Re: Q'nidar --> A vexing issue of immunity

That makes sense.  Still seems like just a bit too much bookkeeping though
(having to keep track of fire absorbed and then fire damage).  I'd make it a
bit simpler by either having the creature crystalize after absorbing 64
points, or after absorbing points equal to its hit points, and not treat it
as damage.

But hey, I'm the type of guy that always screws up in keeping track of a
troll's hit points, so I like simple systems.  :)

Sebastian

>From: Mark Doolan <markdoolan@?????????????????.com>
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>Subject: Re: [SPELLJAMMER] Q'nidar --> A vexing issue of immunity
>Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 13:45:14 -0700
>
>I choose 64 for two reasons, one it was divisible by 8... the amount of
>hours before it fully digest the energy, and second in the original it
>stopped after absorbing 5 to 6 hull points (in 2nd edition each hull point
>equals 10 hit points)... as such I figure that equals about 50 to 60 hit
>points with the q'nidar wanting to feed before it has fully consumed its
>energy. so 64 was close to the mark of 60 and was divisible by 8.
>
>Hope that was clear enough, if not *shug* I will have to ask my friend to
>find a better way to word it.
>
>Mark T. Doolan
>The Shattered Fractine
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sebastian Lucier" <sebastianlucier@???????.com>
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>Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 1:10 PM
>Subject: Re: [SPELLJAMMER] Q'nidar --> A vexing issue of immunity
>
>
> > Any particular reason for choosing 64 points for the absorption?  It
>seems
> > like x points per hit die or just double the resistance points would be
>more
> > intuitive.  Also, is there anyway to undo the crystalization, and if so,
>how
> > does that work?
> >
> > Just tossing out some feedback.
> >
> > Sebastian
> >
> > >From: Mark Doolan <markdoolan@?????????????????.com>
> > >Reply-To: Discussion list for the Spelljammer campaign setting
> > ><SPELLJAMMER-L@??????.???????.com>
> > >To: SPELLJAMMER-L@??????.???????.com
> > >Subject: [SPELLJAMMER] Q'nidar --> A vexing issue of immunity
> > >Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 11:20:02 -0700
> > >
> > >     I am looking at the Q'nidar and found myself wondering how I
>wanted
>to
> > >run the monster. It is originally listed as immune to fire but if it
>take
> > >too much damage from fire it crystallize. I was wondering if the
>following
> > >might represent best how its power best work into 3E.
> > >
> > >¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
> > >Fire Resistance (Ex): Q'nidar have fire resistance 20.
> > >
> > >Fire Absorption (Ex): The Q'nidar can absorbs fire damage that exceeds
>it
> > >fire resistance. When doing so the Q'nidar does not take this fire
>damage
> > >but converts it to energy for it to digest latter. The q'nidar can
> > >store/absorb a maximum of 64 points of fire damage. Once absorb this
>energy
> > >the Q'nidar consumes this energy at a rate of 8 points per hour.
> > >
> > >Crystallize (Ex): The Q'nidar begins to crystallize once it starts to
>take
> > >fire damage that has exceeded its fire resistance 20 and it fire
>absorption
> > >limits. The crystallization process is complete when the Q'nidar takes
> > >damage equal to it normal hit point total. Each hit point of
> > >crystallization counts as hit point of damage for propose of slaying
>the
> > >beast.
> > >¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
> > >
> > >So let me know what you think of this approach of the Q'nidar's unique
> > >ability to crystallize from fire even though by 2E it is immune to
>fire.
>I
> > >took the above approach cause I have players that would state that if
>they
> > >threw enough fireballs and other such attacks at the Q'nidar it should
>be
> > >possible to crystallize them. So the crystallization is a form of fire
> > >damage to
> > >
> > >Mark T. Doolan
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