Summon Myrmidon as "any legal combination..."

[Bill_in_IN]

Originally Posted by Axly Suregrip

Basically (I don't know about the reference to the telepathic orders from the queen... that may be a reference to ITL). The myrmidons were ants that Zeus turned into men. "Myrmidon" is from the Greek word for ant. So, it was very cool the old ITL had both bug and human myrmidons.

Did the insect myrmidon have natural armor points for its exoskeleton?

[TippetsTX]

Originally Posted by Bill_in_IN

Did the insect myrmidon have natural armor points for its exoskeleton?

No, but 'armor' for monsters was an often overlooked feature in the classic ruleset IMO. And unfortunately, hymenopterans didn't make the trip into LE... not officially, anyway.

[TippetsTX]

Originally Posted by JohnPaulB

In the old days, I had a character that would "summon Myrmidon", but it would be one of the HYMENOPTERANS insect things, not a humanoid.

This was our GM's interpretation as well (back-in-the-day)... one which I have perpetuated (and expanded upon) in my own games.

[Axly Suregrip]

I like a summoned Myrmidon being a human. It gives it that little bit extra from Summon Wolf, in that Control Person, not Control Animal is needed to take over.

Although I do see the appeal to it being an otherworldly summoned being. Just never thought of it.