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[Ferret]

DIRE HEDGEHOG

Dire Hedgehog
Small Animal (dire)
HD 3d8+3 (hp 16)
Initiative +2 (Dex);
Speed 10 ft;
AC 16 (+2 Dex, +1 size, +3 natural);
Attacks bite +5 melee;
Damage bite 1d6;
Face/Reach 5 ft by 5ft/5ft;
Special quality : Scent
Special attacks: Spines
Saves: Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +2;
Abilities: Str 11, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 4;
Skills and Feats: Hide +10, Listen +6, Move Silently +6; Weapon finesse (bite)

Climate/Terrain: Any Plains
Organization: Solitary bunch (2-4)
Challenge Rating:2
Treasure: none
Alignment: Always Neutral
Advancement: Advancement: 4-6 HD (Medium-size), 7-9 HD( Large)

This dire form of Hedgehog, is a larger, and more dangerous the it’s cousin. Roughly 3 foot long, with sharp spines.

Spines (Ex): Creatures attacking a dire hedgehog unarmed or with natural weapons must succeed at a Reflex save (DC 13) or take 1d4 points of damage from its spines each time their attacks hit.

 

[Grazzt]

DIRE HEDGEHOG


AC 17 (+2 Dex, +2 size, +3 natural);

Small creatures receive +1 to AC and attacks, not +2. So, this guy's AC should be 16 (+1 size, +2 Dex, +3 natural)

Attacks bite +4 melee;

Attack should be "Bite +5" (+2 BAB, +2 Dex [Weapon Finesee], +1 size)

Damage bite 1d6;

I would lower this to 1d4 (just my thoughts though)

Special quality : Scent, Spines

I would list "spines" under Special Attacks. Check the Howler in the MM.

Saves: Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +1;

Saves should be "Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +2"

Abilities: Str 11, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 4, Wis 12, Cha 4;

All dire animals (except the rat and shark) have Int 2 (just like most normal animals). So, I would give it Int 2.

Skills and Feats: Hide +10, Listen +6, Move Silently +6; Weapon finesse (bite)

Skills and feats should be on two separate lines. Also, animals receive 10-15 total skill points. Removing ability modifiers (and the size modifier to Hide), this guy has "Hide +4, Listen +5, Move Silently +4". Ah- nevermind. my math was off. Skill points are correct. so long as you included the size mod in the Hide skill total. Otherwise, its Hide skill is too high. Monsters are limited in skill ranks (like PCs) to HD + 3 skill ranks.

Challenge Rating:?

CR 2

Advancement: None

I would give it "Advancement: 4-6 HD (Medium-size), 7-9 HD( Large)". Look at the Dire weasel and dire badger. Just my thoughts though.

Spines (Ex): Creatures doing unarmed strikes against a hedgehog must make a Reflex Save (DC 11) or get struck by a spine, doing 1d4 point of damage. If someone were stupid enough to try to eat it or play football with it, they take 1d6 points of damage

Spines (Ex): Creatures attacking a dire hedgehog unarmed or with natural weapons must succeed at a Reflex save (DC 13) or take 1d4 points of damage from its spines each time their attacks hit.

 

[Ferret]

K, Changed it, but all I did was change it using the "Dire" template...

 

[Ferret]

No other comments?

 

[Psychotic Jim]

The normal hedgehog stats in the familiar section T&B has the spines do temporary Dex damage, and it also has the ability to form into a ball position giving it bonuses to AC and saves. You might want to add these to your dire hedgehog.

 

[Krishnath]

Well, I like it. You really like those hedgehogs, don't you. I can't help to wonder what's next... Giant Mutant Hedgehogs? Sentient Psionic Hedgehoghs? Undead Hedgehogs? What?

 

[Ferret]

@psycho:I used one from Boz, or someone, I might do the one from T&B but that has already been changed to a familiar.

@Krish:No...Achidna!