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Aleolus 09-11-07, 01:35 AM	OK, a friend of mine is wanting to do a campaign set in the land of Piers Anthony's fantasy world of Xanth. So I got started with various stuff from Xanth, one of which was my statting up the Simurgh as a Deity. Here's what I have, let me know what you think! The Simurgh Keeper of the Tree of Seeds Greater Deity Symbol: A Roc with wings spread in flight Home Plane: Material plane, Land of Xanth Alignment: Neutral Good Portfolio: Plants, Gardening, Birds, Growth Worshipers: Gardeners, Druids, avian creatures Clerical Alignments: Neutral, Neutral good, Lawful Good Domains: Air, Animal, Good, Plants, Sun Favored Weapon: Beak (?) The Simurgh is the wisest and most powerful of all birds. She has seen the universe die and be reborn 3 times. Keeper of the Tree of Seeds, the Simurgh watches over the land and what grows upon it. A kind and benevolent Deity, she still tries to maintain a policy of noninterference unless there is a threat to the entire land present. Don't have Dogma, or Clergy and Temples worked out yet. Simurgh Outsider/20, Magical Beast/30 Gargantuan-size Outsider Divine Rank: 19 Hit Dice: 20d8+240 plus 30d10+360 (1060 HP) Initiative: +15, always first (+11 dex, +4 improved initiative, Supreme Initiative) Speed: 80 Ft, 320 Fly AC: 81 (+19 divine armor, +41 natural, +15 deflection, -4 size) Base Attack Bonus/Grapple: +50/+56 Attack: Talon +75 melee (2d6+10) Full Attack: 2 Talons +75 melee (2d6+10) and bite +70 melee (2d8+5) Space/Reach: 20ft/15ft Special Attacks: Swallow Whole Special Qualities: Divine Immunities, Damage reduction 30/epic, Fire resistance 24, Low-Light vision Saves: Fort +58, Ref +57, Will +70 Abilities: Str 30, Dex 32, Con 35, Int 40, Wis 52, Cha 41 Skills: Feats: Ability Focus (Swallow Whole), Aerial Superiority, Awesome Blow, Diving Charge, Hover, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Grapple, Plant Control, Plant Defiance, Sacred Spell, Self-Sufficient, Snatch, Divine Immunities: Transmutation, Energy drain, ability drain, ability damage, mind-affecting effects, immune to cold, immune to electricity, immune to acid, immune to disease and poisons, immune to stunning, immune to sleep, immune to paralysis, immune to death effects. Salient Divine Abilities: Area Divine Shield, Call Creature (Avians, Maenaeds), Clearsight, Command Plants, Divine Air Mastery, Divine Blessing (Wis), Divine Fast Healing, Divine Radiance, Divine Shield, Extra Domain (Good, Plants, Sun), Know Secrets, Lay Quest, Power of Truth, Rejuvenation, Speak With Creatures, Supreme Initiative, Domain Powers: Turn Earth creatures 19/day, Speak with Animals 19/day, Good spells at +1 caster level, Rebuke Plant creatures 19/day, Greater Turning 19/day Spell-Like Abilities: The Simurgh uses these as a 29th level caster, except for good spells, which she casts as a 30th level caster. The save DCs are 34 plus the spell level. Obscuring Mist, Wind Wall, Gaseous Form, Air Walk, Control Winds, Chain Lightning, Control Weather, Whirlwind, Elemental Swarm, Calm Animals, Hold Animal, Dominate Animal, Summon Nature's Ally IV, Commune with Nature, Antilife Shell, Animal Shapes, Summon Nature's Ally VIII, Shapechange, Protection from Evil, Aid, Magic Circle Against Evil, Holy Smite, Dispel Evil, Blade Barrier, Holy Word, Holy Aura, Summon Monster XI, Entangle, Barkskin, Plant Growth, Command Plants, Command Plants, Wall of Thorns, Repel Wood, Animate Plants, Control Plants, Shambler, Endure Elements, Heat Metal, Searing Light, Fire Shield, Flame Strike, Fire Seeds, Sunbeam, Sunburst, Prismatic Sphere All I can put on it now, since I don't have access to most of my books. Will add in more once I have the rest of them on me!
Aleolus 09-14-07, 01:25 PM	OK, updated. Make comments, please, and give opinions!
Omega_Grey 09-14-07, 01:38 PM	I'm a HUGE fan of the Xanth novels, but I have to say I never really saw the Simurgh as a deity. Maybe 'divine,' as in having divine rank 0, but he doesnt really have a cadre of worshipers spreading his message. Then again the source of all magic for Xanth doesnt have those things either.
Aleolus 09-14-07, 01:59 PM	Except Simurgh is a she, not a he. Besides, the Simurgh was in Greek or Roman mythology as well, don't forget.