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Shade
Monster Junkie
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Attach and blood drain like a stirge?
Attach (Ex): If a stirge hits with a touch attack, it uses its eight pincers to latch onto the opponent’s body. An attached stirge is effectively grappling its prey. The stirge loses its Dexterity bonus to AC and has an AC of 12, but holds on with great tenacity. Stirges have a +12 racial bonus on grapple checks (already figured into the Base Attack/Grapple entry above).
An attached stirge can be struck with a weapon or grappled itself. To remove an attached stirge through grappling, the opponent must achieve a pin against the stirge.
Blood Drain (Ex): A stirge drains blood, dealing 1d4 points of Constitution damage in any round when it begins its turn attached to a victim. Once it has dealt 4 points of Constitution damage, it detaches and flies off to digest the meal. If its victim dies before the stirge’s appetite has been sated, the stirge detaches and seeks a new target.
Attach and blood drain like a stirge?
Attach (Ex): If a stirge hits with a touch attack, it uses its eight pincers to latch onto the opponent’s body. An attached stirge is effectively grappling its prey. The stirge loses its Dexterity bonus to AC and has an AC of 12, but holds on with great tenacity. Stirges have a +12 racial bonus on grapple checks (already figured into the Base Attack/Grapple entry above).
An attached stirge can be struck with a weapon or grappled itself. To remove an attached stirge through grappling, the opponent must achieve a pin against the stirge.
Blood Drain (Ex): A stirge drains blood, dealing 1d4 points of Constitution damage in any round when it begins its turn attached to a victim. Once it has dealt 4 points of Constitution damage, it detaches and flies off to digest the meal. If its victim dies before the stirge’s appetite has been sated, the stirge detaches and seeks a new target.
Cleon
Legend
Suits me.
Cleon
Legend
Definitely, this is one of the few cases when I don't think it's necessary to reinvent the wheel.
Shade
Monster Junkie
Updated.
The stirge's +12 racial bonus on grapple checks is a bit much for the sawfly (as it is Medium rather than Tiny). I wouldn't mind retaining some bonus though. Say, +4?
Environment: Any evil-aligned plane?
Challenge Rating: x
Treasure: x
Type J,K,L is a handful of copper, silver, and gold. So maybe incidental like a spider?
Advancement: x
The stirge's +12 racial bonus on grapple checks is a bit much for the sawfly (as it is Medium rather than Tiny). I wouldn't mind retaining some bonus though. Say, +4?
Environment: Any evil-aligned plane?
Challenge Rating: x
Treasure: x
Type J,K,L is a handful of copper, silver, and gold. So maybe incidental like a spider?
Advancement: x
Cleon
Legend
Agreed to all Shade's suggestions, and I prefer the 3-6 HD Advancement.
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