Bunnies in the world.

[Hal]

How about a Marshmallow Cube? It's like a gelatinous cube, but . . . fluffier.

Of course, you could always just have a gelatinous cube with bits of fruit floating in it, but I'm not sure that really counts as candy. I'd also offer up Twinkie the Kid as a character/monster, but again, I'm not sure he counts as candy.

How about some spells? Since I don't know what system you'll be running, I'll try to keep these generic and let you work out the specifics.

Peppermint Blast - For the duration of the spell, the target takes an appropriate amount of "candy" damage, and all damage from cold/water based spells are doubled.

Already Been Chewed - You coat your opponents in pre-chewed bubble gum, limiting their ability to move about the battlefield.

Sugar Rot - The target of the spell is made to believe their mouth is full of cavities. Until they shake this effect, they're limited in the number of actions they can take in a given turn.

Sugar Rush - A haste-like effect, but when the duration is over the target takes "candy" damage.

Sweeten the Deal - Transmute an opponent's weapon/armor into a non-magical candy material, which deals less damage and is easier to break. The higher level the spell, the more delicate the material transformation (ex. Candy Cane and low levels, chocolate bar at higher levels)

Trick or Treat! - The next time the target of the spell tries to draw a weapon or pull an item from a pack, they have a 50% chance of being dealt "candy" damage.

All right, my creative juices are slowing down. As for locations, a hot cocoa volcano would be appropriate, as would a "pixie stick" desert and a lake filled with caramel. And, of course, all of the gnomes in this setting should be inexplicably orange-skinned and green-haired.

That's all for now. Maybe I'll come up with more later.

[streakster]

My favorite, simple, candy hack - Psionic Power points are now M&M's.

[Randel]

Ideas:

The stars are made of lemon drops (the bigger ones are lollipops)

The Donut Mountain is a giant frosted mountain which resembles a donut when looked at from above, its like a volcano and in the middle is a lake of donut batter. It follows a semi-regular season of being dormant, creating rivers of donut batter which flow down the mountain, or erupting violently and sending globs of donut batter across the countryside. Donut batter has the unusual property that it will naturally form into small donut shapes if it drops into a liquid or it stays airborn long enough. When a donut volcano erupts then those in the immediate vicinity may get drenched in batter, and those far away have donut-shaped globs fall from the sky.

Hot grease springs are formations that litter the Bready plains notably around Donut Mountain. If donut batter falls into them they cook up the donuts.

Sugar clouds fly overhead and rain life-giving sugar on the world below. On high mountains it forms into frosting which 'bready' creatures and plants try to cover themselves to help prevent crumbs from coming off. Sugar also helps vitalize the various Soda Pop lakes and rivers. Raw sugar that falls on the ground is usually collected by the various creatures to make more candy-stuff.

The molasses swamp is a dangerous region filled with primal oozes that live in the ultra concentrated molasses gunk. Most creatures avoid it because the sticky molasses can trap them like a tar pit, and the less friendly molasses oozes may drag trapped creatures down where they may never come out again. A molasses ooze is thought to digest normal candy and turn it into molasses, they occasionally will venture out of their swamp and infest other areas. Sentient Molasses creatures have reached agreements with the various candy races and try to control the non-sentient molasses creatures to avoid war. Though when one wages war with the molasses creatures, it will be a messy and awful war indeed.


There have been occasional wars between the Chocolate Kingdom and Candytown, M&Ms have tried to remain neutral in these affairs but have been seen with suspicion by both sides.


The Chocolate Kingdom (and other predominanlty chocolate civilizations) are noted for their industry and art, various chocolate scientists have been working on new chocolate mixes to allow their people to exist in warmer or moister climates (milk is no longer dangerous to the more 'advanced' chocolate creatures) their architecture and people are usually carved into ornate shapes which their chocolatly form can take, they care little about color and 'shape' and engineering is more what they concern themselves with. Chocolate creatures are generally lawful.

Candytown and other areas in candyland have more color and a huge variety in the building materials, most of the materials in candyland grow like plants and are harvested for use, with only occasionl additions of gingerbread to make walls with. Candy creatures prefer to have lots of colors in their lands and often give minimal attention to the structural integrity of a builging. If its damaged they just add frosting or stick more material on to fix it... or start a new one. Candy creatures are generally more carefree.

spells:

shape chocolate

wall of marshmellows

Gingerbread shelter - creates a building like Secure Shelter

[Enlong]

So... Candy Corn Vampires... I think I may have hit on something with them being diabetic (stop me if I am being horribly offensive, please). Because of it, they drain blood sugar from their victims, afflicting them with their form of the disease, which, if it kills them, raises them as a candy corn vampire spawn, continuing the cycle.

Oh, is there any kind of candy that is bat shaped? If not, we can just have them turn into a chocolate bat.

Oh! We should make "chocolate form" a template, like Dustform in Sandstorm: creatures made out of animated chocolate. Failing that, Jell-o Jiggler template. Makes the templated creature an ooze, gives them a slam attack that deals candy damage, etc. gives them an inexplicable obsession over nu...

[Copacetic]

Thoughts:

An "Icing" Spell that boosts cookie type monsters
Chocolate, Marshmellow, and PAsrty materials like Steel, Cold Iron, and Mithril.

[Raging Gene Ray]

What would be the plane that opposes the Plane of Candy? The obvious route would be the Plane of Healthy Snacks (Fruits, Veggies, Tuna Sandwiches), but the Plane of Candy could be invaded by non-candy junkfood creatures (Grease Golems, Pizzaface Elves, etc).

Also...I'm not sure if the players would like this or not, but you could have the miniatures representing the encounters be chocolates, and the player that strikes the finishing blow has to eat it. This also depends on how willing you are to part with your delicious choccies.

[Randel]

Heh, set up the plane of candy opposed to the plane of health food... then the plane of song and dance against the plane of boredom and sloth.

Then right in the center of the second great wheel is Lazytown where the demigods Robbie Rotten and Sportecus are trying to shift the balance of power in the cosmos. The character alignment grid has been changed from good vs evil to veggilitios vs. crunchtastic. and law and chaos have been replaced with groovy vs square.

Actually I think somebody did a groovy vs square alignment thing a while ago...


The biggest threat that Candyland could ever face is an invasion of toothpaste abominations from the dental realm.

[Sereg]

Actually I think somebody did a groovy vs square alignment thing a while ago...


It was Kellus. He called it Funky vs Square. He's using it for don't vote up a monster. It's an excellent piece of work.

[Jack_Simth]

So... Candy Corn Vampires... I think I may have hit on something with them being diabetic (stop me if I am being horribly offensive, please). Because of it, they drain blood sugar from their victims, afflicting them with their form of the disease, which, if it kills them, raises them as a candy corn vampire spawn, continuing the cycle.

Candy Corn Vampires do Con drain by way of hypoglycemia (too little blood sugar) perhaps? As a side effect, they cancel any hyperglycemia effect (too much blood sugar) the victim may be under prior to causing the con drain from hypoglycemia.

[Copacetic]

Heh, set up the plane of candy opposed to the plane of health food... then the plane of song and dance against the plane of boredom and sloth.

Then right in the center of the second great wheel is Lazytown where the demigods Robbie Rotten and Sportecus are trying to shift the balance of power in the cosmos. The character alignment grid has been changed from good vs evil to veggilitios vs. crunchtastic. and law and chaos have been replaced with groovy vs square.

