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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FreeTheSlaves" data-source="post: 2344963" data-attributes="member: 9952">WINTER WOLFLarge Magical Beast (Cold)Hit Dice:                 6d10+18 (51 hp)Initiative:    +5Speed:                 50 ft. (10 squares)Armor Class:    15 (–1 size, +1 Dex, +5 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 14Base Attack/Grapple:    +6/+14Attack:                 Bite +9 melee (1d8+6 plus 1d6 cold)Full Attack:    Bite +9 melee (1d8+6 plus 1d6 cold)Space/Reach:    10 ft./5 ft.Special Attacks:    Breath weapon, freezing bite, tripSpecial Qualities:    Darkvision 60 ft., immunity to cold, low-light vision, scent, vulnerability to fireSaves:                 Fort +8, Ref +6, Will +3Abilities:                 Str 18, Dex 13, Con 16, Int 9, Wis 13, Cha 10Skills:                 Hide –1*, Listen +6, Move Silently +7, Spot +6, Survival +1*Feats:                 Alertness, Improved Initiative, TrackEnvironment:    Cold forestsOrganization:    Solitary, pair, or pack (3–5)Challenge Rating:    5Treasure:    1/10 coins; 50% goods; 50% itemsAlignment:    Usually neutral evilAdvancement:    7–9 HD (Large); 10–18 HD (Huge)Level Adjustment:    +3 (cohort)A winter wolf grows about 8 feet long and stands about 4-1/2 feet at the shoulder. It weighs about 450 pounds.Winter wolves can speak Giant and Common.COMBATWinter wolves typically hunt in packs. Their size, cunning, and formidable breath weapon allow them to hunt and kill creatures much larger than themselves. A pack usually circles an opponent, each wolf attacking in turn to exhaust it. If they’re in a hurry, white wolves try to pin their foes.Breath Weapon (Su): 15-foot cone, once every 1d4 rounds, damage 4d6 cold, Reflex DC 16 half. The save DC is Constitution-based. Freezing Bite (Su): A winter wolf deals an extra 1d6 points of cold damage every time it bites an opponent, as if its bite were a frost weapon.Trip (Ex): A winter wolf that hits with a bite attack can attempt to trip the opponent (+8 check modifier) as a free action without making a touch attack or provoking an attack of opportunity. If the attempt fails, the opponent cannot react to trip the winter wolf.Skills: Winter wolves have a +1 racial bonus on Listen, Move Silently, and Spot checks. Winter wolves have a +2 racial bonus on Hide checks. *Their natural coloration grants them a +7 racial bonus on Hide checks in areas of snow and ice. A winter wolf has a +4 racial bonus on Survival checks when tracking by scent.****The party has no survival specialist & only a Bard for stealth/perception. They are not going to be able to take these WW piecemeal, in fact it is the WW that are going to be doing the hunting with their tracking, survival & intelligence. Unless the party has rope trick they are not going to get decent sleep when the WW start harrying them, which a clan will do once magic use is revealed. There is no solid frontline to the party that can stop a number of the WW penetrating to the rear ranks. The WW will be controlling the night-time and invisibility will be thwarted by scent. The Clan leader is going to pack serious combat prowess & there may be tougher leader-types under him/her.In short, the presented party does not stand much chance against (6*level6 ECL pcs = level 8 party; CR5 WW*16 = EL13; EL13 - lvl8 party = 5 difference [overwhelming encounter]) 16+ WWs without any leaders. Mrs. Snarwookins is the party trump card, tactics for victory must centre around her blasting clumps of packed WWs - but the WWs control the environment.</blockquote>

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