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The Vorpal Tribble 07-29-07, 11:37 AM	Claws on the Wall Large Magical Beast Hit Dice: 6d10+18 HD (51 hp) Initiative: +9 Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares), Climb 40 ft. Armor Class: 18 (+5 dex, +4 natural, -1 size), touch 14, flat-footed 13 Base Attack/Grapple: +6/+14 Attack: Bite +10 melee (1d8+4) Full Attack: Bite +10 melee (1d8+4), and 2 claws +5 melee (1d6+2) Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft. (10 ft. with bite) Special Attacks: Dash, improved grab, spittle Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent Saves: Fort +7, Ref +12, Will +3 Abilities: Str 19, Dex 21, Con 16, Int 3, Wis 12, Cha 8 Skills: Balance +13, Climb +13, *Hide +5, Jump +5, Listen +7, Move Silently +9, Spot +8 Feats: Alertness, Improved Initiative, Lightening Reflexes, Weapon Finesse(B) Environment: Warm Mountains or Underground Organization: Solitary, pair, or pride (6–10) Challenge Rating: 5 Treasure: None Alignment: Usually neutral Advancement: 7-14 HD (Large) Level Adjustment: - This creature is a bizarre creature resembling a physically eccentric feline with mottled brown and grey fur with crack-like lines of black. It has the body of a powerful cat, though its legs are short and powerful for its size and ends in gripping claws that resemble a bird of prey's. It possesses two long, prehensile tails on one end and on the other a furry neck with the length and flexibility of a snake. The head is completely leonid, with a shaggy mane, and snout full of tearing fangs. A claws on the wall is a felinoid creature wholey adapted to a vertical existence along the cliff faces and steep hills. They live upon ledges or caves set alongside the cliff, though generally only to store food or riase their young, otherwise able to cling to the stone even while sleeping. Some claws on the wall that have discovered particularly deep caves with a source of food have become completely subteranean hunters, hanging from celings as well as walls. A claws on the wall speak their own primitive language. They grow 6 to 10 feet long and weighs 280 to 500 pounds. Combat A claws on the wall is only marginally sentient, possessing just enough intelligence to make it dangerously cunning. It will often stalk its prey and then move ahead, coating the area it approaches with its sticky saliva. If its victim sticks it then lunges, tearing at it with tooth or claw. Creatures that threaten the beast get the slippery saliva, as it tries to knock them off the cliff. Cliffrunner (Ex): This ability works like the spider climb spell, though the claws on the wall may even use the run action while climbing. A claws on the wall, if within reach of a vertical surface, cannot be knocked off even if it would normally be, snatching out with great speed to reaffix itself to the surface. A claws on the wall may even allow itself to fall to quicken its descent, able to stop and grab the vertical surface at any point of its fall. Dash (Ex): A claws on the wall that has successfully grappled its opponent, may slam it repeatedly into a nearby surface, dealing an additional 1d6+4 damage in addition to its bite damage. Its opponent must succeed on a DC 17 fortitude save or be Stunned for 1 round. The save DC is Strength-based. A stunned character can’t act, loses any Dexterity bonus to AC, and takes a –2 penalty to AC. Constructs, oozes, plants, undead, incorporeal creatures, and creatures immune to critical hits cannot be stunned. Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a claws on the wall must hit with its bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can dash. Spittle (Ex): Once per round as a standard action a claws on the wall can secrete a number of substances from glands in its mouth that coat a five foot area. Slick: This substance when soaked into stone or dirt causes it to become as slippery as ice for a number of rounds equal to the claws on the wall's constitution modifier x3. This increases the climb DC of this square by +10. Stick: This substance, when soaked into stone or dirt causes it to become immensely sticky for a number of rounds equal to the claws on the wall's constitution modifier x3. Anyone who transverses that spot must make a DC 15 Reflex save or be glued to the surface, unable to move. Even on a successful save, the creature can move only at half speed, though the DC to climbing these sections are reduced by +10. The save DC is Constitution-based. Skills: Claws on the wall have a +4 racial bonus on *Hide and Move Silently checks, and a +8 bonus on climb and balance checks. A claws on the wall can always choose to take 10 on Climb checks, even if rushed or threatened. They use their Dexterity modifier instead of their Strength modifier for Climb and Jump checks. *In rocky areas, the Hide bonus improves to +12.
DebiHuman 07-31-07, 10:31 AM	Very nice. I would love to see a picture of these things. I imagine that these things nest up in the same cliffs as giant eagles and such. I can definitely see some emnity there. Also, the spittle might be useful as an alternative magical component [sovereign glue or something along those lines. Personally, I think you underestimate the damage the claws would do. More like 2d4+2 rather than 1d6+2. Granted, it's not a huge increase in damage but it fits the flavor of the text a bit better. Even as secondary weapons, they should be nasty. As you can tell, I might have to use these one day... Debby
Grizzled Gryphon 10-20-07, 12:43 AM	The usual, ++
Rechan 10-21-07, 11:10 PM	Spittle (Ex): Once per round as a standard action a claws on the wall can secrete a number of substances from glands in its mouth that coat a five foot area. Slick: This substance when soaked into stone or dirt causes it to become as slippery as ice for a number of rounds equal to the claws on the wall's constitution modifier x3. This increases the climb DC of this square by +10. Stick: This substance, when soaked into stone or dirt causes it to become immensely sticky for a number of rounds equal to the claws on the wall's constitution modifier x3. Anyone who transverses that spot must make a DC 15 Reflex save or be glued to the surface, unable to move. Even on a successful save, the creature can move only at half speed, though the DC to climbing these sections are reduced by +10. The save DC is Constitution-based. Yoink!
locustechpriest 10-26-07, 09:22 PM	Yes, I am systematically stalking you today. ^_^ Slick: This substance when soaked into stone or dirt causes it to become as slippery as ice for a number of rounds equal to the claws on the wall's constitution modifier x3. This increases the climb DC of this square by +10. Should you have it save or fall prone (in the case of a cliff face, fall off), as the spell Grease (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/grease.htm)? The Balance check should be unnecessary (replaced by the Climb check) but repeated saves on failed Climb checks would be cool (read "deadly"). DC of 15, naturally. Stick: This substance, when soaked into stone or dirt causes it to become immensely sticky for a number of rounds equal to the claws on the wall's constitution modifier x3. Anyone who transverses that spot must make a DC 15 Reflex save or be glued to the surface, unable to move. Even on a successful save, the creature can move only at half speed, though the DC to climbing these sections are reduced by +10. The save DC is Constitution-based. Perhaps we could allow an Escape Artist check to, well... escape. Maybe that was assumed and I'm being redundant. I would suggest that a failed Climb check, though unlikely, require a renewed save to prevent stickage. ^_^