We need more Halloween! (3.X)

[gurgleflep]

Well, with Halloween just around the corner, how about a scary/spooky/festive thread?! I'm horrible at brewing things up myself but I know you are all very creative individuals and I have a few ideas
I've only ever seen one Halloween thread (found it a week or so ago), and I've wanted more ever since! I read through pretty much the entire thread and loved every bit of it!

I've got a few ideas at the moment, not very creative/imaginative though.

• Monster: Pumpkin and/or Jack-o-Lantern golems
• Monster: Haunted items (chairs, clothes, tables, portraits, etc.)
• Spell: Frightening mist - fear/fright affect while standing in the mist (hallucinations and such, I guess) for those who fail their will save.

Other than that I've got next to nothing

[Zaydos]

Well I made a few Halloween themed dragons, and while about half of them were more based around fear, or just plain ancient source of evil, some seem closer to what you want.

Pumpkin Dragon: A draconic living construct made through magically modifying pumpkins... I think, it's been 3 years and they were a joke/request.

Candy Dragon: Not a true dragon, but something between a true dragon and a lesser dragon (smaller, weaker, and only has 6 age categories). Candy dragons are made out of candy and eat children sometimes while working with witches.

[gurgleflep]

Well I made a few Halloween themed dragons, and while about half of them were more based around fear, or just plain ancient source of evil, some seem closer to what you want.

Pumpkin Dragon: A draconic living construct made through magically modifying pumpkins... I think, it's been 3 years and they were a joke/request.

Candy Dragon: Not a true dragon, but something between a true dragon and a lesser dragon (smaller, weaker, and only has 6 age categories). Candy dragons are made out of candy and eat children sometimes while working with witches.

Those are both awesome! I read through the pumpkin one yesterday but hadn't seen the candy one - thank you for linking to both of them

Edit: Also, I quite like your mithral dragon, I've got plans for it

[inuyasha]

Wheres...JACK, the Pumkin duke, edward hammer toes, schrodingersteins cat, drakeula the dragon vampire, the horrifyingly mighty were-hamster that can only be slain by a silver bullet, or the king, a mighty zombie who rises from his grave every halloween to dance in his blue suede shoes?

sorry...couldnt help it...we need these stats though.

[Amridell]

Wheres...JACK, the Pumkin duke, edward hammer toes, schrodingersteins cat, drakeula the dragon vampire, the horrifyingly mighty were-hamster that can only be slain by a silver bullet, or the king, a mighty zombie who rises from his grave every halloween to dance in his blue suede shoes?

sorry...couldnt help it...we need these stats though.

I'll make spooky scary skeletons and zombies today. It will be done, in this very thread.

[gurgleflep]

Wheres...JACK, the Pumkin duke, edward hammer toes, schrodingersteins cat, drakeula the dragon vampire, the horrifyingly mighty were-hamster that can only be slain by a silver bullet, or the king, a mighty zombie who rises from his grave every halloween to dance in his blue suede shoes?

sorry...couldnt help it...we need these stats though.

I like the ideas quite a bit but I don't know how to respond I'm speechless. (other than the words you see before you and this secret message)

I'll make spooky scary skeletons and zombies today. It will be done, in this very thread.

Thanks I look forward to seeing them.

[Network]

The 35th PrC contest had Halloween as the theme. You can find it here.

[gurgleflep]

The 35th PrC contest had Halloween as the theme. You can find it here.

WOO! Thank you!


Everybody: I'm sorry if I seem super excited/freaky, Halloween is my favorite day of the year.

[Amechra]

Isn't it still, I don't know, 2 months away?

Whatever. I'll make something. You might not like it, though.

[Temotei]

I made the ho-ho-horror a while back which is kind of a Christmas-Halloween crossover prestige class if you're into that sort of thing.

[gurgleflep]

Isn't it still, I don't know, 2 months away?

Whatever. I'll make something. You might not like it, though.

To quote a teacher I had in senior year and my second senior year:
"We just got back from Christmas break - I think it's close enough to October to play the Time Warp!"
I'll like it, that's pretty guaranteed!

I made the ho-ho-horror a while back which is kind of a Christmas-Halloween crossover prestige class if you're into that sort of thing.

That's awesome Diggin' the picture.

[Thunderfist12]

1) Scarecrow, as a race: meaning "intelligent" wicker scarecrows, not the stitched up smiley scarecrows of today.

2) Rules for superstition and haunting, because the game needs them.

3) Shadowman (summon undead a la Diablo).

Have more ideas somewhere, I was going to do a campaign based on the darker side of British folklore anyways.

[Amridell]

Dropped water on my main keyboard, so I'm going to wait for it to stop spamming keys to do spoky-scurry skelingtons. Will deliver, though.

[gurgleflep]

1) Scarecrow, as a race: meaning "intelligent" wicker scarecrows, not the stitched up smiley scarecrows of today.

