How do the unicorn skills work out?

[Question]

Jump +21, Listen +11, Move Silently +9, Spot +11, Survival +8*

Str 20, Dex 17, Con 21, Int 10, Wis 21, Cha 24

Skills

Unicorns have a +4 racial bonus on Move Silently checks. *Unicorns have a +3 competence bonus on Survival checks within the boundaries of their forest.

Jump : +5 str bonus, so thats.....16 ranks of jump? As a 4 HD magical beast? You have gotta be kidding me.

Listen : +5 wis bonus,+2 alertness so thats 4 ranks of listen?

Move silently : +4 racial bonus, +3 dex bonus, 2 ranks of move silently.

Spot : +5 wis bonus, +2 alertness 4 ranks of spot?

4 hd unicorn.........Skill points equal to (2 + Int modifier, minimum 1) per Hit Die, with quadruple skill points for the first Hit Die.

So skill points work out to :

1st level : 8
2nd-4th : 6

Total : 12 pts

How is this even possible? As far as i can tell unicorns have a +15 racial modifier to jump checks.....

 

[AuraSeer]

The stat block is correct. You've missed a couple of rules.

For Listen and Spot, you've forgotten the +2 bonus from Alertness. There are 4 ranks in each skill. (4 ranks + 5 wisdom + 2 alertness = 11 total)

The Jump bonus comes from movement speed. You get a +4 bonus for every 10' of movement over 30'. Unicorns move at 60, which works out to a +12 bonus; so, there are only 4 ranks in Jump. (4 ranks + 5 strength + 12 movement = 21 total)

 

[Question]

I forgot about alertness, factored in.

How do you get 4 ranks? The unicorn has 12 skill points, He needs 2 ranks in move silently and 4 in both listen/spot to make the correct modifiers. That would indicate only 2 ranks in jump.

 

[darthkilmor]

1st level : 8
2nd-4th : 6

Total : 12 pts

How is this even possible?

Its not, because 8 + 6 = 14?

 

[Jdvn1]

Its not, because 8 + 6 = 14?

Not in Base 12!



... Keep your newfangled "math" out of here!

 

[Question]

Oh i see, minor maths error. It all makes sense now.