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<blockquote data-quote="The Vorpal Tribble" data-source="post: 2045190" data-attributes="member: 9755"><p>Ok, this one was just for fun <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious :]" data-shortname=":]" /> </p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong><span style="color: #663300">The Vorpal Tribble</span></strong></span></span></p><p></p><p><em>A keening burble resounds through the still night air. A vicious, hungry sound that will be feeding soon...</em></p><p></p><p></p><p>Medium aberration (dreamborn)</p><p>Hit Dice: 20d8 +200</p><p>Initiative: +1</p><p>Speed: 40 ft., </p><p>AC: 29 (+1 dex, +18 natural) </p><p>BAB/Grapple: +15/+23 </p><p>Attack: vorpal bite +24 melee (2d6+8)</p><p>Full attack: vorpal bite +24 melee (2d6+8)</p><p>Special Attacks: Acid Spray, Expectorated Globule, Swallow Whole, Vorpal Bite</p><p>Special Qualities: Blindsight, Dreamborn, Fast Healing/4 Immune to Acid/Poison/Critical hits, Monofilament Fur, Resistance 20/bludgeoning and lightening, Scent, Tremorsense </p><p>Saves: Fort +12, Ref +12, Will +21</p><p>Abilities: Str 26, Dex 12, Con 30, Int 24, Wis 16, Cha 10 </p><p>Skills: </p><p>Feats: Improved Grab, Improved Sunder, Power Attack, Rapid Metabolism, Weapon Focus (teeth), Wounding Attack</p><p>________________________</p><p>Environment: the Undercouch</p><p>Organization: Solitary</p><p>CR: </p><p>Alignment: True Neutral</p><p>Treasure: lots</p><p>Advancement: I'm already perfect. </p><p></p><p>A bizarre beast, it is roughly sperical with extremely long, wildly writhing fur glistening with a metallic black sheen. It has no visible eyes, ears or appendages of any kind, resembling nothing so much as a great furry ball. However, nearly level with the ground is a gigantically gaping mouth full of row after row of inwardly curving, edged teeth. A large, mobile tongue coverd in hooked barbs flicks about excitedly and darts in and out of its mouth...</p><p></p><p>Vorpal Tribbles are about five feet tall and weigh 800 lbs. </p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Combat: </span></strong></p><p>A Vorpal Tribble fears nothing in its continuous quest for food and well eat anything organic or even inorganic. </p><p></p><p><strong>Acid Spray (Ex): </strong></p><p>A vorpal tribble can spray acid in a 40-foot cone, dealing 8d8 points of damage to everything in the area. Once the tribble uses this ability, it can’t use it again until 1d4 rounds later. The creature can also produce a concentrated stream of acid that deals 10d8 points of damage to a single target within 20 feet. In either case, a DC 26 Reflex save halves the damage. The save DC is Constitution-based.</p><p></p><p><strong>Expectorated Globule (Ex):</strong></p><p>A vorpal tribble can work up a good mouth of intensely sticky spit, much like that of a tanglefoot bag. All numbers and saves including those for resisting tangling and escaping are doubled. As well, the substance instead of becoming brittle takes on the consistency of plastic and a hardness of 20, with 12 hit points per inch of thickness. </p><p></p><p><strong>Dreamborn (Ps):</strong></p><p>As a creature made from though it gains Dreamborn subtype, giving it a 20% mischance as its partially unreal form is slightly out of phase with reality. Also, as long as someone voluntarily or involuntarily remembers the tribble it ressurects itself a day after its death, created back into existence by imagination. </p><p></p><p><strong>Immune to Critical Hits (Ex):</strong></p><p>A tribble's structure is redundant, and has no spots that are more vulnerable than another and so are immune to critical hits. </p><p></p><p><strong>Levitate (Ps):</strong></p><p>A vorpal tribble is capable of extented periods of levitation at will. It can lift and move itself at a speed of 60 feet, and can change direction or go up or down at a moment's notice as if having a Perfect flight ability. </p><p></p><p>It may also levitate other objects as if using the Far Hand ability. </p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Monofilament Fur (Ex):</strong></p><p>A vorpal tribble's fur can become that of nigh any material it ingests. Reguardless of its make however the fur starts thick but thins increasingly till the end six inches are only an atom or three thick, and able to slice into and disentegrate whatever it touches. This allows it to burrow a hole through solid stone or even metal, though not a force affect. </p><p></p><p>A metal or wooden weapon that strikes a vorpal tribble's fur also dissolves immediately unless it succeeds on a DC 28 Reflex save. The save DCs are Constitution-based.</p><p></p><p>As a full round action the tribble may coat its fur in any material it has eaten, including acids or poisons. (See Swallow Whole)</p><p></p><p><strong>Swallow Whole (Ex):</strong></p><p>A vorpal tribble can try to swallow a grabbed opponent up to one size LARGER than itself after making a successful grapple check. Once inside, the opponent takes 2d10 points of slashing damage plus 10d10 points of acid damage per round from the inner digestive juices. A swallowed creature can cut its way out using a light slashing or piercing weapon by dealing 50 points of damage to the tribble's digestive tract (AC 20). Once the creature exits, muscular action closes the hole; another swallowed opponent must cut its own way out.