2) Rules for superstition and haunting, because the game needs them.

3) Shadowman (summon undead a la Diablo).

Have more ideas somewhere, I was going to do a campaign based on the darker side of British folklore anyways.

I like the scarecrow idea, would that be a living construct?
What kind of superstitions? Black cats and spilled salt
I like me some Diablo >:)

Dropped water on my main keyboard, so I'm going to wait for it to stop spamming keys to do spoky-scurry skelingtons. Will deliver, though.

Take as much time as you need, sorry about the spill though.

[Amridell]

Keyboard's dry, let's do this.

Spoky scurry skelingtons:

Sometimes, skelingtons just pop right out, spookin' yo guts right out of yo pockets.

Medium Undead
HD: 3d12 (18hp)
Init: +7
AC: 15 (+3 dex, +2 natural)
BAB/Grapple: +1/+3
Atk: Pirate sword thing +3 melee 1d8+2, or Super spooky gaze +4 ranged 1d8+2
Special: Spook, Super Spooky Gaze
Saves: Fort +1, Ref +4, Will +2
Ability scores: Str 14, Dex 16, Con --, Int --, Wis 12, Cha 14
Feats:Weapon Focus (Super Spooky Gaze), Improved initiative
CR: 3

Super Spooky Gaze: The Spoky Scurry Skelington's gaze scares people, young children in particular. The gaze is a beam of fear, treated as a ranged touch attack that deals 1d8 force + charisma mod. In addition, the subject must succeed on a DC 15 Will save or be Shaken for 2 rounds. This DC is charisma based. This is a mind effecting fear effect.

Spook: if the skelington hits with it's super spooky gaze, the skelington can avoid combat completely by spooking it's opponents. They must succeed on a DC 15 will save or be Panicked for as long as it can see the skelington. This can only affect a target once per day. This is a mind effecting fear effect.

[gurgleflep]

I like that quite a bit The one thing that's got me confused is the "1d10 force + charisma" bit, what's it mean? Sorry, it's 12:56 and I'm not all here at the moment (lack of sleep).

[Debihuman]

Keyboard's dry, let's do this.

Spoky scurry skelingtons:

Sometimes, skelingtons just pop right out, spookin' yo guts right out of yo pockets.

Medium Undead
HD: 3d12 (18hp)
Init: +7
AC: 15 (+3 dex, +2 natural)
BAB/Grapple: +1/+3
Atk: Pirate sword thing +3 melee 1d8+2, or Super spooky gaze +4 ranged 1d10+5
Special: Spook, Super Spooky Gaze
Saves: Fort +1, Ref +4, Will +2
Ability scores: Str 14, Dex 16, Con --, Int --, Wis 12, Cha 20
Feats:Weapon Focus (Super Spooky Gaze), Improved initiative
CR: 3

Super Spooky Gaze: The Spoky Scurry Skelington's gaze scares people, young children in particular. The gaze is a beam of fear, treated as a ranged touch attack that deals 1d10 force + charisma. In addition, the subject must succeed on a DC 18 Will save or be Shaken for 2 rounds. This DC is charisma based. This is a mind effecting fear effect.

Spook: By acting while it's opponents are flat footed, the skelington can avoid combat completely by spooking it's opponents. They must succeed on a DC 18 will save or be Panicked for as long as it can see the skelington. This can only affect a target once per day. This is a mind effecting fear effect.

Hit points should by 19. 6.5x3 = 19.5 rounded down to 19.

1d10 points of force damage and how much charisma damage? 1d10 is way too for CR 3. and 18 Will save is too high for CR 3. You need to drop charisma to no higher than 14.

You want to scare your victims not kill them.

Debby

[gurgleflep]

How exactly does giving a critter health work? I don't understand it's process.
Also, check your PM box thing

[LOTRfan]

I'm just going to toss out SilverClawShift's Fieldguards, a race of living constructs that appear to be scarecrows. Out of all the homebrew races on these forums, it is by far my favorite, second only to VorpalTribble's Glöi.

[Arcanist]

You want to scare your victims not kill them.

Considering how Death in D&D actually works, it can be considered highly scary since you can become a Ghost... BOOOOOOOOO!!!!! SPOOKY GHOST!!!

...That joke was bad and I feel bad...

[gurgleflep]

I'm just going to toss out SilverClawShift's Fieldguards, a race of living constructs that appear to be scarecrows. Out of all the homebrew races on these forums, it is by far my favorite, second only to VorpalTribble's Glöi.

I like that Thank you for posting that, it fits the theme perfectly.

Considering how Death in D&D actually works, it can be considered highly scary since you can become a Ghost... BOOOOOOOOO!!!!! SPOOKY GHOST!!!

...That joke was bad and I feel bad...

HA! I've said worse, don't worry.

[Amridell]

Hit points should by 19. 6.5x3 = 19.5 rounded down to 19.

