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Message: <blockquote data-quote="genshou" data-source="post: 2567811" data-attributes="member: 13164">I'm going to again point out that the Extraterrestrial template in d20 Future is a very good tool.  While it is designed to make D&D monsters into alien bioforms for d20 Modern, it can be used in a D&D setting to produce a radically different monster the players will not recognize as its base creature.Take the following:Extraterrestrial Bulette (3E MM version)Huge BeastHD: 9d10+45 (94 hp)Initiative: +2 (Dex)Speed: 40 ft., climb 20 ft.AC: 22 (-2 size, +2 Dex, +12 natural)Attacks: Bite +12 melee, 2 claws +7 meleeDamage: Bite 2d8+8, claw 2d6+4Face/Reach: 10 ft. by 20 ft./10 ft.Special Attacks: LeapSpecial Qualities: Blindsight, poisonous biteSaves: Fort +11, Ref +8, Will +4Abilities: Str 27, Dex 15, Con 20, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 6Skills: Jump +12, move silently +7Climate/Terrain: Temperate mountains and undergroundOrganization: Solitary or pairChallenge Rating: 7Treasure: NoneAlignment: Always neutralAdvancement: 10-16 HD (Huge); 17-27 HD (Gargantuan)By swapping out a burrow speed for a climb speed (normally we would swap out a burrow speed of 1/2 base land speed for a climb speed equal to base land speed, but in this case the creature had a lower burrow speed), and trading in scent and tremorsense for blindsight and a venomous bite, we have created a poisonous rock-dweller that likes to climb above its foes and leap down on them.  I moved its skill points around to reflect this, as listen is not an essential skill for a creature with blindsight.  You could describe it as an eight-legged, dog-like creature with a tough hide, batlike ears and a maw of wicked teeth.  No one encountering it in-game would ever suspect it was originally a bulette.</blockquote>

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