Converting "Real World" Animals and Vermin

[Shade]

Updated.

Improved grab (bite)? Pounce?

 

[freyar]

I'd say give them all improved grab but save pounce for the Medium & Large versions.

 

[demiurge1138]

I say give them all pounce. Those claw attacks don't bring too much to the party, and I like the idea of the arboreal ones jumping out of trees onto prey.

 

[freyar]

I say give them all pounce. Those claw attacks don't bring too much to the party, and I like the idea of the arboreal ones jumping out of trees onto prey.

Ahh, now I like that picture. Ok, give them all pounce!

 

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Updated.

Any other special abilities?

 

[freyar]

I can't think of any at the moment. For skills, put all the ranks in Spot since these are predators? Maybe split the 13 ranks of the thylacoleo between Spot and Listen?

 

[demiurge1138]

Skills should be Hide, Listen, Move Silently and Spot. They're ambush predators--not very fast, but damn powerful, so it makes sense for them to be able to sneak. Give them a racial bonus akin to cats?

 

[freyar]

The smaller ones don't have many ranks to split. Here's my suggestion.

Priscileo: Spot 2, Listen 2; +4 racial bonus on Balance, Hide, and Move Silently checks. *In leafy vegetation, the Hide bonus improves to +12. Also +4 Hide bonus for being Small. Either Alertness or Stealthy for the feat.

Wakaleo: Spot 2, Listen 3; +4 racial bonus on Balance, Hide, and Move Silently checks. *In areas of tall grass or heavy undergrowth, the Hide bonus improves to +12. Alertness or Stealthy for the feat.

Thylacoleo: Spot 4, Listen 4, Hide 4, Move Silently 5; +4 racial bonus on Balance, Hide, and Move Silently checks. *In areas of tall grass or heavy undergrowth, the Hide bonus improves to +12. Alertness, Stealthy, Run, & Multiattack.

 

[demiurge1138]

Choose Stealthy for the Wakaleo and Priscileo, switch Run to Weapon Focus (bite) for Thylacoleo, and I agree.

 

[freyar]

Sounds good to me. Run was mostly a place-holder left over from the lion.