Vote Up a Monster (3.X) #3: For a Few Votes More (Monster Complete, PEACH)

[Zeta Kai]

Vote Up a Monster (3.X) #3: For a Few Votes More

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Vote Up a Monster (4E) #1 by Shadow_Elf

Well, here we are again. I've been having a lot of fun with making these new monsters that, I had to start the next contest right away. I know I said I start this over the weekend, but you know me. I just can't wait to do another one of these.

The categories have changed slightly. I've broken up Type & Subtype, so you can vote for them separately now. Also, I've eliminated the Environment listing, as it is largely unnecessary; however it may become a "bonus" vote if it again becomes relevant.

I am, again, soliciting votes on a number of aspects on this next creature. Here are the aspects, in order:

1. Type: Ooze
   
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   {table=head]Type|Votes
   Aberration|0
   Animal|0
   Construct|0
   Dragon|6
   Elemental|0
   Fey|0
   Giant|0
   Humanoid|0
   Magical Beast|0
   Monstrous Humanoid|1
   Ooze|7
   Outsider|0
   Plant|0
   Undead|0
   Vermin|2
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2. Subtype: Incorporeal & Swarm
   
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   {table=head]Subtype|Votes
   Air|4
   Aquatic|0
   Augmented|0
   Chaotic|0
   Cold|0
   Earth|0
   Evil|0
   Extraplanar|0
   Fire|0
   Good|0
   Incorporeal|7
   Lawful|0
   Native|0
   Shapechanger|2
   Swarm|7
   Water|0
   NONE|0
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3. Size: Large
   
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   {table=head]Size|Votes
   Fine|0
   Diminutive|1
   Tiny|0
   Small|0
   Medium|0
   Large|10
   Huge|3
   Gargantuan|0
   Colossal|8[/table]
4. Alignment: True Neutral
   
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   {table=head]Alignment|Votes|Alignment|Votes|Alignment|Votes
   Lawful Good|1|Neutral Good|1|Chaotic Good|0
   Lawful Neutral|0|True Neutral|14|Chaotic Neutral|0
   Lawful Evil|0|Neutral Evil|1|Chaotic Evil|2
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5. Challenge Rating: 12
   
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   {table=head]CR|Votes
   3|0
   4|0
   5|0
   6|0
   7|0
   8|0
   9|0
   10|0
   11|0
   12|12
   13|2
   14|1
   15|0
   16|0
   17|0
   18|0
   19|0
   20|0
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6. Special Abilities: Ability Damage, Engulf, & Implant
   
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   {table=head]Special Ability|Votes
   Ability Damage|9
   Ability Drain|2
   Alternate Form|0
   Antimagic|3
   Blindsight/Blindsense|1
   Breath Weapon|0
   Change Shape|0
   Charm/Compulsion|2
   Cold Immunity|0
   Constrict|0
   Damage Reduction|0
   Darkvision|0
   Death Attacks|0
   Disease|0
   Energy Drain/Negative Levels|0
   Engulf|8
   Etherealness|0
   Evasion/Improved Evasion|0
   Fast Healing|1
   Fear Aura (Su)|0
   Fear Cones (Sp)/Rays (Su)|0
   Frightful Presence (Ex)|0
   Fire Immunity|0
   Gaseous Form|0
   Gaze Attacks|0
   Improved Grab|0
   Incorporeality|1
   Invisibility|0
   Level Loss|0
   Low-Light Vision|0
   Manufactured Weapons|1
   Movement Modes (Burrow/Climb/Fly/Swim)|0
   Natural Weapons (Bite/Claw/Gore/etc)|0
   Nonabilities|0
   Paralysis|1
   Poison|1
   Polymorph|0
   Pounce|0
   Powerful Charge|0
   Psionics|0
   Rake|0
   Rays|0
   Regeneration|0
   Resistance To Energy|0
   Scent|0
   Sonic Attacks|0
   Spell Immunity|0
   Spell Resistance|0
   Spells/SLAs|0
   Summon|0
   Swallow Whole|0
   Telepathy|0
   Trample|1
   Tremorsense|0
   Turn Resistance|0
   Vulnerability to Energy|0
   Implant (NEW!)|10[/table]

All votes have been tallied. Voting is concluded at this point. The resultant creature, the Ectoplasmic Swarm has been posted. Thanks to everyone who voted.

[Adumbration]

Dragon. I want to see an unusual dragon.

[Xallace]

Count another one for Dragon.

[vegetalss4]

i join he dragon team

[afroakuma]

Dragon is a pretty clear runaway.

[Pronounceable]

What the? You people sound like there isn't enough dragons to go around!

Ooze I say...

[Lord_Gareth]

Dragon, definitely.

And I'm gonna vote for the Shapeshifter subtype later. You know you want to.

[Xallace]

Dragon, definitely.

And I'm gonna vote for the Shapeshifter subtype later. You know you want to.

I was hoping for Shapeshifter-Swarm, myself. But that's for later.

[afroakuma]

What is with you people and Swarms?

[Maroon]

I'm voting Monstrous Humanoid again, if you don't mind.

[Lord_Gareth]

I don't like swarms; they're complicated and annoying, not to mention kinda lame anyway.

[streakster]

One more for Monstrous Humanoid.

We've got enough dragons.

[darth pikachu]

I think I'm gonna have to go with a dragon. Athough a half dragon-half ooze would be cool (if not pretty screwed up.)

[Xallace]

What is with you people and Swarms?

I've never seen a Dragon [Swarm] creature, I thought it'd be neat.
Well, we'll see what happens when we get to that part of the voting.

[Lord_Gareth]

I voted for dragons because I think Zeta will end up making a unique dragon instead of the endless re-treads we've seen - that's also why I'm gonna vote for shapeshifter.

[MammonAzrael]

Well, it's pretty clear who the winner is going to be this round, but regardless I'm throwing my vote in for Ooze!

((Also Zeta, I'd like to thank you for the inspiration behind my Nessian Housecat. ))

[RTGoodman]

I don't like dragons - lets see a Vermin.

[Shadow_Elf]

Yay! I can vote! Ooze for me!

[Owrtho]

I'm going to vote ooze. There aren't enough unique ones.

Owrtho

[shadowxknight]

I'd say vermin.
There's not enough high CR vermin around

[arguskos]

Ooze! The world needs more Darkness-Given-Hunger style oozes!!

-argus

[Knaight]

Another vote for Ooze.

[streakster]

Changing my vote to Ooze from Monstrous Humanoid.

[Zeta Kai]

Alright, the votes are completely tallied, & the winner is:
Ooze!

So, the creature is going to be an Ooze. This already sounds like it's going to be an interesting one. So next, I need you guys (& girls) to vote on the creature's Subtype. Votes will be tallied regularly. If you later decide to change your vote, please let me know that you are doing so, & what your original vote was. As always, please only vote for 1 subtype, thank you.

[Adumbration]

My vote is for an Ooze Shapechanger.

[afroakuma]

Zeta, I'm thinking this new Subtype thing is flawed. This would require us to choose an element/energy trait or an alignment or descriptor.

That said, if I can only, pick one, I'll give Air some love.

[Ascension]

ooze Swarm! Ooze Swarm!

I didn't capitalize it that way...

[streakster]

Seconding Ooze Shapechanger

[Pronounceable]

Yes! Finally, we got an ooze!

For subtype; alignment ones get old after a while, anyone can slap them on anything. So I say we go with elemental: AIR.

[Kellus]

Incorporeal. Can't touch this!