Actually I think somebody did a groovy vs square alignment thing a while ago...


The biggest threat that Candyland could ever face is an invasion of toothpaste abominations from the dental realm.


How about a plane of Savory?

That makes sense. Kinda.

Anyway, more Thoughts:

Candy Corn Vampires: +1
Marshmellow: Fives damage resistence, but is spongy and takes a reduction from damage on all weapons except bludgeoning?
Chocolate: Like good old fashioned everyday terrestial steel, except tasty and possible a spell component.
Pastry: Skip it, Not Candy like.
Hard Candy: Bonus to Damage Reduction, High hardness

A staff of Candy Transmuting? Like the "Everything I touch Turns to Skittles" commercial?

[Knaight]

Cotton Candy Cloud. Basically a spell that lets you turn sugar into a big cloud of cotton candy that slows enemies down. The more sugar you have, the bigger the cloud.

Dual Candy Cane Choke- You hook someones neck with 2 candycanes, requires a touch attack.

Sugar high-Basically haste, except for it inflicts the too much sugar condition.

[DracoDei]

A bit scary ,but this IS supposed to be adventuring... vital reference work:
Sugar Bits (http://sugar.snafu-comics.com/)

Edit: The story-line has currently moved out of the land of sweets, so make sure you start back at the beginning instead.

[Enlong]

How about a plane of Savory?

That makes sense. Kinda.

Anyway, more Thoughts:

Candy Corn Vampires: +1
Marshmellow: Fives damage resistence, but is spongy and takes a reduction from damage on all weapons except bludgeoning?
Chocolate: Like good old fashioned everyday terrestial steel, except tasty and possible a spell component.
Pastry: Skip it, Not Candy like.
Hard Candy: Bonus to Damage Reduction, High hardness

A staff of Candy Transmuting? Like the "Everything I touch Turns to Skittles" commercial?
Wouldn't Marshmallows resist Bludgeoning the best out of anything, though? 'cause they're spongy.
Hard Candy... only high hardness if it's magic, but I'm guessing that we assume this is all magical. Only makes sense.


Re: Sugar Bits.
YES. Only in chapter 1, but this looks like just the kind of thing we're looking for.

Which reminds me:

Gingerbread Men: Fasterst out of all the candy creatures (run run run as fast as you can, you can't catch me...). Player race, perhaps?

Edit: Waiiit. Is that a GaoGaiGar reference?

[Sereg]

Gingerbread Men: Fasterst out of all the candy creatures (run run run as fast as you can, you can't catch me...). Player race, perhaps?


I came across a second ed version of a gingerbreade golem a few years ago. It was called a cookie golem and actully came in multiple flavours, so they would shout things like, "Run, run, run as fast as you can, you can't catch me! I'm the chocolate chip man!"

[Lord Loss]

What if... Gingerbread Men were humanoids, due to the fact that this is a plane so they would be born, not built!!! And they could be a PC race!

PC Race Ideas:

Gingerbread Men
M&M People (You've seen the commercial or the wrapper at least once)
Licorice men
More Coming Soon

Also, there could be plants growing like... Swedish Berries! Candy Corn!etc.

Hope this helps :smallbiggrin::smalltongue::smallsmile:

[Enlong]

Hey, is this project still going? I figure with the new food-based Monster Creation Contest, we should be able to get a number of candy creatures.

[newbDM]

Thank you all for the great ideas so far.

Although my campaign fell apart due to a player (hence why I hadn't gotten back to this until now) I have printed everything so far and added it to my binder. Hopefully I will be able to work out most of the suggestions here.

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I also made myself a cherry candy ooze/Ragnarok poring:


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And here is my attempt at making the Devil Poring/Devil Candy Ooze which I mentioned earlier:



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DEVIL CANDY
The ooze before you is slightly larger then a cat. Roughly ovoid in shape, it possesses a deep translucent violet coloration and gives off a sharp, yet very pleasant, scent of plums. It has a proportionally sized pair of little bat wings, and a long forked tail, all colored a deep cherry red.

Candy Oozes can form simple faces if they choose. They alter their ooze structure, and darken certain areas to form two cute button-like eyes and an adorable little mouth. They can see through the eyes they form (although they retain the Blindsight ability), and can use their mouths to manipulate objects as any other creature could.

Devil Candy Oozes/Devil Porings are not as harmless as their candy ooze/poring relatives, for they have a small taint of evil within their cute little exteriors. These creatures are believed to have come into being when a rift opened between Candy Land and one of the evil aligned Outer Planes.

Although not outright cruel, Devil Oozes do enjoy playing pranks and tricks on those who visit the Elemental Plane of Candy, while some of the meaner ones enjoy louring said creatures into deadly traps or encounters with deadlier creatures of the plane.

Unlike most oozes, a devil ooze/devil poring is quite intelligent. Although they are too intelligent to be tamed like their dumber cousins, it is possible to take them as familiars, and it is not unheard of for one to bond with another creatures and accompany it on it's journeys. However, devil candies/devil porings still enjoy having their "fun" even when in the company of other creatures, so they usually end up being a handful for their caregivers. When taken as a familiar or following an individual who has sparked it's interest, they quite enjoy being petted, and can form close companionships.

A devil candy/devil poring speaks Glucose (the native language of the Elemental Plane of Candy), Abyssal, and Infernal.


COMBAT
A devil candy will always retreat from battle if it feels it can't win. They’re surprisingly tough, sometimes able to ignore multiple blows before finally escaping. They can also use their tiny wings to fly away, or pounce from above on unsuspecting targets.

Acid (Ex): A devil candy’s acid bypasses hardness and damage reduction as if it were adamantine. Unlike it's cousins a devil candy's acid does affect inorganic materials, such as rock or metal, although it can suppress this at will as a free action without ever needing a concentration check under any conditions. A devil candy can cause its acid to become inert at will, dealing no damage to organic creatures.

Intelligent: A devil candy/devil poring loses the benefits of the Mindless trait common to oozes.

Poison (Ex): Injury, Fortitude DC 14, initial damage sleep for 1 minute, secondary damage sleep for 1d3 hours. The save DC is Constitution-based and includes a +2 racial bonus. This is treated as the devil poring's secondary natural weapon.

Smite Good (Su): Once per day the creature can make a normal melee attack to deal extra damage equal to its HD (maximum of +20) against a good foe.


Spell-Like Abilities: Darkness (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/darkness.htm) 3/day (CL 6, No Save), 1/day Desecrate (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/desecrate.htm) (CL 6, No Save), 1/day Unholy bligh (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/unholyBlight.htm)t (CL 6, Will partial, DC 17).


