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Message: <blockquote data-quote="demiurge1138" data-source="post: 4549419" data-attributes="member: 7451">The thing about submitting these to Paizo is that, unlike Dungeon and Dragon, Pathfinder doesn't have open submissions. The only submissions currently going are modules for the Pathfinder Society (and I still don't really get how the tier system works...).Anyway! This creature is inspired by a name-drop in Pathfinder #1.Glitterscale GeckoYou see a shiny black lizard about the size of a dog. With a start, a sail rises from its back, scattering blindingly brilliant light in all directions.Glitterscale Gecko    CR 1Always N Small AnimalInit +3; Senses Listen +2, low-light vision, scent, smell death, Spot +2DefensesAC 15, touch 14, flat-footed 12    (+1 size, +3 Dex, +1 natural)hp 9 (2d8)Fort +3, Ref +6, Will +2, necrotic affinityOffenseSpd 40ft (8 squares), climb 40ft, expert climberMelee bite +2 (1d6)Space 5ft; Reach 5ftSpecial Attacks glittering sailMoraleBefore Combat glitterscale geckos move with their sails down, so as to not attract attention. They prefer to strike from above. They will only attack humanoids if desperate for food.During Combat glitterscale geckos attack from higher ground whenever possible. They prefer to target the undead. When facing living opponents, they raise their sails to blind and dazzle.Morale like most giant geckos, glitterscale geckos know when they’re beaten. They flee if reduced to half hit points.StatisticsStr 10, Dex 16, Con 11, Int 2, Wis 14, Cha 6Feats Ability Focus (glittering sail)Skills Balance +11, Climb +22Base Attack +1; Grapple -3EcologyEnvironment Warm desert and urbanOrganization Solitary, pair or flock (4-8)Treasure NoneAdvancement 3-4 HD (Small), 5-6 HD (Medium)Level Adjustment—Special AbilitiesExpert Climber (Ex) The unique physiology of gecko feet allow glitterscale geckos to climb any surface, no matter how slick or sheer. In effect, they are treated as constantly being under a natural version of the spider climb spell. This ability also provides them with an additional +8 bonus on Climb check, which stacks with their racial bonus.Glittering Sail (Ex) As a move action, a glitterscale gecko can raise its sail, exposing its highly reflective scales. If a glitterscale gecko is in sunlight or its magical equivalent, all creatures within 30 feet of the gecko must make a DC 13 Reflex save or be blind for one round. After that round has passed, the creature is still dazzled for ten rounds. A successful save renders the creature merely dazzled for one round. This is effectively a gaze attack—creatures battling the glitterscale gecko can avert their eyes or wear blindfolds to avoid it. Glitterscale geckos are immune to this effect. The save DC is Constitution based.Necrotic Affinity (Ex) Due to their constant exposure to necromantic magics, glitterscale geckos have a small amount of resistance to it. A glitterscale gecko receives a +2 racial bonus on all saving throws against negative energy or death effects, and can digest undead flesh.Skills Glitterscale geckos have a +8 racial bonus on Balance and Climb checks. They can always choose to take 10 on Climb checks, even if rushed or threatened.Small desert-dwelling cousins to the giant geckos of Varisia, glitterscale geckos are specially adapted to eating undead flesh. A glitterscale gecko is about five feet long, but about half of that is tail. They weigh 75 pounds on average.EcologyHunters and scavengers, the first glitterscale geckos were probably ordinary desert-dwelling beasts. The war between Nex and Geb, however, changed that. As Geb transformed itself into a land where the undead are as common as the living, the glitterscales adapted. Now, these creatures are one of the few animals capable of living on a fully necrovorous diet. Although glitterscale geckos still hunt birds, smaller lizards and insects, they prefer to prey on zombies and skeletons—the mindless creatures don’t recognize the threat posed by a glitterscale gecko until the creature is already atop them. Habitat and SocietyAlthough glitterscale geckos can still be found in the deserts of Garund, most of them now live in the pyramids and spires of Geb’s cities. There, the undead they prey on are in great abundance. The brilliant sail of the glitterscale gecko is predominately a mating display—males flash open their sails in the desert daylight, creating reflective patches for wandering females to investigate (many a disappointed female glitterscale gecko has been drawn instead to a piece of metal armor or shield reflecting sunlight instead). The geckos have realized the strength of this display, however, and also use it to disorient prey and discourage attack.The Pathfinder Chronicles Campaign Setting is copyright 2008 Paizo Publishing. Copyright 2008 Nicholas Herold.</blockquote>

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