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<blockquote data-quote="jaker2003" data-source="post: 2384621" data-attributes="member: 18667"><p>I need a once over to make sure this is an interesting monster, and I need help finding both CR and LA.</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: silver"><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Gremlin</span></u></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Tiny Humanoid (Goblinoid)</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">HD:</span></strong><span style="color: silver">1d8-1 (7hp)</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Initiative:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> +2.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Speed:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> 20 ft., Climb 20 ft., Burrow 5 ft.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">AC:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> 17 (+2 Size, +2 Dex, +2 leather armor, +1 light shield).</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Base Attack/Grapple:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> +2/-9</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Attack:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> Claw 1d2-1.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Space/Reach:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> 2.5ft./2.5ft.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Special Attacks:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> Sneak attack +1d6, sunder magic.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Special Qualities:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> Darkvision 30ft., wild magic aura.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Saves:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> Fort +1, Ref +2, Will -1</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Abilities:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> Str 9, Dex 15, Con 8, Int 8, </span><span style="color: silver">Wis</span><span style="color: silver"> 9, Cha 8</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Skills:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> Climb +10, Disable Device +9, Hide +14, Jump +12, Listen +3, Move Silently +10, Spot +3.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Feats:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> Acrobatic.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Environment:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> Any underground</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Organization:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> Tribal.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">CR:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> 1/2</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Treasure:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> Standard.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Alignment:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> Usually Chaotic Neutral.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Advancement:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> By character class.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #c0c0c0">Level Adjustment: +1</span></span> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em><span style="color: silver">This little humanoid has a flat face and nose, pointed ears, and a wide mouth full of many sharp teeth. It walks on all fours, grasping a broken lock in one hand.</span></em></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Gremlins are tiny humanoids that are rarely seen and often cursed. Gremlins are known for clandestinely disabling and sabotaging machines and devices. These scaled goblins are not evil, but simply enjoy practical jokes.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">A gremlin stands 1-1/2 to 2 feet tall and weighs 5 to 8 pounds. Its eyes are bright and reflective, varying in color from red to yellow. A gremlin’s scales vary in color from brown to gray to black. Gremlins wear little more than a belt to carry useful items. Gremlins reproduce asexually and lay 1d4 eggs every six months.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Gremlins speak Goblin; Those with Intelligence scores of 12 or higher also speak Draconic.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: silver">COMBAT</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Sneak Attack (Ex):</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> A gremlin can make a sneak attack like a rogue, dealing an extra 1d6 points of damage whenever a foe is denied his or her Dexterity bonus, or when the gremlin is flanking.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Sunder Magic (Su):</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> A gremlin’s claws are magically toughened to the hardness of adamantine. Any object or creature struck by a gremlin’s claw attack is subject to a targeted dispel effect as the <em>dispel magic</em> spell. (Caster level 10.)</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Constructs are not immune to critical hits and sneak attacks delivered by a gremlin’s claws.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Wild Magic Aura (Su):</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> Any spellcaster attempting to cast a spell within 30 feet of a gremlin must succeed on a caster level check or fail to cast the correct spell. The DC is 10 plus the gremlin’s Constitution modifier. If a spellcaster fails this check, his spell slot (or prepared spell) has been used, but a random spell of equal or lesser spell level instead takes affect. A gremlin is not immune to this ability, but may attempt to suppress his own wild magic aura as a free action with a Wisdom check (DC 10 + Constitution modifier).</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: silver">Skills:</span></strong><span style="color: silver"> A gremlin uses its Dexterity modifier on Climb and Jump checks instead of its Strength modifier. Gremlins have a +4 racial bonus on Jump and Move Silently checks. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">A gremlin has a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks and can always choose to take 10 on a Climb check, even if rushed or threatened. Gremlins also have a +10 Insight bonus on Disable Device checks, and Disable Device is always a class skill for a gremlin. </span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: silver">GREMLINS AS CHARACTERS</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Gremlin characters possess the following racial traits.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: silver">- </span><span style="color: silver">-4 Str, +4 Dex, -4 Con, -2 Int.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: silver">- </span><span style="color: silver">Tiny size: +2 bonus to Armor Class, +2 bonus on attack rolls, +8 bonus on Hide checks, -8 penalty on grapple checks, lifting and carrying limits ½ those of Medium characters.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: silver">- </span><span style="color: silver">A gremlin’s base land speed is 20 ft., gremlins have climb 20 ft, and burrow 5 ft.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: silver">- </span><span style="color: silver">Darkvision out to 30ft.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: silver">- </span><span style="color: silver">See Skills, above.