Converting "Real World" Animals and Vermin

[Cleon]

If we're going to bother giving them an entry, I'd rather reprint stats. Otherwise, we can just make 'em a footnote on the coyote entry.

I don't mind redoing the stats if it makes you happy.

Any mechanical changes you fancy, or will it all be flavour?

 

[freyar]

We could change feats around to reflect different habitats and probably also org since they seem a little more social. Maybe change skills a little too. But I'm not sure if any of the "base" statistics should be changed or not. Maybe we could just shift a point or two around in the abilities.

 

[Cleon]

We could change feats around to reflect different habitats and probably also org since they seem a little more social. Maybe change skills a little too. But I'm not sure if any of the "base" statistics should be changed or not. Maybe we could just shift a point or two around in the abilities.

Well a Dingo looks a bit stockier and shorter-limbed than a Coyote, so how about giving it Str 10, Dex 16?

The AD&D stats are slower (15" move rather than 18"), but I don't fancy making them slower than an SRD Dog.

Half the Listen and Spot racial bonuses to +2, or cut them out entirely?

 

[Shade]

Str 10, Dex 16, half Listen and Spot bonuses appeal.

Suggested alternate feat/skills?

 

[freyar]

Agreed.

I was going to suggest Endurance for the feat, but we already gave the coyote that as a bonus. Hmm. I guess just leave them the same.

The coyote appears to have two ranks in Survival and I think 2 in Jump. What about putting them all into Survival?

 

[Cleon]

Agreed.

I was going to suggest Endurance for the feat, but we already gave the coyote that as a bonus. Hmm. I guess just leave them the same.

The coyote appears to have two ranks in Survival and I think 2 in Jump. What about putting them all into Survival?

Don't see any reason to believe they're better survivalists than Coyotes, so I'd prefer 2 in Survival, 1 each in Listen and Spot.

 

[Shade]

Don't see any reason to believe they're better survivalists than Coyotes, so I'd prefer 2 in Survival, 1 each in Listen and Spot.

Sounds good. Added to Homebrews.

 

[Cleon]

Sounds good. Added to Homebrews.

Its bite should be +4. Methinks you forgot the size bonus.

Reflex save ought to be +5.

I'd prefer them to be rumoured to occasionally steal humanoid babies.

Tactics are presumably the same as most canine pack hunters.

 

[Shade]

Updated. Finished?

 

[Cleon]

Updated. Finished?

The Armour Class also uses the wrong Dex bonus, should be AC 15 (+1 size, +3 Dex, +1 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 12.

"The are notorious" in the first paragraph should have a "They".

I'd add a bit to tactics:

Like most wild canids, dingoes hunt prey by scent and bring it down with a powerful bite. They use pack tactics against larger opponents.

Apart from those tweaks I think they're done.