Re: Illithid PCs!!!

On Sat, 7 Dec 1996, Forest T Pavel wrote:

> Well, I said I'd post the rules I made to play Illithid PCs (I hate

Interesting, however I have some modifications:

> Illithids
>
> Ability score            Min/Max                               Adj.
> Strength                    3/18                                    -2
> Dexterity                    5/18                                    -1
> Constitution             3/17                                    -2

I'd make no dex modifiers and a -1 to Con.

> Intelligence             11/19                                  +2
			    11/20
> Wisdom                    5/18                                   +1
			    6/19

> Racial Abilities:
> 	1)Mind Blast (12 ft long/lvl, 1 ft wide at illithid/lvl, 4 ft
> wide at opposite end/lvl) Illithid must make succesful attack roll to use
> this (only Dex. adj. applies to opponent's AC).  Those affected must save
> vs. wand: if failed then they are stunned and unable to act for 3d4
> rounds.

How about a -1 to the save for every 3 level of the illithid, to a max of
-4? The blast of a lvl 9 Illithid would incur a -3 upon the poor targets.

> 	3)3% magic resistance per level.

Give 'em at least 5% per level, like the githzerai.

> 	5)At 9th level the illithid gains the use of the following
> spell-like powers: suggestion, charm monster, levitate (use as if wizard
> of same level as illithid)

Levitate at level 5 instead, as it is less powerful than the other spells.

> 	6)At 13th level the illithid gains the use of the following
> spell-like power: astral projection (use as if wizard of same level as
> illithid)
> 	7)At 15th level the illithid gains the use of the following
> spell-like power: plane shift (use as if wizard of same level as
> illithid)

I'd drop both these down 2 levels.

> Class and level limits:  (cannot be multi- or dual-classed)

Why no multi?

> Fighter 17

If illithids are able to become fighters at all, they should have a max
level of 9, as the race is not in any way geared towards physical prowess.

> Cleric 16

Max 12.

> Mage 16 (to become a mage an illithid must forfeit its magic resistance)

Mages should be rare, but there is no reason why they should have to forgo
the innate MR, IMHO.

> Theif 15

max 12.

> Well, that's about it.  If you like it, great!  If you don't, then you
> can just $^*& (just kidding).  Post suggestion please.  Oh yeah, I'm
> working on Illithid and Neogi Capital ships, expect them soon.
>

Perhaps illithids should be charged with +30 % xp needed to advance a
level, to keep that elusive "game balance".


Truls Rostrup / ssptr@???.???.no

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