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Plumazotl
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Plumazotl, Lesser
Tiny Magical Beast
Hit Dice: 1d10 (5 hp)
Initiative: +5
Speed: 5 ft. (1 square), fly 30 ft. (good)
Armor Class: 17 (+2 size, +5 Dex), touch 17, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple: +1/-9
Attack: Bite +1 melee (1d4-2)
Full Attack: Bite +1 melee (1d4-2) and 2 claws -4 melee (1d4-2)
Space/Reach: 2-1/2 ft./0 ft.
Special Attacks: Pluma magic
Special Qualities: Damage reduction 5/magic, darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, spell resistance 6, vulnerability to fire
Saves: Fort +2, Ref +7, Will +2
Abilities: Str 7, Dex 21, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 15
Skills: Concentration +4, Listen +6, Spot +6
Feats: Alertness
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 1
Treasure: See text
Alignment: Always good
Advancement: 2-3 HD (Tiny), 4-5 HD (Small); see text
Level Adjustment: -
What appeared to be a bird is actually just a patchwork cluster of brightly-colored feathers in the shape of a bird.
Plumazotls are living creations of pluma magic, a type of magic native to Maztica. Created by a powerful plumaweaver who was destroyed by the gods for his audacity, these creatures still inhabit remote parts of Maztica.
Plumazotls prefer to live solitary existences, far from civilization. However, they are unafraid of most humanoids, and enjoy short conversations with them. If given feathers or other tokens of pluma magic, a plumazotl happily offers any information to the best of its ability. Plumazotl lairs are safe, peaceful places filled with color and music through the power of pluma magic.
Mating between greater plumazotl involves a dazzling ritual in which they pluck feathers from each other, then form these into small images of birds or humanoids, and finally infuse them with pluma magic. The resulting creature is a lesser plumazotl. A pair usually produces only one or two offspring before parting ways.
Plumazotl feed solely by adding feathers and other items of pluma magic to their bodies, growing larger and eventually metamorphosisizing into greater plumazotl.
A lesser plumazotl is 3 to 4 feet long and weighs 2 pounds. Although they most commonly take the shape of birds, some plumazotls have been known to take on humanoid forms (this has no effect on game statistics).
Plumazotls speak Payit and other languages native to their regions. Their voices are musical.
COMBAT
Plumazotl prefer to avoid combat, but will defend themselves with bites, claws, and pluma magic.
Consume Magic (Su): A lesser plumazotl advances in hit dice by absorbing magic items into its body. The magic item to be consumed must have feathers or be associated with feathers, such as a feather token or a magic arrow. For every 200 gp of magic items that the lesser plumazotl consumes, it gains one hit die; when it reaches 6 hit dice, it metamorphoses into a greater plumazotl.
Additionally, a lesser plumazotl can consume the feathers from magical beasts and outsiders. The lesser plumazotl gains 1 Hit Die for every 5 HD the original creature possessed. A lesser plumazotl may only gain this benefit from a specific creature once, even if additional feathers are consumed.
Pluma Magic: A lesser plumazotl casts spells as a sorcerer of a level equal to its Hit Dice. It may cast spells from the Air, Animal, Magic, and Water domains as arcane spells. Pluma magic can only reproduce spells of up to 6th-level. For spells with material components, the plumazotl instead substitutes a feather of equal value (price based on rarity).
Spell Resistance (Ex): A lesser plumazotl has spell resistance equal to 5 + Hit Dice.
Originally appeared in Maztica Campaign Setting (1991).
http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=73266&page=18&pp=30
Plumazotl, Lesser
Tiny Magical Beast
Hit Dice: 1d10 (5 hp)
Initiative: +5
Speed: 5 ft. (1 square), fly 30 ft. (good)
Armor Class: 17 (+2 size, +5 Dex), touch 17, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple: +1/-9
Attack: Bite +1 melee (1d4-2)
Full Attack: Bite +1 melee (1d4-2) and 2 claws -4 melee (1d4-2)
Space/Reach: 2-1/2 ft./0 ft.
Special Attacks: Pluma magic
Special Qualities: Damage reduction 5/magic, darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, spell resistance 6, vulnerability to fire
Saves: Fort +2, Ref +7, Will +2
Abilities: Str 7, Dex 21, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 15
Skills: Concentration +4, Listen +6, Spot +6
Feats: Alertness
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 1
Treasure: See text
Alignment: Always good
Advancement: 2-3 HD (Tiny), 4-5 HD (Small); see text
Level Adjustment: -
What appeared to be a bird is actually just a patchwork cluster of brightly-colored feathers in the shape of a bird.
Plumazotls are living creations of pluma magic, a type of magic native to Maztica. Created by a powerful plumaweaver who was destroyed by the gods for his audacity, these creatures still inhabit remote parts of Maztica.
Plumazotls prefer to live solitary existences, far from civilization. However, they are unafraid of most humanoids, and enjoy short conversations with them. If given feathers or other tokens of pluma magic, a plumazotl happily offers any information to the best of its ability. Plumazotl lairs are safe, peaceful places filled with color and music through the power of pluma magic.
Mating between greater plumazotl involves a dazzling ritual in which they pluck feathers from each other, then form these into small images of birds or humanoids, and finally infuse them with pluma magic. The resulting creature is a lesser plumazotl. A pair usually produces only one or two offspring before parting ways.
Plumazotl feed solely by adding feathers and other items of pluma magic to their bodies, growing larger and eventually metamorphosisizing into greater plumazotl.
A lesser plumazotl is 3 to 4 feet long and weighs 2 pounds. Although they most commonly take the shape of birds, some plumazotls have been known to take on humanoid forms (this has no effect on game statistics).
Plumazotls speak Payit and other languages native to their regions. Their voices are musical.
COMBAT
Plumazotl prefer to avoid combat, but will defend themselves with bites, claws, and pluma magic.
Consume Magic (Su): A lesser plumazotl advances in hit dice by absorbing magic items into its body. The magic item to be consumed must have feathers or be associated with feathers, such as a feather token or a magic arrow. For every 200 gp of magic items that the lesser plumazotl consumes, it gains one hit die; when it reaches 6 hit dice, it metamorphoses into a greater plumazotl.
Additionally, a lesser plumazotl can consume the feathers from magical beasts and outsiders. The lesser plumazotl gains 1 Hit Die for every 5 HD the original creature possessed. A lesser plumazotl may only gain this benefit from a specific creature once, even if additional feathers are consumed.
Pluma Magic: A lesser plumazotl casts spells as a sorcerer of a level equal to its Hit Dice. It may cast spells from the Air, Animal, Magic, and Water domains as arcane spells. Pluma magic can only reproduce spells of up to 6th-level. For spells with material components, the plumazotl instead substitutes a feather of equal value (price based on rarity).
Spell Resistance (Ex): A lesser plumazotl has spell resistance equal to 5 + Hit Dice.
Originally appeared in Maztica Campaign Setting (1991).
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