Sorry about the absence, folks, but I was moving. I'm at a temporary place for now, but the internet here ain't exactly great. Still, after quite the struggle against it, I have another creature from Monster Hunter - the zamtrios!
The only Monster Hunter game I've played has been World, so I wasn't actually familiar with this creature. However, Blue, who does the 5e conversions of my monsters, was and suggested we do this monster. It's a pretty cool one and I would have liked to seen it in the Iceborne DLC, but I did some research and went off of Blue's own work when designing this. The 'ice carapace' is similar to an ability that I've used to a couple of my creatures though usually I don't have them apply it so fast. I also wasn't quite sure how I wanted to use Inflate and think it's a little messy as abilities go, but I think it also successfully conveys its ability in-game.
Pathfinder 1e Version:
It's a pretty straight forward conversion, not much to say about it. I did want to give this thing cold immunity, but Blue said that he didn't think it was actually immune to cold.
Pathfinder 2e Version:
Blue's D&D 5e Version (https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/XSVlrnPq):
ENCOUNTER HOOKS
Shark Cage: A researcher managed to acquire a live zamtrios for his studies, but was not prepared to contain it. When it breaks free of his laboratory, it begins to rampage through town, drawing the heroes into the conflict. However, the researcher promises a reward if they can capture it alive for the sake of his studies - and help him acquire a better cage for it. Icebreakers: While on an ice breaker ship making an exploratory voyage to frozen north, the heroes encounter a zamtrios with a pack of zamite that begin to plague the ship. Investigating the creature reveals that it is the ship intruding upon and disrupting the monster's territory. This sparks a conflict between a druid aboard the ship and some of the explorers and no matter what choice they make in regard to the zamtrios, the heroes are going to have to mollify one of the parties.
Have a Monstrous Monday!
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