1d10 points of force damage and how much charisma damage? 1d10 is way too for CR 3. and 18 Will save is too high for CR 3. You need to drop charisma to no higher than 14.

You want to scare your victims not kill them.

Debby

Perhaps I should change it to 1d6 or 1d8? Or just up the CR? The charisma change is good.

[Zaydos]

Perhaps I should change it to 1d6 or 1d8? Or just up the CR? The charisma change is good.

I also think she read that attack as dealing 1d10 force damage + an undefined amount of damage to Charisma as opposed to 1d10+5 force damage based off the skeleton's Charisma.

Looking it over:
HP: Acceptable for CR 3.
AC: "Average" for CR 3, which is actually on the low side.
Atk: On the low side.
Super Spooky Gaze: With the Charisma drop and the fact that it requires a normal ranged attack roll (which is thematically odd) you're dealing 1d10+3 damage (no more than about average for the CR and low with their below average to hit) and forcing a DC 15 Will save versus a debuff. Not that powerful. Also just noticed they have WF not Ability Focus for this ability so the DC is too high (should be DC 13).
Spook: The DC is wrong (it lacks ability focus for this ability so it should be DC 16, or 13 after the Charisma drop). This ability can be dangerous to PCs but at DC 13 isn't too bad, with a chance of giving the skeleton an early battle advantage.

I'd actually say it's on the weaker end of CR 3, maybe even the higher end of CR 2, definitely weaker than an Ogre or a Dire Wolf (both CR 3).

[gurgleflep]

Well this idea didn't go over nearly as well as I hoped it would - still, I like what came out of it. Anything else anybody would like to add?

[Debihuman]

Spooky Scurry Skelingtons
Medium Undead
Hit Dice: 3d12 (19 hp)
Initiative: +7
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 15 (+3 Dex, +2 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 12
BAB/Grapple: +1/+3
Attack: Mwk cutlass +5 melee (1d8+2/18-20)
Full Attack: Mwk cutlass +5 melee (1d8+2/18-20)
Special Attacks: Spook, Super Spooky Gaze (1d8+2 force)
Special Qualities: Undead traits
Saves: Fort +1, Ref +4, Will +2
Abilities: Str 14, Dex 16, Con --, Int --, Wis 12, Cha 14
Feats: Improved Initiative (B), Ability Focus (Super Spooky Gaze) (B)
Skills: --
Challenge Rating: 2

Super Spooky Gaze (Su): The Spooky Scurry Skelington's gaze scares people, young children in particular. The gaze is a 30-foot line of fear, treated as a ranged touch attack, that deals 1d8 points of force plus the skellington's charisma modifier. In addition, the subject must succeed on a DC 15 Will save or be Shaken for 2 rounds. This is a mind-effecting fear effect. The save DC is charisma-based and includes a +2 racial bonus. Creatures that are younger than adults take an additional -2 morale penalty to their save.

Spook (Su): If the skelington hits with its super spooky gaze, the skelington can avoid combat completely by spooking its opponents. A target must succeed on a DC 13 Will save or be panicked for as long as it can see the skelington. This effect can only affect a target once per day. It is is a mind-effecting fear effect. The save DC is charisma-based.


Note: mindless creatures have no feats or skills. Feats listed are bonus feats. Cutlass can be found in Stormwrack.

[LOTRfan]

I'm debating whether or not I should convert the old grafts from the Fiend Folio into a format more akin to the one found in Magic of Eberron, and then creating a race of living constructs based around a personal graft. But it seems like a lot of work, and I'm not even sure if I'd be allowed to post it.

[gurgleflep]

I'm debating whether or not I should convert the old grafts from the Fiend Folio into a format more akin to the one found in Magic of Eberron, and then creating a race of living constructs based around a personal graft. But it seems like a lot of work, and I'm not even sure if I'd be allowed to post it.

Why would you not be allowed to post it? If it's a race that's just based off of a graft, I don't see how you could get in trouble or such.

[Admiral Squish]

Let's see...

We have Tommy Rawhead, the worst hobgoblin that ever was.

Then we have The Harvest King, a harvest season fey who performs a yearly ritual to allow the souls of all the mortals who died that year to pass on. A constest winner, that one.

Oh, and at one point I made a halloween one-shot based on the song 'Hotel California'.

[gurgleflep]

Let's see...

We have Tommy Rawhead, the worst hobgoblin that ever was.

Then we have The Harvest King, a harvest season fey who performs a yearly ritual to allow the souls of all the mortals who died that year to pass on. A constest winner, that one.

Oh, and at one point I made a halloween one-shot based on the song 'Hotel California'.

I like The Harvest King and Tommy, but I'm not seeing the Hotel California thing anywhere in your homebrew :/ Also, I like your penguin pirates.

[LOTRfan]

Well, it was more about the graft conversions. But eh, people post ToB stuff, so why not?