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: silver">- </span><span style="color: silver">Special Attacks: Sneak attack, sunder magic.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: silver">- </span><span style="color: silver">Special Qualities: Wild magic aura.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: silver">- </span><span style="color: silver">Automatic Languages: Goblin. Bonus Languages: Common, Draconic, and Undercommon. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jaker2003, post: 2384621, member: 18667"] I need a once over to make sure this is an interesting monster, and I need help finding both CR and LA. [b][color=silver][u][font=Times New Roman]Gremlin[/font][/u][/color][/b] [b][color=silver][size=3][font=Times New Roman]Tiny Humanoid (Goblinoid)[/font][/size][/color][/b] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]HD:[/color][/b][color=silver]1d8-1 (7hp)[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Initiative:[/color][/b][color=silver] +2.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Speed:[/color][/b][color=silver] 20 ft., Climb 20 ft., Burrow 5 ft.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]AC:[/color][/b][color=silver] 17 (+2 Size, +2 Dex, +2 leather armor, +1 light shield).[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Base Attack/Grapple:[/color][/b][color=silver] +2/-9[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Attack:[/color][/b][color=silver] Claw 1d2-1.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Space/Reach:[/color][/b][color=silver] 2.5ft./2.5ft.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Special Attacks:[/color][/b][color=silver] Sneak attack +1d6, sunder magic.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Special Qualities:[/color][/b][color=silver] Darkvision 30ft., wild magic aura.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Saves:[/color][/b][color=silver] Fort +1, Ref +2, Will -1[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Abilities:[/color][/b][color=silver] Str 9, Dex 15, Con 8, Int 8, [/color][color=silver]Wis[/color][color=silver] 9, Cha 8[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Skills:[/color][/b][color=silver] Climb +10, Disable Device +9, Hide +14, Jump +12, Listen +3, Move Silently +10, Spot +3.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Feats:[/color][/b][color=silver] Acrobatic.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Environment:[/color][/b][color=silver] Any underground[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Organization:[/color][/b][color=silver] Tribal.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]CR:[/color][/b][color=silver] 1/2[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Treasure:[/color][/b][color=silver] Standard.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Alignment:[/color][/b][color=silver] Usually Chaotic Neutral.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Advancement:[/color][/b][color=silver] By character class.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=#c0c0c0][/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=#c0c0c0]Level Adjustment: +1[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][i][color=silver]This little humanoid has a flat face and nose, pointed ears, and a wide mouth full of many sharp teeth. It walks on all fours, grasping a broken lock in one hand.[/color][/i][/font] [color=silver][font=Times New Roman]Gremlins are tiny humanoids that are rarely seen and often cursed. Gremlins are known for clandestinely disabling and sabotaging machines and devices. These scaled goblins are not evil, but simply enjoy practical jokes.[/font][/color] [color=silver][font=Times New Roman]A gremlin stands 1-1/2 to 2 feet tall and weighs 5 to 8 pounds. Its eyes are bright and reflective, varying in color from red to yellow. A gremlin’s scales vary in color from brown to gray to black. Gremlins wear little more than a belt to carry useful items. Gremlins reproduce asexually and lay 1d4 eggs every six months.[/font][/color] [color=silver][font=Times New Roman]Gremlins speak Goblin; Those with Intelligence scores of 12 or higher also speak Draconic.[/font][/color] [b][font=Times New Roman][color=silver]COMBAT[/color][/font][/b] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Sneak Attack (Ex):[/color][/b][color=silver] A gremlin can make a sneak attack like a rogue, dealing an extra 1d6 points of damage whenever a foe is denied his or her Dexterity bonus, or when the gremlin is flanking.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Sunder Magic (Su):[/color][/b][color=silver] A gremlin’s claws are magically toughened to the hardness of adamantine. Any object or creature struck by a gremlin’s claw attack is subject to a targeted dispel effect as the [i]dispel magic[/i] spell. (Caster level 10.)[/color][/font] [color=silver][font=Times New Roman]Constructs are not immune to critical hits and sneak attacks delivered by a gremlin’s claws.[/font][/color] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Wild Magic Aura (Su):[/color][/b][color=silver] Any spellcaster attempting to cast a spell within 30 feet of a gremlin must succeed on a caster level check or fail to cast the correct spell. The DC is 10 plus the gremlin’s Constitution modifier. If a spellcaster fails this check, his spell slot (or prepared spell) has been used, but a random spell of equal or lesser spell level instead takes affect. A gremlin is not immune to this ability, but may attempt to suppress his own wild magic aura as a free action with a Wisdom check (DC 10 + Constitution modifier).[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][b][color=silver]Skills:[/color][/b][color=silver] A gremlin uses its Dexterity modifier on Climb and Jump checks instead of its Strength modifier. Gremlins have a +4 racial bonus on Jump and Move Silently checks. [/color][/font] [color=silver][font=Times New Roman]A gremlin has a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks and can always choose to take 10 on a Climb check, even if rushed or threatened. Gremlins also have a +10 Insight bonus on Disable Device checks, and Disable Device is always a class skill for a gremlin. [/font][/color] [b][font=Times New Roman][color=silver]GREMLINS AS CHARACTERS[/color][/font][/b] [color=silver][font=Times New Roman]Gremlin characters possess the following racial traits.[/font][/color] [font=Times New Roman][color=silver]- [/color][color=silver]-4 Str, +4 Dex, -4 Con, -2 Int.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=silver]- [/color][color=silver]Tiny size: +2 bonus to Armor Class, +2 bonus on attack rolls, +8 bonus on Hide checks, -8 penalty on grapple checks, lifting and carrying limits ½ those of Medium characters.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=silver]- [/color][color=silver]A gremlin’s base land speed is 20 ft., gremlins have climb 20 ft, and burrow 5 ft.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=silver]- [/color][color=silver]Darkvision out to 30ft.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=silver]- [/color][color=silver]See Skills, above.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=silver]- [/color][color=silver]Special Attacks: Sneak attack, sunder magic.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=silver]- [/color][color=silver]Special Qualities: Wild magic aura.[/color][/font] [font=Times New Roman][color=silver]- [/color][color=silver]Automatic Languages: Goblin. Bonus Languages: Common, Draconic, and Undercommon. [/color][/font] [/QUOTE]
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