GHOST

Ghosts are the spectral remnants of intelligent beings who, for one reason or another, cannot rest easily in their graves.

A ghost greatly resembles its corporeal form in life, but in some cases the spiritual form is somewhat altered.

CREATING A GHOST

“Ghost� is an acquired template that can be added to any aberration, animal, dragon, giant, humanoid, magical beast, monstrous humanoid, or plant. The creature (referred to hereafter as the base creature) must have a Charisma score of at least 6.

A ghost uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.

Size and Type: The creature’s type changes to undead. Do not recalculate the creature’s base attack bonus, saves, or skill points. It gains the incorporeal subtype. Size is unchanged.

Hit Dice: All current and future Hit Dice become d12s.

Speed: Ghosts have a fly speed of 30 feet, unless the base creature has a higher fly speed, with perfect maneuverability.

Armor Class: Natural armor is the same as the base creature’s but applies only to ethereal encounters. When the ghost manifests (see below), its natural armor bonus is +0, but it gains a deflection bonus equal to its Charisma modifier or +1, whichever is higher.

Attack: A ghost retains all the attacks of the base creature, although those relying on physical contact do not affect creatures that are not ethereal.

Full Attack: A ghost retains all the attacks of the base creature, although those relying on physical contact do not affect creatures that are not ethereal.

Damage: Against ethereal creatures, a ghost uses the base creature’s damage values. Against nonethereal creatures, the ghost usually cannot deal physical damage at all but can use its special attacks, if any, when it manifests (see below).

Special Attacks: A ghost retains all the special attacks of the base creature, although those relying on physical contact do not affect nonethereal creatures. The ghost also gains a manifestation ability plus one to three other special attacks as described below. The save DC against a special attack is equal to 10 + 1/2 ghost’s HD + ghost’s Cha modifier unless otherwise noted.

Corrupting Gaze (Su): A ghost can blast living beings with a glance, at a range of up to 30 feet. Creatures that meet the ghost’s gaze must succeed on a Fortitude save or take 2d10 points of damage and 1d4 points of Charisma damage.

Corrupting Touch (Su): A ghost that hits a living target with its incorporeal touch attack deals 1d6 points of damage. Against ethereal opponents, it adds its Strength modifier to attack and damage rolls. Against nonethereal opponents, it adds its Dexterity modifier to attack rolls only.

Draining Touch (Su): A ghost that hits a living target with its incorporeal touch attack drains 1d4 points from any one ability score it selects. On each such successful attack, the ghost heals 5 points of damage to itself. Against ethereal opponents, it adds its Strength modifier to attack rolls only. Against nonethereal opponents, it adds its Dexterity modifier to attack rolls only.

Frightful Moan (Su): A ghost can emit a frightful moan as a standard action. All living creatures within a 30-foot spread must succeed on a Will save or become panicked for 2d4 rounds. This is a sonic necromantic mind-affecting fear effect. A creature that successfully saves against the moan cannot be affected by the same ghost’s moan for 24 hours.

Horrific Appearance (Su): Any living creature within 60 feet that views a ghost must succeed on a Fortitude save or immediately take 1d4 points of Strength damage, 1d4 points of Dexterity damage, and 1d4 points of Constitution damage. A creature that successfully saves against this effect cannot be affected by the same ghost’s horrific appearance for 24 hours.

Malevolence (Su): Once per round, an ethereal ghost can merge its body with a creature on the Material Plane. This ability is similar to a magic jar spell (caster level 10th or the ghost’s Hit Dice, whichever is higher), except that it does not require a receptacle. To use this ability, the ghost must be manifested and it must try move into the target’s space; moving into the target’s space to use the malevolence ability does not provoke attacks of opportunity. The target can resist the attack with a successful Will save (DC 15 + ghost’s Cha modifier). A creature that successfully saves is immune to that same ghost’s malevolence for 24 hours, and the ghost cannot enter the target’s space. If the save fails, the ghost vanishes into the target’s body.

Manifestation (Su): Every ghost has this ability. A ghost dwells on the Ethereal Plane and, as an ethereal creature, it cannot affect or be affected by anything in the material world. When a ghost manifests, it partly enters the Material Plane and becomes visible but incorporeal on the Material Plane. A manifested ghost can be harmed only by other incorporeal creatures, magic weapons, or spells, with a 50% chance to ignore any damage from a corporeal source. A manifested ghost can pass through solid objects at will, and its own attacks pass through armor. A manifested ghost always moves silently. A manifested ghost can strike with its touch attack or with a ghost touch weapon (see Ghostly Equipment, below). A manifested ghost remains partially on the Ethereal Plane, where is it not incorporeal. A manifested ghost can be attacked by opponents on either the Material Plane or the Ethereal Plane. The ghost’s incorporeality helps protect it from foes on the Material Plane, but not from foes on the Ethereal Plane.

When a spellcasting ghost is not manifested and is on the Ethereal Plane, its spells cannot affect targets on the Material Plane, but they work normally against ethereal targets. When a spellcasting ghost manifests, its spells continue to affect ethereal targets and can affect targets on the Material Plane normally unless the spells rely on touch. A manifested ghost’s touch spells don’t work on nonethereal targets.

A ghost has two home planes, the Material Plane and the Ethereal Plane. It is not considered extraplanar when on either of these planes.

Telekinesis (Su): A ghost can use telekinesis as a standard action (caster level 12th or equal to the ghost’s HD, whichever is higher). When a ghost uses this power, it must wait 1d4 rounds before using it again.

Special Qualities: A ghost has all the special qualities of the base creature as well as those described below.

Rejuvenation (Su): In most cases, it’s difficult to destroy a ghost through simple combat: The “destroyed� spirit will often restore itself in 2d4 days. Even the most powerful spells are usually only temporary solutions. A ghost that would otherwise be destroyed returns to its old haunts with a successful level check (1d20 + ghost’s HD) against DC 16. As a rule, the only way to get rid of a ghost for sure is to determine the reason for its existence and set right whatever prevents it from resting in peace. The exact means varies with each spirit and may require a good deal of research.

Turn Resistance (Ex): A ghost has +4 turn resistance.

Abilities: Same as the base creature, except that the ghost has no Constitution score, and its Charisma score increases by +4.

Skills: Ghosts have a +8 racial bonus on Hide, Listen, Search, and Spot checks. Otherwise same as the base creature.

Environment: Any, often as base creature.

Organization: Solitary, gang (2–4), or mob (7–12).

Challenge Rating: Same as the base creature +2.

Treasure: None.

Alignment: Any.

Level Adjustment: Same as the base creature +5.

Ghostly Equipment

When a ghost forms, all its equipment and carried items usually become ethereal along with it. In addition, the ghost retains 2d4 items that it particularly valued in life (provided they are not in another creature’s possession). The equipment works normally on the Ethereal Plane but passes harmlessly through material objects or creatures. A weapon of +1 or better magical enhancement, however, can harm material creatures when the ghost manifests, but any such attack has a 50% chance to fail unless the weapon is a ghost touch weapon (just as magic weapons can fail to harm the ghost).

The original material items remain behind, just as the ghost’s physical remains do. If another creature seizes the original, the ethereal copy fades away. This loss invariably angers the ghost, who stops at nothing to return the item to its original resting place.

GHOUL

	Ghoul	Ghast
	Medium Undead	Medium Undead
Hit Dice:	2d12 (13 hp)	4d12+3 (29 hp)
Initiative:	+2	+3
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	14 (+2 Dex, +2 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 12	17 (+3 Dex, +4 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple:	+1/+2	+2/+5
Attack:	Bite +2 melee (1d6+1 plus paralysis)	Bite +5 melee (1d8+3 plus paralysis)
Full Attack:	Bite +2 melee (1d6+1 plus paralysis) and 2 claws +0 melee (1d3 plus paralysis)	Bite +5 melee (1d8+3 plus paralysis) and 2 claws +3 melee (1d4+1 plus paralysis)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Ghoul fever, paralysis	Ghoul fever, paralyis, stench
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., undead traits, +2 turn resistance	Darkvision 60 ft., undead traits, +2 turn resistance
Saves:	Fort +0, Ref +2, Will +5	Fort +1, Ref +4, Will +6
Abilities:	Str 13, Dex 15, Con -- , Int 13, Wis 14, Cha 12	Str 17, Dex 17, Con -- , Int 13, Wis 14, Cha 16
Skills:	Balance +6, Climb +5, Hide +6, Jump +5, Move Silently +6, Spot +7	Balance +7, Climb +9, Hide +8, Jump +9, Move Silently +8, Spot +8
Feats:	Multiattack	Multiattack, Toughness
Environment:	Any (Lacedon: Any aquatic)	Any
Organization:	Solitary, gang (2–4), or pack (7–12)	Solitary, gang (2–4), or pack (2–4 plus 7–12 ghouls)
Challenge Rating:	1	3
Treasure:	None	Standard
Alignment:	Always chaotic evil	Always chaotic evil
Advancement:	3 HD (Medium)	5–8 HD (Medium)
Level Adjustment:	--	--

Ghouls speak the languages they spoke in life (usually Common).

COMBAT

Ghouls try to attack with surprise whenever possible. They strike from behind tombstones and burst from shallow graves.

Ghoul Fever (Su): Disease-- bite, Fortitude DC 12, incubation period 1 day, damage 1d3 Con and 1d3 Dex. The save DC is Charisma-based.

An afflicted humanoid who dies of ghoul fever rises as a ghoul at the next midnight. A humanoid who becomes a ghoul in this way retains none of the abilities it possessed in life. It is not under the control of any other ghouls, but it hungers for the flesh of the living and behaves like a normal ghoul in all respects. A humanoid of 4 Hit Dice or more rises as a ghast, not a ghoul.

Paralysis (Ex): Those hit by a ghoul’s bite or claw attack must succeed on a DC 12 Fortitude save or be paralyzed for 1d4+1 rounds. Elves have immunity to this paralysis. The save DC is Charisma-based.

LACEDON

These cousins of the ghoul have the aquatic subtype. They lurk near hidden reefs or other places where ships are likely to meet their end. They have a base land speed of 30 feet and a swim speed of 30 feet and are found only in aquatic environments.

GHAST

Although these creatures look just like their lesser kin, they are far more deadly and cunning.

Combat

Ghoul Fever (Su): Disease-- bite, Fortitude DC 15, incubation period 1 day, damage 1d3 Con and 1d3 Dex. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Paralysis (Ex): Those hit by a ghast’s bite or claw attack must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or be paralyzed for 1d4+1 rounds. Even elves can be affected by this paralysis. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Stench (Ex): The stink of death and corruption surrounding these creatures is overwhelming. Living creatures within 10 feet must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or be sickened for 1d6+4 minutes. A creature that successfully saves cannot be affected again by the same ghast’s stench for 24 hours. A delay poison or neutralize poison spell removes the effect from a sickened creature. Creatures with immunity to poison are unaffected, and creatures resistant to poison receive their normal bonus on their saving throws. The save DC is Charisma-based.

GIANT ANT

	Giant Ant, Worker	Giant Ant, Soldier	Giant Ant, Queen
	Medium Vermin	Medium Vermin	Large Vermin
Hit Dice:	2d8 (9 hp)	2d8+2 (11 hp)	4d8+4 (22 hp)
Initiative:	+0	+0	–1
Speed:	50 ft. (10 squares), climb 20 ft.	50 ft. (10 squares), climb 20 ft.	40 ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class:	17 (+7 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 17	17 (+7 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 17	17 (–1 size, –1 Dex, +9 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 17
Base Attack/Grapple:	+1/+1	+1/+3	+3/+10
Attack:	Bite +1 melee (1d6)	Bite +3 melee (2d4+3)	Bite +5 melee (2d6+4)
Full Attack:	Bite +1 melee (1d6)	Bite +3 melee (2d4+3)	Bite +5 melee (2d6+4)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.	5 ft./5 ft.	10 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Improved grab	Improved grab, acid sting	Improved grab
Special Qualities:	Scent, vermin traits	Scent, vermin traits	Scent, vermin traits
Saves:	Fort +3, Ref +0, Will +0	Fort +4, Ref +0, Will +1	Fort +5, Ref +0, Will +2
Abilities:	Str 10, Dex 10, Con 10, Int -- , Wis 11, Cha 9	Str 14, Dex 10, Con 13, Int -- , Wis 13, Cha 11	Str 16, Dex 9, Con 13, Int -- , Wis 13, Cha 11
Skills:	Climb +8	Climb +10	--
Feats:	TrackB	TrackB	TrackB
Environment:	Temperate plains	Temperate plains	Temperate plains
Organization:	Gang (2–6) or crew (6–11 plus 1 giant ant soldier)	Solitary or gang (2–4)	Hive (1 plus 10–100 workers and 5–20 soldiers)
Challenge Rating:	1	2	2
Treasure:	None	None	1/10 coins; 50% goods; 50% items
Advancement:	3–4 HD (Medium); 5–6 HD (Large)	3–4 HD (Medium); 5–6 HD (Large)	5–6 HD (Large); 7–8 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	--	--	--

Giant ants are among the hardiest and most adaptable vermin. Soldiers and workers are about 6 feet long, while queens can grow to a length of 9 feet.

Acid Sting (Ex): A giant soldier ant has a stinger and an acid-producing gland in its abdomen. If it successfully grabs an opponent, it can attempt to sting each round (+3 attack bonus). A hit with the sting attack deals 1d4+1 points of piercing damage and 1d4 points of acid damage.

Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a giant ant must hit with its bite attack. A giant soldier ant that wins the ensuing grapple check establishes a hold and can sting.

Skills: *Giant ants have a +4 racial bonus on Survival checks when tracking by scent and a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks. A giant ant can always choose to take 10 on Climb checks, even if rushed or threatened.

GIANT BEE

	Medium Vermin
Hit Dice:	3d8 (13 hp)
Initiative:	+2
Speed:	20 ft. (4 squares), fly 80 ft. (good)
Armor Class:	14 (+2 Dex, +2 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple:	+2/+2
Attack:	Sting +2 melee (1d4 plus poison)
Full Attack:	Sting +2 melee (1d4 plus poison)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Poison
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., vermin traits
Saves:	Fort +3, Ref +3, Will +2
Abilities:	Str 11, Dex 14, Con 11, Int -- , Wis 12, Cha 9
Skills:	Spot +5, Survival +1*
Feats:	--
Environment:	Temperate plains
Organization:	Solitary, buzz (2–5), or hive (11–20)
Challenge Rating:	1
Treasure:	No coins; 1/4 goods (honey only); no items
Advancement:	4–6 HD (Medium); 7–9 HD (Large)
Level Adjustment:	--

Although many times larger, growing to a length of about 5 feet, giant bees behave generally the same as their smaller cousins. Giant bees are usually not aggressive except when defending themselves or their hive.

