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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Qwillion" data-source="post: 2186567" data-attributes="member: 14641">Replacing monsters in Region AYea I am a bit behind the curve because I like to fix things before I play them, I have been reading the book working on an over arching story, I have settled into a more character driven story arch. I have all these replacements on post-it notes in the book but I thought it might be fun to post them here I might make a pdf out of all of them later. Room A25Initial Attitude, Encounter Conditions, Tactics,and Encounter level all remain unchanged.     Encounter: Replace 6 fiendish dire rats with 6 fiendish skinflinters (miser jackels).    Treasure: the Skinflintershave gathered all the listed treasure and have placed it in the leather sack which was then hidden behind the open door and covered with a tatered and chewed up cloak. (Search DC 18)    Scaling: add an additional two fiendish skinflinters (miser jackels), have two skinflinter’s flee upon sighting the party.Fiendish Skinflinter (Miser Jackel)     Small Magical Beast (Augmented animal, Extraplanar) Hit Dice: 1d8 (4 hp)  Initiative: +3 (+3 Dex)  Speed: 50 ft. (10 squares)  Armor Class: 14 (+1 size, +3 Dex), touch 14, flat-footed 11  Base Attack/Grapple: +0/-4  Attack: Bite +4 melee (1d4 -2)  Full Attack: Bite +4 melee (1d4 -2)  Space/Reach: 5 ft./0 ft.  Special Attacks: Posion, smite good  Special Qualities: Darkvision 60ft., filching, low-light vision, Resistance cold and fire 5, scent, Spell Resistance 6  Saves: Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +1  Abilities: Str 6, Dex 17, Con 11, Int 3, Wis 13, Cha 13  Skills: Hide +9, Jump +2, Listen +7, Move Silently +5, Sleight of Hand +7, Spot +3  Feats: Alertness, Weapon Finesse (B)  Environment: Warm plains  Organization: Solitary, Pair, or Pack (5-20)  Challenge Rating: 1/3Treasure: None Alignment: Always neutral evil  Advancement: 2 HD (Small); 3 HD (Medium)  Level Adjustment: -  “A red and black jackal with small horns curling just before its large tall ears”Poison (Ex): Injury, Fortitude DC 14, initial and secondary damage 2 points Dex and Int. The save DC is Constitution-based including a +4 racial bonus.Filching (Ex): The miser jackal uses it’s gift for stealth to seal metallic objects, they have an uncanny nack for filching items that  a group is going to need, granting a +4 insight bonus to slight of hand. The creature can remain hiding and still make use of its slight of hand skill. Skills: Skinflinters have a +4 racial bonus on Jump, and Listen checks. *Dogs have a +4 racial bonus on Survival checks when tracking by scent.Fiendish Skinflinter (Miser Jackel); Small Magical Beast (Augmented animal, Extraplanar); CR: 1/3; HD: 1d8 (4 hp) Init: +3 (+3 Dex); Spd: 50 ft.; AC: 14 (+1 size, +3 Dex), touch 14, flat-footed 11; Base atk: +0  Grp: -4; Atk: Bite +4 melee (1d4 -2); Full Atk: Bite +4 melee (1d4 -2); Sp/Rch: 5 ft./0 ft.; SA: poison, smite good ; SQ: Darkvision 60ft., filching, low-light vision, Resistance cold and fire 5, scent, Spell Resistance 6 AL: NE, SV: Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +1 ; Str 6, Dex 17, Con 11, Int 3, Wis 13, Cha 13  Skills and Feats: Hide +9, Jump +2, Listen +7, Move Silently +5, Sleight of Hand +7, Spot +3; Alertness, Weapon Finesse (B)       Poison (Ex): Injury, Fortitude DC 14, initial and secondary damage 2 points Dex and Int. The save DC is Constitution-based including a +4 racial bonus.Filching (Ex): The miser jackal uses it’s gift for stealth to seal metallic objects, they have an uncanny nack for filching items that  a group is going to need, granting a +4 insight bonus to slight of hand. The creature can remain hiding and still make use of its slight of hand skill. Skills: Skinflinters have a +4 racial bonus on Jump, and Listen checks. *Dogs have a +4 racial bonus on Survival checks when tracking by scent.Section 15 Copyright notice. System Reference Document Copyright 2000, Authors Johnathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, based on original material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. Creature Collection Copyright 2000, Clark Peterson</blockquote>

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