{table] |Devil Candy/Devil Poring
|Small Outsider (Augmented Ooze)
Hit Dice: |6d10 (5 HD/level +5 Con/level = 60hp)
Initiative: |+2
Speed: |20 ft (2 squares), climb 20 ft, fly 20ft (good maneuverability.
Armor Class: |11 (+1 size, -1 Dex, +1 Nat), touch 11, flat-footed 11
Base Attack/ Grapple: |+4/ -7
Attack: |Bite +5 (1d4+1 Plus 2d6 acid), or Slam +5 melee (1d4+1 plus 2d6 acid), or Tail Sting +5 melee (1d4+1 plus poison)
Full Attack: |Bite +5 (1d4+1 Plus 2d6 acid), and Slam +3 melee (1d4+1 plus 2d6 acid), and Tail Sting +3 melee (1d4+1 plus poison)
Space/ Reach: |5 ft./ 5 ft.
Special Attacks: |Acid, Poison
Special Qualities: | Blindsight 30 ft, Darkvision out to 60 feet, Immunity to poison, Resistance to acid 10, cold 10, electricity 10, and fire 10, A half-fiend’s natural weapons are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction, Spell resistance 16.
Saves: |Fort +7, Ref +3, Will +2
Abilities: |Str 12, Dex 12, Con 21, Int 16, Wis 10, Cha 16
Skills: | Bluff +11, Craft: (Trapmaking) +11, Hide +14, Knowledge: (geography) +11, Listen +9, Move Silently +11, Search +9, Sense Motive +11, Slight of Hand (with tail) +11, Spot +9, Survival +9
Feats: |Weapon Finesse (B), Multiattack, Improved Maneuverability.
Environment: | Any Candy
Organization: |Solitary, Pairs (2), Group (3-8)
Challenge Rating: | 8???
Treasure: |None
Alignment: |Usually Neutral
Advancement: |Advancement: 7-12 (Medium) and 13-18 (Large).
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Notes on how I made it:

I took Danu's Cherry Candy Ooze and added 5 Ooze HD (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/typesSubtypes.htm#oozeType).
I made it small sized using the rules in the MM1.
I raised it's Int score to 12 to reflect it's intelligence. This took away the mindless traits.
Raised it's Cha to 14, because they are just so cute...
Upped it's acid damage on attacks based on the Black Pudding (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/ooze.htm) from the SRD because it was the closest Ooze I saw to the CR I am aiming for.
Gave it's tail the poison damage from the pseudodragon (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/Pseudodragon.htm), since I wanted to bring focus to it's cool tail.
I then added the Half-Fiend template (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/halfFiend.htm). I did not give it the claw attacks because it does not have hands. Instead I added the creatures acid damage to the bite attack the template gives it.
The Half-Fiend template gave it 99 skill points?!
I also added the alterations for the candy oozes in my setting which I posted earlier.



What do you guys think?

Can you guys please tell me if you think the CR is appropriate?

[newbDM]

Hey, is this project still going? I figure with the new food-based Monster Creation Contest, we should be able to get a number of candy creatures.

Yes, sorry about that!

With my game ending abruptly I put this to the side for a bit. I plan on starting a new group soon, so I am very interested in completing this.

I am also working on Prinny Land at the moment.


edit:
Is it too late for that contest?

[DracoDei]

Entry deadlines for both contests is the 20th I beleive... they really should ofset them IMHO... but since this is the first time I have STATED that opinion, I can hardly hold it against them for not listening to me...:smallsigh::smallsigh::smallsigh:

[Debihuman]

Just to add my 2 cents...

If you are making an ooze and its type changes because of a template, it should change it. If it still has some remnants of its original type, then it should gain the Augmented subtype. Frankly, this strikes me that it should be an Outsider (Augmented Ooze).

Advancement: 7-12 (Medium) and 13-18 (Large). Creatures usually advance by one size category every time they double their HD.

Now that it has sentience, what languages does it speak? Infernal should be obvious but it should be able to speak 4 languages due to its Intelligence.

Debby

[newbDM]

Just to add my 2 cents...

If you are making an ooze and its type changes because of a template, it should change it. If it still has some remnants of its original type, then it should gain the Augmented subtype. Frankly, this strikes me that it should be an Outsider (Augmented Ooze).

Corrected. Thank you!


Advancement: 7-12 (Medium) and 13-18 (Large). Creatures usually advance by one size category every time they double their HD.

Added. Once again, thanks.

And that is great information to know. I will try my best to memorize it.



Now that it has sentience, what languages does it speak? Infernal should be obvious but it should be able to speak 4 languages due to its Intelligence.

Debby

I added that to the description (was that the wrong place?).

I could not think of a 4th language that fit, and common is a dead language in my multiverse, so it is rarely used.


Also, how was I supposed to increase the acid damage? I just looked at another ooze of around that CR and copied it. I did the same with the tail sting...

[newbDM]

First let me say sorry for getting back to/posting in this thread for so long. Due to classes semester ending I was forces to put things on hold, but I have been working on these (and others) on and off for at least three weeks. Since I now have a small vacation from I am spending most of it finially finish my campaign multiverse's website, and I have spent the last three days day-and-night just reading over my new copy of Deities & Demigods while trying to stat these out (plus one other actual deity). Been working on Queen Frostine and Princess Lolly OCD like the last two days and night (but I am quite please so far :smallbiggrin:). Once I finish Queen Frostine I plan to finish filling in and updating the rest of the dieties and pantheons.

I am also simultaneous working on my Prinny Land, and some other projects, so my attentions and time are divide. Sorry again!



First off, info on how I want the archomentals to work in my cosmology (because I changed a few things, like having domains):



Archomentals


Archomentals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archomental) are powerful exemplary beings of the Elemental Planes and the rulers of the elementals. Although most are not truly rulers of their planes, archomentals like to consider themselves as much and often grant themselves regal titles like Prince or Princess. They are comparable to the archfiends or celestial paragons, and most are equivalent to quasi-level deities. In addition, archomentals are able to bestow upon those who worship them the domain of the element they hold power over (Air, Candy, Cold, Earth, Fire, Plant [for Wood], Pleasure [for Lust] , Slime [for Ooze], or Water), and the domain of their chosen alignment (Evil or Good).

As other semi-divine beings, it is possible for archomentals to advance in divine rank through worshipers, or other means.



Evil Archomentals:

The evil archomentals are collectively known as the Princes of Elemental Evil. The seven most famous are:

Chlimbia, prince of magma creatures. In The Inner Planes (TSR, 1998) he is described as evil tyrant. (Divine Rank: 0)(Domains: Earth, Fire)
Cryonax, prince of evil cold creatures. (Divine Rank: 0)(Domains: Cold, Evil)
Imix, prince of evil fire creatures. (Divine Rank: 0)(Domains: Evil, Fire)
Lord Licorice, self-proclaimed duke of evil candy creatures. (Divine Rank: 0)(Domains: Candy, Evil)(See Other Deities & Powers below.)
Ogrémoch, prince of evil earth creatures. (Divine Rank: 0)(Domains: Earth, Evil)
Olhydra, princess of evil water creatures. (Divine Rank: 0)(Domains: Evil, Water)
Yan-C-Bin, prince of evil air creatures. (Divine Rank: 0)(Domains: Air, Evil)



Good Archomentals:

The good archomentals are collectively known as the Elemental Princes of Good. The six most famous are:


Ben-Hadar, prince of good water creatures. (Divine Rank: 0)(Domains: Good, Water)
Chan, princess of good air creatures. (Divine Rank: 0)(Domains: Air, Good)
Entemoch and Sunnis, prince and princess of good earth creatures. (Divine Rank(s): 0)(Domains: Earth, Good)
Princess Lolly, princess of good candy creatures. (Divine Rank: 0)(Domains: Candy, Dream, Good)(See Other Deities & Powers below.)
Queen Frostine, queen of good candy creatures. (Divine Rank: 3)(Domains: Candy, Good)(See Other Deities & Powers below.)
Zaaman Rul, prince of good fire creatures. (Divine Rank: 0)(Domains: Fire, Good)



Archomentals of Uncertain Alignment:

Two other archomentals are mentioned in Manual of the Planes (TSR, 1987). Only their names and planes are given; it is unknown if they are evil or good.


