And, as RMs are attracted to metal already, I'm not sure that Charm monster is really necessary. Ok, a few post came in since my typing this stuff up.Īs for keeping RM pets, why not some frogs/pet dogs (or whatever) instead, and just Poly Other on them? Much more dependable. the only spells, whether clerical, druidic, mu, or illusionist that affect it in any way are electrical? Or does if it only hits with one antenna one round, which then adheres to the metal, then it keeps flailing with the second antenna until a successful "to hit", at which point the metal so touched becomes completely oxidized? Huh?Īnd what is the definition of a magical attack? Poly Other? Haste? Slow? Sympathy/antipathy? Telekinesis? Wall of Force? Is the description saying that the only magics that will affect an IG are electrical in nature (which only slows it but does no actual damage, by my parsing)? ie. Thus, only if it successfully strikes with BOTH antennae, possibly in the same round, does it oxidize the metal?
"If the rust monster touches the metal with its two antennae (roll "to hit" die) it rusts or corrodes the metal." (Bold, if it worked, mine). How does the RM affect the whole suit if it only contacts, say, a 1'x1' area at the most (which seems generous for one antenna)? While it does seem silly that a castle made of iron (which seems silly in itself) would be completely destroyed by one successful strike, what is the balance?Īlso, does an Iron Golem, needing +3 or better weapons to hit, save at 30% v RM attack?Ī further reading of RM seems to imply (though I have never seen this applied anywhere) that it needs to successfully strike with BOTH antennae (thereby setting up a circuit/conductivity?) to corrode metals.
#Rust monster full#
Can it affect a suit of Field Plate? Full Plate? Or only Plate Mail? What if a Giant was wearing giant sized Plate mail? A lot more mass of metal than on a human sized dude. There was no upper limit of any kind mentioned or even implied in the RM description, thus that limit as the mass of a suit of plate mail seems arbitrary. 48 "IG are subject to attacks from the rust monsters.") that I thought clarification was needed.
To use this on your familiar, he must be at least Small size (the new form can only be within one size category of the creature, a limitation the 3.5 polymorph spell inherits from from alter self).The sentence under Iron Golem was sufficiently vague (MM pg. In fact, you can polymorph yourself into a rust monster, and opt to have the spell also affect your familiar, bringing two rust monsters into play.īoth the rust monster and his rust attack are still valid options with the 3.5 polymorph spell, as the rust monster is a 5HD Medium aberration and the Rust ability is an Extraordinary special attack. As magic armour is allowed Reflex save (DC 15 + half the rust monster's hit dice) against the Rust attack, it would be fair to offer the iron golem the same option. Since it instantly destroys a 10-foot cube of iron, it would be reasonable to treat it as a disintegrate spell, dealing 2d6 damage per hit die of the familiar (i.e. Although the iron golem is specifically described as being affected normally by a rust monster's Rust attack, the effect of the Rust attack on a creature isn't explicitly given.