Sunday, February 15, 2009

Of Halfbreeds and Templates featuring Mr. Cuddles

I was doing some world building last night with a D&D 3.5 base and I began to ponder PC-races and lands they tend to populate. And I'm genuinely pumping in nearly everything in the official WoTC book. And I started thinking...

Aasimar: half human, half celestial, Tiefling: half human, half fiend, Genasi: Half elemental, Half-elves, half-orcs... man humans will stick it in anything (or let anything stick it in them). Even half dragons...

Wait... half dragon is a template not a race. Any race can be a half dragon. Even a cow...

WELL the official monster manual does not have a stat block for cows, but they do cats. So I present to you Mr. Cuddles - the half dragon/half cat.

Mr. Cuddles
Tiny Dragon (half-red dragon, half-cat)
Hit Die: 1d8 (5 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 18 (+2 size, +2 Dex, +4 Natural), touch 14, flat-footed 16
Base Attack/Grapple: +0 / -12
Attack: Claw +4 melee (1d2)
Full Attack: 2 claws +4 melee (1d2) and bite -1 melee (1d3)
Space/Reach: 2-1/2 ft. / 0 ft.
Special Attacks: 30-foot line of fire (6d8 damage, Reflex Save DC 11 for half)
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent, immune to fire
Saves: Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +1
Abilities: Str 11, Dex 15, Con 12, Int 4, Wis 12, Cha 9
Skills: Balance +10, Climb +6, Hide +14*, Jump +10, Listen +5, Move Silently +8, Spot +5
Feats: Weapon Finesse
Environment: Temperate plains or warm mountains
Organization: Domesticated or solitary
Challenge Rating: 3
Advancement: ---
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Level Adjustment: ---

Cats have a +4 racial bonus on Climb, Hide, and Move Silently checks and a +8 racial bonus on Jump and Balance checks. They user their Dexterity modifier instead of their Strength modifier for Climb and Jump checks.
*In areas of tall grass of heavy undergrowth, the Hide bonus rises to +8

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