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Like a watered down Star-Borne. This should do for purposes around what the original was intended.
Stellar
Stellar creatures are half-breeds spawned by the Star-Borne. Or, strange mutations of unknown origin. In either case they can survive in space, though not as well as their greater kin.
Creating a Stellar creature
Stellar creature is a template that can be added to any living corporeal creature, here after known as the base creature. Animals and Vermin become Magical Beasts, otherwise type remains unchanged.
Hit Dice: Same as base creature
Speed: The base creature retains all of its previous movement types. In addition the creature gains the ability to fly at their base movement speed at Average maneuverability. Creatures that already have a fly speed add +20 to it and go up one maneuverability class (to a minimum of average).
AC: +2 Natural
Attack: A Stellar creature retains all of its attack forms.
Special Attack: A Stellar creature retains all of the special attacks of the base creature.
Special Qualities: A Stellar creature retains all of the special qualities of the base creature and gains the following.
Breathless (Ex): A Stellar creature does not breathe and is immune to gas-based attacks. It can also be buried under the earth, underwater, or survive the depths of space with no ill effect.
Hardy (Ex): Stellar creatures only need to eat and drink half as much as their terrestrial cousins.
Immunities (Ex): A Stellar creature is immune to the effects of vacuum. The Stellar creature is also immune to damage from Cold. In addition the Stellar creature can survive on any plane without ill effect.
Stellar (Ex): A Stellar creature suffers no penalty when fighting underwater, or in low gravity.
Saves: Same as base creature
Abilities: +2 Dex, +2 Con, +2 Wis
Skills: Same as base creature.
Feats: Stellar creatures gain Alertness, Endurance, and Great Fortitude, as bonus feats. Otherwise same as base creature.
Climate/Terrain: Any, a Stellar creature can survive anywhere.
Organization: Solitary
CR: Same as base creature +1
Treasure: Same as base creature
Alignment: Usually Neutral
Advancement: Same as base creature
Sample Stellar creature
Star Mantis
Large Magical Beast
Hit Dice: 4d8+12 (30)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 20 Ft, Fly 40 Ft. (poor)
AC: 17 (-1 Size, +8 Natural)
Attacks: 2 claws +6 melee, Bite +1 melee
Damage: Claw 1d8+4, Bite 1d6+2
Face/Reach: 5 Ft. By 10ft/5ft
Special Attacks: Improved Grab, Squeeze
Special Qualities: Breathless, Hardy, Immunities, Stellar, Vermin
Saves: Fort: +9 Ref: +1 Will: +4
Abilities: Str:19, Dex:10, Con:17, Int:-, Wis:16, Cha:11
Skills: Hide +2*, Listen +8, Spot +11
Feats: Alertness, Endurance, Great Fortitude
Climate/Terrain: Any Land and Underground
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 3
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always Neutral
Advancement: 5-8 HD (Large); 9-12 HD (Huge)
Combat
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, the space mantis must hit an opponent of Medium or smaller size with its claw attack If it gets a hold, it squeezes.
Squeeze (Ex): A space mantis that gets a hold automatically deals 1d8+4 points of claw damage and bites at its full attack value of +6 each round the hold is maintained.
Breathless (Ex): A space mantis does not breathe and is immune to gas-based attacks. It can also be buried under the earth, underwater, or survive the depths of space with no ill effect.
Hardy (Ex): Space mantises only need to eat and drink half as much as their terrestrial cousins.
Immunities (Ex): A space mantis is immune to the effects of vacuum. The Stellar creature is also immune to damage from Cold. In addition the Stellar creature can survive on any plane without ill effect.
Stellar (Ex): A space mantis suffers no penalty when fighting underwater, or in low gravity.
Vermin: Immune to mind-influencing effects.
Skills: * Because of its camouflage, a space mantis surrounded by foliage receives an additional +8 racial bonus to Hide checks.
Stellar
Stellar creatures are half-breeds spawned by the Star-Borne. Or, strange mutations of unknown origin. In either case they can survive in space, though not as well as their greater kin.
Creating a Stellar creature
Stellar creature is a template that can be added to any living corporeal creature, here after known as the base creature. Animals and Vermin become Magical Beasts, otherwise type remains unchanged.
Hit Dice: Same as base creature
Speed: The base creature retains all of its previous movement types. In addition the creature gains the ability to fly at their base movement speed at Average maneuverability. Creatures that already have a fly speed add +20 to it and go up one maneuverability class (to a minimum of average).
AC: +2 Natural
Attack: A Stellar creature retains all of its attack forms.
Special Attack: A Stellar creature retains all of the special attacks of the base creature.
Special Qualities: A Stellar creature retains all of the special qualities of the base creature and gains the following.
Breathless (Ex): A Stellar creature does not breathe and is immune to gas-based attacks. It can also be buried under the earth, underwater, or survive the depths of space with no ill effect.
Hardy (Ex): Stellar creatures only need to eat and drink half as much as their terrestrial cousins.
Immunities (Ex): A Stellar creature is immune to the effects of vacuum. The Stellar creature is also immune to damage from Cold. In addition the Stellar creature can survive on any plane without ill effect.
Stellar (Ex): A Stellar creature suffers no penalty when fighting underwater, or in low gravity.
Saves: Same as base creature
Abilities: +2 Dex, +2 Con, +2 Wis
Skills: Same as base creature.
Feats: Stellar creatures gain Alertness, Endurance, and Great Fortitude, as bonus feats. Otherwise same as base creature.
Climate/Terrain: Any, a Stellar creature can survive anywhere.
Organization: Solitary
CR: Same as base creature +1
Treasure: Same as base creature
Alignment: Usually Neutral
Advancement: Same as base creature
Sample Stellar creature
Star Mantis
Large Magical Beast
Hit Dice: 4d8+12 (30)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 20 Ft, Fly 40 Ft. (poor)
AC: 17 (-1 Size, +8 Natural)
Attacks: 2 claws +6 melee, Bite +1 melee
Damage: Claw 1d8+4, Bite 1d6+2
Face/Reach: 5 Ft. By 10ft/5ft
Special Attacks: Improved Grab, Squeeze
Special Qualities: Breathless, Hardy, Immunities, Stellar, Vermin
Saves: Fort: +9 Ref: +1 Will: +4
Abilities: Str:19, Dex:10, Con:17, Int:-, Wis:16, Cha:11
Skills: Hide +2*, Listen +8, Spot +11
Feats: Alertness, Endurance, Great Fortitude
Climate/Terrain: Any Land and Underground
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 3
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always Neutral
Advancement: 5-8 HD (Large); 9-12 HD (Huge)
Combat
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, the space mantis must hit an opponent of Medium or smaller size with its claw attack If it gets a hold, it squeezes.
Squeeze (Ex): A space mantis that gets a hold automatically deals 1d8+4 points of claw damage and bites at its full attack value of +6 each round the hold is maintained.
Breathless (Ex): A space mantis does not breathe and is immune to gas-based attacks. It can also be buried under the earth, underwater, or survive the depths of space with no ill effect.
Hardy (Ex): Space mantises only need to eat and drink half as much as their terrestrial cousins.
Immunities (Ex): A space mantis is immune to the effects of vacuum. The Stellar creature is also immune to damage from Cold. In addition the Stellar creature can survive on any plane without ill effect.
Stellar (Ex): A space mantis suffers no penalty when fighting underwater, or in low gravity.
Vermin: Immune to mind-influencing effects.
Skills: * Because of its camouflage, a space mantis surrounded by foliage receives an additional +8 racial bonus to Hide checks.