Poison (Ex): Injury, Fortitude DC 11, initial and secondary damage 1d4 Con. The save DC is Constitution-based. A giant bee that successfully stings another creature pulls away, leaving its stinger in the creature. The bee then dies.

Skills: Giant bees have a +4 racial bonus on Spot checks. *They also have a +4 racial bonus on Survival checks to orient themselves.

GIANT BOMBARDIER BEETLE

	Medium Vermin
Hit Dice:	2d8+4 (13 hp)
Initiative:	+0
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	16 (+6 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 16
Base Attack/Grapple:	+1/+2
Attack:	Bite +2 melee (1d4+1)
Full Attack:	Bite +2 melee (1d4+1)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Acid spray
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., vermin traits
Saves:	Fort +5, Ref +0, Will +0
Abilities:	Str 13, Dex 10, Con 14, Int -- , Wis 10, Cha 9
Skills:	--
Feats:	--
Environment:	Warm forests
Organization:	Cluster (2–5) or click (6–11)
Challenge Rating:	2
Advancement:	3–4 HD (Medium); 5–6 HD (Large)
Level Adjustment:	--

These creatures feed primarily on carrion and offal, gathering heaps of the stuff in which to build nests and lay eggs. A giant bombardier beetle is about 6 feet long. Giant bombardier beetles normally attack only to defend themselves, their nests, or their eggs.

Acid Spray (Ex): When attacked or disturbed, the creature can release a 10-foot cone of acidic vapor once per round. Those within the cone must succeed on a DC 13 Fortitude save or take 1d4+2 points of acid damage. The save DC is Constitution-based.

GIANT FIRE BEETLE

	Small Vermin
Hit Dice:	1d8 (4 hp)
Initiative:	+0
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	16 (+1 size, +5 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 16
Base Attack/Grapple:	+0/–4
Attack:	Bite +1 melee (2d4)
Full Attack:	Bite +1 melee (2d4)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	--
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., vermin traits
Saves:	Fort +2, Ref +0, Will +0
Abilities:	Str 10, Dex 11, Con 11, Int -- , Wis 10, Cha 7
Skills:	--
Feats:	--
Environment:	Warm plains
Organization:	Cluster (2–5) or colony (6–11)
Challenge Rating:	1/3
Advancement:	2–3 HD (Small)
Level Adjustment:	--

These luminous nocturnal insects are prized by miners and adventurers. They have two glands, one above each eye, that produce a red glow. The glands’ luminosity persists for 1d6 days after removal from the beetle, illuminating a roughly circular area with a 10-foot radius. Giant fire beetles are about 2 feet long.

GIANT PRAYING MANTIS

	Large Vermin
Hit Dice:	4d8+8 (26 hp)
Initiative:	–1
Speed:	20 ft. (4 squares), fly 40 ft. (poor)
Armor Class:	14 (–1 size, –1 Dex, +6 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple:	+3/+11
Attack:	Claws +6 melee (1d8+4)
Full Attack:	Claws +6 melee (1d8+4) and bite +1 melee (1d6+2)
Space/Reach:	10 ft (4 squares)./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Improved grab
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., vermin traits
Saves:	Fort +6, Ref +0, Will +3
Abilities:	Str 19, Dex 8, Con 15, Int -- , Wis 14, Cha 11
Skills:	Hide –1*, Spot +6
Feats:	--
Environment:	Temperate forests
Organization:	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	3
Advancement:	5–8 HD (Large); 9–12 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	--

This patient carnivore remains completely still as it waits for prey to come near.

Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a giant praying mantis must hit with its claws attack. If it wins the ensuing grapple check, it establishes a hold and makes a bite attack as a primary attack (at its full +6 attack bonus).

Skills: A giant praying mantis has a +4 racial bonus on Hide and Spot checks. *Because of its camouflage, the Hide bonus increases to +12 when a mantis is surrounded by foliage.

GIANT STAG BEETLE

	Large Vermin
Hit Dice:	7d8+21 (52 hp)
Initiative:	+0
Speed:	20 ft. (4 squares)
Armor Class:	19 (–1 size, +10 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 19
Base Attack/Grapple:	+5/+15
Attack:	Bite +10 melee (4d6+9)
Full Attack:	Bite +10 melee (4d6+9)
Space/Reach:	10 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Trample 2d8+3
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., vermin traits
Saves:	Fort +8, Ref +2, Will +2
Abilities:	Str 23, Dex 10, Con 17, Int -- , Wis 10, Cha 9
Skills:	--
Feats:	--
Environment:	Temperate forests
Organization:	Cluster (2–5) or mass (6–11)
Challenge Rating:	4
Alignment:	Always neutral
Advancement:	8–10 HD (Large); 11–21 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	--

These creatures are serious pests that greedily devour cultivated crops. A single beetle can strip an entire farm in short order. An adult giant stag beetle is about 10 feet long.

Trample (Ex): Reflex half DC 19. The save DC is Strength-based.

GIANT WASP

	Large Vermin
Hit Dice:	5d8+10 (32 hp)
Initiative:	+1
Speed:	20 ft. (4 squares), fly 60 ft. (good)
Armor Class:	14 (–1 size, +1 Dex, +4 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 13
Base Attack/Grapple:	+3/+11
Attack:	Sting +6 melee (1d3+6 plus poison)
Full Attack:	Sting +6 melee (1d3+6 plus poison)
Space/Reach:	10 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Poison
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., vermin traits
Saves:	Fort +6, Ref +2, Will +2
Abilities:	Str 18, Dex 12, Con 14, Int -- , Wis 13, Cha 11
Skills:	Spot +9, Survival +1*
Feats:	--
Environment:	Temperate forests
Organization:	Solitary, swarm (2–5), or nest (11–20)
Challenge Rating:	3
Advancement:	6–8 HD (Large); 9–15 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	--

Giant wasps attack when hungry or threatened, stinging their prey to death. They take dead or incapacitated opponents back to their lairs as food for their unhatched young.

Poison (Ex): Injury, Fortitude DC 14, initial and secondary damage 1d6 Dex. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Skills: Giant wasps have a +8 racial bonus on Spot checks. *They also have a +4 racial bonus on Survival checks to orient themselves.

GIBBERING MOUTHER

	Medium Aberration
Hit Dice:	4d8+24 (42 hp)
Initiative:	+1
Speed:	10 ft. (2 squares), swim 20 ft.
Armor Class:	19 (+1 Dex, +8 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple:	+3/+3
Attack:	Bite +4 melee (1) or spittle +4 ranged touch (1d4 acid plus blindness)
Full Attack:	6 bites +4 melee (1) and spittle +4 ranged touch (1d4 acid plus blindness)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Gibbering, spittle, improved grab, blood drain, engulf, ground manipulation
Special Qualities:	Amorphous, damage reduction 5/bludgeoning, darkvision 60 ft.
Saves:	Fort +7, Ref +4, Will +5
Abilities:	Str 10, Dex 13, Con 22, Int 4, Wis 13, Cha 13
Skills:	Listen +4, Spot +9, Swim +8
Feats:	Lightning Reflexes, Weapon Finesse
Environment:	Underground
Organization:	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	5
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Usually neutral
Advancement:	5–12 HD (Large)
Level Adjustment:	--

A gibbering mouther is a horrible creature seemingly drawn from a lunatic’s nightmares. Although not evil, it thirsts after bodily fluids and seems to prefer the blood of intelligent creatures.

A gibbering mouther is about 3 feet across and 3 to 4 feet high. It weighs about 200 pounds.

Gibbering mouthers can speak Common, but seldom say anything other than gibberish.

COMBAT

A gibbering mouther attacks by shooting out strings of protoplasmic flesh, each ending in one or more eyes and a mouth that bites at the enemy. A mouther can send out a total of six such members in any round.

Gibbering (Su): As soon as a mouther spots something edible, it begins a constant gibbering as a free action. All creatures (other than mouthers) within a 60-foot spread must succeed on a DC 13 Will save or be affected as though by a confusion spell for 1d2 rounds. This is a sonic mind-affecting compulsion effect. A creature that successfully saves cannot be affected by the same gibbering mouther’s gibbering for 24 hours. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Spittle (Ex): As a free action every round, a gibbering mouther fires a stream of spittle at one opponent within 30 feet. The mouther makes a ranged touch attack; if it hits, it deals 1d4 points of acid damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 18 Fortitude save or be blinded for 1d4 rounds. Eyeless creatures are immune to the blinding effect, but are still subject to the acid damage. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a gibbering mouther must hit with a bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity.

Blood Drain (Ex): On a successful grapple check after grabbing, that mouth attaches to the opponent. It automatically deals bite damage and drains blood, dealing 1 point of Constitution damage each round. A mouth can be ripped off (dealing 1 point of damage) with a DC 12 Strength check or severed by a successful sunder attempt (the mouth has 2 hit points).

A severed mouth continues to bite and drain blood for 1d4 rounds after such an attack. A creature whose Constitution is reduced to 0 is killed.

Engulf (Ex): A gibbering mouther can try to engulf a Medium or smaller opponent grabbed by three or more mouths.

The opponent must succeed on a DC 14 Reflex save or fall and be engulfed. In the next round, the mouther makes twelve bite attacks instead of six (each with a +4 attack bonus). An engulfed creature cannot attack the mouther from within. The previously attached mouths are now free to attack others. The save DC is Strength-based and includes a +2 racial bonus.

Ground Manipulation (Su): At will, as a standard action, a gibbering mouther can cause stone and earth in all adjacent squares to become a morass akin to quicksand. Softening earth, sand, or the like takes 1 round, while stone takes 2 rounds. Anyone other than the mouther in that area must take a move-equivalent action to avoid becoming mired (treat as being pinned).

Amorphous (Ex): A gibbering mouther is not subject to critical hits. It cannot be flanked.

Skills: Thanks to their multiple eyes, gibbering mouthers have a +4 racial bonus on Spot checks.

A gibbering mouther has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It always can choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.

GOLEM

Golems are magically created automatons of great power. Constructing one involves the employment of mighty magic and elemental forces.

The animating force for a golem is a spirit from the Elemental Plane of Earth. The process of creating the golem binds the unwilling spirit to the artificial body and subjects it to the will of the golem’s creator.

COMBAT

Golems are tenacious in combat and prodigiously strong as well. Being mindless, they do nothing without orders from their creators. They follow instructions explicitly and are incapable of any strategy or tactics. They are emotionless in combat and cannot be provoked.

A golem’s creator can command it if the golem is within 60 feet and can see and hear its creator. If uncommanded, a golem usually follows its last instruction to the best of its ability, though if attacked it returns the attack. The creator can give the golem a simple command to govern its actions in his or her absence. The golem’s creator can order the golem to obey the commands of another person (who might in turn place the golem under someone else’s control, and so on), but the golem’s creator can always resume control over his creation by commanding the golem to obey him alone.

Immunity to Magic (Ex): Golems have immunity to most magical and supernatural effects, except when otherwise noted.

CONSTRUCTION

The cost to create given for each golem includes the cost of the physical body and all the materials and spell components that are consumed or become a permanent part of the golem. Creating a golem is essentially similar to creating any sort of magic item. However, a golem’s body includes costly material components that may require some extra preparation. The golem’s creator can assemble the body or hire someone else to do the job. The builder must have the appropriate skill, which varies with the golem variety.

Completing the golem’s creation drains the appropriate XP from the creator and requires casting any spells on the final day.

The creator must cast the spells personally, but they can come from outside sources, such as scrolls.

The characteristics of a golem that come from its nature as a magic item (caster level, prerequisite feats and spells, market price, cost to create) are given in summary form at the end of each golem’s description.

Note: The market price of an advanced golem (a golem with more Hit Dice than the typical golem described in each entry) is increased by 5,000 gp for each additional Hit Die, and increased by an additional 50,000 gp if the golem’s size increases. The XP cost for creating an advanced golem is equal to 1/25 the advanced golem’s market price minus the cost of the special materials required.

CLAY GOLEM

	Large Construct
Hit Dice:	11d10+30 (90 hp)
Initiative:	–1
Speed:	20 ft. (4 squares)
Armor Class:	22 (–1 size, –1 Dex, +14 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 22
Base Attack/Grapple:	+8/+19
Attack:	Slam +14 melee (2d10+7 plus cursed wound)
Full Attack:	2 slams +14 melee (2d10+7 plus cursed wound)
Space/Reach:	10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:	Berserk, cursed wound
Special Qualities:	Construct traits, damage reduction 10/adamantine and bludgeoning, darkvision 60 ft., haste, immunity to magic, low-light vision
Saves:	Fort +3, Ref +2, Will +3
Abilities:	Str 25, Dex 9, Con -- , Int -- , Wis 11, Cha 1
Skills:	--
Feats:	--
Environment:	Any
Organization:	Solitary or gang (2–4)
Challenge Rating:	10
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Always neutral
Advancement:	12–18 HD (Large); 19–33 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	--

This golem has a humanoid body made from clay. A clay golem wears no clothing except for a metal or stiff leather garment around its hips.

A clay golem golem cannot speak or make any vocal noise. It walks and moves with a slow, clumsy gait. It weighs around 600 pounds.

Combat

Berserk (Ex): When a clay golem enters combat, there is a cumulative 1% chance each round that its elemental spirit breaks free and the golem goes berserk. The uncontrolled golem goes on a rampage, attacking the nearest living creature or smashing some object smaller than itself if no creature is within reach, then moving on to spread more destruction. Once a clay golem goes berserk, no known method can reestablish control.

Cursed Wound (Ex): The damage a clay golem deals doesn’t heal naturally and resists healing spells. A character attempting to cast a conjuration (healing) spell on a creature damaged by a clay golem must succeed on a DC 26 caster level check, or the spell has no effect on the injured character.

Immunity to Magic (Ex): A clay golem is immune to any spell or spell-like ability that allows spell resistance. In addition, certain spells and effects function differently against the creature, as noted below.

A move earth spell drives the golem back 120 feet and deals 3d12 points of damage to it.

A disintegrate spell slows the golem (as the slow spell) for 1d6 rounds and deals 1d12 points of damage.

An earthquake spell cast directly at a clay golem stops it from moving on its next turn and deals 5d10 points of damage. The golem gets no saving throw against any of these effects.

Any magical attack against a clay golem that deals acid damage heals 1 point of damage for every 3 points of damage it would otherwise deal. If the amount of healing would cause the golem to exceed its full normal hit points, it gains any excess as temporary hit points. For example, a clay golem hit by the breath weapon of a black dragon heals 7 points of damage if the attack would have dealt 22 points of damage. A clay golem golem gets no saving throw against magical attacks that deal acid damage.

Haste (Su): After it has engaged in at least 1 round of combat, a clay golem can haste itself once per day as a free action. The effect lasts 3 rounds and is otherwise the same as the spell.

Construction

A clay golem’s body must be sculpted from a single block of clay weighing at least 1,000 pounds, treated with rare oils and powders worth 1,500 gp. Creating the body requires a DC 15 Craft (sculpting) check or a DC 15 Craft (pottery) check.

