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<blockquote data-quote="Krishnath" data-source="post: 2379621" data-attributes="member: 56"><p><span style="color: aqua">It's monday, and you know what that means: Another new sliver, yay!</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"></span></p><p><span style="color: aqua">Presenting: The Blade 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"><strong><u>Sliver, Blade</u> </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Medium Aberration (Extraplanar, 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/+10 (+4 grapple bonus)</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Attack:</strong> Claw +6 melee (1d6+4)</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Full Attack:</strong> 2 Claws +6 melee (1d6+4) and bite +1 melee (1d4+2)</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Space/Reach:</strong> 5’/5’</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Special Attacks:</strong> Augmented Criticals,</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Special Qualities:</strong> Shared Ability,</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Saves:</strong> Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +7,</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Abilities:</strong> Str 15, Dex 15, Con 15, Int 8, Wis 14, Cha 10,</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Skills:</strong> Balance +5, Climb +11, Escape Artist +5, Jump +3, Listen +5, Move Silently +3, Spot +5, Swim +3, Tumble +3,</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"><em>‘I just got an adition to my parameter defenses, my patron was kind enough to send me some new guard dogs. These blade slivers are highly agressive, and armed with additional weaponry compared to other slivers. I am certain that they will prevent further incursion into my laboratory by those pesky adventurers that the druids continue to send.’ – Lanariel Shadowwing, Research Notes.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"></span></p><p><span style="color: aqua">Blade Slivers are named after the metallic blades they have at the end of their claws.</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua">A Blade slivers look much like normal slivers, but have one additional claw. The sliver is the color of terracotta. It’s claws end in metallic blades. The Blade Sliver is usually around 7’2’’ 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">Blade Slivers are highly aggressive, and is usually employed as guard dogs or shock troops by their hives. They are relentless combatants that never shy away from combat, not leaving the fray before either their opponents or they themselves are dead. This leads them to sometimes be used as a delaying tactic until more powerful slivers can join combat.</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Augmented Criticals (Ex):</strong> The natural weapons of the blade sliver scores a critical threat on a natural roll of 18-20, dealing triple damage on a successful critical.</span></p><p><span style="color: aqua"><strong>Shared Traits (Ex):</strong> All slivers within 60’ of the blade sliver gain access to the blade slivers Augmented criticals special quality. This ability is not cumulative.</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? Critizism? Questions? Snackrifices?</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Krishnath, post: 2379621, member: 56"] [color=aqua]It's monday, and you know what that means: Another new sliver, yay! Presenting: The Blade Sliver. - [B][U]Sliver, Blade[/U] Medium Aberration (Extraplanar, 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/+10 (+4 grapple bonus) [B]Attack:[/B] Claw +6 melee (1d6+4) [B]Full Attack:[/B] 2 Claws +6 melee (1d6+4) and bite +1 melee (1d4+2) [B]Space/Reach:[/B] 5’/5’ [B]Special Attacks:[/B] Augmented Criticals, [B]Special Qualities:[/B] Shared Ability, [B]Saves:[/B] Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +7, [B]Abilities:[/B] Str 15, Dex 15, Con 15, Int 8, Wis 14, Cha 10, [B]Skills:[/B] Balance +5, Climb +11, Escape Artist +5, Jump +3, Listen +5, Move Silently +3, Spot +5, Swim +3, Tumble +3, [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] - [I]‘I just got an adition to my parameter defenses, my patron was kind enough to send me some new guard dogs. These blade slivers are highly agressive, and armed with additional weaponry compared to other slivers. I am certain that they will prevent further incursion into my laboratory by those pesky adventurers that the druids continue to send.’ – Lanariel Shadowwing, Research Notes.[/I] Blade Slivers are named after the metallic blades they have at the end of their claws. A Blade slivers look much like normal slivers, but have one additional claw. The sliver is the color of terracotta. It’s claws end in metallic blades. The Blade Sliver is usually around 7’2’’ in length. [B]Combat:[/B] Blade Slivers are highly aggressive, and is usually employed as guard dogs or shock troops by their hives. They are relentless combatants that never shy away from combat, not leaving the fray before either their opponents or they themselves are dead. This leads them to sometimes be used as a delaying tactic until more powerful slivers can join combat. [B]Augmented Criticals (Ex):[/B] The natural weapons of the blade sliver scores a critical threat on a natural roll of 18-20, dealing triple damage on a successful critical. [B]Shared Traits (Ex):[/B] All slivers within 60’ of the blade sliver gain access to the blade slivers Augmented criticals special quality. This ability is not cumulative. - Comments? Critizism? Questions? Snackrifices?[/color] [/QUOTE]
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