Bwimb, prince of ooze creatures. (Divine Rank: 0)(Domains: Earth, Slime, Water)
Ehkahk, prince of smoke creatures from the . (Divine Rank: 0)(Domains: Air, Fire)




The candy archomentals:



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Lord Licorice
Archomental (Neutral Evil) (Divine Rank: 0)

Lord Licorice is the archomental of evil candy elementals. He despises joy and laughter, and schemes endless to overthrow Queen Frostine as the ruler of the Elemental Plane of Candy.

He rules the licorice wastelands of candy land from his own fortified edible city, Licorice Castle. Although tasty, it is gloomy place where laughter and play are forbidden. He is served by the licorice men, a living race of licorice.

Like Queen Frostine and Princess Lolly, Lord Licorice seems more humanoid than candy. He resembles a sly looking elf with a well groomed goatee and cliche villainous mustache. He dresses in extravagant attire, with his entire wardrobe dominated by violets and dark purples.

Although often quite disagreeable, he is in fact a very charismatic individual of great intellect. His wit and sharp tongue are nearly as potent as his ample military prowess.

[B]Portfolio: Evil, conquest, destruction, greed, hatred, war.
Domains: Candy, Evil.


Clergy Training:
Lord Licorice has few temples, almost all of which lie within the walls of Licorice Castle. Satellite farming and herding communities of licorice men near Licorice Castle are required to have at least a small chapel built in his name, and small isolated communities scattered around the Elemental Plane of Candy and elsewhere on the multiverse may have small shrines dedicated to him.


Quests:
Lord Licorice's faithful often take quests to obtain powerful artifacts and magic items to bolster Lord Licorice's legions. The also take up any opportunity to undermine Queen Frostine power, or the stability of her kingdom.


Rites:
Lord Licorice's clergy perform ceremonies before military battles against Queen Frostine's forces to assure victory. They also perform service over the completion of a new licorice men regiment.


Relationships:
Lord Licorice is a member of the Princes of Elemental Evils.

He despises Queen Frostine, and is driven by his sole desire to destroy her and gain complete dominion over the Elemental Plane of Candy. He will commit to any alliance which will help him further this goal.


Lord Licorice's Realm:
Lord Licorice reigns over the licorice wastelands of Candy Land from his walled city Licorice Castle. There he rules over the licorice men and an assortment of other evil candy creatures.

The city is a place without laughter, play, or merriment, for Lord Licorice abhors such things and has long since outlawed them. This has made the city a grim, quiet, and soulless place. All citizens are required to serve in the lord's vast military.

The daily management of the city and it's armed forces are done my the lord's herald, the Black Licorice King.

Strangely Licorice Castle and the licorice wastelands are the only settlement and site which the Candy Road does not pass through.



Herald and Allies:

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Lord Licorice's herald is the Black Licorice King, a 12 level aristocrat and 10 level cleric. The Black Licorice King runs Licorice Castle and it's licorice men armies in Lord Licorice's absence, as he is often locked away in his study plotting against Queen Frostine. Although the Black Licorice King seems loyal to Lord Licorice, he makes no secret of his own desire for power, or his quest to become an archomental himself.

Besides his herald and the other Princes of Elemental Evil, Lord Licorice's only known ally of any importance is the demon lord Eblis: Of the Unbended Knee, for the two share a similar mentality and similar uphill battles.








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Princess Lolly
Archomental (Neutral Goof) (Divine Rank: 0)

Princess Lolly is the sole child of Queen Frostine and her herald King Candy. She is considered the patron of innocence and children by many, though she has not reached demigod status like her mother. Aside from the candy elementals, she is also worshipped by the children of other races in Candy Land, and by those who choose not to completely loose their childlike passion or dreams upon reaching adulthood. Recently her worship has begun to spread to the children, and the young at heart, of the Prime Material and other planes.

Like her mother, Princess Lolly seems more humanoid than an archetype of candy. She resembles a blossoming young human girl in her mid years of adolescence. She has inherited her mother's beauty, though she posses a more playful appearance and manner.

While a very proper and well behaved girl in important events and public appearances, once away from her parents' ever watchful eyes she lets her carefree (and often reckless) nature loose. She can often be seen among the common folk playing with the children of Candy Castle.

Some scholars speculate that she nears demi-divine status, for along with the domains of her element and alignment, she has recently obtained the power to grant a third domain to her faithful. It is believed this might be due to her steadily increasing number of petitioners.

Portfolio: Children, dreams, hope, innocence, love, peace.
Domains: Candy, Dream, Good.


Clergy:
Although Princess Lolly's temples are few and far between, they often serve the local people by provide free child care for the community. In fact, the temples are decorated and arranged to be able to serve as both gathering halls for prayer service and daycares with minimal rearrangement needed.

Princess Lolly's clergy and temples also care for a treat sick and injured children, and many have arrangement with local governments for permission and/or funding to serve as local orphanages.

Princess Lolly's clergy begin their training as acolytes in charge of caring for their settlement's children at the temple's daycare, as well as raising the orphans left in the temple's care. Those chosen to be elevated to adepts are then trained to care for the sick in the temple's child infirmary.

The clergy of Princess Lolly are also trained in the art of treating dental maladies, for the temples always posses large quantities of candy to give out to well behaved children. Many temples even have small kitchens and shops where they produce all manner of delicious treats, most of which they sell to help fund their order and their charity programs.


Quests:
Follower of Princess Lolly often go on quests to aid children in need. This can involve rescuing children taken by monsters, obtaining medicine needed for a plague running rampant among the children of a community, or something as simple as helping a child find it's lost pet. Many also go on quests to obtain wealth and medical items in order to aid one of Princess Lolly's temples.


Rites:
The clergy of Princess Lolly bless new births within a community, and many are trained as delightful entertainers for birthday celebrations.


Relationships:
Princess Lolly tries to aid her mother as best she can, and strongly dislikes Lord Licorice and the Evil Princes of Elemental Evil.

She is known to be on good terms with the other Elemental Princes of Good.


Princess Lolly's Realm:
Princess Lolly shares her mother's realm.



Herald and Allies:

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Mr. Mint

Princess Lolly's herald is a candy elemental with 20 levels of fighter named Mr. Mint. Mr. Mint serves as her personal body guard, and has become a mentor of sorts to her. Although Princess Lolly is quite fond of Mr. Mint, and sees him as another father figure, she often tries to sneak away from him to go play and have fun.

She is close friends with the young daughter of the king of the sweettooth dwarf clan from the gumdrop mountains, Princess Gimgret.










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Queen Frostine
Archomental of demigod status (Neutral Good) (Divine Rank: 3)

Queen Frostine is an archomental of candy, and is the current ruler of the Elemental Plane of Candy (aka Candy Land). She is a kind and gentle being, though quite capable of doing what is needed in troubled times. She is a powerful force for good within the inner planes, and strongly opposes the Princes of Elemental Evil. She counts herself among the Elemental Princes of Good.

Although an arcotype for candy creatures, Queen Frostine has a very humanoid form, with beautiful light fey-like skin which is warm to the touch, and features similar to that of humans and elves. She is of great physical attractiveness, and is known throughout the multiverse for her unearthly beauty. She is said to rival Malcanthe's beauty, but in the very opposite of ways.

Although pleasing to the eyes, Queen Frostine is even more well known for the sweetness of her personality, and the kindness of her soul. She is elegant and pleasant to be in the company of, and is a kind and caring individual with a passion to help and protect all life, not only those of candy origin. This is one of the reasons her worship has spread to the other planes, and has helped in her rise in divine rank.