CL 11th; Craft Construct, animate objects, commune, resurrection, caster must be at least 11th level; Price 40,000 gp; Cost 21,500 gp + 1,540 XP.

FLESH GOLEM

	Large Construct
Hit Dice:	9d10+30 (79 hp)
Initiative:	–1
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	18 (–1 size, –1 Dex, +10 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple:	+6/+15
Attack:	Slam +10 melee (2d8+5)
Full Attack:	2 slams +10 melee (2d8+5)
Space/Reach:	10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:	Berserk
Special Qualities:	Construct traits, damage reduction 5/adamantine, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to magic, low-light vision
Saves:	Fort +3, Ref +2, Will +3
Abilities:	Str 21, Dex 9, Con -- , Int -- , Wis 11, Cha 1
Skills:	--
Feats:	--
Environment:	Any
Organization:	Solitary or gang (2–4)
Challenge Rating:	7
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Always neutral
Advancement:	10–18 HD (Large); 19–27 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	--

A flesh golem is a ghoulish collection of stolen humanoid body parts, stitched together into a single composite form. No natural animal willingly tracks a flesh golem. The golem wears whatever clothing its creator desires, usually just a ragged pair of trousers. It has no possessions and no weapons. It stands 8 feet tall and weighs almost 500 pounds.

A flesh golem golem cannot speak, although it can emit a hoarse roar of sorts. It walks and moves with a stiff-jointed gait, as if not in complete control of its body.

Combat

Berserk (Ex): When a flesh golem enters combat, there is a cumulative 1% chance each round that its elemental spirit breaks free and the golem goes berserk. The uncontrolled golem goes on a rampage, attacking the nearest living creature or smashing some object smaller than itself if no creature is within reach, then moving on to spread more destruction. The golem’s creator, if within 60 feet, can try to regain control by speaking firmly and persuasively to the golem, which requires a DC 19 Charisma check. It takes 1 minute of inactivity by the golem to reset the golem’s berserk chance to 0%.

Immunity to Magic (Ex): A flesh golem is immune to any spell or spell-like ability that allows spell resistance. In addition, certain spells and effects function differently against the creature, as noted below.

A magical attack that deals cold or fire damage slows a flesh golem (as the slow spell) for 2d6 rounds, with no saving throw.

A magical attack that deals electricity damage breaks any slow effect on the golem and heals 1 point of damage for every 3 points of damage the attack would otherwise deal. If the amount of healing would cause the golem to exceed its full normal hit points, it gains any excess as temporary hit points. For example, a flesh golem hit by a lightning bolt heals 3 points of damage if the attack would have dealt 11 points of damage. A flesh golem golem gets no saving throw against attacks that deal electricity damage.

Construction

The pieces of a flesh golem must come from normal human corpses that have not decayed significantly. Assembly requires a minimum of six different bodies-- one for each limb, the torso (including head), and the brain. In some cases, more bodies may be necessary. Special unguents and bindings worth 500 gp are also required. Note that creating a flesh golem requires casting a spell with the evil descriptor.

Assembling the body requires a DC 13 Craft (leatherworking) check or a DC 13 Heal check.

CL 8th; Craft Construct, animate dead, bull’s strength, geas/quest, limited wish, caster must be at least 8th level; Price 20,000 gp; Cost 10,500 gp + 780 XP.

IRON GOLEM

	Large Construct
Hit Dice:	18d10+30 (129 hp)
Initiative:	–1
Speed:	20 ft. (4 squares)
Armor Class:	30 (–1 size, –1 Dex, +22 natural) touch 8, flat-footed 30
Base Attack/Grapple:	+12/+28
Attack:	Slam +23 melee (2d10+11)
Full Attack:	2 slams +23 melee (2d10+11)
Space/Reach:	10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:	Breath weapon
Special Qualities:	Construct traits, damage reduction 15/adamantine, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to magic, low-light vision
Saves:	Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +6
Abilities:	Str 33, Dex 9, Con -- , Int -- , Wis 11, Cha 1
Skills:	--
Feats:	--
Environment:	Any
Organization:	Solitary or gang (2–4)
Challenge Rating:	13
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Always neutral
Advancement:	19–24 HD (Large); 25–54 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	--

This golem has a humanoid body made from iron. An iron golem can be fashioned in any manner, just like a stone golem (see below), although it almost always displays armor of some sort. Its features are much smoother than those of a stone golem. Iron golems sometimes carry a short sword in one hand. An iron golem is 12 feet tall and weighs about 5,000 pounds. An iron golem cannot speak or make any vocal noise, nor does it have any distinguishable odor. It moves with a ponderous but smooth gait. Each step causes the floor to tremble unless it is on a thick, solid foundation.

Combat

Breath Weapon (Su): 10-foot cube, cloud of poisonous gas lasting 1 round, free action once every 1d4+1 rounds; initial damage 1d4 Con, secondary damage 3d4 Con, Fortitude DC 19 negates. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Immunity to Magic (Ex): An iron golem is immune to any spell or spell-like ability that allows spell resistance. In addition, certain spells and effects function differently against the creature, as noted below.

A magical attack that deals electricity damage slows an iron golem (as the slow spell) for 3 rounds, with no saving throw.

A magical attack that deals fire damage breaks any slow effect on the golem and heals 1 point of damage for each 3 points of damage the attack would otherwise deal. If the amount of healing would cause the golem to exceed its full normal hit points, it gains any excess as temporary hit points. For example, an iron golem hit by a fireball gains back 6 hit points if the damage total is 18 points. An iron golem gets no saving throw against fire effects.

An iron golem is affected normally by rust attacks, such as that of a rust monster or a rusting grasp spell.

Construction

An iron golem’s body is sculpted from 5,000 pounds of pure iron, smelted with rare tinctures and admixtures costing at least 10,000 gp. Assembling the body requires a DC 20 Craft (armorsmithing) check or a DC 20 Craft (weaponsmithing) check.

CL 16th; Craft Construct, cloudkill, geas/quest, limited wish, polymorph any object, caster must be at least 16th level; Price 150,000 gp; Cost 80,000 gp + 5,600 XP.

STONE GOLEM

	Stone Golem	Greater Stone Golem
	Large Construct	Huge Construct
Hit Dice:	14d10+30 (107 hp)	42d10+40 (271 hp)
Initiative:	–1	–2
Speed:	20 ft. (4 squares)	20 ft. (4 squares)
Armor Class:	26 (–1 size, –1 Dex, +18 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 26	27 (–2 size, –2 Dex, +21 natural), touch 6, flat-footed 27
Base Attack/Grapple:	+10/+23	+31/+52
Attack:	Slam +18 melee (2d10+9)	Slam +42 melee (4d8+13)
Full Attack:	2 slams +18 melee (2d10+9)	2 slams +42 melee (4d8+13)
Space/Reach:	10 ft./10 ft.	15 ft./15 ft.
Special Attacks:	Slow	Slow
Special Qualities:	Construct traits, damage reduction 10/adamantine, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to magic, low-light vision	Construct traits, damage reduction 10/adamantine, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to magic, low-light vision
Saves:	Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +4	Fort +14, Ref +12, Will +14
Abilities:	Str 29, Dex 9, Con -- , Int -- , Wis 11, Cha 1	Str 37, Dex 7, Con -- , Int -- , Wis 11, Cha 1
Skills:	--	--
Feats:	--	--
Environment:	Any	Any
Organization:	Solitary or gang (2–4)	Solitary or gang (2–4)
Challenge Rating:	11	16
Treasure:	None	None
Alignment:	Always neutral	Always neutral
Advancement:	15–21 HD (Large); 22–42 (Huge)	--
Level Adjustment:	--	--

This golem has a humanoid body made from stone. A stone golem is 9 feet tall and weighs around 2,000 pounds. Its body is frequently stylized to suit its creator. For example, it might look like it is wearing armor, with a particular symbol carved on the breastplate, or have designs worked into the stone of its limbs.

COMBAT

Stone golems are formidable opponents, being physically powerful and difficult to harm.

Slow (Su): A stone golem can use a slow effect, as the spell, as a free action once every 2 rounds. The effect has a range of 10 feet and a duration of 7 rounds, requiring a DC 17 Will save to negate. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Immunity to Magic (Ex): A stone golem is immune to any spell or spell-like ability that allows spell resistance. In addition, certain spells and effects function differently against the creature, as noted below.

A transmute rock to mud spell slows a stone golem (as the slow spell) for 2d6 rounds, with no saving throw, while transmute mud to rock heals all of its lost hit points.

A stone to flesh spell does not actually change the golem’s structure but negates its damage reduction and immunity to magic for 1 full round.

CONSTRUCTION

A stone golem’s body is chiseled from a single block of hard stone, such as granite, weighing at least 3,000 pounds. The stone must be of exceptional quality, and costs 5,000 gp. Assembling the body requires a DC 17 Craft (sculpting) check or a DC 17 Craft (stonemasonry) check.

CL 14th; Craft Construct, antimagic field, geas/quest, symbol of stunning, caster must be at least 14th level; Price 90,000 gp; Cost 50,000 gp + 3,400 XP.

GREATER STONE GOLEM

A greater stone golem is 18 feet tall and weighs around 32,000 pounds. It resembles a typical stone golem in all respects, except that the Will save DC is 31 against its slow ability. CL 14th; Craft Construct, antimagic field, geas/quest, symbol of stunning, caster must be at least 14th level; Price 196,000 gp; Cost 105,000 gp + 7,640 XP.

GORGON

	Large Magical Beast
Hit Dice:	8d10+40 (85 hp)
Initiative:	+4
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	20 (–1 size, +11 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 20
Base Attack/Grapple:	+8/+17
Attack:	Gore +12 melee (1d8+7)
Full Attack:	Gore +12 melee (1d8+7)
Space/Reach:	10 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Breath weapon, trample 1d8+7
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., lowlight vision, scent
Saves:	Fort +11, Ref +6, Will +5
Abilities:	Str 21, Dex 10, Con 21, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 9
Skills:	Listen +9, Spot +8
Feats:	Alertness, Improved Initiative, Iron Will
Environment:	Temperate plains
Organization:	Solitary, pair, pack (3–4), or herd (5–13)
Challenge Rating:	8
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Always neutral
Advancement:	9–15 HD (Large); 16–24 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	--

A typical gorgon stands over 6 feet tall at the shoulder and measures 8 feet from snout to tail. It weighs about 4,000 pounds.

Gorgons are nothing if not aggressive. They attack intruders on sight, attempting to trample, gore, or petrify them. There is no way to calm these furious creatures, and they are impossible to domesticate.

COMBAT

Whenever possible, a gorgon begins an encounter by charging at its opponents.

Breath Weapon (Su): 60-foot cone, once every 1d4 rounds (but no more than five times per day), turn to stone permanently, Fortitude DC 19 negates. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Trample (Ex): Reflex DC 19 half. The save DC is Strength-based.
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GRAY RENDER

	Large Magical Beast
Hit Dice:	10d10+70 (125 hp)
Initiative:	+0
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	19 (–1 size, +10 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 19
Base Attack/Grapple:	+10/+20
Attack:	Bite +15 melee (2d6+6)
Full Attack:	Bite +15 melee (2d6+6); 2 claws +10 melee (1d6+3)
Space/Reach:	10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:	Improved grab, rend 2d6+9
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent
Saves:	Fort +14, Ref +7, Will +4
Abilities:	Str 23, Dex 10, Con 24, Int 3, Wis 12, Cha 8
Skills:	Hide +2, Spot +10, Survival +3
Feats:	Cleave, Power Attack, Improved Bull Rush, Track
Environment:	Temperate marshes
Organization:	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	8
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Usually neutral
Advancement:	11–15 HD (Large); 16–30 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	+5 (cohort)

A gray render stands about 9 feet tall in spite of its hunched posture and is about 4 feet wide. It weighs about 4,000 pounds.

Gray renders are never found in groups. Each of these asexual creatures produces one offspring and carries it for a time in a pouch, but thereafter the young render must fend for itself.

A unique quality of the gray render is its tendency to bond with, protect, and provide for another creature (or group of creatures) native to its surroundings. Whether accepted or not, the render always attempts to remain fairly close, watching over its adopted charge(s) and daily bringing an offering of meat. It never willingly harms adopted creatures and retreats if they attack it.

COMBAT

A gray render attacks to kill, whether to bring down prey or to protect itself or those it has adopted. When hunting, it sometimes attempts to hide and wait for prey to wander close.

Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a gray render must hit with its bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity.

Rend (Ex): A gray render that wins a grapple check after a successful bite attack establishes a hold, latching onto the opponent’s body and tearing the flesh. This attack automatically deals 2d6+9 points of damage.

Skills: Gray renders have a +4 racial bonus on Spot checks due to their six keen eyes.

GRIMLOCK

	Medium Monstrous Humanoid
Hit Dice:	2d8+2 (11 hp)
Initiative:	+1
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	15 (+1 Dex, +4 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple:	+2/+4
Attack:	Battleaxe +4 melee (1d8+3/x3)
Full Attack:	Battleaxe +4 melee (1d8+3/x3)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	--
Special Qualities:	Blindsight 40 ft., immunities, scent
Saves:	Fort +1, Ref +4, Will +2
Abilities:	Str 15, Dex 13, Con 13, Int 10, Wis 8, Cha 6
Skills:	Climb +4, Hide +3*, Listen +5, Spot +3
Feats:	Alertness, TrackB
Environment:	Underground
Organization:	Gang (2–4), pack (10–20), tribe (10–60 plus 1 leader of 3rd–5th level per 10 adults).
Challenge Rating:	1
Treasure:	Standard coins; standard goods (gems only); standard items
Alignment:	Often neutral evil
Advancement:	By character class
Level Adjustment:	+2

COMBAT

Grimlocks are blind, but their exceptional senses of smell and hearing allow them to notice foes nearby. As a result, they usually shun ranged weapons and rush to the attack, brandishing their stone battleaxes.

Blindsight (Ex): Grimlocks can sense all foes within 40 feet as a sighted creature would. Beyond that range, they treat all targets as having total concealment.

Grimlocks are susceptible to sound- and scent-based attacks, however, and are affected normally by loud noises and sonic spells (such as ghost sound or silence) and overpowering odors (such as stinking cloud or incense-heavy air). Negating a grimlock’s sense of smell or hearing reduces this ability to normal Blind-Fight (as the feat). If both these senses are negated, a grimlock is effectively blinded.

Immunities: Grimlocks are immune to gaze attacks, visual effects, illusions, and other attack forms that rely on sight.

Skills: *A grimlock’s dull gray skin helps it hide in its native terrain, conferring a +10 racial bonus on Hide checks when in mountains or underground.

HAG

Although different hags are unique in appearance and mannerism, they have many aspects in common. All take the form of crones whose bent shapes belie their fierce power and swiftness.

Hags speak Giant and Common.

