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<blockquote data-quote="JayDarkson" data-source="post: 1181414" data-attributes="member: 14855">Busted out the 3.5 Monster Manual for this one. I'm going to nitpick at this creature to point out what could be wrong with it using the monster creation guidelines. &nbsp;For starters animals use 1d8 HD not 1d10. The only monsters using 1d10 as HD are constructs, oozes and magical beasts. It's possible the hookwing is a magical beast instead of an animal. Whether that's true or not we won't know unless there's errata for this creature.&nbsp;Tiny creature's bites are 1d3 and their claw attacks are 1d2. I'm going to assume the flying rake is both it's claw attacks at once so that damage would be lowered as well&nbsp;The str for this creature is at it's max, the max dex for a tiny creature is 23 so a 19 isn't that uncommon. It's Con is fine as well.&nbsp;The natural armor of the creature granting it a +2 bonus would be from thick skin or fur. Not quite sure what this creature looks like and if it explains it has thick fur or skin.&nbsp;The creature's skill points are (2+int modifier, minimum 1)x(HD+3) = 5. Not quite sure where it got all those skill points. It does get a +8 hide from size but even with that and the ability score adjustments, it appears as if there are extra skill points.&nbsp;Not sure where it got the extra pluses to it's ref save or to it's Fort save. I'm going to assume that following the saving throw section on page 300 they based it on CR and the creature's good saving throw is (target CR x 1.5) and it's bad one is roughly equal to it's CR then added ability score modifiers and feats and any conditional modifiers in the SQ section. Animal good saves are Fort and Ref</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JayDarkson, post: 1181414, member: 14855"] Busted out the 3.5 Monster Manual for this one. I'm going to nitpick at this creature to point out what could be wrong with it using the monster creation guidelines. For starters animals use 1d8 HD not 1d10. The only monsters using 1d10 as HD are constructs, oozes and magical beasts. It's possible the hookwing is a magical beast instead of an animal. Whether that's true or not we won't know unless there's errata for this creature. Tiny creature's bites are 1d3 and their claw attacks are 1d2. I'm going to assume the flying rake is both it's claw attacks at once so that damage would be lowered as well The str for this creature is at it's max, the max dex for a tiny creature is 23 so a 19 isn't that uncommon. It's Con is fine as well. The natural armor of the creature granting it a +2 bonus would be from thick skin or fur. Not quite sure what this creature looks like and if it explains it has thick fur or skin. The creature's skill points are (2+int modifier, minimum 1)x(HD+3) = 5. Not quite sure where it got all those skill points. It does get a +8 hide from size but even with that and the ability score adjustments, it appears as if there are extra skill points. Not sure where it got the extra pluses to it's ref save or to it's Fort save. I'm going to assume that following the saving throw section on page 300 they based it on CR and the creature's good saving throw is (target CR x 1.5) and it's bad one is roughly equal to it's CR then added ability score modifiers and feats and any conditional modifiers in the SQ section. Animal good saves are Fort and Ref [/QUOTE]

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