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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8767372" data-attributes="member: 6915329">This next article is a revision of the hunting system from the Wilderness Survival Guide (one of the few 1e books I own), which in the words of the article’s writer, is oversimplified. Complexity versus simplification has always been a bone of contention in gaming. I don’t feel like digging through that book to compare it to this article’s version (and anyway, it’s mostly climate/terrain tables), but I will convert some of the animals presented therein. Since they’re all regular beasts, I’ll just stick ‘em in a single entry. These beasts are: the fur seal, the giraffe, the harbor seal, the tapir, and the walrus. A rather motley assortment, and hopefully they’ll make your druids happy.BeastsWhat’s For Lunch, Dragon Magazine #137Created by David Howery; all images taken from Wikipedia[ATTACH=full]261130[/ATTACH]Fur SealLarge beastChallenge 1/2 (100 XP)AC 13 (natural armor)HP 26 (4d10+4; bloodied 13)Speed 15 ft., swim 50 ft.STR 14 (+2) DEX 15 (+2) CON 12 (+1)INT 3 (-4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 6 (-2)Proficiency +2Maneuver DC 13Skills Perception +3Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 13Languages —Hold Breath. The seal can hold its breath for 30 minutes.Keen Hearing and Smell. When underwater, the seal has advantage on Perception checks that rely on hearing and smell.ActionsBite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 9 (2d6+2) piercing damage.[ATTACH=full]261132[/ATTACH]GiraffeHuge beastChallenge 2 (450 XP)AC 10HP 42 (5d12+10; bloodied 21)Speed 50 ft.STR 18 (+4) DEX 10 (+0) CON 14 (+2)INT 2 (-4) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 5 (-3)Proficiency +2Maneuver DC 14Skills Perception +2Senses passive Perception 12Languages —ActionsHoof. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 11 (2d6+4) bludgeoning damage.[ATTACH=full]261131[/ATTACH]Harbor SealMedium beastChallenge 1/4 (50 XP)AC 14 (natural armor)HP 11 (2d8+2; bloodied 5)Speed 15 ft., swim 50 ft.STR 12 (+1) DEX 16 (+3) CON 12 (+1)INT 3 (-4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 6 (-2)Proficiency +2Maneuver DC 13Skills Perception +3Senses darkvision 30 ft., passive Perception 13Languages —Hold Breath. The seal can hold its breath for 30 minutes.Keen Hearing and Smell. When underwater, the seal has advantage on Perception checks that rely on hearing and smell.ActionsBite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 6 (1d6+3) piercing damage.[ATTACH=full]261133[/ATTACH]TapirMedium beastChallenge 1/8 (25 XP)AC 12 (natural armor)HP 13 (2d8+4; bloodied 6)Speed 30 ft., swim 30 ft.STR 15 (+2) DEX 10 (+0) CON 14 (+2)INT 2 (-4) WIS 11 (+0) CHA 5 (-3)Proficiency +2Maneuver DC 12Senses passive PerceptionLanguages —Hold Breath. The tapir can hold its breath for up to 5 minutes.Keen Smell. The tapir has advantage on Perception checks that rely on smell.ActionsBite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4+2) piercing damage.[ATTACH=full]261134[/ATTACH]WalrusLarge beastChallenge 2 (450 XP)AC 13 (natural armor)HP 45 (6d10+12); bloodied 22Speed 10 ft., swim 50 ft.STR 20 (+5) DEX 8 (-1) CON 15 (+2)INT 3 (-4) WIS 12 (+1) CHA 6 (-2)Proficiency +2Maneuver DC 15Skills Perception +3Senses tremorsense 30ft., passive Perception 11Languages —Hold Breath. The walrus can hold its breath for 30 minutes.Keen Smell. When underwater, the walrus has advantage on Perception checks that rely on smell.Vibrissae. The walrus’s tremorsense only works underwater.ActionsTusks. Melee Weapon Attack: +7 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 14 (2d8+5) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it must make a DC 15 Strength saving throw or fall prone.</blockquote>

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