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<blockquote data-quote="DnDChick" data-source="post: 2124184" data-attributes="member: 54"><p>Based on my template, this monstrosity is the dire hyena. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":eek:" /> </p><p></p><p><strong>Dire Hyena</strong></p><p><strong>Large Animal (Dire, Augmented Animal)</strong></p><p><strong>Hit Dice:</strong> 6d8+30 (57 hp)</p><p><strong>Initiative:</strong> +2</p><p><strong>Speed:</strong> 60 ft. (12 squares)</p><p><strong>Armor Class:</strong> 17 (−1 size, +2 Dex, +6 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 15</p><p><strong>Base Attack/Grapple:</strong> +4/+16</p><p><strong>Attack:</strong> Bite +12 melee (1d8+12)</p><p><strong>Full Attack:</strong> Bite +12 melee (1d8+12)</p><p><strong>Space/Reach:</strong> 10 ft./5 ft.</p><p><strong>Special Attacks:</strong> Trip</p><p><strong>Special Qualities:</strong> Low-light vision, scent</p><p><strong>Saves:</strong> Fort +11, Ref +7, Will +6</p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong> Str 26, Dex 15, Con 21, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 6</p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> Hide +1*, Listen +6, Spot +5</p><p><strong>Feats:</strong> Alertness, Great Fortitude, Weapon Focus (Bite)</p><p><strong>Environment:</strong> Warm deserts</p><p><strong>Organization:</strong> Solitary, pair, or pack (7-16)</p><p><strong>Challenge Rating:</strong> 4</p><p><strong>Advancement:</strong> 7-18 HD (Large)</p><p><strong>Level Adjustment:</strong> —</p><p></p><p><em>The animal carcass is being torn by a pack of brutish canines. The dog-beasts have short brown fur with black spots. Covered in gore and maggots, the ululating creatures tear great hunks of decayed flesh from the body and gulp them down whole.</em></p><p></p><p>Dire hyenas travel in packs in warm, open plains. Like their normal counterparts, dire hyenas are scavengers. They normally feed on rotting corpses, but they are not above stalking and killing prey as long as it is smaller than they are and doesn’t put up too much resistance.</p><p>Gnoll tribes frequently use dire hyenas as guard animals and even pets. Powerful gnoll chieftains have been known to ride advanced (Large) dire hyenas as mounts.</p><p></p><p><strong>Combat</strong></p><p>A favorite tactic is to send a few individuals against the foe’s front while the rest of the pack circles and attacks from the flanks or rear.</p><p></p><p><strong>Trip (Ex):</strong> A dire hyena that hits with its bite attack can attempt to trip the opponent (+2 check modifier) as a free action without making a touch attack or provoking an attack of opportunity. If the attempt fails, the opponent cannot react to trip the dire hyena. </p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> *Dire hyenas have a +4 racial bonus on Hide checks in areas of tall grass or heavy undergrowth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DnDChick, post: 2124184, member: 54"] Based on my template, this monstrosity is the dire hyena. :eek: [B]Dire Hyena Large Animal (Dire, Augmented Animal) Hit Dice:[/B] 6d8+30 (57 hp) [B]Initiative:[/B] +2 [B]Speed:[/B] 60 ft. (12 squares) [B]Armor Class:[/B] 17 (−1 size, +2 Dex, +6 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 15 [B]Base Attack/Grapple:[/B] +4/+16 [B]Attack:[/B] Bite +12 melee (1d8+12) [B]Full Attack:[/B] Bite +12 melee (1d8+12) [B]Space/Reach:[/B] 10 ft./5 ft. [B]Special Attacks:[/B] Trip [B]Special Qualities:[/B] Low-light vision, scent [B]Saves:[/B] Fort +11, Ref +7, Will +6 [B]Abilities:[/B] Str 26, Dex 15, Con 21, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 6 [B]Skills:[/B] Hide +1*, Listen +6, Spot +5 [B]Feats:[/B] Alertness, Great Fortitude, Weapon Focus (Bite) [B]Environment:[/B] Warm deserts [B]Organization:[/B] Solitary, pair, or pack (7-16) [B]Challenge Rating:[/B] 4 [B]Advancement:[/B] 7-18 HD (Large) [B]Level Adjustment:[/B] — [I]The animal carcass is being torn by a pack of brutish canines. The dog-beasts have short brown fur with black spots. Covered in gore and maggots, the ululating creatures tear great hunks of decayed flesh from the body and gulp them down whole.[/I] Dire hyenas travel in packs in warm, open plains. Like their normal counterparts, dire hyenas are scavengers. They normally feed on rotting corpses, but they are not above stalking and killing prey as long as it is smaller than they are and doesn’t put up too much resistance. Gnoll tribes frequently use dire hyenas as guard animals and even pets. Powerful gnoll chieftains have been known to ride advanced (Large) dire hyenas as mounts. [B]Combat[/B] A favorite tactic is to send a few individuals against the foe’s front while the rest of the pack circles and attacks from the flanks or rear. [B]Trip (Ex):[/B] A dire hyena that hits with its bite attack can attempt to trip the opponent (+2 check modifier) as a free action without making a touch attack or provoking an attack of opportunity. If the attempt fails, the opponent cannot react to trip the dire hyena. [B]Skills:[/B] *Dire hyenas have a +4 racial bonus on Hide checks in areas of tall grass or heavy undergrowth. [/QUOTE]
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