Unlike most archomentals, Queen Frostine is acknowledged as the true ruler of her elemental plane by an overwhelming majority of it's inhabitants (with the obvious exception of Lord Licorice and his licorice men), as well as by outside powers. This has been one factor in her ascension to demigod status.

Portfolio: Beauty, candy, community, kindness, peace, protection, royalty.
Domains: Candy, Charm, Community, Good, Nobility, Protection.


Clergy Training:
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Quests:
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Rites:
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Relationships:
Queen Forstine's closet allies are the other archoelementals who together form the Elemental Princes of Good. She strongly apposes the Princes of Elemental Evil.

Her greatest rival is Lord Licorice, who constantly tries to usurp her reign over Candy Land. He leads his loyal Licorice Men against her, and has mounted sieges of Castle Candy in the past.


Queen Frostine's Realm:
Queen Frostine rules over Candy Land from Candy Castle, a walled metropolis sized city located at the very center of the Elemental Plane of Candy. The city, like it's candy inhabitants, is almost entirely built out of the natural materials found on the Elemtnal Plane of Candy. Candy Castle could be described as the dream of every cavity filled child on the Prime Material made real. Gingerbread apartment housing, candy cane public light fixtures, lollipop road signs, and hard candy fountains spewing liquified chocolate are among the first things likely to catch an adventurer's eye as she enter the city for the first time.

At the castle's very center lies another smaller palace. Here is where Queen Frostine, Princess Lolly, and their heralds King Candy and Mr. Mint reside.

The city is surrounded by four massive defensive candy walls, which are at all times being patrolled and monitored. The only entrance into Candy Castle is an enormous gateway at the center of it's southern wall, which possesses a retractable gingerbread drawbridge, and a candy cane portcullis which can be quickly lowered (both of which have been permanently affected by the Candy to Iron spell). Circling around the outer wall is a large moat, which is filled and continually refreshed by an underground river of refreshing blueberry soda.

The city is inhabited by the candy elementals and other creatures from throughout the Elemental Plane of Candy. Even good aligned licorice men are welcomed within the city's walls. Candy Castle is also home to various non-native creatures from across the planes (after promising not to eat their fellow citizens, of course), and is a well known center for trade throughout the multiverse.

Outside the southern gate, starting from where the gingerbread drawbridge ends when lowered, begins the infamous Candy Road. Candy Road is a seemingly endless road made out of various hard candy square tiles laid out in a consistent pattern of red, green, blue, yellow, orange then violet. The road spirals and zigzags across the whole of Candy Land, and is ever growing longer as the Elemental Plane of Candy, like all infinite planes, is ever unrolling and expanding in all directions.



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Candy Road passes through all the great sites of the Elemental Plane of Candy, and all it's major settlements. A couple miles before each site or location, there is a sign post embedded into the ground beside the candy tiled road detailing the upcoming location. These posts are made of a candy cane pole with a large jawbreaker at it's top, and a plank of gingerbread carved into the form of a pointing hand on which the location's name is engraved. Strangely, the poles are always pointing in the proper direction, and if the poles are ever altered, eaten, or destroyed they are always mysteriously restored by the time the next travelers come upon it.

In addition, the sign posts only ever point in the direction which will eventually lead to Candy Castle, and there are no sign posts for locations pointing in the opposite direction. So travelers heading in the direction away from Candy Castle will only ever discover sign posts detailing the locations they have just come from, and never any detailing where they are heading.



Herald and Allies:

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King Candy

Queen Frostine's herald and consort is a candy elemental with 23 levels of cleric named King Candy However, the title of king is more a sign of respect than his actual pistion of power. King Candy deals with the day-to-day management of Candy Castele and it's people, to allow Queen Frostine to focus on the entire plane, Lord Licorice, and treats from outside foces. He also manages the kingdom's military forces, and upon Queen Frostine's request acts as an ambassador and diplomat for the realm and plane.

Among Queen Frostine's most notable allies are the king of the sweettooth dwarf clan from the gumdrop mountains, and the muchkin (a subrace of gnomes native to the Elemental Plane of Candy) mayor of Munchkin City within the district of OZ.



Can you guy (and gals!) please look these over and tell me what you think? I am still very new to making up and stating deities, so I could use some advice and criticism. I am just glad I had the original Candy Land characters to go off, and the poster who was nice enough to suggest them to me.

Also, can anyone please give me some suggestions for Queen Frostine's Clergy Training, Quests, and Rites? I am currently having a really hard time comeing up with these parts for her. I just can not imagine anythings which will fit properly (or at all) for this unique character. Princess Lolly was much easier for me for some reason (probably because what I wrote fits me for some reason), and Lord Licorice's was simply based on his relationship/rivalry with Queen Frostine.

And can those experienced/skilled with divine magic please help me come up with a Candy Domain? I kind of wrote myself into a corner there. I have next to no experience with divine or arcane magic, so I do not know where to start. I have gotten some great help in my Prinny Land thread with another domain, so I am hoping lightning will strike twice. Or at the very least can someone explain the basics/concept of making your own domain in D&D 3.5, so I can learn from it? Also, there are some great candy spells suggestions in this thread that can be used, as well as the Candy to Iron spell I mentioned in Queen Frostine's entry (I imagined it to simply be a quick conversion of the Wood to Iron spell I believe is in the PHB).


Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!


Notes:

Thank you whoever it was that give me the suggestion of Queen Frostine ruling the Elemental Plane of Candy! I love it like you would not believe. :smallbiggrin:
starwoof, thank you so much for the licorice men!
According to Deities & Demigods archomentals and other beings like the animal lords are equivalent to quasi-deities (Divine Rank of 0).
In Deities & Demigods it said that if you had a single overall deity (forgot the term), or only good deities that you could give the demon lords and such domains, or even make them demigods (Divine Rank of 1-5). Or if left as quasi-deities you could give them domains, but limit them in some way. I took this idea and used it for the archomentals (and the demon lords and such, but that is another thread.)
Thank you already, just psting and formatting this here I already spotted some serious errors and typing mistakes I made!




edit:
I am at exactly the two week (14 days) limit for threads, so I believe it is all good.

[...Despicable..]

What are you planning for the sludge ooze, Jolly, or the green monster?

What about the kids?

[newbDM]

I need some advice. I have recently remembered the Elemental Clerics from Dark Sun, who I believe gained their powers from "powerful elemental".

I got a copy of Dragon #319 from ebay, which arrived yesterday. For those who know, it's a miniature "update"/"Rulebook" for the Dark Sun campaign setting, which has the Elemental Clerics in it.

A few hours ago while reading it I realized that these Elemental Clerics must probably be getting their powers and being saved (when they "Put themselves completely at the mercy of their chosen element") archomentals, so it hit me that they would probably the clerics and servants of the candy archomentals (posted above).

I like this idea, but am having a very hard time trying to figure out how the whole part about putting themselves at the complete mercy of their chosen element like jumping of a cliff (Air), being buried alive (Earth), burning yourself at the stake (Fire), or throwing yourself in a well (Water) in the hopes of getting the "attention" of a "powerful elemental" to save/spare them and chose to give them spells, could be worked for the candy ones. How can someone put themselves "completely at the mercy" of the element of candy?! Anyone know a way to solve this conundrum? Can't think of a thing at the moment myself.


p.s.
You can learn about the the Elemental Clerics either in Dragon #319, the official Dark Sun website here: http://www.athas.org/products/ds3 (under the Magic section), or in trusty old wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Sun#Priests.


edit:

Also, currently working on some miniatures of the Devil Porings. Been having a hard time getting it right.