COMBAT

Hags are tremendously strong. They are naturally resistant to spells and can cast magic of their own. Hags often gather to form coveys. A covey, usually containing one hag of each type, can use powers beyond those of the individual members.

ANNIS

	Large Monstrous Humanoid
Hit Dice:	7d8+14 (45 hp)
Initiative:	+1
Speed:	40 ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class:	20 (–1 size, +1 Dex, +10 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 19
Base Attack/Grapple:	+7/+18
Attack:	Claw +13 melee (1d6+7)
Full Attack:	2 claws +13 melee (1d6+7) and bite +8 melee (1d6+3)
Space/Reach:	10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:	Improved grab, rake 1d6+7, rend 2d6+10, spell-like abilities
Special Qualities:	Damage reduction 2/bludgeoning, darkvision 60 ft., spell resistance 19
Saves:	Fort +6, Ref +6, Will +6
Abilities:	Str 25, Dex 12, Con 14, Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 10
Skills:	Bluff +8, Diplomacy +2, Disguise +0 (+2 acting), Hide +5, Intimidate +2, Listen +10, Spot +10
Feats:	Alertness, Blind-Fight, Great Fortitude
Environment:	Cold marshes
Organization:	Solitary or covey (3 hags of any kind plus 1–8 ogres and 1–4 evil giants)
Challenge Rating:	6
Treasure:	Standard
Alignment:	Usually chaotic evil
Advancement:	By character class
Level Adjustment:	--

An annis commonly uses its disguise self ability to take the form of an exceptionally tall human, a fair giant, or an ogre.

An annis stands some 8 feet tall and weighs about 325 pounds.

Combat

Though physically powerful, these hags do not favor simple assaults but try to divide and confuse their foes before combat. They love to pose as commoners or gentlefolk to lull their victims into a sense of false security before they attack.

Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, an annis must hit a Large or smaller opponent with a claw attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity.

Rake (Ex): Attack bonus +13 melee, damage 1d6+7. An annis can attack a grappled foe with both claws at no penalty.

Rend (Ex): An annis that hits with both claw attacks latches onto the opponent’s body and tears the flesh. This attack automatically deals an extra 2d6+10 points of damage.

Spell-Like Abilities: 3/day-- disguise self, fog cloud. Caster level 8th.

GREEN HAG

	Medium Monstrous Humanoid
Hit Dice:	9d8+9 (49 hp)
Initiative:	+1
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares), swim 30 ft.
Armor Class:	22 (+1 Dex, +11 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 21
Base Attack/Grapple:	+9/+13
Attack:	Claw +13 melee (1d4+4)
Full Attack:	2 claws +13 melee (1d4+4)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Spell-like abilities, weakness, mimicry
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 90 ft., spell resistance 18
Saves:	Fort +6, Ref +7, Will +7
Abilities:	Str 19, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 14
Skills:	Concentration +7, Craft or Knowledge (any one) +7, Hide +9, Listen +11, Spot +11 Swim +12
Feats:	Alertness, Blind-Fight, Combat Casting, Great Fortitude
Environment:	Temperate marshes
Organization:	Solitary or covey (3 hags of any kind plus 1–8 ogres and 1–4 evil giants)
Challenge Rating:	5
Treasure:	Standard
Alignment:	Usually chaotic evil
Advancement:	By character class
Level Adjustment:	--

Green hags are found in desolate swamps and dark forests.

A green hag is about the same height and weight as a female human.

Combat

Green hags prefer to attack from hiding, usually after distracting foes. They often use darkvision to their advantage by attacking during moonless nights.

Spell-Like Abilities: At will-- dancing lights, disguise self, ghost sound (DC 12), invisibility, pass without trace, tongues, water breathing. Caster level 9th. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Weakness (Su): A green hag can weaken a foe by making a special touch attack. The opponent must succeed on a DC 16 Fortitude save or take 2d4 points of Strength damage. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Mimicry (Ex): A green hag can imitate the sounds of almost any animal found near its lair.

Skills: A green hag has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.

SEA HAG

	Medium Monstrous Humanoid (Aquatic)
Hit Dice:	3d8+6 (19 hp)
Initiative:	+1
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares), swim 40 ft.
Armor Class:	14 (+1 Dex, +3 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 13
Base Attack/Grapple:	+3/+7
Attack:	Claw +7 melee (1d4+4)
Full Attack:	2 claws +7 melee (1d4+4)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Horrific appearance, evil eye
Special Qualities:	Amphibious, spell resistance 14
Saves:	Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +4
Abilities:	Str 19, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 13, Cha 14
Skills:	Craft or Knowledge (any one) +3, Hide +4, Listen +6, Spot +6, Swim +12
Feats:	Alertness, Toughness
Environment:	Temperate aquatic
Organization:	Solitary or covey (3 hags of any kind plus 1–8 ogres and 1–4 evil giants)
Challenge Rating:	4
Treasure:	Standard
Alignment:	Usually chaotic evil
Advancement:	By character class
Level Adjustment:	--

The sea hag is found in the water of seas or overgrown lakes.

A sea hag is about the same height and weight as a female human.

Combat

Sea hags are not subtle and prefer a direct approach to combat.

They usually remain in hiding until they can affect as many foes as possible with their horrific appearance.

Horrific Appearance (Su): The sight of a sea hag is so revolting that anyone (other than another hag) who sets eyes upon one must succeed on a DC 13 Fortitude save or instantly be weakened, taking 2d6 points of Strength damage. This damage cannot reduce a victim’s Strength score below 0, but anyone reduced to Strength 0 is helpless. Creatures that are affected by this power or that successfully save against it cannot be affected again by the same hag’s horrific appearance for 24 hours. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Evil Eye (Su): Three times per day, a sea hag can cast its dire gaze upon any single creature within 30 feet. The target must succeed on a DC 13 Will save or be dazed for three days, although remove curse or dispel evil can restore sanity sooner. In addition, an affected creature must succeed on a DC 13 Fortitude save or die from fright. Creatures with immunity to fear effects are not affected by the sea hag’s evil eye. The save DCs are Charisma-based.

Amphibious (Ex): Although sea hags are aquatic, they can survive indefinitely on land.

Skills: A sea hag has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.

HAG COVEY

From time to time, a trio of hags gathers as a covey. Usually this foul triune includes one hag of each type, but this is not always the case.

Combat

Hags in a covey rely on deception and their boosted magical abilities in combat.

A covey of hags is 80% likely to be guarded by 1d8 ogres and 1d4 evil giants who do their bidding. These minions are often disguised with a veil spell to appear less threatening and sent forth as spies. Such minions often (60%) carry magic stones known as hag eyes (see below).

Spell-Like Abilities: 3/day-- animate dead, bestow curse (DC 17), control weather, dream, forcecage, mind blank, mirage arcana (DC 18), polymorph, veil (DC 19), vision. Caster level 9th. The save DCs are based on a Charisma score of 16. To use one of these abilities (which requires a full-round action), all three hags must be within 10 feet of one another, and all must participate.

Once per month, a covey that does not have a hag eye can create one from a gem worth at least 20 gp (see below).

Hag Eye

A hag eye is a magic gem created by a covey. It appears to be nothing more than a semiprecious stone, but a gem of seeing or other such effect reveals it as a disembodied eye. Often, a hag eye is worn as a ring, brooch, or other adornment. Any of the three hags who created the hag eye can see through it whenever they wish, so long as it is on the same plane of existence as the hag. A hag eye has hardness 5 and 10 hit points. Destroying a hag eye deals 1d10 points of damage to each member of the covey and causes the one who sustained the greatest damage to be blinded for 24 hours.

HELL HOUND

	Hellhound	Nessian Warhound
	Medium Outsider (Evil, Extraplanar, Fire, Lawful)	Large Outsider (Evil, Extraplanar, Fire, Lawful)
Hit Dice:	4d8+4 (22 hp)	12d8+60 (114 hp)
Initiative:	+5	+6
Speed:	40 ft. (8 squares)	40 ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class:	16 (+1 Dex, +5 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 15	24 (–1 size, +2 Dex, +7 natural, +6 +2 chain shirt barding), touch 11, flat-footed 22
Base Attack/Grapple:	+4/+5	+12/+24
Attack:	Bite +5 melee (1d8+1 plus 1d6 fire)	Bite +20 melee (2d6+12/19-20 plus 1d8 fire)
Full Attack:	Bite +5 melee (1d8+1 plus 1d6 fire)	Bite +20 melee (2d6+12/19-20 plus 1d8 fire)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.	10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:	Breath weapon, fiery bite	Breath weapon, fiery bite
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., immunity to fire, scent, vulnerability to cold	Darkvision 60 ft., immunity to fire, scent, vulnerability to cold
Saves:	Fort +5, Ref +5, Will +4	Fort +13, Ref +10, Will +9
Abilities:	Str 13, Dex 13, Con 13, Int 6, Wis 10, Cha 6	Str 26, Dex 14, Con 20, Int 4, Wis 12, Cha 6
Skills:	Hide +13, Jump +12, Listen +7, Move Silently +13, Spot +7, Survival +7*	Hide +17, Jump +19, Listen +18, Move Silently +21, Spot +18, Survival +8*, Tumble +3
Feats:	Improved Initiative, Run, TrackB	Alertness, Improved Critical (bite), Improved Initiative, Track, Weapon Focus (bite)
Environment:	A lawful evil-aligned plane	A lawful evil plane
Organization:	Solitary, pair, or pack (5–12)	Solitary, pair, or pack (1–2 Nessian warhounds and 5–12 hell hounds)
Challenge Rating:	3	9
Treasure:	None	+2 chain shirt barding
Alignment:	Always lawful evil	Always lawful evil
Advancement:	5–8 HD (Medium); 9–12 HD (Large)	13–17 HD (Large); 18–24 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	+3 (cohort)	+4 (cohort)

A typical hell hound stands 4-1/2 feet high at the shoulder and weighs 120 pounds.

Hell hounds do not speak but understand Infernal.

COMBAT

Hell hounds are efficient hunters. A favorite pack tactic is to surround prey quietly, then attack with one or two hounds, driving it toward the rest with their fiery breath. If the prey doesn’t run, the pack closes in. Hell hounds track fleeing prey relentlessly.

A hell hound’s natural weapons, as well as any weapons it wields, are treated as evil-aligned and lawful-aligned for the purpose of overcoming damage reduction.

Breath Weapon (Su): 10-foot cone, once every 2d4 rounds, damage 2d6 fire, Reflex DC 13 half. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Fiery Bite (Su): A hell hound deals an extra 1d6 points of fire damage every time it bites an opponent, as if its bite were a flaming weapon.

Skills: Hell hounds have a +5 racial bonus on Hide and Move Silently checks.

*They also receive a +8 racial bonus on Survival checks when tracking by scent, due to their keen sense of smell.

NESSIAN WARHOUND

Nessian warhounds are coalblack mastiffs the size of draft horses, often fitted with shirts of infernal chainmail.

Nessian warhounds resemble hell hounds, except as otherwise noted.

Breath Weapon (Su): 10-foot cone, once every 2d4 rounds, damage 3d6 fire, Reflex DC 21 half. The save DC is Constitution- based.

Fiery Bite (Su): A Nessian warhound deals an extra 1d8 points of fire damage every time it bites an opponent, as if its bite were a flaming weapon.

HOBGOBLIN

	Hobgoblin, 1st-Level Warrior
	Medium Humanoid (Goblinoid)
Hit Dice:	1d8+2 (6 hp)
Initiative:	+1
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	15 (+1 Dex, +3 studded leather, +1 light shield), touch 11, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple:	+1/+2
Attack:	Longsword +2 melee (1d8+1/19–20) or javelin +2 ranged (1d6+1)
Full Attack:	Longsword +2 melee (1d8+1/19–20) or javelin +2 ranged (1d6+1)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	--
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft.
Saves:	Fort +4, Ref +1, Will –1
Abilities:	Str 13, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8
Skills:	Hide +3, Listen +2, Move Silently +3, Spot +2
Feats:	Alertness
Environment:	Warm hills
Organization:	Gang (4–9), band (10–100 plus 50% noncombatants plus 1 3rd-level sergeant per 20 adults and 1 leader of 4th–6th level), warband (10–24), or tribe (30–300 plus 50% noncombatants plus 1 3rd-level sergeant per 20 adults, 1 or 2 lieutenants of 4th or 5th level, 1 leader of 6th–8th level, 2–4 dire wolves, and 1–4 ogres or 1–2 trolls)
Challenge Rating:	1/2
Treasure:	Standard
Alignment:	Usually lawful evil
Advancement:	By character class
Level Adjustment:	+1

Hobgoblins are larger cousins of goblins. Hobgoblins’ hair color ranges from dark reddish-brown to dark gray. They have dark orange or red-orange skin. Large males have blue or red noses. Hobgoblins’ eyes are yellowish or dark brown, while their teeth are yellow. Their garments tend to be brightly colored, often blood red with black-tinted leather. Their weaponry is kept polished and in good repair. Hobgoblins speak Goblin and Common. Most hobgoblins encountered outside their homes are warriors; the information in the statistics block is for one of 1st level.

COMBAT

These creatures have a strong grasp of strategy and tactics and are capable of carrying out sophisticated battle plans. Under the leadership of a skilled strategist or tactician, their discipline can prove a deciding factor. Hobgoblins hate elves and attack them first, in preference to other opponents.

Skills: Hobgoblins have a +4 racial bonus on Move Silently checks.

The hobgoblin warrior presented here had the following ability scores before racial adjustments: Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8.

KOBOLD

	Kobold, 1st-Level Warrior
	Small Humanoid (Reptilian)
Hit Dice:	1d8 (4 hp)
Initiative:	+1
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	15 (+1 size, +1 Dex, +1 natural, +2 leather), touch 12, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple:	+1/–4
Attack:	Spear +1 melee (1d6–1/x3) or sling +3 ranged (1d3)
Full Attack:	Spear +1 melee (1d6–1/x3) or sling +3 ranged (1d3)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	--
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., light sensitivity
Saves:	Fort +2, Ref +1, Will –1
Abilities:	Str 9, Dex 13, Con 10, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8
Skills:	Craft (trapmaking) +2, Hide +6, Listen +2, Move Silently +2, Profession (miner) +2, Search +2, Spot +2
Feats:	Alertness
Environment:	Temperate forests
Organization:	Gang (4–9), band (10–100 plus 100% noncombatants plus 1 3rd-level sergeant per 20 adults and 1 leader of 4th–6th level), warband (10–24 plus 2–4 dire weasels), tribe (40–400 plus 1 3rd-level sergeant per 20 adults, 1 or 2 lieutenants of 4th or 5th level, 1 leader of 6th–8th level, and 5–8 dire weasels)
Challenge Rating:	1/4
Treasure:	Standard
Alignment:	Usually lawful evil
Advancement:	By character class
Level Adjustment:	+0

Kobolds are short, reptilian humanoids with cowardly and sadistic tendencies.

