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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5974873" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>You'd think correctly!</p><p></p><p>Updating the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-monster-talk/260747-converting-real-world-animals-vermin-68.html#post5974383" target="_blank"><strong>Wild Cat</strong></a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>What, don't you have the <em>Monstrous Manual</em> perpetually at hand? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Here you go:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Cat, Wild</strong></span></span><span style="color: White"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Climate/Terrain:</strong> Any non-arctic </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Frequency:</strong> Uncommon </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Organization:</strong> Solitary </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Activity Cycle:</strong> Any </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Diet:</strong> Carnivore </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Intelligence:</strong> Animal (1) </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Treasure:</strong> Nil </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Alignment:</strong> Neutral </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>No. Appearing:</strong> 1 (2-5) </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Armor Class:</strong> 5 </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Movement:</strong> 18 </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Hit Dice:</strong> 1 </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>THAC0:</strong> 19 </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>No. of Attacks:</strong> 3 </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Damage/Attack:</strong> 1-2/1-2/1-2 </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Special Attacks:</strong> Rear claw rake, 1-2/1-2 </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Special Defenses:</strong> See below </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Magic Resistance:</strong> Nil </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Size:</strong> T (1'-2' tall) </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Morale:</strong> Average (8-10) </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>XP Value:</strong> 35 </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong> Wild Cat</strong></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White">Wild cats are very similar to domestic cats, and some were pets that went feral. Generally, wild cats are tougher, stronger, and more capable hunters than domestic cats.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"><strong>Wild Cats</strong> are domestic cats that have gone feral or already wild species like margays. These avoid humans but may accept food. Pelts are worth 10-20 sp.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: White"></span></p><p> That's a pretty nasty package for a 1 HD creature.</p><p></p><p>The background text describes a "domestic cat" sized feline like a Wildcat or a Margay, but the stats say they're something significantly bigger - no way an 8 pound Margay does 7.5 damage on average.</p><p></p><p>That's covered by my conversion saying small wild cats just use normal cat stats. It's for something like a lynx, bobcat, or a large male <em>Felis silvestris</em>.</p><p></p><p>Hmm, I just noticed that the SRD Baboon has the same length listed (2 to 4 feet long) and they're Medium sized!</p><p></p><p>Oh, I've reordered the descriptive text so the "The smallest wild cats have the same stats as a common housecat in the <em>Monster Manual</em>." is with the rest of the stuff about how big they are rather than tagged onto the end. I didn't make any substantial changes to it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 5974873, member: 57383"] You'd think correctly! Updating the [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/general-monster-talk/260747-converting-real-world-animals-vermin-68.html#post5974383"][B]Wild Cat[/B][/URL]. What, don't you have the [I]Monstrous Manual[/I] perpetually at hand? ;) Here you go: [INDENT][SIZE=4][COLOR=White][B]Cat, Wild[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][COLOR=White] [B]Climate/Terrain:[/B] Any non-arctic [B]Frequency:[/B] Uncommon [B]Organization:[/B] Solitary [B]Activity Cycle:[/B] Any [B]Diet:[/B] Carnivore [B]Intelligence:[/B] Animal (1) [B]Treasure:[/B] Nil [B]Alignment:[/B] Neutral [B]No. Appearing:[/B] 1 (2-5) [B]Armor Class:[/B] 5 [B]Movement:[/B] 18 [B]Hit Dice:[/B] 1 [B]THAC0:[/B] 19 [B]No. of Attacks:[/B] 3 [B]Damage/Attack:[/B] 1-2/1-2/1-2 [B]Special Attacks:[/B] Rear claw rake, 1-2/1-2 [B]Special Defenses:[/B] See below [B]Magic Resistance:[/B] Nil [B]Size:[/B] T (1'-2' tall) [B]Morale:[/B] Average (8-10) [B]XP Value:[/B] 35 [B][COLOR=navy] [/COLOR]Wild Cat[/B] Wild cats are very similar to domestic cats, and some were pets that went feral. Generally, wild cats are tougher, stronger, and more capable hunters than domestic cats. [B]Wild Cats[/B] are domestic cats that have gone feral or already wild species like margays. These avoid humans but may accept food. Pelts are worth 10-20 sp. [/COLOR][/INDENT] That's a pretty nasty package for a 1 HD creature. The background text describes a "domestic cat" sized feline like a Wildcat or a Margay, but the stats say they're something significantly bigger - no way an 8 pound Margay does 7.5 damage on average. That's covered by my conversion saying small wild cats just use normal cat stats. It's for something like a lynx, bobcat, or a large male [I]Felis silvestris[/I]. Hmm, I just noticed that the SRD Baboon has the same length listed (2 to 4 feet long) and they're Medium sized! Oh, I've reordered the descriptive text so the "The smallest wild cats have the same stats as a common housecat in the [I]Monster Manual[/I]." is with the rest of the stuff about how big they are rather than tagged onto the end. I didn't make any substantial changes to it. [/QUOTE]
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