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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 4043960" data-attributes="member: 1210">It's homebrewed. I actually thought I'd already posted it in this thread, somewhere, but since I haven't... here you go!One thing about it, as with several of my other templates: I have long been enamored of the idea of templates that significantly boost the powers of the creature that it's applied to. My quest for legitimate CR +4 or higher templates is a hard one; most templates might bump the base creature in a lot of ways, but rarely does it give the creature enough staying power. I tried my best. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Tell me whatcha think!FOUL CREATUREA foul creature has been tainted by a terrible process of magical transmutation, necromancy and torment.  Though hideous and pathetic, foul creatures are utterly evil and beyond redemption.  To destroy a foul creature is a mercy.    Creating a Foul Creature: “Foul creature” is a template that can be applied to any living creature (hereafter referred to as the base creature).  Modify the base creature as indicated below.    Size and Type: Unless the creature is a construct, elemental or outsider, change its type to aberration.  Do not refigure the base creature’s base attack or saves.Armor Class: Increase the base creature’s natural armor by +7.    Attacks: A foul creature gains a bite attack doing average damage for a creature of its size (see the Book of Templates for specifics) if it did not already have a bite attack.  If it already has a bite attack, increase its damage by one die type.  All of its natural attacks gain the disease special attack.      Special Attacks: A foul creature gains the following special attacks:    Disease (Ex): Any creature struck by a foul creature’s natural attacks or affected by any of its special attack forms is infected by a terrible supernatural form of cackle fever (Fort DC 10 + ½ foul creature’s hit dice + con bonus; incubation instantaneous; damage 1d6 wisdom).  If the character’s wisdom reaches 0 through the effects of this disease, the victim dies and rises the next night at midnight as a wraith.    Disruptive Smite (Su): 3/day a foul creature can declare a disruptive smite before rolling to hit.  This attack gains a bonus on attack rolls equal to the foul creature’s cha bonus and a bonus to damage equal to the foul creature’s hit dice.  This extra damage is vile damage.  Naturally, this also inflicts the foul creature’s victim with disease.    Sickening Aura (Su): A foul creature gives off an aura in a 20’ radius that requires all creatures not immune to disease to make Fort saves, DC 10 + ½ hit dice + con modifier, to avoid being sickened as long as they are in the radius.  A creature that makes its save is immune to that foul creature’s aura for 24 hours.  Note that creatures affected by the aura are subject to disease.    Special Qualities: Foul creatures gain the following special qualities:    Detect Life (Ex): A foul creature can tell whether a creature is alive at a glance, foiling all known methods of hiding life (including mind blank).      Immunities (Ex): A foul creature is immune to charm effects, disease, paralyzation, poison and stench-based attacks.    Regeneration (Su): A foul creature gains regeneration equal to its adjusted CR, rounded up to the nearest multiple of five.  It cannot regenerate damage from Good sources.    Abilities: Modify the base creature’s ability scores as follows: Str +10, Con +16, Int -4 (to a minimum of 1) (mindless creatures remain mindless).    Skills: The foul creature retains all of the base creature’s skill ranks, despite its lowered intelligence.Feats: The foul creature gains Great Fortitude as a bonus feat.    Challenge Rating: A foul creature’s challenge rating is equal to the base creature’s CR +4.    Alignment: A foul creature’s moral alignment is always evil.SAMPLE FOUL CREATUREFOUL ADVANCED AMPHISBAENA (Tome of Horrors pg. 7)--- CR 12NE huge aberrationInit +5; Senses all-around vision, detect life, scent; Listen +8, Spot +5Aura sickening 20’ AC 25, touch 9, flat-footed 24Hit Dice 18d10+216 (315 hp); Resist cold 30Immune charm effects, disease, paralyzation, poison, stench Fort +25, Ref +12, Will +7 Speed 20 ft., climb 20 ft., swim 20 ft. Melee* 2 bites +24 (1d8+17/19-20 plus poison plus disease) Base Atk +18; Grp +38*includes 5-point Power Attack. Space 15 ft.; Reach 15 ft. Atk Options Power Attack Str 34, Dex 13, Con 34, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 2SQ splitFeats Ability Focus (poison), Deadly Poison, Great Fortitude (B), Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Virulent Poison, Weapon Focus (bite)Skills Balance +12, Hide +1, Listen +8, Move Silently +9, Search -2, Spot +5    Disease (Ex): Cackle fever variant; Fort DC 31; instantaneous; 1d6 wis.    Disruptive Smite (Su): 3/day one of these foul creatures can declare a disruptive smite before rolling to hit.  This attack gains a +18 bonus to damage.  This extra damage is vile damage.  Naturally, this also inflicts the foul creature’s victim with disease.    Poison (Ex): Bite, DC 35, initial damage 1d6 con, secondary damage 4d6 con.    Sickening Aura (Su): A foul creature gives off an aura in a 20’ radius that requires all creatures not immune to disease to make Fort saves, DC 31, to avoid being sickened as long as they are in the radius.  A creature that makes its save is immune to that foul creature’s aura for 24 hours.  Note that creatures affected by the aura are subject to disease.</blockquote>

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