</p><p></p><p>The mucous coating the tribble's mouth allows it to swallow even the most corrosive acid or a white-hot fire elemental. Once disolved the nutrients are taken to fuel the tribble's never-ending hunger, and the non-organic materials are carried into inner organs that lie below the tribble's fur. </p><p></p><p><strong>Vorpal Bite (Ex): </strong></p><p>A vorpal tribble's bite is utterly deadly and is unaffected by an object's hardness. Additionally, its teeth are considered a vorpal weapon, and with a successful critical always severs the head from its opponent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Vorpal Tribble, post: 2045190, member: 9755"] Ok, this one was just for fun :] --- [FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=4][B][color=#663300]The Vorpal Tribble[/color][/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [i]A keening burble resounds through the still night air. A vicious, hungry sound that will be feeding soon...[/i] Medium aberration (dreamborn) Hit Dice: 20d8 +200 Initiative: +1 Speed: 40 ft., AC: 29 (+1 dex, +18 natural) BAB/Grapple: +15/+23 Attack: vorpal bite +24 melee (2d6+8) Full attack: vorpal bite +24 melee (2d6+8) Special Attacks: Acid Spray, Expectorated Globule, Swallow Whole, Vorpal Bite Special Qualities: Blindsight, Dreamborn, Fast Healing/4 Immune to Acid/Poison/Critical hits, Monofilament Fur, Resistance 20/bludgeoning and lightening, Scent, Tremorsense Saves: Fort +12, Ref +12, Will +21 Abilities: Str 26, Dex 12, Con 30, Int 24, Wis 16, Cha 10 Skills: Feats: Improved Grab, Improved Sunder, Power Attack, Rapid Metabolism, Weapon Focus (teeth), Wounding Attack ________________________ Environment: the Undercouch Organization: Solitary CR: Alignment: True Neutral Treasure: lots Advancement: I'm already perfect. A bizarre beast, it is roughly sperical with extremely long, wildly writhing fur glistening with a metallic black sheen. It has no visible eyes, ears or appendages of any kind, resembling nothing so much as a great furry ball. However, nearly level with the ground is a gigantically gaping mouth full of row after row of inwardly curving, edged teeth. A large, mobile tongue coverd in hooked barbs flicks about excitedly and darts in and out of its mouth... Vorpal Tribbles are about five feet tall and weigh 800 lbs. [b][SIZE=3]Combat: [/SIZE][/b] A Vorpal Tribble fears nothing in its continuous quest for food and well eat anything organic or even inorganic. [B]Acid Spray (Ex): [/B] A vorpal tribble can spray acid in a 40-foot cone, dealing 8d8 points of damage to everything in the area. Once the tribble uses this ability, it can’t use it again until 1d4 rounds later. The creature can also produce a concentrated stream of acid that deals 10d8 points of damage to a single target within 20 feet. In either case, a DC 26 Reflex save halves the damage. The save DC is Constitution-based. [B]Expectorated Globule (Ex):[/B] A vorpal tribble can work up a good mouth of intensely sticky spit, much like that of a tanglefoot bag. All numbers and saves including those for resisting tangling and escaping are doubled. As well, the substance instead of becoming brittle takes on the consistency of plastic and a hardness of 20, with 12 hit points per inch of thickness. [B]Dreamborn (Ps):[/B] As a creature made from though it gains Dreamborn subtype, giving it a 20% mischance as its partially unreal form is slightly out of phase with reality. Also, as long as someone voluntarily or involuntarily remembers the tribble it ressurects itself a day after its death, created back into existence by imagination. [B]Immune to Critical Hits (Ex):[/B] A tribble's structure is redundant, and has no spots that are more vulnerable than another and so are immune to critical hits. [B]Levitate (Ps):[/B] A vorpal tribble is capable of extented periods of levitation at will. It can lift and move itself at a speed of 60 feet, and can change direction or go up or down at a moment's notice as if having a Perfect flight ability. It may also levitate other objects as if using the Far Hand ability. [B] Monofilament Fur (Ex):[/B] A vorpal tribble's fur can become that of nigh any material it ingests. Reguardless of its make however the fur starts thick but thins increasingly till the end six inches are only an atom or three thick, and able to slice into and disentegrate whatever it touches. This allows it to burrow a hole through solid stone or even metal, though not a force affect. A metal or wooden weapon that strikes a vorpal tribble's fur also dissolves immediately unless it succeeds on a DC 28 Reflex save. The save DCs are Constitution-based. As a full round action the tribble may coat its fur in any material it has eaten, including acids or poisons. (See Swallow Whole) [B]Swallow Whole (Ex):[/B] A vorpal tribble can try to swallow a grabbed opponent up to one size LARGER than itself after making a successful grapple check. Once inside, the opponent takes 2d10 points of slashing damage plus 10d10 points of acid damage per round from the inner digestive juices. A swallowed creature can cut its way out using a light slashing or piercing weapon by dealing 50 points of damage to the tribble's digestive tract (AC 20). Once the creature exits, muscular action closes the hole; another swallowed opponent must cut its own way out. The mucous coating the tribble's mouth allows it to swallow even the most corrosive acid or a white-hot fire elemental. Once disolved the nutrients are taken to fuel the tribble's never-ending hunger, and the non-organic materials are carried into inner organs that lie below the tribble's fur. [B]Vorpal Bite (Ex): [/B] A vorpal tribble's bite is utterly deadly and is unaffected by an object's hardness. Additionally, its teeth are considered a vorpal weapon, and with a successful critical always severs the head from its opponent. [/QUOTE]
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