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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imp" data-source="post: 4492707" data-attributes="member: 40094">I think this is a good point... slapping a demonic or pseudonatural or zappy-tailed template on an animal orcifies them to the point where they can be remorselessly slaughtered by the PCs, and conversely, makes it more plausible that they should go after the party with intent to kill. If you roleplay your animals much, a first-level wizard type should be able to scare off just about anything the majority of the time. Animals don't know magic, but the mammals and birds at least aren't stupid.So while I feel you guys about making the mundane dangerous and the supernatural more super, I don't think straight animals work very well as routine foes. As an exceptional foe, they can be pretty cool. And a straight animal works great as a base model for an imaginatively considered supernatural enemy.<a href="http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1862/are-hippos-the-most-dangerous-animal" target="_blank">Hippos</a> need to get statted up more often though. Most underrated threat in the animal kingdom. I wanna threaten a TPK with those someday!</blockquote>