A kobold’s scaly skin ranges from dark rusty brown to a rusty black color. It has glowing red eyes. Its tail is nonprehensile. Kobolds wear ragged clothing, favoring red and orange. A kobold is 2 to 2-1/2 feet tall and weighs 35 to 45 pounds. Kobolds speak Draconic with a voice that sounds like that of a yapping dog.

COMBAT

Kobolds like to attack with overwhelming odds-- at least two to one-- or trickery; should the odds fall below this threshold, they usually flee. However, they attack gnomes on sight if their numbers are equal.

They begin a fight by slinging bullets, closing only when they can see that their foes have been weakened. Whenever they can, kobolds set up ambushes near trapped areas.

Light Sensitivity (Ex): Kobolds are dazzled in bright sunlight or within the radius of a daylight spell.

Skills: Kobolds have a +2 racial bonus on Craft (trapmaking), Profession (miner), and Search checks.

The kobold warrior presented here had the following ability scores before racial adjustments: Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8.

Challenge Rating: Kobolds with levels in NPC classes have a CR equal to their character level –3.

KRENSHAR

	Medium Magical Beast
Hit Dice:	2d10 (11 hp)
Initiative:	+2
Speed:	40 ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class:	15 (+2 Dex, +3 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 13
Base Attack/Grapple:	+2/+2
Attack:	Bite +2 melee (1d6)
Full Attack:	Bite +2 melee (1d6) and 2 claws +0 melee (1d4)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Scare
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, scent
Saves:	Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +1
Abilities:	Str 11, Dex 14, Con 11, Int 6, Wis 12, Cha 13
Skills:	Hide +4, Jump +9, Listen +3, Move Silently +6
Feats:	Multiattack, TrackB
Environment:	Temperate forests
Organization:	Solitary, pair, or pride (6–10)
Challenge Rating:	1
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Usually neutral
Advancement:	3–4 HD (Medium); 5–8 HD (Large)
Level Adjustment:	+2

The krenshar is a strange, catlike carnivore with extremely flexible skin on its head. A typical krenshar measures 4 or 5 feet in length with a long, narrow head. It weighs about 175 pounds.

COMBAT

Krenshars use solitary scouts to drive prey into the waiting clutches of the pride. The scout appears from hiding, uses its scare ability, then chases the fleeing target to join the attack.

Scare (Ex or Su): As a standard action, a krenshar can pull the skin back from its head, revealing the musculature and bony structures of its skull. This alone is usually sufficient to scare away foes (treat as a Bluff check with a +3 bonus).

Combining this scare ability with a loud screech produces an unsettling effect that works like a scare spell from a 3rd-level caster (Will DC 13 partial). A creature that successfully saves cannot be affected again by the same krenshar’s scare ability for 24 hours. The shriek does not affect other krenshars. This is a supernatural, sonic mind-affecting fear effect. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Skills: Krenshars have a +4 racial bonus on Jump and Move Silently checks.

LOCATHAH

	Medium Humanoid (Aquatic)
Hit Dice:	2d8 (9 hp)
Initiative:	+1
Speed:	10 ft. (2 squares), swim 60 ft.
Armor Class:	14 (+1 Dex, +3 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 13
Base Attack/Grapple:	+1/+1
Attack:	Longspear +2 melee (1d8/x3) or light crossbow +2 ranged (1d8/19–20)
Full Attack:	Longspear +2 melee (1d8/x3) or light crossbow +2 ranged (1d8/19–20)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Saves:	Fort +3, Ref +1, Will +1
Special Attacks:	--
Special Qualities:	--
Abilities:	Str 10, Dex 12, Con 10, Int_13, Wis 13, Cha 11
Skills:	Craft (any one) +6, Listen +6, Spot +6, Swim +8
Feats:	Weapon Focus (longspear)
Environment:	Warm aquatic
Organization:	Company (2–4), patrol (11–20 plus 2 3rd-level sergeants and 1 leader of 3rd–6th level), or tribe (30–100 plus 100% noncombatants plus 1 3rd-level sergeant per 10 adults, 5 5th-level lieutenants, and 3 7th-level captains)
Challenge Rating:	1/2
Treasure:	Standard
Alignment:	Usually neutral
Advancement:	By character class
Level Adjustment:	+1

Although humanoid in shape, locathahs are clearly more fish than human. The average locathah stands 5 feet tall and weighs 175 pounds. Females and males look very much alike, although the former can be recognized by the two ochre stripes marking their egg sacs.

Locathahs speak Aquan.

COMBAT

Any battle with locathahs usually begins with the creatures loosing volleys of bolts from their crossbows; underwater, their crossbows have a range increment of 20 feet. If they have managed to set up an ambush or other trap, they continue to employ crossbows for as long as possible. Otherwise, they close to bring their longspears into play. Although primarily used for fishing, these spears make formidable weapons.

Locathahs lack teeth, claws, and other natural weapons, so they are not especially dangerous if unarmed. A weaponless locathah will generally turn and flee.

Skills: A locathah has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered.

It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.

LYCANTHROPE

Lycanthropes are humanoids or giants who can transform themselves into animals. In its natural form, a lycanthrope looks like any other members of its kind, though natural lycanthropes and those who have been afflicted for a long time tend to have or acquire features reminiscent of their animal forms. In animal form, a lycanthrope resembles a powerful version of the normal animal, but on close inspection, its eyes (which often glow red in the dark) show a faint spark of unnatural intelligence.

Lycanthropy can be spread like a disease. Sometimes a lycanthrope begins life as a normal humanoid or giant who subsequently contracts lycanthropy after being wounded by a lycanthrope. Such a creature is called an afflicted lycanthrope. Other lycanthropes are born as lycanthropes, and are known as natural lycanthropes.

Combat

A lycanthrope in its humanoid (or giant) form uses whatever tactics and weapons are favored by others of its kind, though it tends to be slightly more aggressive. A lycanthrope possesses the senses of its animal form, including scent and low-light vision, and it has a deep empathy for (and ability to communicate with) animals of its animal form. An afflicted lycanthrope damaged in combat may be overwhelmed by rage, causing it to change to its animal form involuntarily.

A lycanthrope in animal form fights like the animal it resembles, although its bite carries the disease of lycanthropy. It is preternaturally cunning and strong, and possesses damage reduction that is overcome only by silvered weapons.

Finally, a natural lycanthrope (or an afflicted lycanthrope that has become aware of its affliction) can assume a hybrid form that is a mix of its humanoid and animal forms. A hybrid has hands and can use weapons, but it can also attack with its teeth and claws. A hybrid can spread lycanthropy with its bite, and it has the same damage reduction that its animal form possesses.

WEREBEAR

	Werebear, Human Form	Werebear, Bear Form	Werebear, Hybrid Form
	Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)	Large Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)	Large Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)
Hit Dice:	1d8+1 plus 6d8+30 (62 hp)	1d8+1 plus 6d8+30 (62 hp)	1d8+1 plus 6d8+30 (62 hp)
Initiative:	+0	+1	+1
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)	40 ft. (8 squares)	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	15 (+2 natural, +3 studded leather armor), touch 10, flat-footed 15	17 (–1 size, +1 Dex, +7 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 16	17 (–1 size, +1 Dex, +7 natural) touch 10, flat-footed 16
Base Attack/Grapple:	+5/+6	+5/+18	+5/+18
Attack:	Greataxe +6 melee (1d12+1/x3) or throwing axe +5 ranged (1d6+1)	Claw +13 melee (1d8+9)	Greataxe +11 melee (1d12+13/x3); or claw +13 melee (1d6+9)
Full Attack:	Greataxe +6 melee (1d12+1/x3) or throwing axe +5 ranged (1d6+1)	2 claws +13 melee (1d8+9) and bite +11 melee (2d6+4)	Claw +13 melee (1d6+9) and greataxe +9 melee (1d12+4/x3) and bite +11 melee (1d8+4) or 2 claws +13 melee (1d6+9) and bite +11 melee (1d8+4)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.	10 ft./5 ft.	10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:	--	Improved grab, curse of lycanthropy	Curse of lycanthropy
Special Qualities:	Alternate form, bear empathy, low-light vision, scent	Alternate form, bear empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent	Alternate form, bear empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent
Saves:	Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +4	Fort +12, Ref +6, Will +4	Fort +12, Ref +6, Will +4
Abilities:	Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8	Str 29, Dex 13, Con 20, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8	Str 29, Dex 13, Con 20, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8
Skills:	Handle Animal +3, Listen +4, Spot +4, Swim +1	Handle Animal +3, Listen +4, Spot +4, Swim +13	Handle Animal +3, Listen +4, Spot +5, Swim +9
Feats:	Endurance, Iron WillB, Multiattack, Power Attack, Run, TrackB	(same as human form)	(same as human form)
Environment:	Cold forests	Cold forests	Cold forests
Organization:	Solitary, pair, family (3–4), or troupe (2–4 plus 1–4 brown bears)	(same as human form)	(same as human form)
Challenge Rating:	5	5	5
Treasure:	Standard	Standard	Standard
Alignment:	Always lawful good	Always lawful good	Always lawful good
Advancement:	By character class	By character class	By character class
Level Adjustment:	+3	+3	+3

Werebears in humanoid form tend to be stout, well-muscled, and hairy. Their brown hair is thick, and males usually wear beards. They may have reddish, blond, ivory, or black hair, matching the color of the ursine form. They dress in simple cloth and leather garments that are easy to remove, repair, or replace

Combat

Werebears fight just as brown bears do in animal form. In humanoid or hybrid form, they favor large, heavy weapons such as greataxes or greatswords. The werebear’s greataxe is a Medium weapon, so it can wield the axe in one hand in hybrid form.

Alternate Form (Su): A werebear can assume the form of a brown bear or a bear-humanoid hybrid.

Bear Empathy (Ex): Communicate with bears and dire bears, and +4 racial bonus on Charisma-based checks against bears and dire bears.

Curse of Lycanthropy (Su): Any humanoid or giant hit by a werebear’s bite attack in animal or hybrid form must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or contract lycanthropy.

Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a werebear must be in bear form and must hit with a claw attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity.

Skills: Werebears have a +4 racial bonus on Swim checks in any bear form.

The werebear presented here is a 1st-level human warrior and natural lycanthrope, using the following base ability scores: Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8.

WEREBOAR

	Wereboar, Human Form	Wereboar, Boar Form	Wereboar, Hybrid Form
	Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)	Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)	Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)
Hit Dice:	1d8+4 plus 3d8+12 (34 hp)	1d8+4 plus 3d8+12 (34 hp)	1d8+4 plus 3d8+12 (34 hp)
Initiative:	+0	+0	+0
Speed:	20 ft. in scale mail (4 squares); base speed 30 ft.	40 ft. (8 squares)	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	18 (+2 natural, +4 scale mail, +2 heavy shield) touch 10, flat-footed 18	18 (+8 natural) touch 10, flat- footed 18	18 (+8 natural) touch 10, flat-footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple:	+3/+4	+3/+6	+3/+6
Attack:	Battleaxe +4 melee (1d8+1/x3) or javelin +3 ranged (1d6+1)	Gore +6 melee (1d8+4)	Battleaxe +6 melee (1d8+4/x3) or claw +6 melee (1d4+3)
Full Attack:	Battleaxe +4 melee (1d8+1/x3) or javelin +3 ranged (1d6+1)	Gore +6 melee (1d8+4)	Battleaxe +6 melee (1d8+4/x3) and gore +1 melee (1d6+1); or 2 claws +6 melee (1d4+3) and gore +1 melee (1d6+1)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.	5 ft./5 ft.	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	--	Curse of lycanthropy	Curse of lycanthropy
Special Qualities:	Alternate form, boar empathy, ferocity, low-light vision, scent	Alternate form, boar empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, ferocity, low-light vision, scent	Alternate form, boar empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, ferocity, low-light vision, scent
Saves:	Fort +6, Ref +3, Will +3	Fort +9, Ref +3, Will +3	Fort +9, Ref +3, Will +3
Abilities:	Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8	Str 17, Dex 11, Con 18, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8	Str 17, Dex 11, Con 18, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8
Skills:	Handle Animal +3, Intimidate +3, Listen +5, Spot +4	Handle Animal +3, Intimidate +3, Listen +5, Spot +4	Handle Animal +3, Intimidate +3, Listen +5, Spot +4
Feats:	AlertnessB, Improved Bull Rush, Iron WillB, Power Attack, Toughness	(same as human form)	(same as human form)
Environment:	Temperate forests	Temperate forests	Temperate forests
Organization:	Solitary, pair, brood (3–4), or troupe (2–4 plus 1–4 boars)	(same as human form)	(same as human form)
Challenge Rating:	4	4	4
Treasure:	Standard	Standard	Standard
Alignment:	Always neutral	Always neutral	Always neutral
Advancement:	By character class	By character class	By character class
Level Adjustment:	+3	+3	+3

A wereboar in humanoid form tends to be a stocky, muscular individual of average height. It dresses in simple garments that are easy to remove, repair, or replace.

Combat

In any form, wereboars are as ferocious as normal boars. When in hybrid form, they fight with a weapon and their dangerous gore attack.

Alternate Form (Su): A wereboar can assume the form of a boar or a boar-humanoid hybrid.

Boar Empathy (Ex): Communicate with boars and dire boars, and +4 racial bonus on Charisma-based checks against boars and dire boars.

Curse of Lycanthropy (Su): Any humanoid or giant hit by the wereboar’s gore attack in animal or hybrid form must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or contract lycanthropy.

Ferocity (Ex): A wereboar is such a tenacious combatant that it continues to fight without penalty even while disabled or dying.

The wereboar presented here is a 1st-level human warrior and natural lycanthrope, using the following base ability scores: Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8.

