![]() Initially, the DC for its Soul-Stealing Gaze was higher, going into the extreme range for a monster of its level, but it felt like a bit much during the testing of it and I think there were more critical failures against it than regular ones. Tales of them spitting poison and spreading disease led to the inclusion of its poison spit and some of its spell-like abilities while others there are classic evil outsider spells.įor the 2e version, I was happy to find in my testing that I had found the right balance of self-recovery, AC, and HP that I didn't need any further damage mitigation. Stories from Wakayama prefecture tell that the ushi-oni can consume souls with their gaze, which felt too cool to pass up on, so I included its soul-stealing gaze. ![]() Rend felt like an appropriate ability for the creature, which I expanded upon with the Rending Fury line of feats. Playing into the spider aspect of it, I decided to give it a climb speed so it could lurk within caves or shipwrecks, and then gave it a mix of attacks. I wanted a sturdy creature that wasn't too reliant upon damage mitigation such as DR, which it originally didn't have, but my testing of the monster revealed that it either needed some of that DR or an insane Constitution. ![]() ![]() I debated on whether making it a magical beast or outsider before feeling like the latter better captured the 'oni' nature of the creature, since those are already present in Pathfinder. I wanted something fairly powerful, as most stories have it being slain by a strong hero of some sort, but not too over-the-top, leading me to settle on a CR 9. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |