It's Dire! A new dire animal for your enjoyment.

[Wolf72]

you can thank Squirrel Nutkin ...

http://www.nutkinland.com/ ... if that doesn't take you straight there you have to go to the nut watch, then tsr/WotC ... then scroll down to dragon mag 280 excerpt

 

[Krishnath]

I allready have the Dragon Magazine #280, but thanks anyway, well here are another Dire Animal:

Dire Squirrel
Tiny Animal
HD: 1d8 (4 hp)
Initiative: +3 (Dex)
Speed: 30', Climb 30'
AC: 16 (+2 size, +3 Dex, +1 natural)
Attacks: Bite +3 melee
Damage: Bite 1d4-1
Face/Reach: 2½' by 2½'/0'
Special Attacks: -
Special Qualities: -
Saves: Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +1
Abilities: Str 8, Dex 16, Con 11, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 4
Skills: Climb +7, Hide +18, Listen +4, Move Silently +11,
Feats: Weapon Finesse (Bite)

Climate/Terrain: Any forest
Organization: Solitary, pair, pack (5-8), or avalanche (50-80)
Challenge Rating: 1/4
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always Neutral
Advancement: 2-3HD (Small)

Dire squirrels are larger more aggressive kin to the common squirrel.
Dire squirrels usually have a sandy brown color, but generally range in color, from white as snow to black as night. All dire squirrels can be recogniced for what they are by their larger size, feral look, and two dark stripes, running down their backs.
Dire squirrels are omnivorous and have been known to attack humanoids in large numbers.

Combat:
Generally Dire Squirrels tend to stay out of combat if possible, unless they are in sufficiant numbers to overrun their prey.
Skills: Squirrels get a +4 racial bonus to Climb, Hide, and Move Silently checks.

Tomorrow or Saturday: Dire Orcas!

Later,

 

[Wolf72]

LOL!!!

I need to use a pack of Dire Squirrels

muy bien krishnath !

 

[Wolf72]

A Dire Crow/Raven too?

 

[the Jester]

I allready have the Dragon Magazine #280, but thanks anyway, well here are another Dire Animal:

Dire Squirrel
Tiny Animal
HD: 1d8 (4 hp)
Initiative: +3 (Dex)
Speed: 30', Climb 30'
AC: 16 (+2 size, +3 Dex, +1 natural)
Attacks: Bite +3 melee
Damage: Bite 1d4-1
Face/Reach: 2½' by 2½'/0'
Special Attacks: -
Special Qualities: -
Saves: Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +1
Abilities: Str 8, Dex 16, Con 11, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 4
Skills: Climb +7, Hide +18, Listen +4, Move Silently +11,
Feats: Weapon Finesse (Bite)

Climate/Terrain: Any forest
Organization: Solitary, pair, pack (5-8), or avalanche (50-80)
Challenge Rating: 1/4
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always Neutral
Advancement: 2-3HD (Small)

Dire squirrels are larger more aggressive kin to the common squirrel.
Dire squirrels usually have a sandy brown color, but generally range in color, from white as snow to black as night. All dire squirrels can be recogniced for what they are by their larger size, feral look, and two dark stripes, running down their backs.
Dire squirrels are omnivorous and have been known to attack humanoids in large numbers.

Combat:
Generally Dire Squirrels tend to stay out of combat if possible, unless they are in sufficiant numbers to overrun their prey.
Skills: Squirrels get a +4 racial bonus to Climb, Hide, and Move Silently checks.

Tomorrow or Saturday: Dire Orcas!

Later,

Hey, you left out the "cheek stuffing" special quality...

