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Message: <blockquote data-quote="demiurge1138" data-source="post: 720283" data-attributes="member: 7451">And another one.Striger (adapted from After Man, by Dougal Dixon)Small Magical BeastHit Dice: 5d10+15 (42 hp)Initiative: +5 (Dex)Speed: 20ft, climb 30ft, brachiation 30ftAC: 18 (+1 size, +5 Dex, +2 natural)Attacks: 2 claws +11 melee, bite +5 meleeDamage: Claw 1d4+2, bite 1d3+1Face/Reach: 5ft by 5ft/5ftSpecial Attacks: Pounce, rendSpecial Qualities: DR 5/+1, fast healing 1Saves: Fort +7, Ref +9, Will +4Abilities: Str 15, Dex 20, Con 16, Int 7, Wis 14, Cha 5Skills: Balance +9, Climb +10, Hide +12*, Listen +6, Move Silently +12, Spot +6, Wilderness Lore +6Feats: Multiattack, Weapon Finesse (claws)Climate/Terrain: Warm forestsOrganization: Solitary or pairCR: 5 Treasure: ½ standardAlignment: Usually chaotic neutralAdvancement: By character classECL: +9Strigers are unusual arboreal cats with rudimental intelligence.A striger resembles nothing more than the union of a cat and a monkey. It has a catlike head, with large ears and forward facing eyes. Its arms and legs are long and clawed, with a prehensile digit on each limb. The tail is also prehensile, and ends in a thick pad for grasping tree limbs. They have yellowish fur with black stripes.Strigers live in trees, swinging from branch to branch and hunting monkeys, their favored prey. Their almost comical appearance belies an intelligence and ferocity unmatched in most animals of the jungle, a fact that has caught many adventurers unaware. Strigers speak their own language, but exceptional individuals may learn Common.CombatStrigers avoid humans for the most part, as they rarely tackle any prey larger then themselves. Halflings and goblins, however, are fair game. A striger prefers to swing onto its prey from above, clawing and biting it until it dies. Strigers occasionally hunt in pairs, the first attracting the attention of prey by making noises of distress, and the second pouncing on the unaware victim.Pounce (Ex): If a striger swings on top of a foe during the first round of combat, it may make a full attack action even though it has already moved.Rend (Ex): A striger that hits a foe in one round with both claw attacks grabs the flesh and tears, automatically dealing 2d4+3 points of damage.Skills: Strigers gain a racial +4 bonus to Balance, Hide and Move Silently checks. The bonus to Hide increases to +8 in heavy forests.In the RealmsLike giant wyvernflies, strigers are immigrants to Faerün from Zakhara. Unlike the wyvernflies, however, strigers did not come on their own free will. The Faerünian strigers were native to Zakharan oases before being captured and shipped to Halruaa to be sold as exotic pets. Most of them escaped captivity and migrated west, towards warmer climates and familiar forests. A large population has emerged in the Valley of Lost Honor, where they prey on monkeys, wild dwarves and batiri.Striger CharactersStriger characters are rare, but do exist, particularly among the escaped strigers that still lurk in Halruaan cities. Their favored character class is rogue, but druids do exist.</blockquote>

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