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Post/Author/DateTime Post
doran_salsung
09-16-07, 07:29 PM how do i make an anthro animal char?, like an anthro wolf instead of a were wolf
magicbehere
09-16-07, 07:54 PM Are you a furry? Cause if you are I'm not telling you where the rules for it are. LoL J/K they are in Savage Species I think, yeah you can even make a anthropomorphic bleam whale or some nonsense like that.
Fireclave
09-16-07, 08:02 PM FYI, the anthro template in savage species is very broken for some animals (the bat and the whale especially, if I remember correctly).
ArgulFraster
09-17-07, 12:23 AM It's in SS, and I'm also working on one of my own. In a few months I'll post some of the stuff.
pres_man
09-17-07, 01:48 AM The easiest way I would do it is use the shifter race.
Neutronium_Dragon
09-17-07, 03:19 AM My impression of the anthropomorphic wolf in SS is that it isn't worth the +2 LA it gets tagged with once you count the fact that it has two monstrous humanoid hit dice as well. +1 LA would work, but that requires house-ruling it.

You might also look up the lupin, who were in a Dragon article. They're essentially wolfish humanoids.
Salla
09-17-07, 03:25 AM You might also check out the Savage Species Web Enhancement, which as a LA 0 wolf race called the Laika.

You could probably create one of your own without too much difficulty; just balance it against the PHB races, work with your DM, come up with something.
Kraz
09-17-07, 07:10 AM It's not really too hard to change around the anthro races in the SS. What me and my group have been doing(or atleast are going to start doing) is keep any animal that's small or smaller as a small anthro, medium and large become medium, and anything bigger than large become large sized.

We also usually just remove the racial HD, only sticking the player with the LA to work with(which they get nothing from). Most of our games start at level 3 or above anyway.

Edit: Forgot a few things. We also make them just normal humanoids, some of them we remove special attacks or abilities from, natural attacks, etc.
Sunic_Flames
09-17-07, 09:52 AM OMG FURRIES! Just kidding. The LAs are really screwed up though. Some of them are worth at best half that listed amount (most LA races fall into this category), others... compare for example the cheetah to the wolf. Same HD, same LA... much higher stats. It seems like an after thought.

Still though if all you want is the look the best way from a mechanical standpoint is to overlay it on a PHB race, example: Human stats, wolf appearance. But that's because anything that makes you lose class levels is almost always bad.
_Jayne_Cobb_
09-17-07, 04:00 PM how do i make an anthro animal char?, like an anthro wolf instead of a were wolf

Right here:

http://www.pen-paper.net/images/rpgdb/pal502.jpg
mato_hibiki
09-18-07, 05:01 AM Fortune city thumbnail image?

Is there something Mal-esque I can say here? Like "Huh." or the like?

Oh, I know. "My days of not takin' you seriously are certainly comin' to a middle."

Just teasing, because otherwise I'd be saying "I can't see the image! Waaah!"

I'm of the mind that you can easily jury-rig Anthros from the human race, just remove the bonus feat, give scent if it fits, and scrap the bonus skill points for... A natural attack I guess.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
doran_salsung 09-16-07, 07:29 PM	how do i make an anthro animal char?, like an anthro wolf instead of a were wolf
magicbehere 09-16-07, 07:54 PM	Are you a furry? Cause if you are I'm not telling you where the rules for it are. LoL J/K they are in Savage Species I think, yeah you can even make a anthropomorphic bleam whale or some nonsense like that.
Fireclave 09-16-07, 08:02 PM	FYI, the anthro template in savage species is very broken for some animals (the bat and the whale especially, if I remember correctly).
ArgulFraster 09-17-07, 12:23 AM	It's in SS, and I'm also working on one of my own. In a few months I'll post some of the stuff.
pres_man 09-17-07, 01:48 AM	The easiest way I would do it is use the shifter race.
Neutronium_Dragon 09-17-07, 03:19 AM	My impression of the anthropomorphic wolf in SS is that it isn't worth the +2 LA it gets tagged with once you count the fact that it has two monstrous humanoid hit dice as well. +1 LA would work, but that requires house-ruling it. You might also look up the lupin, who were in a Dragon article. They're essentially wolfish humanoids.
Salla 09-17-07, 03:25 AM	You might also check out the Savage Species Web Enhancement, which as a LA 0 wolf race called the Laika. You could probably create one of your own without too much difficulty; just balance it against the PHB races, work with your DM, come up with something.
Kraz 09-17-07, 07:10 AM	It's not really too hard to change around the anthro races in the SS. What me and my group have been doing(or atleast are going to start doing) is keep any animal that's small or smaller as a small anthro, medium and large become medium, and anything bigger than large become large sized. We also usually just remove the racial HD, only sticking the player with the LA to work with(which they get nothing from). Most of our games start at level 3 or above anyway. Edit: Forgot a few things. We also make them just normal humanoids, some of them we remove special attacks or abilities from, natural attacks, etc.
Sunic_Flames 09-17-07, 09:52 AM	OMG FURRIES! Just kidding. The LAs are really screwed up though. Some of them are worth at best half that listed amount (most LA races fall into this category), others... compare for example the cheetah to the wolf. Same HD, same LA... much higher stats. It seems like an after thought. Still though if all you want is the look the best way from a mechanical standpoint is to overlay it on a PHB race, example: Human stats, wolf appearance. But that's because anything that makes you lose class levels is almost always bad.
_Jayne_Cobb_ 09-17-07, 04:00 PM	how do i make an anthro animal char?, like an anthro wolf instead of a were wolf Right here: http://www.pen-paper.net/images/rpgdb/pal502.jpg
mato_hibiki 09-18-07, 05:01 AM	Fortune city thumbnail image? Is there something Mal-esque I can say here? Like "Huh." or the like? Oh, I know. "My days of not takin' you seriously are certainly comin' to a middle." Just teasing, because otherwise I'd be saying "I can't see the image! Waaah!" I'm of the mind that you can easily jury-rig Anthros from the human race, just remove the bonus feat, give scent if it fits, and scrap the bonus skill points for... A natural attack I guess.