Converting "Real World" Animals and Vermin

[freyar]

Skills: Listen 6, Spot 6 for ranks?

Feats: Multiattack, Track?, Endurance, Great Fort?

 

[Shade]

I agree with most of that. I'd drop Multiattack, since its claws weren't really intended for great use in combat. Since it relies so heavily on its tongue sweep, I'd recommend Ability Focus (tongue sweep) replace Multiattack.

 

[demiurge1138]

I say Ability Focus (tongue sweep), Endurance, Great Fort and Track for its feats.

Demiurge out.

Edit: Shade's write-up puts the claw attacks at -6 from the primary attack. The bite should be +10 (it looks like we forgot the size penalty to attack rolls).

 

[freyar]

Those feats sound fine to me. Since we're going with Track, do we want to swap the skill ranks to Listen 4, Spot 4, Survival 4?

Environment: Warm Land
Organization: Solitary
CR: 7?
The advancement line looks fine.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Good catch on the size modifier for attack rolls.

Since we gave them Track, we should either give ranks in Survival and/or give them scent. Thoughts?

 

[freyar]

Think you missed my previous post, Shade.

Those feats sound fine to me. Since we're going with Track, do we want to swap the skill ranks to Listen 4, Spot 4, Survival 4?

Environment: Warm Land
Organization: Solitary
CR: 7?
The advancement line looks fine.

I'd be fine with scent, too. They do have quite the nose if you look at the pictures!

 

[Shade]

Think you missed my previous post, Shade.

Indeed!

Let's go with both scent and the skill ranks you suggested.

At CR 7, the dire bear is much deadlier. CR 5 is probably closer, as it compares favorably with the glyptodon and smilodon.

 

[demiurge1138]

Agreed to 5.

Demiurge out.

 

[freyar]

CR 5 is fine.

10 feet long and 100 lb? That's just scaling up the high end of the real-world echidna.

Done?

 

[Shade]

http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=199555&page=6]Updated[/URL].

Finished?