WERERAT

	Wererat, Human Form	Wererat, Dire Rat Form	Wererat, Hybrid Form
	Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)	Small Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)	Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)
Hit Dice:	1d8+1 plus 1d8+2 (12 hp)	1d8+1 plus 1d8+2 (12 hp)	1d8+1 plus 1d8+2 (12 hp)
Initiative:	+0	+3	+3
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)	40 ft. (8 squares), climb 20 ft.	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	15 (+2 natural, +2 leather, +1 buckler) touch 10, flat-footed 15	17 (+1 size, +3 Dex, +3 natural), touch 14, flat-footed 14	16 (+3 Dex, +3 natural) touch 13, flat-footed 13
Base Attack/Grapple:	+1/+2	+1/–2	+1/+2
Attack:	Rapier +2 melee (1d6+1/18–20) or light crossbow +1 ranged (1d8/19–20)	Bite +6 melee (1d4+1 plus disease)	Rapier +5 melee (1d6+1/18–20) or light crossbow +4 ranged (1d8/19–20)
Full Attack:	Rapier +2 melee (1d6+1/18–20) or light crossbow +1 ranged (1d8/19–20)	Bite +6 melee (1d4+1 plus disease)	Rapier +4 melee (1d6+1/18–20) and bite –1 melee (1d6 plus disease); or light crossbow +4 ranged (1d8/19–20)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.	5 ft./5 ft.	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	--	Curse of lycanthropy, disease	Curse of lycanthropy, disease
Special Qualities:	Alternate form, rat empathy, low-light vision, scent	Alternate form, rat empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent	Alternate form, rat empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent
Saves:	Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +4	Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +4	Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +4
Abilities:	Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8	Str 13, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8	Str 13, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8
Skills:	Climb +0, Handle Animal +3, Hide +1, Listen +4, Move Silently +0, Spot +4, Swim +9	Climb +11, Handle Animal +3, Hide +8, Listen +4, Move Silently +4, Spot +4, Swim +11	Climb +4, Handle Animal +3, Hide +5, Listen +4, Move Silently +4, Spot +4, Swim +9
Feats:	Alertness, Dodge, Iron WillB, Weapon FinesseB	(same as human form)	(same as human form)
Environment:	Any	Any	Any
Organization:	Solitary, pair, pack (6–10), or troupe (2–5 plus 5–8 dire rats)	(same as human form)	(same as human form)
Challenge Rating:	2	2	2
Treasure:	Standard	Standard	Standard
Alignment:	Always lawful evil	Always lawful evil	Always lawful evil
Advancement:	By character class	By character class	By character class
Level Adjustment:	+3	+3	+3

A wererat in humanoid form tends to be a thin, wiry individual of shorter than average height. The eyes constantly dart around, and the nose and mouth may twitch if he or she is excited. Males often have thin, ragged mustaches.

Combat

In animal form, wererats avoid combat, preferring to use their dire rat shape for skulking and spying. In hybrid form, a wererat fights with a rapier and light crossbow.

Alternate Form (Su): A wererat can assume a bipedal hybrid form or the form of a dire rat.

Curse of Lycanthropy (Su): Any humanoid or giant hit by a wererat’s bite attack in animal or hybrid form must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or contract lycanthropy.

Disease (Ex): Filth fever; bite, Fortitude DC 12, incubation period 1d3 days, damage 1d3 Dex and 1d3 Con. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Rat Empathy (Ex): Communicate with rats and dire rats, and +4 racial bonus on Charisma-based checks against rats and dire rats.

Skills: A wererat in rat or hybrid form uses its Dexterity modifier for Climb or Swim checks. It has a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks and can always choose to take 10 on a Climb check, even if rushed or threatened.

Wererats have a +8 racial bonus on Swim checks from their dire rat form.

Feats: Wererats gain Weapon Finesse as a bonus feat.

The wererat presented here is based on a 1st-level human warrior who is a natural lycanthrope, using the following base ability scores: Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8.

WERETIGER

	Weretiger, Human Form	Weretiger, Tiger Form	Weretiger, Hybrid Form
	Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)	Large Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)	Large Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)
Hit Dice:	1d8+1 plus 6d8+18 (50 hp)	1d8+1 plus 6d8+18 (50 hp)	1d8+1 plus 6d8+18 (50 hp)
Initiative:	+4	+6	+6
Speed:	20 ft. in breastplate (4 squares); base speed 30 ft.	40 ft. (8 squares)	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	17 (+2 natural, +5 breastplate) touch 10, flat-footed 17	16 (–1 size, +2 Dex, +5 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 14	16 (–1 size, +2 Dex, +5 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple:	+5/+6	+5/+16	+5/+16
Attack:	Glaive +6 melee (1d10+1/x3) or composite longbow (+1 Str bonus) +5 ranged (1d8+1/x3)
	Claw +11 melee (1d8+7)	Claw +11 melee (1d8+7)
Full Attack:	Glaive +6 melee (1d10+1/x3) or composite longbow (+1 Str bonus) +5 ranged (1d8+1/x3)	2 claws +11 melee (1d8+7) and bite +6 melee (2d6+3)	2 claws +11 melee (1d8+7) and bite +6 melee (2d6+3)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft. (10 ft. with glaive)	10 ft./5 ft.	10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:	--	Pounce, improved grab, rake, curse of lycanthropy	Curse of lycanthropy
Special Qualities:	Alternate form, tiger empathy, low-light vision, scent	Alternate form, tiger empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent	Alternate form, tiger empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent
Saves:	Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +4	Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +4	Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +4
Abilities:	Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8	Str 25, Dex 15, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8	Str 25, Dex 15, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8
Skills:	Balance +0, Climb +1, Handle Animal +3, Hide +0, Listen +6, Move Silently +0, Spot +6	Balance +6, Climb +12, Handle Animal +3, Hide +2*, Listen +6, Move Silently +12, Spot +6	Balance +6, Climb +12, Handle Animal +3, Hide +2, Listen +6, Move Silently +12, Spot +6
Feats:	AlertnessB, Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Improved Natural Attack (bite, claw), Iron WillB	(same as human form)	(same as human form)
Environment:	Warm forests	Warm forests	Warm forests
Organization:	Solitary or pair	(same as human form)	(same as human form)
Challenge Rating:	5	5	5
Treasure:	Standard	Standard	Standard
Alignment:	Always neutral	Always neutral	Always neutral
Advancement:	By character class	By character class	By character class
Level Adjustment:	+3	+3	+3

Weretigers in humanoid form tend to be sleekly muscular, taller than average, and very agile.

Combat

Weretigers can assume a hybrid form as well as an animal form. In tiger form, they can pounce and grab just as normal tigers do. In hybrid form, they rely on their deadly claws.

Alternate Form (Su): A weretiger can assume a bipedal hybrid form or the form of a tiger.

Curse of Lycanthropy (Su): Any humanoid or giant hit by a weretiger’s bite attack in animal or hybrid form must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or contract lycanthropy.

Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a weretiger in tiger form must hit with a claw or 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 rake.

Pounce (Ex): If a weretiger in tiger form charges an opponent, it can make a full attack, including two rake attacks.

Rake (Ex): Attack bonus +9 melee, damage 1d8+3.

Tiger Empathy (Ex): Communicate with tigers and dire tigers, and +4 racial bonus on Charisma-based checks against tigers and dire tigers.

Skills: In any form, weretigers have a +4 bonus on Balance, Hide, and Move Silently checks. *In areas of tall grass or heavy undergrowth, the Hide bonus improves to +8 in the tiger form.

The weretiger presented here is a 1st-level human warrior and natural lycanthrope, using the following base ability scores: Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8.

WEREWOLF

	Werewolf, Human Form	Werewolf, Wolf Form	Werewolf, Hybrid Form
	Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)	Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)	Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)
Hit Dice:	1d8+1 plus 2d8+6 (20 hp)	1d8+1 plus 2d8+6 (20 hp)	1d8+1 plus 2d8+6 (20 hp)
Initiative:	+4	+6	+6
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)	50 ft. (10 squares)	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	17 (+2 natural, +4 chain shirt, +1 light shield) touch 10, flat-footed 17	16 (+2 Dex, +4 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 14	16 (+2 Dex, +4 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple:	+2/+3	+2/+4	+2/+4
Attack:	Longsword +3 melee (1d8+1/19–20) or light crossbow +2 ranged (1d8/19–20)	Bite +5 melee (1d6+3)	Claw +4 melee (1d4+2)
Full Attack:	Longsword +3 melee (1d8+1/19–20) or light crossbow +2 ranged (1d8/19–20)	Bite +5 melee (1d6+3)	2 claws +4 melee (1d4+2) and bite +0 melee (1d6+1)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.	5 ft./5 ft.	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	--	Curse of lycanthropy, trip	Curse of lycanthropy
Special Qualities:	Alternate form, wolf empathy, low-light vision, scent	Alternate form, wolf empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent	Alternate form, wolf empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent
Saves:	Fort +6, Ref +3, Will +2	Fort +8, Ref +5, Will +2	Fort +8 Ref +5, Will +2
Abilities:	Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8	Str 15, Dex 15, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8	Str 15, Dex 15, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8
Skills:	Handle Animal +1, Hide +1, Listen +1, Move Silently +2, Spot +1, Survival +2	Handle Animal +1, Hide +6, Listen +1, Move Silently +6, Spot +1, Survival +2*	Handle Animal +1, Hide +6, Listen +1, Move Silently +6, Spot +1, Survival +2*
Feats:	Improved Initiative, Iron WillB, Stealthy, TrackB, Weapon Focus (bite)	(same as human form)	(same as human form)
Environment:	Temperate forests	Temperate forests	Temperate forests
Organization:	Solitary, pair, pack (6–10), or troupe (2–5 plus 5–8 wolves)	(same as human form)	(same as human form)
Challenge Rating:	3	3	3
Treasure:	Standard	Standard	Standard
Alignment:	Always chaotic evil	Always chaotic evil	Always chaotic evil
Advancement:	By character class	By character class	By character class
Level Adjustment:	+3	+3	+3

Werewolves in humanoid form have no distinguishing traits.

COMBAT

In wolf form, a werewolf can trip just as a normal wolf does. A werewolf in hybrid form usually dispenses with weapon attacks, though it can wield a weapon and use its bite as a secondary natural attack.

Alternate Form (Su): A werewolf can assume a bipedal hybrid form or the form of a wolf.

Curse of Lycanthropy (Su): Any humanoid or giant hit by a werewolf’s bite attack in animal or hybrid form must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or contract lycanthropy.

Trip (Ex): A werewolf in animal form that hits with a bite attack can attempt to trip the opponent (+2 check modifier) as a free action without making a touch attack or provoking an attack of opportunity.

If the attempt fails, the opponent cannot react to trip the werewolf.

Wolf Empathy (Ex): Communicate with wolves and dire wolves, and +4 racial bonus on Charisma-based checks against wolves and dire wolves.

Skills: *A werewolf in hybrid or wolf form gains a +4 racial bonus on Survival checks when tracking by scent.

The werewolf presented here is based on a 1st-level human warrior and natural lycanthrope, using the following base ability scores: Str 13, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8.

LYCANTHROPE, WEREWOLF LORD

	Werewolf Lord, Human Form	Werewolf Lord, Dire Wolf Form	Werewolf Lord, Hybrid Form
	Medium Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)	Large Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)	Large Humanoid (Human, Shapechanger)
Hit Dice:	10d10+20 plus 6d8+30 (132 hp)	10d10+20 plus 6d8+30 (132 hp)	10d10+20 plus 6d8+30 (132 hp)
Initiative:	+2	+4	+4
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)	40 ft. (8 squares)	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	26 (+2 Dex, +3 natural, +6 +2 mithral chain shirt, +5 +3 heavy shield) touch 12, flat-footed 24	19 (–1 size, +4 Dex, +6 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 15	19 (–1 size, +4 Dex, +6 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 15
Base Attack/Grapple:	+14/+18	+14/+29	+14/+27
Attack:	+2 bastard sword +21 melee (1d10+8/17–20) or masterwork composite longbow (+4 Str bonus) +17 ranged (1d8+4/x3)	Bite +25 melee (2d6+16/19-20)	Claw +24 melee (1d6+11) or +2 bastard sword +27 melee
Full Attack:	+2 bastard sword +21/+16/+11 melee (1d10+8/17–20) or masterwork composite longbow (+4 Str bonus) +17/+12/+7 ranged (1d8+4/x3)	Bite +25 melee (2d6+16/19-20)	2 claws +24 melee (1d6+11) and bite +20 melee (2d6+5/19-20); or +2 bastard sword +27/+22/+17 melee (2d8+15/17–20) and bite +20 melee (2d6+5/19-20)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.	10 ft./5 ft.	10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:	--	Curse of lycanthropy, trip	Curse of lycanthropy
Special Qualities:	Alternate form, wolf empathy, low-light vision, scent	Alternate form, wolf empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent	Alternate form, wolf empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, low-light vision, scent
Saves:	Fort +16, Ref +12, Will +13	Fort +17, Ref +12, Will +11	Fort +17 Ref +12, Will +11
Abilities:	Str 18, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 12	Str 32, Dex 18, Con 20, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 12	Str 32, Dex 18, Con 20, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 12
Skills:	Handle Animal +4, Hide +6, Listen +9, Move Silently +8, Spot +13, Survival +5	Handle Animal +4, Hide +6, Listen +9, Move Silently +12, Spot +13, Survival +5*	Handle Animal +4, Hide +6, Listen +9, Move Silently +12, Spot +13, Survival +5*
Feats:	Alertness, Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Exotic Weapon Proficiency (bastard sword), Improved Critical (bastard sword), Improved Critical (bite), Improved Natural Armor, Improved Natural Attack (bite), Iron WillB, Power Attack, Run, Stealthy, TrackB, Weapon Focus (bastard sword), Weapon Focus (bite), Weapon Specialization (bastard sword)	(same as human form)	(same as human form)
Environment:	Temperate forests	Temperate forests	Temperate forests
Organization:	Solitary, pair or pack (1–2 werewolf lords plus 2–4 werewolves plus 5–8 wolves)	(same as human form)	(same as human form)
Challenge Rating:	14	14	14
Treasure:	Standard	Standard	Standard
Alignment:	Always chaotic evil	Always chaotic evil	Always chaotic evil
Advancement:	By character class	By character class	By character class
Level Adjustment:	+3	+3	+3

Stronger, hardier, and more deadly than its lesser fellows, the werewolf lord is a murderous beast that delights in wreaking havoc.

The werewolf lord presented here is a 10th-level human fighter and natural lycanthrope, using the following base ability scores: Str 16, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 12.

COMBAT

Werewolf lords can assume a hybrid form as well as an animal form. In dire wolf form, they can trip just as normal wolves do. In hybrid form, they can wield weapons or fight with their claws.

Alternate Form (Su): A werewolf lord can assume a bipedal hybrid form or the form of a dire wolf.

Curse of Lycanthropy (Su): Any humanoid or giant hit by a werewolf lord's bite attack in wolf or hybrid form must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or contract lycanthropy.

Trip (Ex): A werewolf lord in dire wolf form that hits with a bite attack can attempt to trip the opponent (+15 check modifier) as a free action without making a touch attack or provoking an attack of opportunity. If the attempt fails, the opponent cannot react to trip the werewolf lord.

Wolf Empathy (Ex): Communicate with wolves and dire wolves, and +4 racial bonus on Charisma-based checks against wolves and dire wolves.

Skills: *A werewolf lord in hybrid or wolf form gains a +4 racial bonus on Survival checks when tracking by scent.

Possessions: +2 mithral chain shirt, +3 heavy shield, +2 bastard sword, gauntlets of ogre power, cloak of resistance +2, masterwork composite longbow (+4 Str bonus).