Anyone know some good premade wing bits that would work for that small size and "cuteness", since that has been the big problem.

[DracoDei]

Eat so much candy at once that you should either die of diabetic shock or your stomach explode?

Go for 1 year (locked in a room or intentionally marrooned?) without ingesting anything of nutritional value (only sweets, and nothing like candied apples or the like that have "wholesome" ingredients.)?

Drench self in honey, lock self in 10' room(naked), then break open at least 3 nests of killer bees?

As above, but not starting out drenched in honey, and having to eat all the honey out of 5 normal nests?

[Debihuman]

Problems with your Devil Candy:

First: Hit Dice aren't d6 but d10 assuming that it uses the original hit dice of the ooze [which is exactly what the augmented subtype allows you to do]. 5.5x6 (33) +5.6(30) = 63 hit points.

Second: The attack line should still reflect secondary attacks as such even if they are the only attack made. This is why they usually aren't listed on that line.

Third: Weapon Finesse doesn't need to be a bonus feat. It should have 3 feats.

Fourth: It is "sleight of hand" not "slight of hand." Speaking of skills--Creatures with a Climb speed automatically have a +8 racial bonus to the Climb skill. Even without any ranks in Climb it has a +9 [+1 for Str].


A creature with a climb speed has a +8 racial bonus on all Climb checks. The creature must make a Climb check to climb any wall or slope with a DC higher than 0, but it always can choose to take 10, even if rushed or threatened while climbing. If a creature with a climb speed chooses an accelerated climb (see above), it moves at double its climb speed (or at its land speed, whichever is slower) and makes a single Climb check at a -5 penalty. Such a creature retains its Dexterity bonus to Armor Class (if any) while climbing, and opponents get no special bonus to their attacks against it. It cannot, however, use the run action while climbing.

Here is the revised table:

{table] |Devil Candy/Devil Poring
|Small Outsider (Augmented Ooze)
Hit Dice: |6d10+30 (63 hp)
Initiative: |+2
Speed: |20 ft (2 squares), climb 20 ft, fly 20 ft (good maneuverability.
Armor Class: |11 (+1 size, -1 Dex, +1 Nat), touch 11, flat-footed 11
Base Attack/ Grapple: |+4/ -7
Attack: |Bite +5 (1d4+1 Plus 2d6 acid), or Slam +3 melee (1d4+1 plus 2d6 acid), or Tail Sting +3 melee
Full Attack: |Bite +5 (1d4+1 Plus 2d6 acid), and Slam +3 melee (1d4+1 plus 2d6 acid), and Tail Sting +3 melee (1d4+1 plus poison)
Space/ Reach: |5 ft./ 5 ft.
Special Attacks: |Acid, Poison
Special Qualities: | Blindsight 30 ft, Darkvision out to 60 feet, Immunity to poison, Resistance to acid 10, cold 10, electricity 10, and fire 10, A half-fiend’s natural weapons are treated as magic weapons for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction, Spell resistance 16.
Saves: |Fort +7, Ref +3, Will +2
Abilities: |Str 12, Dex 12, Con 21, Int 16, Wis 10, Cha 16
Skills: | Bluff +11, Climb +9, Craft (Trapmaking) +11, Hide +14, Knowledge (Geography) +11, Listen +9, Move Silently +11, Search +9, Sense Motive +11, Sleight of Hand (with tail) +11, Spot +9, Survival +9
Feats: |Weapon Finesse, Multiattack, Improved Maneuverability.
Environment: | Any Candy
Organization: |Solitary, Pairs (2), Group (3-8)
Challenge Rating: | 8
Treasure: |None
Alignment: |Usually Neutral
Advancement: |Advancement: 7-12 (Medium) and 13-18 (Large).
[/table]

Debby

[newbDM]

Problems with your Devil Candy:

First: Hit Dice aren't d6 but d10 assuming that it uses the original hit dice of the ooze [which is exactly what the augmented subtype allows you to do]. 5.5x6 (33) +5.6(30) = 63 hit points.

Second: The attack line should still reflect secondary attacks as such even if they are the only attack made. This is why they usually aren't listed on that line.

Third: Weapon Finesse doesn't need to be a bonus feat. It should have 3 feats.

Fourth: It is "sleight of hand" not "slight of hand." Speaking of skills--Creatures with a Climb speed automatically have a +8 racial bonus to the Climb skill. Even without any ranks in Climb it has a +9 [+1 for Str].



Here is the revised table:

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Debby


Thank you so much!

I messed up quite a bit there it seems, and yeah, my spelling leaves a lot to be desired. I appreciate you fixing that.


I might just have a game soon, and I might actually be finally able to put this all into use! :smallbiggrin:

I am crossing my fingers and hoping.



In case anyone wants some of the other NPCs from the board game stated, here is another Archomental I have been working on:





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Gloppy the Molasses Monster
Para-Archomental (Neutral) (Divine Rank: 0)

Gloppy, as he is known to the residents of the elemental plane of candy, is a semi-sentient creature of immense power. He hails from the boundary between the elemental plane of candy and the elemental plane of water, a para-elemental plane of sweet syrup and melted sweet confections from the plane of candy known as the Para-Elemental Plane of Molasses.

Gloppy is a difficult entity to describe. He seems to assemble himself from the very semi-liquid substances of his plane, hence why it is also known by other titles such as Gloppy the Chocolate Monster. His preferred form is that of a runny messy glob of the delicious syrupy substance which inhabits his realm. From his central form two arms and crudely shaped hands occasionally sprout. Two creamy-white eyes usually adorn the top of his globular form, which stared into reveal as small trance of possible intelligence.

Gloppy cares little for the conflict between the Princes of Elemental Evil and Elemental Princes of Good. Instead the Princess of good and evil archomentals place it among the other unsided arcomentals [Bwimb: Prince of Ooze Creatures, Chlimbia: Prince of Magma Creatures, and Ehkahk: Prince of Smoke Creatures, although it is not certain whether Gloppy acknowledges this. Out of all the archomentals, Bwimb is the only one he regularly associates with, and the only one who could be considered his ally.

It is debated whether Gloppy can be classified an ooze, or anything at all for that matter. However, the candy oozes of the plane of candy seem to have an instinctual attraction and fondness for this creature, if that accounts for anything.

Portfolio: Candy, water.
Domains: Candy, Ooze, Water.


Clergy:
Gloppy posses no known clergy. Whether gloppy has any mortal, or even elemental followers is uncertain. However his quasi-divine power and domains have long since been documented, so at least at some point in the distant past there must have been at least a handful of elemental clerics patroned by it.


Quests:
It is uncertain what quests this creature would ask of a follower, if any at all.


Rites:
What rites clergy of a being like Gloppy would have is uncertain, and in fact has become somewhat of a joke among the other archomentals and the sentient residents of candyland.


Relationships:
Being a truly neutral being Gloppy has never sided with either the Princes of Elemental Evil and Elemental Princes of Good. So far it has shown little interest in planer affairs, and does not even seem concerned about it's own para-elemental plane.

It is occasionally seen in the company of Bwimb, and sightings of both entities have been reported on each others' para-planes, as well as on the Elemental Plane of Water. Whether these beings are allies, or even truly communicate on some level, is uncertain.


