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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8273316" data-attributes="member: 57383">Updating the <a href="https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/7989149" target="_blank">Afanc Working Draft</a>.Let's see, what did the CC's 3.0 version have again?Hmm…The afanc often waits for prey to come looking for it, rather than hunting, by using its &quot;disguise&quot; as a whale. It likes to attack medium-sized ships (around 30 to 60 feet) with its whirlpool attack, or charge small ships, boats and rafts to capsize them. An afanc will usually avoid vessels more than 60 feet in length, but it may ram then to see what happens.

If it can attack opponents in the water it will in preference to attacking a vessel. An afanc prefers to bite and swallow prey but will use its flippers if hard pressed.

Afanc are somewhat intelligent so may develop their own tactics and tricks, such as singing to lure ships onto reefs or calling for help to tempt beachgoers to swim out to them.Come to think of it, shouldn't we give it something to represent that disguise as a whale trick?Maybe add &quot;An afanc has a +8 racial bonus on Disguise checks to impersonate a whale (this includes the -2 &quot;disguised as different race&quot; penalty)&quot; to the Skills section?That'd give it Disguise +0* (+8 as whale).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 8273316, member: 57383"] Updating the [URL='https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/7989149'][B]Afanc Working Draft[/B][/URL]. Let's see, what did the CC's 3.0 version have again? Hmm… [INDENT]The afanc often waits for prey to come looking for it, rather than hunting, by using its "disguise" as a whale. It likes to attack medium-sized ships (around 30 to 60 feet) with its whirlpool attack, or charge small ships, boats and rafts to capsize them. An afanc will usually avoid vessels more than 60 feet in length, but it may ram then to see what happens. If it can attack opponents in the water it will in preference to attacking a vessel. An afanc prefers to bite and swallow prey but will use its flippers if hard pressed. Afanc are somewhat intelligent so may develop their own tactics and tricks, such as singing to lure ships onto reefs or calling for help to tempt beachgoers to swim out to them.[/INDENT] Come to think of it, shouldn't we give it something to represent that disguise as a whale trick? Maybe add "An afanc has a +8 racial bonus on Disguise checks to impersonate a whale (this includes the -2 "disguised as different race" penalty)" to the [B]Skills[/B] section? That'd give it Disguise +0* ([I]+8 as whale[/I]). [/QUOTE]

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