HILL GIANT DIRE WEREBOAR

	Hill Giant Dire Wereboar Giant Form	Hill Giant Dire Wereboar Dire Boar Form	Hill Giant Dire Wereboar Hybrid Boar Form
	Large Giant (Shapechanger)	Large Giant (Shapechanger)	Large Giant (Shapechanger)
Hit Dice:	12d8+51 plus 7d8+49 (185 hp)	12d8+51 plus 7d8+49 (185 hp)	12d8+51 plus 7d8+49 (185 hp)
Initiative:	–1	–1	–1
Speed:	30 ft. in hide armor (6 squares); base speed 40 ft.	40 ft. (8 squares)	40 ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class:	22 (–1 size, –1 Dex, +11 natural, +3 hide armor), touch 8, flat-footed 22	16 (–1 size, –1 Dex, +8 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 16	19 (–1 size, –1 Dex, +11 natural), touch 8, flat-footed 19
Base Attack/Grapple:	+14/+25	+14/+33	+14/+33
Attack:	Greatclub +21 melee (2d8+10) or slam +20 melee (1d4+7) or rock +12 ranged (2d6+7)	Gore +28 melee (1d8+22)	Greatclub +29 melee (2d8+22) or claw +28 melee (1d6+15)
Full Attack:	Greatclub +21/+16 melee (2d8+10) or 2 slams +20 melee (1d4+7) or rock +12 ranged (2d6+7)	Gore +28 melee (1d8+22)	Greatclub +29 melee (2d8+22) and gore +23 melee (1d8+7); or 2 claws +28 melee (1d6+15) and gore +23 melee (1d8+7)
Space/Reach:	10 ft./10 ft.	10 ft./5 ft.	10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:	Rock throwing	Curse of lycanthropy	Curse of lycanthropy
Special Qualities:	Alternate form, boar empathy, ferocity, low-light vision, rock catching, scent	Alternate form, boar empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, ferocity, low-light vision, scent	Alternate form, boar empathy, damage reduction 10/silver, ferocity, low-light vision, scent
Saves:	Fort +17, Ref +8, Will +12	Fort +20, Ref +8, Will +12	Fort +20, Ref +8, Will +12
Abilities:	Str 25, Dex 8, Con 19, Int 6, Wis 12, Cha 7	Str 41, Dex 8, Con 25, Int 6, Wis 12, Cha 7	Str 41, Dex 8, Con 25, Int 6, Wis 12, Cha 7
Skills:	Climb +10, Jump +10, Listen +10, Spot +12	Climb +18, Jump +22, Listen +10, Spot +12	Climb +18, Jump +22, Listen 10, Spot +12
Feats:	AlertnessB, Cleave, Endurance, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Sunder, Iron WillB, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (greatclub)	(same as giant form)	(same as giant form)
Environment:	Temperate hills	Temperate hills	Temperate hills
Organization:	Solitary, pair, brood (3–4), or troupe (2–4 plus 1–4 dire boars)	(same as giant form)	(same as giant form)
Challenge Rating:	11	11	11
Treasure:	Standard	Standard	Standard
Alignment:	Always neutral	Always neutral	Always neutral
Advancement:	By character class	By character class	By character class
Level Adjustment:	+7	+7	+7

Dire wereboars in giant form look much like normal hill giants, though slightly stockier, and with coarser, stiffer hair and stiff. The dire wereboar described here is based on a hill giant and natural lycanthrope with normal ability scores for a hill giant.

COMBAT

Dire wereboars anger quickly. They usually begin a battle in giant form, then switch to hybrid form to take advantage of their immense strength in that shape. They like to use their Improved Bull Rush and Improved Sunder feats to shove opponents around and smash their weapons and shields.

Alternate Form (Su): A dire wereboar can assume a bipedal hybrid form or the form of a dire boar.

Boar Empathy (Ex): Communicate with boars and dire boars, and +4 racial bonus on Charisma-based checks against boars and dire boars.

Curse of Lycanthropy (Su): Any humanoid or giant hit by a dire wereboar’s bite attack in animal or hybrid form must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or contract lycanthropy.

Ferocity (Ex): A dire wereboar is such a tenacious combatant that it continues to fight without penalty even while disabled or dying.

CREATING A LYCANTHROPE

“Lycanthrope� is a template that can be added to any humanoid or giant (referred to hereafter as the base creature). The lycanthrope template can be inherited (for natural lycanthropes) or acquired (for afflicted lycanthropes). Becoming a lycanthrope is very much like multiclassing as an animal and gaining the appropriate Hit Dice.

Size and Type: The base creature’s type does not change, but the creature gains the shapechanger subtype. The lycanthrope takes on the characteristics of some type of carnivorous or omnivorous creature of the animal type (referred to hereafter as the base animal).

This animal can be any predator, scavenger, or omnivore whose size is within one size category of the base creature’s size (Small, Medium, or Large for a Medium base creature). Lycanthropes can also adopt a hybrid shape that combines features of the base creature and the base animal. A lycanthrope’s hybrid form is the same size as the base animal or the base creature, whichever is larger.

A lycanthrope uses either the base creature’s or the base animal’s statistics and special abilities in addition to those described here.

Hit Dice and Hit Points: Same as the base creature plus those of the base animal. To calculate total hit points, apply Constitution modifiers according to the score the lycanthrope has in each form.

Speed: Same as the base creature or base animal, depending on which form the lycanthrope is using. Hybrids use the base creature’s speed.

Armor Class: The base creature’s natural armor bonus increases by +2 in all forms. In hybrid form, the lycanthrope’s natural armor bonus is equal to the natural armor bonus of the base animal or the base creature, whichever is better.

Base Attack/Grapple: Add the base attack bonus for the base animal to the base attack bonus for the base creature. The lycanthrope’s grapple bonus uses its attack bonus and modifiers for Strength and size depending on the lycanthrope’s form.

Attacks: Same as the base creature or base animal, depending on which form the lycanthrope is using. A lycanthrope in hybrid form gains two claw attacks and a bite attack as natural weapons.

These weapons deal damage based on the hybrid form’s size. A hybrid may attack with a weapon and a bite, or may attack with its natural weapons. The bite attack of a hybrid is a secondary attack.

Hybrid Size	Claw	Bite
Small	1d3	1d4
Medium	1d4	1d6
Large	1d6	1d8
Huge	2d4	2d6

Damage: Same as the base creature or base animal, depending on which form the lycanthrope is in.

Special Attacks: A lycanthrope retains the special attacks of the base creature or base animal, depending on which form it is using, and also gains the special attacks described below.

A lycanthrope’s hybrid form does not gain any special attacks of the base animal. A lycanthrope spellcaster cannot cast spells with verbal, somatic, or material components while in animal form, or spells with verbal components while in hybrid form.

Curse of Lycanthropy (Su): Any humanoid or giant hit by a natural lycanthrope’s bite attack in animal or hybrid form must succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save or contract lycanthropy. If the victim’s size is not within one size category of the lycanthrope the victim cannot contract lycanthropy from that lycanthrope. Afflicted lycanthropes cannot pass on the curse of lycanthropy.

Special Qualities: A lycanthrope retains all the special qualities of the base creature and the base animal, and also gains those described below.

Alternate Form (Su): A lycanthrope can shift into animal form as though using the polymorph spell on itself, though its gear is not affected, it does not regain hit points for changing form, and only the specific animal form indicated for the lycanthrope can be assumed. It does not assume the ability scores of the animal, but instead adds the animal’s physical ability score modifiers to its own ability scores. A lycanthrope also can assume a bipedal hybrid form with prehensile hands and animalistic features.

Changing to or from animal or hybrid form is a standard action.

A slain lycanthrope reverts to its humanoid form, although it remains dead. Separated body parts retain their animal form, however.

Afflicted lycanthropes find this ability difficult to control (see Lycanthropy as an Affliction, below), but natural lycanthropes have full control over this power.

Damage Reduction (Ex): An afflicted lycanthrope in animal or hybrid form has damage reduction 5/silver. A natural lycanthrope in animal or hybrid form has damage reduction 10/silver.

Lycanthropic Empathy (Ex): In any form, lycanthropes can communicate and empathize with normal or dire animals of their animal form. This gives them a +4 racial bonus on checks when influencing the animal’s attitude and allows the communication of simple concepts and (if the animal is friendly) commands, such as “friend,� “foe,� “flee,� and “attack.�

Low-Light Vision (Ex): A lycanthrope has low-light vision in any form.

Scent (Ex): A lycanthrope has the scent ability in any form.

Base Save Bonuses: Add the base save bonuses of the base animal to the base save bonuses of the base creature.

Abilities: All lycanthropes gain +2 to Wisdom. In addition, when in animal form, a lycanthrope’s physical ability scores improve according to its kind, as set out in the table below. These adjustments are equal to the animal’s normal ability scores –10 or –11. A lycanthrope in hybrid form modifies its physical ability scores by the same amount.

In addition, a lycanthrope may also gain an additional ability score increase by virtue of its extra Hit Dice.

Skills: A lycanthrope gains skill points equal to (2 + Int modifier, minimum 1) per Hit Die of its animal form, as if it had multiclassed into the animal type. (Animal is never its first Hit Die, though, and it does not gain quadruple skill points for any animal Hit Die.) Any skill given in the animal’s description is a class skill for the lycanthrope’s animal levels. In any form, a lycanthrope also has any racial skill bonuses of the base creature and of the base animal, although conditional skill bonuses only apply in the associated form.

Feats: Add the base animal’s feats to the base creature’s. If this results in a lycanthrope having the same feat twice, the lycanthrope gains no additional benefit unless the feat normally can be taken more once, in which case the duplicated feat works as noted in the feat description. This process may give the lycanthrope more feats than a character of its total Hit Dice would normally be entitled to; if this occurs, any “extra� feats are denoted as bonus feats.

It’s possible that a lycanthrope cannot meet the prerequisites for all its feats when in humanoid form. If this occurs, the lycanthrope still has the feats, but cannot use them when in humanoid form. A lycanthrope receives Iron Will as a bonus feat.

Environment: Same as either the base creature or base animal.

Organization: Solitary or pair, sometimes family (3–4), pack (6–10), or troupe (family plus related animals)

Challenge Rating: By class level or base creature, modified according to the HD of the base animal: 1 HD or 2 HD, +2; 3 HD to 5 HD, +3; 6 HD to 10 HD, +4; 11 HD to 20 HD, +5; 21 or more HD, +6.

Treasure: Standard.

Alignment: Any. Noble creatures such as bears, eagles, and lions tend to produce good-aligned lycanthropes. Sinister creatures such as rats, snakes, and wolves tend to produce evil-aligned lycanthropes. This is a reflection of how these animals are perceived, not any innate quality of the animal itself, so the alignment of the animal form can be arbitrarily assigned.

Advancement: By character class.

Level Adjustment: Same as the base creature +2 (afflicted) or +3 (natural). In addition, a lycanthrope’s character level is increased by the number of racial Hit Dice the base animal has.

Common Lycanthropes
Name	Animal Form	Animal or Hybrid Form Ability Modifiers	Preferred Alignment
Werebear	Brown bear	Str +16, Dex +2, Con +8	Lawful good
Wereboar	Boar	Str +4, Con +6	Neutral
Wererat	Dire rat	Dex +6, Con +2	Chaotic evil
Weretiger	Tiger	Str +12, Dex +4, Con +6	Neutral
Werewolf	Wolf	Str +2, Dex +4, Con +4	Chaotic evil
Dire wereboar	Dire boar	Str +16, Con +6	Neutral

LYCANTHROPY AS AN AFFLICTION

When a character contracts lycanthropy through a lycanthrope’s bite (see above), no symptoms appear until the first night of the next full moon. On that night, the afflicted character involuntarily assumes animal form and forgets his or her own identity, temporarily becoming an NPC. The character remains in animal form, assuming the appropriate alignment, until the next dawn.

The character’s actions during this first episode are dictated by the alignment of its animal form. The character remembers nothing about the entire episode (or subsequent episodes) unless he succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom check, in which case he becomes aware of his lycanthropic condition.

Thereafter, the character is subject to involuntary transformation under the full moon and whenever damaged in combat. He or she feels an overwhelming rage building up and must succeed on a Control Shape check (see below) to resist changing into animal form. Any player character not yet aware of his or her lycanthropic condition temporarily becomes an NPC during an involuntary change, and acts according to the alignment of his or her animal form.

A character with awareness of his condition retains his identity and does not lose control of his actions if he changes. However, each time he changes to his animal form, he must make a Will save (DC 15 + number of times he has been in animal form) or permanently assume the alignment of his animal form in all shapes.

Once a character becomes aware of his affliction, he can now voluntarily attempt to change to animal or hybrid form, using the appropriate Control Shape check DC. An attempt is a standard action and can be made each round. Any voluntary change to animal or hybrid form immediately and permanently changes the character’s alignment to that of the appropriate lycanthrope.

Changing Form

Changing form is a standard action. If the change is involuntary, the character performs the change on his next turn following the triggering event. Changing to animal or hybrid form ruins the character’s armor and clothing (including any items worn) if the new form is larger than the character’s natural form; carried items are simply dropped. Characters can hastily doff clothing while changing, but not armor. Magic armor survives the change if it succeeds on a DC 15 Fortitude save. An afflicted character who is not aware of his condition remains in animal form until the next dawn. An afflicted character who is aware of his or her condition (see above) can try to resume humanoid form following a change (voluntary or involuntary) with a Control Shape check, but if he fails his check, he remains in animal (or hybrid) form until the following dawn.

Curing Lycanthropy

An afflicted character who eats a sprig of belladonna (also called wolfsbane) within 1 hour of a lycanthrope’s attack can attempt a DC 20 Fortitude save to shake off the affliction. If a healer administers the herb, use the character’s save bonus or the healer’s Heal modifier, whichever is higher. The character gets only one chance, no matter how much belladonna is consumed. The belladonna must be reasonably fresh (picked within the last week).

However, fresh or not, belladonna is toxic. The character must succeed on a DC 13 Fortitude save or take 1d6 points of Strength damage. One minute later, the character must succeed on a second DC 13 save or take an additional 2d6 points of Strength damage.

A remove disease or heal spell cast by a cleric of 12th level or higher also cures the affliction, provided the character receives the spell within three days of the lycanthrope’s attack.

The only other way to remove the affliction is to cast remove curse or break enchantment on the character during one of the three days of the full moon. After receiving the spell, the character must succeed on a DC 20 Will save to break the curse (the caster knows if the spell works). If the save fails, the process must be repeated.

Characters undergoing this cure are often kept bound or confined in cages until the cure takes effect.

Only afflicted lycanthropes can be cured of lycanthropy.

LYCANTHROPES AS CHARACTERS

Becoming a lycanthrope does not change a character’s favored class but usually changes alignment (see above). This alignment change may cause characters of certain classes to lose some of their class features.

Lycanthrope characters possess the following racial traits.

