Dead Grells [Archive] - Wizards Community

Dead Grells [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
PlaidViking
06-10-05, 10:38 PM How do dead grells fall when they die? Do they hover? Do they feather fall? Or do they free fall?
CthulhuRyleh
06-11-05, 08:20 PM LOM dosn't say. but beholders retain boyancy 4 over 8 hours after death (longer with magic) so im not sure. why do u ask?
Feathercircle
06-12-05, 02:01 PM If I recall correctly, the canon explanation for beholders floating is that they're full of lighter-than-air gasses. Since the book lists grell as being "unusually bouyant" and gives their flight as an (Ex) rather than (Su) ability, I'd say that treating them as similar to beholders in that respect wouldn't be much of a stretch.
dmbronzedragonbill
06-13-05, 05:32 AM I would treat the grells as a dead weight when the died, but that is just my openion on the matter. I would leave it to personal taste as a DM to how the DM play's out any creatures death.
Slagger the Chuul
06-13-05, 07:27 AM If I recall correctly, the canon explanation for beholders floating is that they're full of lighter-than-air gasses. Since the book lists grell as being "unusually bouyant" and gives their flight as an (Ex) rather than (Su) ability, I'd say that treating them as similar to beholders in that respect wouldn't be much of a stretch.

"I, Tyrant" described beholders as having pockets of tiusium gas, while the much more recent "Lords of Madness" gave them bouyant organs (with the floating mechanism unknown). Since "I, Tyrant" was before 3rd Edition D&D, I'd favour "Lords of Madness". Unfortunately, "Lords of Madness" simply doesn't cover it, possibly because beholders are more popular and thus have a bigger chapter which includes more detail.

Please yourself covers it pretty well. You could pinch either of the above explanations from beholders or invent your own. For an intermediate option, have the body float down to the ground, or settle gently, rather than simply falling or floating for hours to come.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
PlaidViking 06-10-05, 10:38 PM	How do dead grells fall when they die? Do they hover? Do they feather fall? Or do they free fall?
CthulhuRyleh 06-11-05, 08:20 PM	LOM dosn't say. but beholders retain boyancy 4 over 8 hours after death (longer with magic) so im not sure. why do u ask?
Feathercircle 06-12-05, 02:01 PM	If I recall correctly, the canon explanation for beholders floating is that they're full of lighter-than-air gasses. Since the book lists grell as being "unusually bouyant" and gives their flight as an (Ex) rather than (Su) ability, I'd say that treating them as similar to beholders in that respect wouldn't be much of a stretch.
dmbronzedragonbill 06-13-05, 05:32 AM	I would treat the grells as a dead weight when the died, but that is just my openion on the matter. I would leave it to personal taste as a DM to how the DM play's out any creatures death.
Slagger the Chuul 06-13-05, 07:27 AM	If I recall correctly, the canon explanation for beholders floating is that they're full of lighter-than-air gasses. Since the book lists grell as being "unusually bouyant" and gives their flight as an (Ex) rather than (Su) ability, I'd say that treating them as similar to beholders in that respect wouldn't be much of a stretch. "I, Tyrant" described beholders as having pockets of tiusium gas, while the much more recent "Lords of Madness" gave them bouyant organs (with the floating mechanism unknown). Since "I, Tyrant" was before 3rd Edition D&D, I'd favour "Lords of Madness". Unfortunately, "Lords of Madness" simply doesn't cover it, possibly because beholders are more popular and thus have a bigger chapter which includes more detail. Please yourself covers it pretty well. You could pinch either of the above explanations from beholders or invent your own. For an intermediate option, have the body float down to the ground, or settle gently, rather than simply falling or floating for hours to come.