Gloppy's Realm:
Though his dominion over it is not official, or even apparently enforced by the creature, most consider the Para-Elemental Plane of Molasses to be Gloppy's realm.

This para-elemental plane lies in the border between the Elemental Plane of Candy and the Elemental Plane of Water. It resembles bottomless mucky swamp of gooey confections from the plane of candy which have either been water downed or melted by it's proximity to the plane of water. Depending on where you go the where you are the sticky substance beneath your feet can be of numerous substances, such as melted chocolate, molasses, gooey marshmallows, and many others. Sparsely scattered across the plane you can find hammocks of undissolved candy soil, usually with certain verities of deep-rooting plants from the Elemental Plane of Candy growing atop them.

This para-elemental plane is a prime habitat for candied oozes, as well as certain verities of other oozes. There have been reports of para-elementals existing here, but whether these stories is true is uncertain.


Herald and Allies:
Gloppy has no known Herald. However, it is occasionally spotted in the company of a semi-sentient (Int 9) colossal Black Pudding (of 20HD) which follows it around, and seemingly obeys it's instructions.



Do you guys think Gloppy came out alright, and faithful to the original?

Oh, and can anyone please suggest how I should go about altering an elemental (I am thinking the Hard Candy Elemental on page 1) to a gooey Swamp Thing-like para-elemental?

[Debihuman]

Very nice. I'm not sure if there exists a template that does exactly what you want. That doens't mean much because you can always create one that works specifically for you.

Couldn't Gloppy be served by Quik Rabbit, the Nesquick rabbit?

Debby

[...Despicable..]

Very nice. I'm not sure if there exists a template that does exactly what you want. That doens't mean much because you can always create one that works specifically for you.

Couldn't Gloppy be served by Quik Rabbit, the Nesquick rabbit?
Debby
Isn't there an ooze template in one of the wizards of the coast splatbooks?
Perhaps you can stick that on one of the candy elementals? Just switch out the acid damage for "candy"/"diabetes damage.

The quik rabbit would be interesting to say the least.

[Triaxx]

What? No Sugar Golems? No Gummy Wyrms? What about Rock Candy Trolls? Anyway, no Alliteration? No Cottoncandy Centaurs? or Candycorn Cockatrice?

[Debihuman]

Isn't there an ooze template in one of the wizards of the coast splatbooks?
Perhaps you can stick that on one of the candy elementals? Just switch out the acid damage for "candy"/"diabetes damage.

The quik rabbit would be interesting to say the least.

There is the Gelatinous Creature Template (from Savage Species). Applying the template drops a creature's Intelligence to 1 so I'm not sure it is really appropriate unless you tweak the template.

Debby

[Debihuman]

Have you checked out the Netbook of Chocolate yet? There may be some useful things in there for your candy campaign. You can find it here:
http://dcrouzet.chez-alice.fr/gaming/d20downloads.htm

It's down the page a bit.

Debby

[DracoDei]

EDIT: This is an old post and, as such, it is against the forum rules to respond to it. If you have comments, then please PM me, or start a new thread with a link in it to this one.

This will be a rather large demographic change if instituted the way I see it... but I really think you will find making the peasants be these things will be well worth it...

Pez-Ant
Small Monsterous Humanoid (1st level Commoner)
HD 1d4 (2 hp)
Speed 20 ft. (4 squares); Climb 20 ft. ; Burrow 5 ft
Init: +0
AC 12; touch 11; flat-footed 12
(+1 Size, +1 Natural)
BAB +0; Grp -2
Attack Sickle +2 (1d4+1, x3 critical)
Full-Attack 4 sickles -2/-6/-6/-6 (1d4+1, x3 critical)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks
Special Qualities
Saves Fort +2 Ref +0 Will +1
Abilities Str 14, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 8
Skills Profession(Farmer) +8, Climb +10
Feats Skill Focus[Profession(Farmer)], EnduraceB
Environment Any Civilized
Organization Any
Challenge Rating 1/2?
Treasure As per Class and Level
Alignment Any
Advancement as Commoner or Expert ONLY Favored Class Commoner

These bipedal insect-like creatures have 4 arms and have a 2 foot long segmented Pez candy for a torso. The legs, arms, and head are that of a giant ant. Pez-Ants comprise 99% of the Commoners in Candy-land. Pez-Ants speak Common.

Skills
Pez-Ants have a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks and can always choose to take 10 on Climb checks, even if rushed or threatened.

[newbDM]

Very nice. I'm not sure if there exists a template that does exactly what you want. That doens't mean much because you can always create one that works specifically for you.

Couldn't Gloppy be served by Quik Rabbit, the Nesquick rabbit?

Debby

That is an awesome idea. :smallbiggrin:

I am not to sure he would fit well into Gluppy's theme/fluff, but I feel he would make an awesome NPC for the plane.

How would you stat him up?


p.s. Didn't an older D&D module have the Nesquick Rabbit as a monster/NPC?




What? No Sugar Golems? No Gummy Wyrms? What about Rock Candy Trolls? Anyway, no Alliteration? No Cottoncandy Centaurs? or Candycorn Cockatrice?

Dude, if I had better skills at stating up creature/monsters, I would do all of those. I recently bought an entire 3rd party d20 book that deals with making monsters, so once I finish reading it hopefully I will be better enough to do those things.




Isn't there an ooze template in one of the wizards of the coast splatbooks?
Perhaps you can stick that on one of the candy elementals? Just switch out the acid damage for "candy"/"diabetes damage.

The quik rabbit would be interesting to say the least.

There is the Gelatinous Creature Template (from Savage Species). Applying the template drops a creature's Intelligence to 1 so I'm not sure it is really appropriate unless you tweak the template.

Debby

That seems like a very interesting idea.

And why would an int of 1 be a bad idea for an ooze element Debihuman?

It would be easy enough to change any damage to "candy damage", and raise the int score a bit. What int score do you think would be good for these creatures in this para-elemental plane?




Have you checked out the Netbook of Chocolate yet? There may be some useful things in there for your candy campaign. You can find it here:
http://dcrouzet.chez-alice.fr/gaming/d20downloads.htm

It's down the page a bit.

Debby

Wow. Thank you for that link!

It is perfect for my needs. It even has chocolate spells, prestige classes, etc.

A great find. Thanks.




This will be a rather large demographic change if instituted the way I see it... but I really think you will find making the peasants be these things will be well worth it...

Pez-Ant
Small Monsterous Humanoid (1st level Commoner)
HD 1d4 (Average HP)
Speed 20 ft. (4 squares); Climb 20 ft. ; Burrow 5 ft
Init: +0
AC 12; touch 11; flat-footed 12
(+1 Size, +1 Natural)
BAB +0; Grp -2
Attack Sickle +2 (1d4+1, x3 critical)
Full-Attack 4 sickles -2/-6/-6/-6 (1d4+1, x3 critical)
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks
Special Qualities
Saves Fort +2 Ref +0 Will +1
Abilities Str 14, Dex 10, Con 14, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 8
Skills Profession(Farmer) +8, Climb +10
Feats Skill Focus[Profession(Farmer)], EnduraceB
Environment Any Civilized
Organization Any
Challenge Rating 1/2?
Treasure As per Class and Level
Alignment Any
Advancement as Commoner or Expert ONLY Favored Class Commoner

These bipedal insect-like creatures have 4 arms and have a 2 foot long segmented Pez candy for a torso. The legs, arms, and head are that of a giant ant. Pez-Ants comprise 99% of the Commoners in Candy-land. Pez-Ants speak Common.