 

[Krishnath]

Jester: It wasn't nessessary, but hold on to your eyeballs just in case

Wolf72: Only a pack? Why not an avalanche? By the way, I have allready made and posted a Dire Raven, it's farther down in the forum, but I will repost it, after this:

Dire Orca (whale)
Gargantuan Animal (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 20d8+140 (230 hp)
Initiative: +2 (Dex)
Speed: Swim 70'
AC: 18 (-4 size, +2 Dex, +10 natural)
Attacks: Bite +23 melee
Damage: Bite 2d8+18
Face/Reach: 20' by 40'/15'
Special Attacks: Leap,
Special Qualities: Blindsight
Saves: Fort +21, Ref +14, Will +8
Abilities: Str 35, Dex 15, Con 25, Int 2, Wis 14, Cha 6,
Skills: Listen +13*, Spot +13*,
Feats: Power Attack (-15/+15)

Climate/Terrain: Any Aquatic
Organization: Solitary, pair, family (3-5), or pod (6-11)
Challenge Rating: 14
Treasure: None
Alignment: Usually Neutral
Advancement: 21-30 HD (Gargantuan); 31-60 HD (Colossal)

Dire Orcas look like larger and more feral version of the killer whale or Orca. It has severeal bony growths along the top of its head and down it's back. The purpose of these growths are not known, but they're not used as a weapon. The Dire Orcas eyes are a deep yellow or red.

Combat:
Dire Orcas are immensely agressive, and attack anything that enters their territory, no matter if it's a small boat or a massive aquatic dragon. Even other Dire Orcas occassionally fall prey to this massive beasts agressiveness.
Blindsight (Ex): Whales can "see" by emitting high-frequency sounds, inaudible to most other creatures, that allow them to locate objects and creatures wwithin 120'. A silence spell negates this and forces the whale to rely on it's vision, which is approximatly as good as a humans.
Leap (Ex): By taking a full charge from beneath the waters, a Dire Orca can jump roughly 200' straight into the air and crash down with tremendous force, anyone caught beneath the Dire Orca as it crashes back down, must make a reflex save (DC 17) or take 4d6+24 points of bludgeoning damage. The whale itself takes half this amount. Dire Orcas often use this attack form to break apart ships.
Skills: Whales get a +4 racial bonus to Listen and Spot checks.
* These bonuses are lost of if the whales blindsight is negated.



And now a repost of the Dire Raven:

Dire Raven
Small Animal
Hit Dice: 1d8+1 (5 hp)
Initiative: +3 (Dex)
Speed: 10', Fly 60' (average)
AC: 15 (+1 Size, +3 Dex, +1 natural)
Attacks: 2 claws +4 melee, 1 bite -1 melee
Damage: claw 1d6-1, bite 1d4-1
Face/Reach: 5' by 5'/5'
Special Attacks: Blinding strike
Special Qualities: Disease resistance
Saves: Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +4
Abilities: Str 8, Dex 17, Con 12, Int 3, Wis 14, Cha 8,
Skills: Listen +6, Spot +6
Feats: Weapon Finesse (claw, bite)
Climate/Terrain: Any forest, hills, plains, and mountains
Organization: Solitary or unkindness (5-12)
Challenge Rating: 1/2
Alignment: Usually neutral
Treasure: None
Advancement: 2-3HD (Small)

Dire ravens resembles oversized ravens with black feathers and glowing red eyes.
Domesticated dire ravens often learn the language of their masters.

Combat:
Dire ravens fight much like their lesser kin, but are far more aggressive.
Blinding Strike (Ex): A dire raven that scores a critical hit with it's bite attack permanently blinds their opponents. For the effects of blindness, see the DMG page 83. Wearing a helmet automatically protects against this attack.
Disease Resistance (Ex): A dire raven gets a +4 racial bonus on saves against diseases.

comments are as always, welcome

Edit: Edited the Dire Orca Feat.

 

[Wolf72]

much thanks! (color worked!!!!) ... shouldn't the power attack for the Dire Whale be -15/+15? ... animals have a BAB of 3/4 ...

 

[Krishnath]

Doh! you're correct. I'll change it... but it's quite an intimidating beast isn't it?

 

[Ferret]

Dire Tapiar!!! Dire Owl!! Dire Camal!!

 

[Wolf72]

I think so! ... whales are impressive to begin with ... dire one's more so

oh, dire owl sounds good