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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5920359" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p><strong>Werejaguar Working Draft</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Werejaguar</strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Werejaguar, Human Form</strong></span></p><p>Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)</p><p><strong>Hit Dice:</strong> 1d8+1 plus 4d8+12 (35 hp)</p><p><strong>Initiative:</strong> +0</p><p><strong>Speed:</strong> 30 ft. (6 squares)</p><p><strong>Armor Class:</strong> 15 (+3 studded leather armor, +2 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 15</p><p><strong>Base Attack/Grapple:</strong> +4/+5</p><p><strong>Attack:</strong> Spear +5 melee (1d8+1/×3) or spear +4 ranged (1d8+1/×3)</p><p><strong>Full Attack:</strong> Spear +5 melee (1d8+1/×3) or spear +4 ranged (1d8+1/×3)</p><p><strong>Space/Reach:</strong> 5 ft./5 ft.</p><p><strong>Special Attacks:</strong> —</p><p><strong>Special Qualities:</strong> Alternate form, jaguar empathy, low-light vision, scent</p><p><strong>Saves:</strong> Fort +7, Ref +4, Will +3</p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong> Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8</p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> Balance +1, Climb +1, Handle Animal +3, Hide +1, Jump +2, Listen +6, Move Silently +1, Spot +6, Swim +2</p><p><strong>Feats:</strong> Alertness, Combat Reflexes, Iron Will (B), Multiattack (B), Weapon Finesse (B)</p><p><strong>Environment:</strong> Warm forests</p><p><strong>Organization:</strong> Solitary or family (2-4)</p><p><strong>Challenge Rating:</strong> 6</p><p><strong>Treasure:</strong> Standard</p><p><strong>Alignment:</strong> Always neutral</p><p><strong>Advancement:</strong> By character class</p><p><strong>Level Adjustment:</strong> +3</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Werejaguar, Jaguar Form</strong></span></p><p>Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)</p><p><strong>Hit Dice:</strong> 1d8+1 plus 4d8+12 (35 hp)</p><p><strong>Initiative:</strong> +4</p><p><strong>Speed:</strong> 40 ft. (8 squares), climb 20 ft.</p><p><strong>Armor Class:</strong> 17 (+4 Dex, +3 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 13</p><p><strong>Base Attack/Grapple:</strong> +4/+9</p><p><strong>Attack:</strong> Bite +9 melee (1d8+5)</p><p><strong>Full Attack:</strong> Bite +9 melee (1d8+5) and 2 claws +7 melee (1d3+2)</p><p><strong>Space/Reach:</strong> 5 ft./5 ft.</p><p><strong>Special Attacks:</strong> Curse of lycanthropy, improved grab, pounce, rake 1d3+2</p><p><strong>Special Qualities:</strong> Alternate form, jaguar empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent</p><p><strong>Saves:</strong> Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +3</p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong> Str 21, Dex 19, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8</p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> Balance +11, Climb +13, Handle Animal +3, Hide +9*, Jump +16, Listen +6, Move Silently +9, Spot +6, Swim +12</p><p><strong>Feats:</strong> Alertness, Combat Reflexes, Iron Will (B), Multiattack (B), Weapon Finesse (B)</p><p><strong>Environment:</strong> Warm forests</p><p><strong>Organization:</strong> Solitary or family (2-4)</p><p><strong>Challenge Rating:</strong> 6</p><p><strong>Treasure:</strong> Standard</p><p><strong>Alignment:</strong> Always neutral</p><p><strong>Advancement:</strong> By character class</p><p><strong>Level Adjustment:</strong> +3</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Werejaguar, Hybrid Form</strong></span></p><p>Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)</p><p><strong>Hit Dice:</strong> 1d8+1 plus 4d8+12 (35 hp)</p><p><strong>Initiative:</strong> +4</p><p><strong>Speed:</strong> 30 ft. (6 squares)</p><p><strong>Armor Class:</strong> 17 (+4 Dex, +3 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 13</p><p><strong>Base Attack/Grapple:</strong> +4/+9</p><p><strong>Attack:</strong> Spear +9 melee (1d8+7/×3); or claw +9 melee (1d4+5); or spear +8 ranged (1d8+5/×3)</p><p><strong>Full Attack:</strong> Spear +9 melee (1d8+7/×3) and bite +7 melee (1d8+2); or 2 claws +9 melee (1d4+5) and bite +7 melee (1d8+2); or spear +8 ranged (1d8+5/×3)</p><p><strong>Space/Reach:</strong> 5 ft./5 ft.