Skills
Pez-Ants have a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks and can always choose to take 10 on Climb checks, even if rushed or threatened.

Cool creatures.

I will definitely add them in. I am not sure about making them the bulk population of the plane, though.

And it has me thinking, why not just make a large settlement of Formians?

[newbDM]

Oh, and what do you guys think of my other Archomentals?

I have been debating them ever since I tried stating them.

[DracoDei]

And it has me thinking, why not just make a large settlement of Formians?

Ok, I could certainly see some ants in this Planar scale sugar jar... but aren't Formorians more termite-like than ant-like?

And they certainly aren't candy themed like these are. Or did you mean slap the physical description (fluff not crunch) I gave in for the formorian workers, modify the others in parallel ways, and go from there?

Because a Pez-Ant Soldier, or taskmaster doesn't strike me as a peasant, and thus loses the whole point of the pun. Pez-Ant queens are right out. Perhaps if you gave different candies to each type of formorian? With only the workers having Pezs involved?

[Raging Gene Ray]

These bipedal insect-like creatures have 4 arms and have a 2 foot long segmented Pez candy for a torso.

If you flip their heads back, does the topmost segment of their torso pop off? Because if I were in your campaign and noticed these things, I'd try doing that.

[DracoDei]

PERSONALLY I wouldn't have it work that way, but I could see arguments in either direction... maybe they sleep stacked on top of each-other in a single enclosed bed and the lid on top is hinged like that?

[Debihuman]

Nilbog over at WotC, wrote up this version of the Easter Bunny. I'm reposting it here because I think it fits thematically. I'm updating it it a little.

Edit: I changed around the feats and added the missing feat and moved some abilities from special attacks to special qualities. I removed the flaming weapons which don't fit thematically and added the claws, and thrown egg as a projectile weapon. I also added the rotten egg and chocolate egg, which fit themacally. I removed some spell-like abilities because they worked better in egg form. I also limited the exploding egg to once per encounter as it is supposed to be a "last ditch" defense. Last of all, I also updated the Basket of Never Ending Prismatic Eggs a bit.


Easter Bunny
Medium Outsider (Chaotic, Extraplanar, Good)
Hit Dice: 10d8+20 (65 hp)
Initiative: +4
Speed: 40 ft.
Armor Class: 18 (+4 Dex, +4 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple: +10/+12
Attack: Bite +13 melee (1d6+2) or egg + 14 ranged (1d2 plus blindness)
Full Attack: Bite +13 melee (1d6+2) and 2 claws +8 melee (1d4+2), or egg + 14 ranged (1d2 plus blindness)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Egg throwing
Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., DR 5/magic, mystic eggs, spell-like abilities
Saves: Fort +10, Ref +11, Will +9
Abilities: Str 15, Dex 18, Con 15, Int 10, Wis 13, Cha 14
Skills: Appraise +13, Bluff +15, Diplomacy +15, Jump +19, Listen +16, Search +14, Sense Motive +14, Spot +16
Feats: Alertness, Point Blank Shot (eggs), Weapon Focus (bite and claws)
Environment: Any land and underground
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 6
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Always chaotic good
Advancement: 11-20 HD (Medium), 21-30 HD (Large)
Level Adjustment: -

An Easter Bunny appears to be a 7-foot-tall bipedal rabbit, carrying a basket of painted chicken eggs over one shoulder.

Easter Bunnies seem to exist to bring joy, cheer, and unpredictability. They give eggs as gifts, then vanish, but the recipients of these eggs seem completely random.

Combat

Easter Bunnies prefer to throw eggs at their enemies from a distance rather than engage in personal combat. They will use their exploding egg if combat goes badly and will then escape using their dimension door ability.

Egg Throwing (Ex): An Easter Bunny can throw an egg up to 60 feet as a standard action. Anyone hit by an egg takes 1d2 points of damage and is blinded until he wipes the goo off [a standard action]. Eyeless creatures are unaffected by the blindness.

Mystic Eggs (Su): An Easter Bunny can create several magical effects with the eggs in its basket. Despite the appearance, the basket is part of the Easter Bunny and cannot be disarmed or otherwise removed.

Chocolate: An Easter Bunny can produce one chocolate egg per round as a free action. When a chocolate egg is eaten (a standard action), the target gains a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects. This is one type of egg an Easter Bunny may give as a gift.

Explosion: Once per encounter, an Easter Bunny can produce an exploding egg. As a last-ditch defense, an Easter Bunny can throw an exploding egg as a standard action. The egg explodes up to 60 feet away in a 10-foot radius burst of flames, dealing 4d8 points of fire damage to anyone within range. These are never given as gifts.

Healing: An Easter Bunny can produce up to two healing eggs per round as a free action. Each egg, when broken (a standard action), heals the breaker as a cure light wounds spell (5th caster level). This is one type of egg the Easter Bunny may give as a gift.

Jewel: An Easter Bunny can produce up to two jewel eggs per round as a free action. A jewel egg is non-magical, but is worth 100 gold pieces. This is one type of egg the Easter Bunny may give as a gift.

Rotten Egg: An Easter Bunny can produce an egg once every 4 rounds that acts as a stinking cloud effect. An Easter Bunny is immune to the stench of his egg and of the egg of any other Easter Bunny. These are never given as gifts.

Spell-like Abilities: At will - dimension door . 3/day - aid. Caster level = 1/2 x HD (5th for a 10-HD Easter Bunny).

Skills: An Easter Bunny has a +4 racial bonus to Jump checks.


This idea comes from ML3 over at EnWorld:

The Basket of Never Ending Prismatic Eggs.

In the hands of any humanoid, the basket provides an unending supply of brightly colored eggs. Any creature eating one of these eggs gains a +1 on all morale checks and heals 1d4 points of damage per egg eaten. The eggs are as nutritious and filling as normal chicken eggs.

In the hands of the Easter Bunny, the eggs can also be used as weapons if necessary. Each egg can be used as if it were a prismatic sphere, each color acheiving a different effect.

Debby

[DracoDei]

Having just now looked up Formians, I now must conclude that they are much more ant like, than termite like, so reflavoring worker Formians to have the bodies I described for the Pez-Ants, and even the stacked sleeping arrangement I described could work well and Formians, reflavored or not, would be the ants in the sugar-bowl.

[Debihuman]

First, I revised the Easter Bunny significantly to fit the candy theme better. While I was tempted to give hiim a fertility egg once a year, my better judgment prevailed. Some things are better left undone.

Second, I've been thinking of the Nesquick Rabbit. I have no idea if he ever appeared in an older D&D module.

If he were statted up, he'd be Small in size, very fast [speed at least 60 ft.] and have the Run feat. The more I think about it, it makes less sense for Quik Rabbit to be a servant of Gloppy than it does for him to be an ally of the Easter Bunnies.

I suppose my concern for using gelatinious creatures as Gloppy's servants is unfounded. Oozes are generally mindless so this puts them slightly above that. I know there was a Strawberry Gelatinious Cube from an older module: Castle Greyhawk [WG7] (the pun dungeon) which also had things like Gummi-were bears.

Have any of you see The Son of a Portable Hole [free download] here: http://www.mortality.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=Downloads&file=index&req=viewsdownload&sid=1

It has the elemental plane of candy complete with candy elementals on page 40 and a marshmallow golem.

Debby