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<blockquote data-quote="Krishnath" data-source="post: 2343109" data-attributes="member: 56"><p><span style="color: aqua">Presenting, the Mindwhip.</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"></span></p><p><span style="color: aqua">-</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"></span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong><u>Sliver, Mindwhip</u></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Medium Aberration (Extraplanar, Psionic, Sliver)</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Hit Dice:</strong> 6d8+12 (39 hp)</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Initiative:</strong> +2</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Speed:</strong> 30’, Climb 30’,</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Armor Class:</strong> 18 (+2 Dex, +6 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 16,</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Base Attack/Grapple:</strong> +4/+14 (+4 grapple bonus)</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Attack:</strong> Claw +6 melee (1d6+3)</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Full Attack:</strong> Claw +6 melee (1d6+3) and bite +1 melee (1d4+1)</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Space/Reach:</strong> 5’/5’</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Special Attacks:</strong> Psi-like abilities,</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Special Qualities:</strong> Shared Ability, Telepathy,</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Saves:</strong> Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +9,</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Abilities:</strong> Str 15, Dex 15, Con 15, Int 12, Wis 18, Cha 14,</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Skills:</strong> Balance +7, Climb +13, Concentration +5, Escape Artist +7, Jump +5, Listen +9, Spot +9, Swim +5, Tumble +5,</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Feats:</strong> Alertness, Agile, Combat Reflexes,</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Environment:</strong> Any</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Organization:</strong> Swarm (20-80) or Hive (several thousand slivers of various types and one queen)</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Challenge Rating:</strong> 3</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Treasure:</strong> None</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Alignment:</strong> Always Neutral</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Advancement:</strong> -</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"></span></p><p><span style="color: aqua">The Mindwhip sliver acts together with its Mnemonic counterpart as a sliver hives information relay and secondary brain.</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua">The mindwhip sliver is a pinkish gray color, mottled with red and brown. A ridge of spikes runs the length of the slivers head. The mindwhip sliver is 6’4’’ in length.</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"></span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Combat: </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: aqua">Mindwhip slivers are highly psionic beings, and are usually sent into combat to deal with powerful psionic beings such as mind-flayers and aboleths. The sliver itself usually hangs back, allowing its abilities to bolster the psionic defenses of nearby slivers. If pressed it will release its full psionic arsenal.</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Psi-like abilities:</strong> At will – <em>Cloud mind</em> (DC 14), <em>concussion blast</em> (2d6 damage)*, <em>detect thoughts</em> (DC 14), <em>empty mind</em> (+4 bonus)*, <em>mental barrier</em> (2 rounds)*, <em>mind thrust</em> (6d10 damage, DC 15)*, and <em>recall agony</em> (5d6 damage, DC 15)*. These are as the powers manifested by a 6th level psion. The saves are Cha based.</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua">* notes an augmented power.</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Telepathy (Su):</strong> In addition to being able to communicate with other slivers, the Mindwhip sliver is able to communicate mentally with any creature within 100’ that has a language.</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Shared Ability (Ex):</strong> All slivers within 60’ of the mindwhip sliver gain access to the empty mind and mind thrust abilities of the mindwhip sliver. </span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"></span></p><p><span style="color: aqua">-</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"></span></p><p><span style="color: aqua">Comments? Critique? Snackrifices?</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Krishnath, post: 2343109, member: 56"] [color=aqua]Presenting, the Mindwhip. - [b][u]Sliver, Mindwhip[/u] Medium Aberration (Extraplanar, Psionic, Sliver) Hit Dice:[/b] 6d8+12 (39 hp) [b]Initiative:[/b] +2 [b]Speed:[/b] 30’, Climb 30’, [b]Armor Class:[/b] 18 (+2 Dex, +6 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 16, [b]Base Attack/Grapple:[/b] +4/+14 (+4 grapple bonus) [b]Attack:[/b] Claw +6 melee (1d6+3) [b]Full Attack:[/b] Claw +6 melee (1d6+3) and bite +1 melee (1d4+1) [b]Space/Reach:[/b] 5’/5’ [b]Special Attacks:[/b] Psi-like abilities, [b]Special Qualities:[/b] Shared Ability, Telepathy, [b]Saves:[/b] Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +9, [b]Abilities:[/b] Str 15, Dex 15, Con 15, Int 12, Wis 18, Cha 14, [b]Skills:[/b] Balance +7, Climb +13, Concentration +5, Escape Artist +7, Jump +5, Listen +9, Spot +9, Swim +5, Tumble +5, [b]Feats:[/b] Alertness, Agile, Combat Reflexes, [b]Environment:[/b] Any [b]Organization:[/b] Swarm (20-80) or Hive (several thousand slivers of various types and one queen) [b]Challenge Rating:[/b] 3 [b]Treasure:[/b] None [b]Alignment:[/b] Always Neutral [b]Advancement:[/b] - The Mindwhip sliver acts together with its Mnemonic counterpart as a sliver hives information relay and secondary brain. The mindwhip sliver is a pinkish gray color, mottled with red and brown. A ridge of spikes runs the length of the slivers head. The mindwhip sliver is 6’4’’ in length. [b]Combat: [/b] Mindwhip slivers are highly psionic beings, and are usually sent into combat to deal with powerful psionic beings such as mind-flayers and aboleths. The sliver itself usually hangs back, allowing its abilities to bolster the psionic defenses of nearby slivers. If pressed it will release its full psionic arsenal. [b]Psi-like abilities:[/b] At will – [I]Cloud mind[/I] (DC 14), [I]concussion blast[/I] (2d6 damage)*, [I]detect thoughts[/I] (DC 14), [I]empty mind[/I] (+4 bonus)*, [I]mental barrier[/I] (2 rounds)*, [I]mind thrust[/I] (6d10 damage, DC 15)*, and [I]recall agony[/I] (5d6 damage, DC 15)*. These are as the powers manifested by a 6th level psion. The saves are Cha based. * notes an augmented power. [b]Telepathy (Su):[/b] In addition to being able to communicate with other slivers, the Mindwhip sliver is able to communicate mentally with any creature within 100’ that has a language. [b]Shared Ability (Ex):[/b] All slivers within 60’ of the mindwhip sliver gain access to the empty mind and mind thrust abilities of the mindwhip sliver. - Comments? Critique? Snackrifices?[/color] [/QUOTE]
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