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R.M.G.C.L.F.

08-07-06, 09:04 PM
Felkar
Medium Aberration
HD:11d8+33(82hp)
Init:+5
Speed: 30ft, climb 30ft
AC:14 (+3 natural, +1dex)
BAB/Grapple:+5/+7
Attacks: 2 claws+7 melee, lick+5 touch or Weapon+7 melee, lick+5 touch, or Lick+7 touch
Damage: Claw 1d6+2, Longsword 1d8+2(19-20/x2), Heavy Mace 1d8+2, Spear 1d8+2
Special Attacks: Toxic Tongue, Frightful Presence
Special Qualities: Horizontal Adherence, DR1/-, Amorphous, Acid Immunity, Flatform, Blindsight 20ft, Regeneration 4, amphibious
Saves: Fort+6, Ref+4, Will+6
Abilities:Str15,Dex13,Con17,Int10,Wis8,C ha14
Skills: Disguise+16, Hide+10, Move Silently+10
Feats: Multiattack, Improved Initiative, Dodge, Stealthy
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Climate/Terrain: Any
Organization: Solitary
CR:?
Alignment: Often Chaotic Neutral
Treasure: Flat things (scrolls, tapestry, etc.)
Advancement: By Character Level (favored class rogue)

An ornate tile-pattern rises out of the floor into a ridged, probing girl, with carved-in flourescent hair, smooth jelly-like flesh, and a sparking necrotic leer.

A felkar, also known as Mallory Thin, is an impish entity that disguises itself as a floor pattern, an ornate rug, a tapestry, even an unusual stain. These creatures usually spend their lives unnoticed in populated areas, snacking on insects and small reptiles, maybe filching an occaisonal fresh-baked meal in a resturaunt with a lot of wall decoration and fancy carpets. They co-exist with an unknowing humanoid population until one the more violent fringe members of their species takes it into their head to go homonid-hunting.

Felkars speak the racial language of the dominant culture in whatever area they live, usually halfling, common, dwarven, elven, or goblin.

Combat: Felkars seem to be psychologically incapable of straight fights. They take every opportunity for pot-shots, surprise attacks, and false-retreats.

Frightful Presence(ex): 30ft range, when a Mallory Thin does something threatening, such as emerge from a surface, attack, or growl, the opposing creatures are shaken for 5d6 rounds unless the make a will save dc:17. This does not affect creatures with more than 11 hit dice, and those with 5hd or fewer are frightened instead.

Horizontal Adherence(ex):: a mallory thin has the effective benefits of a constant Spider Climb and Feather Fall effect.

Amorphous(ex): not subject to critical hits or flanking, automatically succeeds all escape artist checks.

Flatform(su): as a full-round action, a felkar can transform into a two-dimensional image on any 5ft-square space. This may be an odd portrait, a stain, or a floor-tile pattern. When in flatform, it can be detected with a spot check dc:21. It gains DR10/slashing, DR5/-, and SR21, and cannot use any attacks, special attacks, or spells.

Regeneration(su): a felkar takes lethal damage from cold, fire, and aberration-bane weapons. If reduced to unconciousness by subdual damage, it instantly reverts to flatform and can travel one run-movement before becoming truly unconcious.

Toxic Tongue(ex): a Mallory Thin deals 1d12 acid damage with a successful lick attack. It deals two points of dexterity damage with a successful lick attack unless the creature makes a fortitude save dc:18 (constitution-based). In a situation where a sneak attack would be allowed, it stuns the creature for two rounds as well (a fortitude save also negates the stunning effect.)
Return of the Flumph

08-07-06, 09:24 PM
Why does it speak beholder?
R.M.G.C.L.F.

08-07-06, 09:28 PM
If you can think of a more appropriate language for it, I'm open to suggestions. I just can't seem to come up with anything that fits.
Th_Ar_Al

08-07-06, 09:44 PM
Curious, how does it reproduce? and how it learns beholder? why can't just speak common (it just don't chose to do it).
Vaalingrade Ashland

08-08-06, 01:53 AM
If you can think of a more appropriate language for it, I'm open to suggestions. I just can't seem to come up with anything that fits.
Halfling.

They living in civilized areas and since most other races don't know halfling, its a perfect adopted language for these creatures.
Thiez

08-08-06, 08:38 AM
I want a save for the frightful presence! :(
Khael

08-08-06, 01:13 PM
I want a save for the frightful presence! :(

Agreed, and also:
Attacks: 2 claws+7 melee, lick+5 touch or Weapon+7 melee, lick+5 touch, or Tongue+7 touch

From this the Mallory thin has either two claw attacks and a lick attack, or a weapon favouring heavy mace, longsword or spear with lick, right?

Now what is the difference between a lick and a tongue attack? And what does the tongue do, bearing in mind it is the lick dealnig 1D12 acid damage.

Also I can see it's nature language would be an abberant one, but for a creature living in restaurants etc., I would have assumed an intelligence capable of learning at least a few words of whatever the civilians speak, if not much of the common language at least related to it's 'home'.
It would otherwise be displaying a remarkedly animal nature for it's intellect statwise and relatively peaceful nature.

Finally a question of the description: What is a probing girl? One who continually pokes you? Ridged I get, but seems weird in the way its written but probing?
R.M.G.C.L.F.

08-08-06, 02:23 PM
The language thing has been fixed.

Added in the save dc for frightful presence.

As to reproduction, I hadn't really thought on the issue. Mitosis and/or budding sounds like a likely method.

About the tongue, I originally had the attack called a tongue attack, but changed it to "lick". I just forget to edit the last tongue attack.
Talisman

08-15-06, 05:04 PM
:clap: :rofl:

The most bizarre part is that this is actually a functional monster.

I salute you, R.M.G.C.L.F. :bow: