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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5741994" data-attributes="member: 57383">Amazon Working DraftAmazon (Template) A tall female warrior. Amazons are formidable warrior women who live in small, reclusive tribes  with their children and subservient menfolk. There are amazon tribes of  many humanoid races - human amazons are the most common, but the sages  have recorded dwarf, elf, gnome or even halfling amazon tribes. In  theory, any humanoid female could become an amazon, even a "monstrous"  race like a bugbear or kobold.  Only females are allowed to follow the  ways of the amazon, but a worthy enough female warrior may be adopted  into a clan following a period of initiation, training, and questing.The basic unit of amazon society is the clan. Their culture is fiercely martial, with the most powerful warrior ruling as tribal queen. Each clan has fighting skills and tactics well suited to whichever environment they live in - horse archers for steppe amazons, longbow armed canoeists for island amazons, et cetera.Amazons are exceptionally tall examples of their race. They tend to be  handsome but hard-eyed, and may seem callous or cold-hearted.The majority of amazons use the elite ability array. Those that do not  usually fail to meet the harsh standards of amazon society and are  banished. Such exiles are not allowed to rejoin their clan except under  the most extraordinary circumstances.Creating an Amazon"Amazon" is a template that can be added to any humanoid female (referred to hereafter as the "base creature").An amazon uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.Size and Type: Same as base creature.Hit Dice: Same as base creature.Speed: Same as base creature.Armor Class: Same as base creature.Attack: An amazon retains all the attacks of the base creature and also gains an unarmed strike special attack (see below). The amazon retains any weapons or natural weapons possessed by the base creature. An amazon  fighting without weapons uses its unarmed strike special attack or its primary natural weapon (if it has any).Amazons are highly skilled in arms, they are proficient in light armour, shields, and all simple and martial weapons.Full Attack: An amazon fighting without weapons uses either its unarmed strike special attack (see below) or its natural weapons (if it has any). If armed with a weapon, it usually uses the weapon as its primary attack.Damage: An amazon's unarmed strike does damage as given in the table below, according to the amazon's size.SizeFine 1Diminutive 1d2Tiny 1d3Small 1d4Medium 1d6Large 1d8Huge 2d6Gargantuan 3d6Colossal 4d6Special Attacks: An amazon retains all the special attacks of the base creature and gains the unarmed strike special attack described below.  Martial Training (Ex): Amazons are talented fighters. An amazon with levels in humanoid gains   a base attack bonus equal to her humanoid Hit Dice. An amazon  qualifies for  feats as if she were a fighter of a level equal to her  Base Attack Bonus. Amazons are proficient with  all simple and martial  weapons and with medium armor, light armor and  all shields (including  tower shields). An amazon gains Improved Unarmed Strike and Weapon Focus (in 1 weapon) as bonus feats.Unarmed Strike (Ex): An amazon has an unarmed strike ability equal to a 1st level monk. This stacks with unarmed strike from class levels in monk or other sources.Special Qualities: An amazon retains all the special qualities of the base creature and gains those described below.Uncanny Dodge (Ex): An amazon can react to danger before her senses would normally allow her to do so. She retains her Dexterity bonus to AC (if any) even if she is caught flat-footed or struck by an invisible attacker. However, she still loses her Dexterity bonus to AC if immobilized.If an amazon gains uncanny dodge as a class ability she automatically gains improved uncanny dodge instead (see the Rogue class in the Players' Handbook). Abilities: Increase from the base creature as follows: Str +4, Dex +2, Con +2, Cha +2.Skills: Same as the base creature. Amazons gain a +4 racial bonus to Spot checks.Feats: Amazons gain Improved Unarmed Strike and Weapon Focus (in 1 weapon) as bonus feats. The Weapon Focus is in one of the traditional weapons used by the amazon's society - usually spear, longsword, battleax, or composite shortbow.Environment: Any, usually same as base creature.Organization: Solitary, party (10-20 plus 1 leader of 5th-6th level, and 1 emezon  cleric, adept or wizard of 1st-2nd level), expedition (20-50 plus 1-4 leaders  of 5th-6th level, 1 captain of 7th-8th level, and 1-4 emezon clerics,  adepts or wizards of 1st-2nd level) or clan (30-100 plus 4-8 leaders of  5th-6th level, 1 captain of 7th-8th level, 1 queen of 9th-12th level,  30-100 male 1st level warriors, 60-200 noncombatants, 2-5 emezon  clerics, adepts or wizards of 1st-2nd level, and 1 emezon cleric or  wizard of 2nd-5th level)Challenge Rating: Same as the base creature + 1.Treasure: Standard.Alignment: Same as the base creature.Advancement: By character class.Level Adjustment: Same as the base creature +2.Sample AmazonThe following sample creature has gained the amazon template.Amazon Heroine4th level human fighterMedium Humanoid Hit Dice: 4d10+12 (34 hp) Initiative: +3 Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares); base speed 30 ft. Armor Class: 18 (+3 Dex, +5 breastplate), touch 13, flat-footed 15 Base Attack/Grapple: +4/+8 Attack: Masterwork spear +8 melee (1d8+8/×3) or cold iron battleaxe +7 melee (1d8+4/×3) or silver shortsword +6 melee (1d6+4/19-20) or unarmed strike +7 melee (1d6+4) or masterwork spear +8 ranged (1d8+4/×3) or masterwork composite longbow (+4 Str bonus) +8 ranged (1d8+4/×3) Full Attack: Masterwork spear +8 melee (1d8+8/×3) or cold iron battleaxe +7 melee (1d8+4/×3) or silver shortsword +7 melee (1d6+4/19-20) or unarmed strike +7 melee  (1d6+4) or masterwork spear +8 ranged (1d8+4/×3) or masterwork composite longbow (+4 Str bonus) +8 ranged (1d8+4/×3) Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft. Special Attacks: Martial training, unarmed strike Special Qualities: Uncanny dodge Saves: Fort +7, Ref +4, Will +2 Abilities: Str 18, Dex 17, Con 16, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 12 Skills: 14 SPs Feats: Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Improved Unarmed Strike (B), Point Blank Shot, Power Attack, Rapid Shot, Weapon Focus (spear) (B), Weapon Specialization (spear) Environment: Any land Organization: Solitary, party (10-20 plus 1 leader of 5th-6th level, and 1 emezon  cleric, adept or wizard of 2nd-4th level), party (20-50 plus 1-4 leaders  of 5th-6th level, 1 captain of 7th-8th level, and 1-4 emezon clerics,  adepts or wizards of 2nd-4th level) or clan (30-100 plus 4-8 leaders of  5th-6th level, 1 captain of 7th-8th level, 1 queen of 9th-12th level,  30-100 emezon 1st level warriors, 60-200 noncombatants, 2-5 emezon  clerics, adepts or wizards of 2nd-4th level, and 1 emezon cleric or  wizard of 4th-8th level). Challenge Rating: 5 Treasure: Standard Alignment: Usually neutral Advancement: +2 Level Adjustment: —  This amazon is an elite human female 4th level fighter with the following ability scores before racial and template adjustments: Str 13, Dex 15, Con 14, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 10. Her 4th level ability advancement was placed in Strength.Equipment: +1 breastplate, +1 cloak of resistance, masterwork composite longbow (+4 Str bonus) with 40 arrows, masterwork spear, cold iron battleaxe, silver shortsword, sunrod, potion of lesser restoration, potion of enlarge person, potion of shield of faith +2, oil of magic weapon, 2 potions of cure light wound, 45 gold pieces.Originally appeared in Polyhedron Newszine #22 (Jan/Feb 1985)</blockquote>

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