Animals!

[Khisanth the Ancient]

Deformed Dog:
Small Animal
Hit Dice: 1/2d8-1 (1 hp)
Initiative: +7 (+4 Improved Initiative, +1 speedy strike, +2 Dex)
Speed: 60 ft.
AC: 14 (+1 size, +1 natural, +2 Dex)
Attacks: Bite +0 melee
Damage: Bite 1d4 - 1
Face/Reach: 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, scent, speedy strike
Saves: Fort +1, Ref +4, Will +0
Abilities: Str 8, Dex 15, Con 8, Int 2, Wis 10, Cha 2
Skills: Listen +2, Spot +2
Feats: Improved Initiative

Climate/Terrain: Any plains or hills
Organization: Solitary or pack (2-5)
Challenge Rating: 1/4
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 1 HD (Small)

A deformed dog is the result of alchemical substances swallowed by dogs. Their puppies were born deformed, and the horrid deformities only increased as they aged. Their young were equally deformed. Though swift, deformed dogs were rather weak.
COMBAT
Deformed dogs are very quick in combat. If they see a wizard or alchemist, they will fight until death.

Speedy Strike (Ex): A deformed dog gains a +1 bonus to initiative.

 

[Krishnath]

Interresting... A slight note, you forgot the Dex bonus to initiative. Other than that little snafu, I like it.

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Anyone have the stats for some mundane animals?

 

[Knightfall]

I need someone to do a cougar animal conversion, which, to me, should be different than a the lion or leopard entry in the SRD.

 

[Krishnath]

Cougar huh, I'll look into that, by the way, can you use the stats for the jaguar instead?

 

[Khisanth the Ancient]

Krishnath : Corrected.

 

[Gez]

Real cats

House cats in the MM look like nothing at all, really. Clumsy compared to a dog, and unable to jump. Why are wizards casting cat's grace when D&D cats are all but graceful ?

Fortunately, here are real cat statistics, made from the guidelines in the MM2, and real-life experience with cats.

Tiny Animal (Feline)
Hit Dice: 1/2 d8 (2 hp)
Initiative: +5 (Dex)
Speed: 30 ft.
Armor Class: 17 (+2 size, +5 Dex)
Attacks: 2 claws +5 melee, bite +0 melee
Damage: Claw 1d2-4 subdual, bite 1d3-4 subdual
Face/Reach: 2.5 ft. by 2.5 ft./0 ft.
Special Attacks: Pounce, improved grab, rake 1d2-4 subdual
Special Qualities: Blindsight 2 ft. diameter, scent
Saves: Fort +0, Ref +7, Will +3
Abilities: Str 3, Dex 21, Con 10, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 8
Skills: Balance +12, Climb +8, Hide +20*, Jump +10, Listen +4, Move Silently +12, Spot +4
Climate/Terrain: Any land
Organization: Solitary or pride (4-24 cats)
Challenge Rating: 1/8
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: -

Combat:
Cats deal subdual damage rather than normal damage with their claws and teeth. If scoring a critical hit, however, damage is not multiplied, but they deal normal damage instead.
Pounce: If a cat leaps upon a foe as part of a charge, it can make a full attack.
Improved Grab: A cat may only use this ability against Diminutive or smaller foes ([thread=48547]more useful than you may think[/thread). To use this ability, the cat must hit with a claw or bite attack. If it gets a hold, it can rake.
Rake: A cat that gets a hold may make a rake attack (+5 melee) with both its hind legs for 1d2-4 subdual damage. If the cat pounces, it may also rake. A grappled cat may also rake at its grappling foe as a defense.
Skills: Cats receive a +4 racial bonus to Hide, Move Silently, and Jump checks; and a +8 racial bonus to Balance checks. They use their Dexterity modifier to Climb and Jump checks. *In area of tall grass or heavy undergrowth, the Hide bonus rises to +8 (totaling +24).

Comments

Abilities: Straight from the MM2 lines for Tiny animals (see the charts in the introduction). I've then upped the Dex a couple points, because cats are supposed to be dexterous, aren't they ?
Pounce, imp. grab, rake: They have it, they use it. Of course, they rather use their attacks against mice, lizards, and small insects or spiders, but I've seen people raked by cats too. They have no problem twisting their body in the good direction to claw at you with their hind legs, whatever the way you hold them (unless you pin them helpless).
Subdual damage: Cat scratches are nasty, but they won't kill a commoner in 20 seconds. However, if you're unlucky, you may lose an eye or an ear, hence I gave them real damage through critical hits.
Scent: They have it.
Blindsight: Between their 6th sense (an hypersophisticated sense of smell thanks to their organ of Jacobson, see this for reference) and their vibration-sensitive whiskers, they are able to sense the presence -- and location -- of something moving nearby even with the eyes closed.

 

[Krishnath]

Nice,

Knightfall: I'll post the cougar/mountain lion conversion tomorrow baring any unfortunate circumstances and acts of deus.

 

[Knightfall]

Nice,

Knightfall: I'll post the cougar/mountain lion conversion tomorrow baring any unfortunate circumstances and acts of deus.

Thanks!

 

[Krishnath]

And here it is:

Cougar (Mountain Lion)
Medium-Size Animal
Hit Dice: 3d8+6 (19 hp)
Initiative: +3 (Dex)
Speed: 40'
AC: 14 (+3 Dex, +1 natural)
Base Attack/Grapple: +5/+3
Attack: Claw +5 melee
Full Attack: 2 claws +5 melee, bite +0 melee
Damage: Claw 1d4+3, bite 1d6+1,
Face/Reach: 5'/5'
Special Attacks: Pounce, Improved grab, Rake 1d4+1
Special Qualities: Scent,
Saves: Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +2
Abilities: Str 17, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Skills: Balance +8, Climb +7 (+3), Hide +8*, Listen +4 (+2), Move Silently +8, Spot +4 (+2),
Feats: Alertness, Skill Focus: Climb

Climate/Terrain: Temperate and warm land and underground.
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 2
Treasure: None
Alignment: Usually Neutral
Advancement: 4-5 HD (Medium-Size); 6-9 HD (Large)

Combat:
Cougars rarely attack people unless they are sicj, threatened, or defending cubs.
Pounce (Ex): If a mountain lion leaps upon a foe during the first round of combat, it can make a full attack action even if it has already taken a move action.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability the cougar must hit with it's bite attack, if it gets a hold it can rake.
Rake (Ex): A mountain lion that gets a hold of an opponent may make two rake attacks (+5 melee) with it's hind legs for 1d4+1 damage each. If the cougar pounces on an opponent it can also rake.
Skills: Mountain lions get a +4 racial bonus to Balance, Hide, and Move Silently checks.*In areas of tall grass or undergrowth the Hide bonus increases to +12.

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Hope you can use it.

And I still need stats for mundane animals, the cat above was a good start

 

[Khisanth the Ancient]

Microsquirrel (yes, this is a real mundane animal)
Fine Animal
HD: 1/8d8 (1 hp)
Init : +6 (+4 feat, +2 Dex)
Spd : 20 ft.
AC: 20 (+8 size, +2 Dex)
Attacks/Damage : -
Special Attacks/Qualities : -
saves (good save is Ref): Fort +0, ref +4, will +0
Abilities : Str 1, Dex 15, Con/Wis/Cha 11, Int 1
skills : Climb +10
Feats :improved initiative
climate/terrain : warm jungles
organization : solitary
CR 1/10
treasure nil
Advancement -