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<blockquote data-quote="Thomas Hobbes" data-source="post: 501363" data-attributes="member: 8623"><p>It doesn't <em>have</em> to be undead.</p><p></p><p>"We can rebuild him. We have the technology.</p><p>We have the capability to make the world's first Bionic cat.</p><p>Scratches will be that cat. Better than he was before.</p><p>Better . . . stronger . . . faster. "</p><p></p><p>Then use the Brass half-golem template from <a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/we/we20020803a" target="_blank">the Monster Manual II web enhancement</a> and you get Scratches: The Cyborg Feline Avenger. Also known as the 6 million Gold Piece Cat.</p><p></p><p><strong>Scratches</strong></p><p><strong>Tiny Construct</strong></p><p>Hit Dice: 1/2 d8</p><p>Initiative: +1 (Dex)</p><p>Speed: 30 feet</p><p>AC: 24 (+2 Size, +1 Dex, +11 Natural)</p><p>Attacks: 2 Claws +4 Melee, Bite -1 Melee</p><p>Damage: Claws 1d2+2, Bite 1d3+3</p><p>Face/Reach: 2 1/2 ft. by 2 1/2 ft./0 ft.</p><p>Special Attacks: <em>Maze</em></p><p>Special Qualities: Damage Reduction 25/+2, Scent, Construct Traits, Magic Immunity, Darkvision 60 feet.</p><p>Saves: Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +1</p><p>Abilities: Str 15, Dex 13, Con -, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 1</p><p>Skills: Balance +9, Climb +5, Hide +16*, Listen +4, Move Silently +9, Spot +4, Wilderness Lore +1**</p><p>Feats:Weapon Finesse (Claw, Bite)</p><p>* * *</p><p>Climate/Terrain: Any land</p><p>Orginization: Unique</p><p>Challenge Rating: 4</p><p>Treasure: None</p><p>Alignment: Neutral Evil</p><p></p><p><strong>Combat</strong></p><p></p><p>After being rebuilt by unknown agencies, Scratches lives only to slay the adventurers who so recklessly ended his life. He'll hunt down any of the group that was present for his death, wait until they are alone, <em>Maze</em> them, and try to slay them. He knows no affection for any living being except his former owner, a kindly old Gnomish woman.</p><p></p><p><em>Maze</em> (sp): Once per day, Scratches can target a <em>maze</em> effect (caster level 15) against a single quarry. The half-golem is immune to the effects of it's own <em>maze</em> ability and that of others of its kind (including those of brass golems and vice cersa), and it can freely enter its own maze to track a target.</p><p></p><p>Magic Immunity (ex): Scratches is immune to all spells, spell like abilities, and supernatural effects, except as follows: An electricity effect slows it (as the <em>slow</em> spell) for 3 rounds, with no saving throw; and a fire effect breaks any <em>slow</em> effect on the golem and cures 1 point of damage for each 3 points it would otherwise deal. Scratches does not get a saving throw against fire effects.</p><p></p><p>Construct Traits: Scratches is immune to mind-affecting effects, poison, <em>sleep</em>, paralysis, stunning, disease, death effects, necromantic effects, and any effect that requires a Fortitude sace unless it also works on objects. Not subject to critical hits, subdual damage, ability damage, ability drain, energy drain, or death from massive damage. He cannot heal himself but can be healed through repair. He cannot be raised or ressurected. </p><p></p><p><strong>Skills</strong>: Scratches recieves a +4 racial bonus to Hide and Move Silently checks and a +8 racial bonus to balance checks. *In areas of tall grass and heavy undergrowth, the Hide bonus rises by +8. **Scratches is a relentless tracker. He gains a +5 competence bonus to Wilderness Lore checks when tracking by scent.</p><p></p><p>Stop giving me that look. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thomas Hobbes, post: 501363, member: 8623"] It doesn't [I]have[/I] to be undead. "We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world's first Bionic cat. Scratches will be that cat. Better than he was before. Better . . . stronger . . . faster. " Then use the Brass half-golem template from [URL=http://wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/we/we20020803a]the Monster Manual II web enhancement[/URL] and you get Scratches: The Cyborg Feline Avenger. Also known as the 6 million Gold Piece Cat. [b]Scratches Tiny Construct[/b] Hit Dice: 1/2 d8 Initiative: +1 (Dex) Speed: 30 feet AC: 24 (+2 Size, +1 Dex, +11 Natural) Attacks: 2 Claws +4 Melee, Bite -1 Melee Damage: Claws 1d2+2, Bite 1d3+3 Face/Reach: 2 1/2 ft. by 2 1/2 ft./0 ft. Special Attacks: [i]Maze[/i] Special Qualities: Damage Reduction 25/+2, Scent, Construct Traits, Magic Immunity, Darkvision 60 feet. Saves: Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +1 Abilities: Str 15, Dex 13, Con -, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 1 Skills: Balance +9, Climb +5, Hide +16*, Listen +4, Move Silently +9, Spot +4, Wilderness Lore +1** Feats:Weapon Finesse (Claw, Bite) * * * Climate/Terrain: Any land Orginization: Unique Challenge Rating: 4 Treasure: None Alignment: Neutral Evil [b]Combat[/b] After being rebuilt by unknown agencies, Scratches lives only to slay the adventurers who so recklessly ended his life. He'll hunt down any of the group that was present for his death, wait until they are alone, [i]Maze[/i] them, and try to slay them. He knows no affection for any living being except his former owner, a kindly old Gnomish woman. [i]Maze[/i] (sp): Once per day, Scratches can target a [i]maze[/i] effect (caster level 15) against a single quarry. The half-golem is immune to the effects of it's own [i]maze[/i] ability and that of others of its kind (including those of brass golems and vice cersa), and it can freely enter its own maze to track a target. Magic Immunity (ex): Scratches is immune to all spells, spell like abilities, and supernatural effects, except as follows: An electricity effect slows it (as the [i]slow[/i] spell) for 3 rounds, with no saving throw; and a fire effect breaks any [i]slow[/i] effect on the golem and cures 1 point of damage for each 3 points it would otherwise deal. Scratches does not get a saving throw against fire effects. Construct Traits: Scratches is immune to mind-affecting effects, poison, [i]sleep[/i], paralysis, stunning, disease, death effects, necromantic effects, and any effect that requires a Fortitude sace unless it also works on objects. Not subject to critical hits, subdual damage, ability damage, ability drain, energy drain, or death from massive damage. He cannot heal himself but can be healed through repair. He cannot be raised or ressurected. [b]Skills[/b]: Scratches recieves a +4 racial bonus to Hide and Move Silently checks and a +8 racial bonus to balance checks. *In areas of tall grass and heavy undergrowth, the Hide bonus rises by +8. **Scratches is a relentless tracker. He gains a +5 competence bonus to Wilderness Lore checks when tracking by scent. Stop giving me that look. :D [/QUOTE]
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