Converting First Edition monsters from DRAGON magazine

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This being looks like a very short human, with the head and legs of a goat, and a small bushy tail wagging behind it. It has a human torso and arms, but its whole body is covered in shaggy brown hair.

The urisk is a rarely encountered creature of the wilderness with a similar appearance to a satyr. A urisk is a solitary wanderer with no established lair, though its small caches of gold and golden jewelry can be found buried throughout the lands it roams. It is sometimes found alone, but usually travels with mammalian companions appropriate to the terrain, such as goats, bears, sheep, rams, and deer.

Urisks are particularly friendly with gnomes and druids, and creatures of the wilderness. They are neutral towards humans, elves, halflings, and dwarves, and hate all evil humanoids such as orcs and goblins.

A urisk is 3 feet tall and weighs 30-50? pounds.

A urisk speaks Sylvan, Common, Gnome, Dwarf, Elf, and Orc.

COMBAT
A urisk usually attacks with its head butt, though some prefer to carry small weapons such as daggers, hand axes, clubs, and short swords. A urisk is intimately familiar with the terrain it inhabits, and can become effectively invisible to the casual observer.

LUBIN
The lubin is a variant species much like the urisk. They appear the same as urisks, but are 2 1/2 feet tall on average, and have black fur. Lubins live in forest and fields, and can speak Sylvan, Elf, Gnome, and Common. They are usually chaotic neutral in alignment.
Lubins and Urisks otherwise share the same tendencies and special abilities, though lubins lack the ability to take animal companions. Instead, they can cast charm person as a spell-like ability, 3 times per day.
 

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ideas?

Abilities: Str 9, Dex 16, Con 13, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 15
Skills: 35 (+4 Jump, also Handle Animal, Hide, Knowledge (nature), Listen, Move Silently, Ride, Spot)
Feats: 1 (Stealthy?)
 

Put 5 ranks in each of the skills you've got listed, and it's good to go.

Stealthy sounds good. Animal Affinity also wouldn't be bad.
 

updating in homebrews... you know what we have when this guy is finished, don't you? :)
 

Huz-ZAH! :D

I dunno if ranks in Ride would really fit... maybe Climb or Balance (like a mountain goat?) instead?
 
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Filby said:
I dunno if ranks in Ride would really fit... maybe Climb or Balance (like a mountain goat?) instead?

actually, I think Ride is perfect. Remember, it is a little guy, and often commands bigger animals. :) but I could add some Climb and/or Balance ranks on there all the same?
 

BOZ said:
updating in homebrews... you know what we have when this guy is finished, don't you? :)
Eternal life? An orcish pie? Closure? ;)

I'm guessing it has something to do with the number 10.

We'll need to pick a manufactured weapon to use on the attack lines. I'd go with handaxe, since so many critters use short swords and daggers.

Attack line should be head butt or weapon, methinks.

LA should be +1:
-1 for Small size
+1 for unbalance ability scores
+1 for "at will" spell-like ability
 



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