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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 6598391" data-attributes="member: 58416">This is the rough draft that I currently have:ZEETLE (Adult)large beast, unaligned-------------------------------------Armor Class 15Hit Points 57 (6d10 + 24)Speed 25 ft------------------------------------STR 20 (+5) DEX 8 (-1) CON 18 (+4) INT 2 (-4) WIS 9 (-1) CHA 4 (-3)------------------------------------Skills Perception +2; Survival +2Senses Blindsight 30 ft; Passive Perception 11Languages -Challenge 3/4 (150 xp)------------------------------------Illumination.  The Zeetle sheds bright light in a 10-foot radiusand dim light for an additional 10 feet.Actions------------Slam Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 feet, one target. Hit: 7 (1d4 + 5); on a critical hit the target mustmake a DC 13 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone. Additional thoughts/notes: If I reduce the number of hit dice to 5,that gives me a HP value of 47 which I believe puts the creature moresolidly into CR 1/2.  I've considered using that as a sort of progression. The version above could be an older/tougher version that occursonce a Zeetle makes it to 6HD.   Normal adults would be 5HD;;  young adults could be 4HD,  and youngercategories would have less and be smaller sizes. The intent of the creature is to fulfill a niche similar to a buffalo for a group of desert elves.  While the creature tends to be a somewhat passivegrazing animal,  they can be tough tobring down and possibly violent whenprovoked (or during mating seasons.)In my mind,  they look like large zebra-stripedbeetles...  hence "Zeetle."I also plan to create a larger and moredeadly "bull" version which is rarer. I was thinking a pack defense mechanismwould be to mark an enemy with a pheromone which causes the rest ofthe pack to be hostile toward anaggressor.   I don't yet have a clearpicture for how that works yet though.</blockquote>

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