You Don’t Have To Leave Wolfy Behind... In 'Pets & Sidekicks' Your Companions Level Up With You!

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DnDChick" data-source="post: 3021331" data-attributes="member: 54">Yet another creature inspired by a Sci-Fi Channel bumper ad is the Puddle Drake. I should point out that unlike all the other creatures here I did not write this one. That credit goes to Shade here at the EnWorld forum. I am adding it here because… it’s so darn cute! <grin!><img src="http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a209/mdwoods/PuddleDrake.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Puddle DrakeSize and Type: Medium 6th level Dragon (Water)Speed: 20 ft., swim 40 ft.Abilities: Str +3, Dex +3, Con +4, Int -4, Wis +1, Cha +0Skills: Notice 7 (+10), Stealth 7 (+12), Survival 4 (+5), Swim 0 (+11)Feats: Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Supernatural Focus (Teleport), Track (B)Traits: Darkvision 90 ft., immunity to sleep and paralysis, low-light vision, puddle jump, scentCombat: Attack +9 (+6 base, +3 Dex), Damage +6 (bite) or +5 (claw), Defense +9 (+6 base, +3 Dex), Initiative +7Saving Throws: Toughness +6 (+3 Con, +3 natural), Fort +9 (+5 base, +4 Con), Ref +10 (+5 base, +3 Dex, +2 Lightning Reflexes), Will +6 (+5 base, +1 Wis)This human-sized creature has a mostly draconic appearance. Its two legs end in sharp claws. Two large frills project from its ears. A trio of triangular fins run down its back, ending in a lobster-like tail. Its coloration is dark indigo, nearly black on its face, while its eyes are red.Although puddle drakes look incredibly dangerous, their temperaments are more akin to a dog than a dragon. Puddle drakes make excellent companions, and can be trained to perform most tasks that one might train a dog to perform: fetch, roll over, and so forth. They are fond of humanoids, and delight in serving as pets and traveling companions for people living near coasts, swamps, and other bodies of water. Although they can breathe air and move about on land, puddle drakes always prefer to move through water when possible.Puddle drakes dine mostly on fish, but will supplement their diet with small water-dwelling mammals if fish are scarce.A typical puddle drake is about 7 feet long from nose to tail, and weighs about 300 pounds.Puddle drakes do not speak, but often hiss and bark while playing or to alert their companions to danger.A puddle drake generally avoids combat, unless its master is threatened or it is trained to attack. When it does battle, it uses its puddle jump ability to strike with surprise, using its bite and claws to deadly effect.Puddle Jump: A puddle drake can travel between puddles, teleporting from one to another effortlessly. This magical transport must begin and end in an area with at least some body of water with a diameter of at least 3 feet. The distance is only limited by the puddle drake's line of sight. Puddle jumping is part of the puddle drake's move action, and counts as 10 feet of its movement for the round. Thus, a puddle drake can swim 10 feet, then jump to another body of water (costing 10 feet of movement), leaving it with 20 feet of its remaining swim speed. This ability otherwise functions exactly like the Teleport supernatural power (rank 9, key ability Wisdom, Teleport +13).Skills: A puddle drake has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line. *Puddle drakes have a +4 racial bonus on Survival checks when tracking by scent.Training a Puddle DrakeA puddle drake can be trained using the Handle Animal skill, but the Difficulty of such checks are 5 higher than that of a typical animal. Puddle drakes are typically trained for fighting, hunting, or performance.</blockquote>

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