Converting "Real World" Animals and Vermin

[Shade]

Looks good!

Updated.

Wikipedia provided the length and weight for the largest of them. It lists wakaleo as "the size of a medium-sized dog" and priscileo as simply smaller than them. Suggestions on the length/weights for the smaller two?

 

[freyar]

How about 4 ft and 100-150 lb for wakaleo? With 2-1/2 feet for priscileo, 40-60 lb?

 

[Shade]

CR 1 for priscileo, CR 2 for wakaleo, and CR 5 for thylacoleo?

Environment: Temperate and warm plains and forests?

Organization: Solitary for all of them?

Advancement: None (for Priscileo), 3-6 HD (Medium) for wakaleo, and 11-20 HD (Large) for thylacoleo?

 

[freyar]

That all sounds good. Are they done then?

 

[Shade]

I think so.

Updated for one last look.

 

[demiurge1138]

It looks done to me.

 

[Shade]

OK, back to the "real world" rather than prehistoric world for this thread...

Kookaburra: This kingfisher-like bird is well-known for its raucous, laugh-like call. As with the koalas, kookaburras are rumored to be incarnations of spirits who use their call to warn the travellers of impending dangers, or to mock their ignorance of the land. AC 7, HD ½ (S), MV 360' (120') flying or 30' (10') swimming, AT Nil, D Nil, NA 0 (l-2), Save F1, ML 6-8, TT Nil, Int 3, AL N, XP 20.

Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine #186 (1992).

These would probably make good familiars.

Here's the Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kookaburra

 

[demiurge1138]

As a familiar, the kookaburra would give a bonus to... Perform (comedy)? Bluff? Saves vs. fear?

 

[Shade]

Good question. Any of those you mentioned would work. Or maybe a bonus on Disguise checks made to disguise one's voice?

Or possibly grant a toned down version of the blue dragon's mimic ability?

Sound Imitation (Ex): A juvenile or older blue dragon can mimic any voice or sound it has heard, anytime it likes. Listeners must succeed on a Will save (DC equal to that of the dragon’s frightful presence) to detect the ruse.

 

[freyar]

I kind of like the bonus to Bluff or Disguise.