</p><p><strong>Special Attacks:</strong> Curse of lycanthropy</p><p><strong>Special Qualities:</strong> Alternate form, jaguar empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent</p><p><strong>Saves:</strong> Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +3</p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong> Str 21, Dex 19, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8</p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> Balance +11, Climb +13, Handle Animal +3, Hide +9*, Jump +12, Listen +6, Move Silently +9, Spot +6, Swim +12</p><p><strong>Feats:</strong> Alertness, Combat Reflexes, Iron Will (B), Multiattack (B), Weapon Finesse (B)</p><p><strong>Environment:</strong> Warm forests</p><p><strong>Organization:</strong> Solitary or family (2-4)</p><p><strong>Challenge Rating:</strong> 6</p><p><strong>Treasure:</strong> Standard</p><p><strong>Alignment:</strong> Always neutral</p><p><strong>Advancement:</strong> By character class</p><p><strong>Level Adjustment:</strong> +3</p><p></p><p>An athletic<em>, muscular humanoid with the head, claws and tail of a great cat. The creature's skin is hidden by lush fur, creamy white on its belly, golden with black spots elsewhere.</em></p><p></p><p>The werejaguar presented here is a 1st-level human warrior and natural lycanthrope, using the following base ability scores: Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8.</p><p></p><p><strong>COMBAT</strong></p><p></p><p>A werejaguar will try to ambush opponents, ideally from behind. They mostly use their spears to make ranged attacks, favoring their claws and fangs for melee. Werejaguars are secretive and prefer to kill in jaguar form, since witnesses often mistake them for mundane animals. This allows the lycanthrope to hide in human guise when hunters search for the "man-eating jaguar". Werejaguars normally only fight in hybrid form when they are confident about leaving no survivors or if their true nature has already been exposed.</p><p></p><p><strong>Alternate Form (Su):</strong> A werejaguar can assume the form of a jaguar or a jaguar-humanoid hybrid.</p><p></p><p><strong>Curse of Lycanthropy (Su):</strong> Any humanoid or giant hit by a werejaguar’s bite attack in animal or hybrid form must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or contract lycanthropy.</p><p></p><p><strong>Jaguar Empathy (Ex):</strong> Communicate with jaguars, and +4 racial bonus on Charisma-based checks against jaguars.</p><p></p><p><strong>Improved Grab (Ex):</strong> To use this ability, a werejaguar in jaguar form must hit with its bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can rake.</p><p></p><p><strong>Pounce (Ex):</strong> If a werejaguar in jaguar form charges a foe, it can make a full attack, including two rake attacks.</p><p></p><p><strong>Rake (Ex):</strong> Attack bonus +9 melee, damage 1d3+2.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> In jaguar or hybrid form, werejaguars have a +6 racial bonus on Balance, Jump and Swim checks plus a +4 racial bonus on Hide and Move Silently checks. A werejaguar in jaguar or hybrid form has a +8 racial bonus to Climb checks and it can always choose to take 10 on a Climb check, even if rushed or threatened.</p><p></p><p>*In areas of tall grass or heavy undergrowth, the Hide bonus of a werejaguar in jaguar or hybrid form improves to +8.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 5920359, member: 57383"] [b]Werejaguar Working Draft[/b] [SIZE=4][B]Werejaguar[/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][B]Werejaguar, Human Form[/B][/SIZE] Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger) [B]Hit Dice:[/B] 1d8+1 plus 4d8+12 (35 hp) [B]Initiative:[/B] +0 [B]Speed:[/B] 30 ft. (6 squares) [B]Armor Class:[/B] 15 (+3 studded leather armor, +2 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 15 [B]Base Attack/Grapple:[/B] +4/+5 [B]Attack:[/B] Spear +5 melee (1d8+1/×3) or spear +4 ranged (1d8+1/×3) [B]Full Attack:[/B] Spear +5 melee (1d8+1/×3) or spear +4 ranged (1d8+1/×3) [B]Space/Reach:[/B] 5 ft./5 ft. [B]Special Attacks:[/B] — [B]Special Qualities:[/B] Alternate form, jaguar empathy, low-light vision, scent [B]Saves:[/B] Fort +7, Ref +4, Will +3 [B]Abilities:[/B] Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8 [B]Skills:[/B] Balance +1, Climb +1, Handle Animal +3, Hide +1, Jump +2, Listen +6, Move Silently +1, Spot +6, Swim +2 [B]Feats:[/B] Alertness, Combat Reflexes, Iron Will (B), Multiattack (B), Weapon Finesse (B) [B]Environment:[/B] Warm forests [B]Organization:[/B] Solitary or family (2-4) [B]Challenge Rating:[/B] 6 [B]Treasure:[/B] Standard [B]Alignment:[/B] Always neutral [B]Advancement:[/B] By character class [B]Level Adjustment:[/B] +3 [SIZE=3][B]Werejaguar, Jaguar Form[/B][/SIZE] Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger) [B]Hit Dice:[/B] 1d8+1 plus 4d8+12 (35 hp) [B]Initiative:[/B] +4 [B]Speed:[/B] 40 ft. (8 squares), climb 20 ft. [B]Armor Class:[/B] 17 (+4 Dex, +3 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 13 [B]Base Attack/Grapple:[/B] +4/+9 [B]Attack:[/B] Bite +9 melee (1d8+5) [B]Full Attack:[/B] Bite +9 melee (1d8+5) and 2 claws +7 melee (1d3+2) [B]Space/Reach:[/B] 5 ft./5 ft. [B]Special Attacks:[/B] Curse of lycanthropy, improved grab, pounce, rake 1d3+2 [B]Special Qualities:[/B] Alternate form, jaguar empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent [B]Saves:[/B] Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +3 [B]Abilities:[/B] Str 21, Dex 19, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8 [B]Skills:[/B] Balance +11, Climb +13, Handle Animal +3, Hide +9*, Jump +16, Listen +6, Move Silently +9, Spot +6, Swim +12 [B]Feats:[/B] Alertness, Combat Reflexes, Iron Will (B), Multiattack (B), Weapon Finesse (B) [B]Environment:[/B] Warm forests [B]Organization:[/B] Solitary or family (2-4) [B]Challenge Rating:[/B] 6 [B]Treasure:[/B] Standard [B]Alignment:[/B] Always neutral [B]Advancement:[/B] By character class [B]Level Adjustment:[/B] +3 [SIZE=3][B]Werejaguar, Hybrid Form[/B][/SIZE] Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger) [B]Hit Dice:[/B] 1d8+1 plus 4d8+12 (35 hp) [B]Initiative:[/B] +4 [B]Speed:[/B] 30 ft. (6 squares) [B]Armor Class:[/B] 17 (+4 Dex, +3 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 13 [B]Base Attack/Grapple:[/B] +4/+9 [B]Attack:[/B] Spear +9 melee (1d8+7/×3); or claw +9 melee (1d4+5); or spear +8 ranged (1d8+5/×3) [B]Full Attack:[/B] Spear +9 melee (1d8+7/×3) and bite +7 melee (1d8+2); or 2 claws +9 melee (1d4+5) and bite +7 melee (1d8+2); or spear +8 ranged (1d8+5/×3) [B]Space/Reach:[/B] 5 ft./5 ft. [B]Special Attacks:[/B] Curse of lycanthropy [B]Special Qualities:[/B] Alternate form, jaguar empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent [B]Saves:[/B] Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +3 [B]Abilities:[/B] Str 21, Dex 19, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8 [B]Skills:[/B] Balance +11, Climb +13, Handle Animal +3, Hide +9*, Jump +12, Listen +6, Move Silently +9, Spot +6, Swim +12 [B]Feats:[/B] Alertness, Combat Reflexes, Iron Will (B), Multiattack (B), Weapon Finesse (B) [B]Environment:[/B] Warm forests [B]Organization:[/B] Solitary or family (2-4) [B]Challenge Rating:[/B] 6 [B]Treasure:[/B] Standard [B]Alignment:[/B] Always neutral [B]Advancement:[/B] By character class [B]Level Adjustment:[/B] +3 An athletic[I], muscular humanoid with the head, claws and tail of a great cat. The creature's skin is hidden by lush fur, creamy white on its belly, golden with black spots elsewhere.[/I] The werejaguar presented here is a 1st-level human warrior and natural lycanthrope, using the following base ability scores: Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8. [B]COMBAT[/B] A werejaguar will try to ambush opponents, ideally from behind. They mostly use their spears to make ranged attacks, favoring their claws and fangs for melee. Werejaguars are secretive and prefer to kill in jaguar form, since witnesses often mistake them for mundane animals. This allows the lycanthrope to hide in human guise when hunters search for the "man-eating jaguar". Werejaguars normally only fight in hybrid form when they are confident about leaving no survivors or if their true nature has already been exposed. [B]Alternate Form (Su):[/B] A werejaguar can assume the form of a jaguar or a jaguar-humanoid hybrid. [B]Curse of Lycanthropy (Su):[/B] Any humanoid or giant hit by a werejaguar’s bite attack in animal or hybrid form must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or contract lycanthropy. [B]Jaguar Empathy (Ex):[/B] Communicate with jaguars, and +4 racial bonus on Charisma-based checks against jaguars. [B]Improved Grab (Ex):[/B] To use this ability, a werejaguar in jaguar form must hit with its bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can rake. [B]Pounce (Ex):[/B] If a werejaguar in jaguar form charges a foe, it can make a full attack, including two rake attacks. [B]Rake (Ex):[/B] Attack bonus +9 melee, damage 1d3+2. [B]Skills:[/B] In jaguar or hybrid form, werejaguars have a +6 racial bonus on Balance, Jump and Swim checks plus a +4 racial bonus on Hide and Move Silently checks. A werejaguar in jaguar or hybrid form has a +8 racial bonus to Climb checks and it can always choose to take 10 on a Climb check, even if rushed or threatened. *In areas of tall grass or heavy undergrowth, the Hide bonus of a werejaguar in jaguar or hybrid form improves to +8. [/QUOTE]
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