Converting "Real World" Animals and Vermin

[Shade]

Like many other herbivores, antelopes rely on keen senses to avoid predators. Their eyes are placed on the sides of their heads, giving them a broad radius of vision with minimal binocular vision. The fact that most species have their pupils elongated horizontally also helps in this respect. Acute senses of smell and hearing, give antelope the ability to perceive danger at night out in the open (when predators are often on the prowl).

+x racial bonus on Listen and Spot checks?

Antelopes (like other herbivores) need to be able to react quickly in the presence of a predator—thus, they tend to be fast runners. They are agile and have good endurance - these are advantages when pursued by sprint-dependent predators like cheetah, which are the fastest of land animals but tire quickly.

They only get 1 feat, but this seems to suggest both Endurance and Run. Make one a bonus feat?

 

[demiurge1138]

Give them Alertness and Run as bonus feats, and Endurance as their actual feat.

 

[freyar]

That sounds right to me.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Do the skill bonuses look OK?

Suggested ranks?

Suggested multiplier for Sprint?

 

[demiurge1138]

In grass, the bonus should raise to +4, not +8. In addition, Stampede should do a die type less of damage (d10?) and affect Medium or smaller creatures.

I'm not sure Sprint is needed. They don't do much charging--they're moving fastest when running away, which is covered by the Run feat.

 

[Shade]

Sounds good. Split ranks between Listen and Spot?

 

[demiurge1138]

Yes.

 

[freyar]

Yes.

CR 1 due to stampede?

Advancement: -?

300-400 lb? tan to dark brown?

 

[demiurge1138]

Stampede requires a lot of them, and isn't all that good. I say CR 1/2.

 

[Shade]

I agree with most of that. Not sure about the height/weight.

Are we going for a specific type of antelope, or is this intended to cover numerous varieties? The oryx or gnu would seem to allow for advancement to Large, while a royal antelope would suggest Tiny size.