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Stats for penguin?
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Gez
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Penguins: they should be Tiny or Small (for the biggest). Strength should not be above 7 (for the Emperor) or 5 (for the smaller ones). Don't give them the Ambidexterity feat 
(Joking: French name for penguin is "manchot", which also means "armless". Do not confuse with the French "pingouin", which means auk. French and Englishmen consistently do the contrary of each other 
, so they inverted these birds' names).
Dire Pussycats: that's usually called a Puma or a Tiger, isn't it ?
Dire Dolphin: Just look at the Razorfin Dophin in the Creature Collection 2. Dread Dire Dolphin of Doom (in short, 4D), it is ! Aye, I swear it, the dolphin pierced the hull of our ship, and sliced all the crew's member, limb by limb, all apart ! I'm the sole survivor, because I was hidden in an empty barrel of rhum and the fierce monster thought it was just meaningless wrack. Three days I've spent cramped in the barrel, with nothing to eat or drink save the strong rhum odor, before I reached the beach !
Dire Chihuahua, Dire Poodle: That's a wolf (with a weird look, but the stats of a wolf).
Special note: if you've played the Monkey Island game, use Legendary Pirahna-Poodle instead of Dire Poodle. They're Tiny, they've got a bite damage of 10d6 -3 (strength malus for their small size), vorpal bite quality; but a -8 racial penalty for saves against poison.
Dire Bunny: these frightsome creatures are not that cute, when they're so big... And they ravage forests as quick as normal bunnies ravage crops. Sylvan elves and gnomes have hunted them to near extinction; but some orc tribes have taken the habit of breeding them as warbeast to assault their forest enemies.
Now, what I want is Dire Butterflies and Dire Dragonflies.
(Joking: French name for penguin is "manchot", which also means "armless". Do not confuse with the French "pingouin", which means auk. French and Englishmen consistently do the contrary of each other , so they inverted these birds' names).Dire Pussycats: that's usually called a Puma or a Tiger, isn't it ?
Dire Dolphin: Just look at the Razorfin Dophin in the Creature Collection 2. Dread Dire Dolphin of Doom (in short, 4D), it is ! Aye, I swear it, the dolphin pierced the hull of our ship, and sliced all the crew's member, limb by limb, all apart ! I'm the sole survivor, because I was hidden in an empty barrel of rhum and the fierce monster thought it was just meaningless wrack. Three days I've spent cramped in the barrel, with nothing to eat or drink save the strong rhum odor, before I reached the beach !
Dire Chihuahua, Dire Poodle: That's a wolf (with a weird look, but the stats of a wolf).
Special note: if you've played the Monkey Island game, use Legendary Pirahna-Poodle instead of Dire Poodle. They're Tiny, they've got a bite damage of 10d6 -3 (strength malus for their small size), vorpal bite quality; but a -8 racial penalty for saves against poison.
Dire Bunny: these frightsome creatures are not that cute, when they're so big... And they ravage forests as quick as normal bunnies ravage crops. Sylvan elves and gnomes have hunted them to near extinction; but some orc tribes have taken the habit of breeding them as warbeast to assault their forest enemies.
Now, what I want is Dire Butterflies and Dire Dragonflies.
Gez
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Indeed, my bad. There's Giant Vermin and Monstrous Vermin (i.e., giant beetle, monstrous scorpion). Monstrous Crab Louse seems cool, and you need something in proportion to inhabit the evil cloud giant. Just as a nasty (and a bit shlocky, as well) surprise when the PCs will try to loot the tremendously big body.