• +2 Wisdom. Physical abilities are increased by the animal form’s ability modifiers when a lycanthrope changes to its hybrid or animal forms.
• Size same as the base creature or the base animal form.
• Low-light vision in any form.
• Scent in any form.
• Racial Hit Dice: A lycanthrope adds the Hit Dice of its animal form to its base Hit Dice for race, level, and class. These additional Hit Dice modify the lycanthrope’s base attack bonus and base saving throw bonuses accordingly.
• Racial Skills: A lycanthrope adds skill points for its animal Hit Dice much as if it had multiclassed into the animal type. It gains skill points equal to (2 + Int modifier, minimum 1) per Hit Die of the animal form. Any skills that appear in the animal’s description are treated as class skills for the lycanthrope’s animal levels. The lycanthrope’s maximum skill ranks are equal to its animal form Hit Dice + its racial Hit Dice (if any) + its class levels + 3. Any racial skill adjustments of the lycanthrope’s base race and its animal form (but not conditional adjustments) are added to its skill modifiers in any form.
• Racial Feats: Add the animal’s Hit Dice to the base character’s own Hit Dice to determine how many feats the character has. All lycanthropes gain Iron Will as a bonus feat.
• +2 natural armor bonus in any form.
• Special Qualities (see above): Alternate form, lycanthropic empathy, curse of lycanthropy (in animal or hybrid form only).
• Afflicted lycanthrope: damage reduction 5/silver (in animal or hybrid form only).
• Natural lycanthrope: damage reduction 10/silver (in animal or hybrid form only).
• Automatic Languages: As base creature.
• Favored Class: Same as the base creature.
• Level adjustment: Same as the base creature +2 (afflicted) or +3 (natural).

CONTROL SHAPE (WIS)

Any character who has contracted lycanthropy and is aware of his condition can learn Control Shape as a class skill. (An afflicted lycanthrope not yet aware of his condition can attempt Control Shape checks untrained.) This skill determines whether an afflicted lycanthrope can control his shape. A natural lycanthrope does not need this skill, since it has full control over its shape.

Check (Involuntary Change): An afflicted character must make a check at moonrise each night of the full moon to resist involuntarily assuming animal form. An injured character must also check for an involuntary change after accumulating enough damage to reduce his hit points by one-quarter and again after each additional one-quarter lost.

Involuntary Change	Control Shape DC
Resist involuntary change	25

On a failed check, the character must remain in animal form until the next dawn, when he automatically returns to his base form. A character aware of his condition may make one attempt to return to humanoid form (see below), but if he fails, he remains in animal form until the next dawn.

Retry (Involuntary Change): Check to resist an involuntary change once each time a triggering event occurs.

Check (Voluntary Change): In addition, an afflicted lycanthrope aware of his condition may attempt to use this skill voluntarily in order to change to animal form, assume hybrid form, or return to humanoid form, regardless of the state of the moon or whether he has been injured.

Involuntary Change	Control Shape DC
Return to humanoid form (full moon*)	25
Return to humanoid form (not full moon)	20
Assume hybrid form	15
Voluntary change to animal form (full moon)	15
Voluntary change to animal form (not full moon)	20
* For game purposes, the full moon lasts three days every month.

Retry (Voluntary Change): A character can retry voluntary changes to animal form or hybrid form as often as he likes. Each attempt is a standard action. However, on a failed check to return to humanoid form, the character must remain in animal or hybrid form until the next dawn, when he automatically returns to humanoid form.

Special: An afflicted lycanthrope cannot attempt a voluntary change until it becomes aware of its condition (see Lycanthropy as an Affliction).

ROPER

	Large Magical Beast
Hit Dice:	10d10+30 (85 hp)
Initiative:	+5
Speed:	10 ft. (2 squares)
Armor Class:	24 (–1 size, +1 Dex, +14 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 23
Base Attack/Grapple:	+10/+18
Attack:	Strand +11 ranged touch (drag) or bite +13 melee (2d6+6)
Full Attack:	6 strands +11 ranged touch (drag) and bite +13 melee (2d6+6)
Space/Reach:	10 ft./10 ft. (50 ft. with strand)
Special Attacks:	Drag, strands, weakness
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., immunity to electricity, low-light vision, resistance to cold 10, spell resistance 30, vulnerability to fire
Saves:	Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +8
Abilities:	Str 19, Dex 13, Con 17, Int 12, Wis 16, Cha 12
Skills:	Climb +12, Hide +10*, Listen +13, Spot +13
Feats:	Alertness, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Weapon Focus (strand)
Environment:	Underground
Organization:	Solitary, pair, or cluster (3–6)
Challenge Rating:	12
Treasure:	No coins; 50% goods (stone only); no items
Alignment:	Usually chaotic evil
Advancement:	11–15 HD (Large); 16–30 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	--

A roper stands some 9 feet tall and tapers from 3 or 4 feet in diameter at the base to 1 foot across at the top. It weighs 2,200 pounds. A roper’s coloration and temperature change to match the features of the surrounding cave.

Ropers speak Terran and Undercommon.

COMBAT

A roper hunts by standing very still and imitating a bit of rock. This tactic often allows it to attack with surprise. When prey comes within reach, it lashes out with its strands. In melee, it bites adjacent opponents with its powerful maw.

Drag (Ex): If a roper hits with a strand attack, the strand latches onto the opponent’s body. This deals no damage but drags the stuck opponent 10 feet closer each subsequent round (provoking no attack of opportunity) unless that creature breaks free, which requires a DC 23 Escape Artist check or a DC 19 Strength check. The check DCs are Strength-based, and the Escape Artist DC includes a +4 racial bonus. A roper can draw in a creature within 10 feet of itself and bite with a +4 attack bonus in the same round. A strand has 10 hit points and can be attacked by making a successful sunder attempt. However, attacking a roper’s strand does not provoke an attack of opportunity. If the strand is currently attached to a target, the roper takes a –4 penalty on its opposed attack roll to resist the sunder attempt. Severing a strand deals no damage to a roper.

Strands (Ex): Most encounters with a roper begin when it fires strong, sticky strands. The creature can have up to six strands at once, and they can strike up to 50 feet away (no range increment). If a strand is severed, the roper can extrude a new one on its next turn as a free action.

Weakness (Ex): A roper’s strands can sap an opponent’s strength. Anyone grabbed by a strand must succeed on a DC 18 Fortitude save or take 2d8 points of Strength damage. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Skills: *Ropers have a +8 racial bonus on Hide checks in stony or icy areas.

SHADOW

	Shadow	Greater Shadow
	Medium Undead (Incorporeal)	Medium Undead (Incorporeal)
Hit Dice:	3d12 (19 hp)	9d12 (58 hp)
Initiative:	+2	+2
Speed:	Fly 40 ft. (good) (8 squares)	Fly 40 ft. (good) (8 squares)
Armor Class:	13 (+2 Dex, +1 deflection), touch 13, flat-footed 11	14 (+2 Dex, +2 deflection), touch 14, flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple:	+1/--	+4/--
Attack:	Incorporeal touch +3 melee (1d6 Str)	Incorporeal touch +6 melee (1d8 Str)
Full Attack:	Incorporeal touch +3 melee (1d6 Str)	Incorporeal touch +6 melee (1d8 Str)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Create spawn, strength damage	Create spawn, strength damage
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., incorporeal traits, +2 turn resistance, undead traits	Darkvision 60 ft., incorporeal traits, +2 turn resistance, undead traits
Saves:	Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +4	Fort +3, Ref +5, Will +7
Abilities:	Str -- , Dex 14, Con -- ,Int 6, Wis 12, Cha 13	Str -- , Dex 15, Con -- ,Int 6, Wis 12, Cha 14
Skills:	Hide +8*, Listen +7, Search +4, Spot +7	Hide +14*, Listen +9, Search +6, Spot +9
Feats:	Alertness, Dodge	Alertness, Dodge, Mobility, Spring Attack
Environment:	Any	Any
Organization:	Solitary, gang (2–5), or swarm (6–11)	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	3	8
Treasure:	None	None
Alignment:	Always chaotic evil	Always chaotic evil
Advancement:	4–9 HD (Medium)	--
Level Adjustment:	--	--

A shadow can be difficult to see in dark or gloomy areas but stands out starkly in brightly illuminated places.

A shadow is 5 to 6 feet tall and is weightless. Shadows cannot speak intelligibly.

COMBAT

Shadows lurk in dark places, waiting for living prey to happen by.

Strength Damage (Su): The touch of a shadow deals 1d6 points of Strength damage to a living foe. A creature reduced to Strength 0 by a shadow dies. This is a negative energy effect.

Create Spawn (Su): Any humanoid reduced to Strength 0 by a shadow becomes a shadow under the control of its killer within 1d4 rounds.

Skills: Shadows have a +2 racial bonus on Listen and Spot checks and a +4 racial bonus on Search checks. *A shadow gains a +4 racial bonus on Hide checks in areas of shadowy illumination. In brightly lit areas, it takes a –4 penalty on Hide checks.

GREATER SHADOW

Although no more intelligent than an average shadow, a greater shadow is more fearsome because of its increased damage and its hit-and-run tactics.

COMBAT

Strength Damage (Su): The touch of a greater shadow deals 1d8 points of Strength damage to a living foe.

SHIELD GUARDIAN

	Large Construct
Hit Dice:	15d10+30 (112 hp)
Initiative:	+0
Speed:	30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class:	24 (–1 size, +15 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 24
Base Attack/Grapple:	+11/+21
Attack:	Slam +16 melee (1d8+6)
Full Attack:	2 slams +16 melee (1d8+6)
Space/Reach:	10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:	--
Special Qualities:	Construct traits, darkvision 60 ft., fast healing 5, find master, guard, low-light vision, shield other, spell storing
Saves:	Fort +5, Ref +5, Will +5
Abilities:	Str 22, Dex 10, Con -- , Int -- , Wis 10, Cha 1
Environment:	Any
Organization:	Solitary
Challenge Rating:	8
Treasure:	None
Alignment:	Always neutral
Advancement:	16–24 HD (Large); 25–45 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:	--

Created by spellcasters to be bodyguards, shield guardians are constructs that protect their masters with spells and stamina. When it is fashioned, a shield guardian is keyed to a particular magical amulet. Henceforth, it regards the wearer of that amulet to be its master, protecting and following that individual everywhere (unless specifically commanded not to do so).

A shield guardian obeys its master’s verbal commands to the best of its ability, although it is not good for much beyond combat and possibly simple manual labor. It can also be keyed to perform specific tasks at specific times or when certain conditions are met. The wearer of the amulet can call the shield guardian from any distance, and it will come as long as it is on the same plane.

A shield guardian is some 9 feet tall and weighs more than 1,200 pounds.

Shield guardians cannot speak, but they understand commands given in any language.

COMBAT

Shield guardians are straightforward in battle, bashing with their heavy stone fists. They are made for defense and are not particularly impressive on offense.

Find Master (Su): As long as a shield guardian and its amulet are on the same plane, the shield guardian can find the amulet wearer (or just the amulet, if it is removed after the guardian is called).

Guard (Ex): If ordered to do so, a shield guardian moves swiftly to defend the wearer of its amulet, blocking blows and disrupting foes. All attacks against the amulet wearer take a –2 penalty when the shield guardian is adjacent to its master.

Shield Other (Sp): The wearer of a shield guardian’s amulet can activate this defensive ability if within 100 feet of the shield guardian. Just as the spell of the same name, this ability transfers to the shield guardian half the damage that would be dealt to the amulet wearer (this ability does not provide the spell’s AC or save bonuses).

Spell Storing (Sp): A shield guardian can store one spell of 4th level or lower that is cast into it by another creature. It “casts� this spell when commanded to do so or when a predefined situation arises. Once this spell is used, the shield guardian can store another spell (or the same spell again).

CONSTRUCTION

A shield guardian is built from wood, bronze, stone, and steel. The materials cost 5,000 gp.

The creature’s master may assemble the body or hire someone else to do the job. Creating the body requires a DC 16 Craft (blacksmithing) or Craft (carpentry) check. The keyed amulet is fashioned at the same time, and its cost (20,000 gp) is included in the cost of the guardian. After the body is sculpted, the shield guardian is animated through an extended magical ritual that requires a specially prepared laboratory or workroom, similar to an alchemist’s laboratory and costing 500 gp to establish. If the creator is personally constructing the creature’s body, the building and the ritual can be performed together. A shield guardian with more than 15 Hit Dice can be created, but each additional Hit Die adds +5,000 gp to the market price, and the price increases by +20,000 gp if the creature’s size increases to Huge, modifying the cost to create accordingly.

CL 15th; Craft Construct, limited wish, discern location, shield, shield other, caster must be at least 15th level; Price 120,000 gp; Cost 65,000 gp + 4,600 XP.

AMULET

If a shield guardian’s amulet is destroyed, the guardian ceases to function until a new one is created. If the wearer dies but the amulet is intact, the shield guardian carries out the last command it was given.

SHOCKER LIZARD

	Small Magical Beast
Hit Dice:	2d10+2 (13 hp)
Initiative:	+6
Speed:	40 ft. (8 squares), climb 20 ft., swim 20 ft.
Armor Class:	16 (+1 size, +2 Dex, +3 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple:	+2/–2
Attack:	Bite +3 melee (1d4)
Full Attack:	Bite +3 melee (1d4)
Space/Reach:	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:	Stunning shock, lethal shock
Special Qualities:	Darkvision 60 ft., electricity sense, immunity to electricity, low-light vision
Saves:	Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +1
Abilities:	Str 10, Dex 15, Con 13, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Skills:	Climb +11, Hide +11, Jump +7, Listen +4, Spot +4, Swim +10
Feats:	Improved Initiative
Environment:	Warm marshes
Organization:	Solitary, pair, clutch (3–5), or colony (6–11)
Challenge Rating:	2
Treasure:	1/10 coins; 50% goods; 50% items
Alignment:	Always neutral
Advancement:	3–4 HD (Small); 5–6 HD (Medium)
Level Adjustment:	--

A shocker lizard has a pale gray or blue underside, shading to a darker hue on its back. It has blue-black markings along its back and tail. A shocker lizard is about 1 foot tall at the shoulder and weighs about 25 pounds.

COMBAT

A shocker lizard relies on its electricity abilities in combat. A lizard tends to bite only after its shock has rendered an opponent unconscious or when the shock seems to have no effect at all. A solitary lizard flees once it delivers its shocks, but if other shocker lizards are nearby, they all home in on their comrade’s discharges and attempt to administer their shocks to the foe.

Stunning Shock (Su): Once per round, a shocker lizard can deliver an electrical shock to a single opponent within 5 feet. This attack deals 2d8 points of nonlethal damage to living opponents (Reflex DC 12 half ). The save DC is Constitution-based.

Lethal Shock (Su): Whenever two or more shocker lizards are within 20 feet of each other, they can work together to create a lethal shock. This effect has a radius of 20 feet, centered on any one contributing lizard. The shock deals 2d8 points of electricity damage for each lizard contributing to it, to a maximum of 12d8. A Reflex save (DC 10 + number of lizards contributing) reduces the damage by half.

Electricity Sense (Ex): Shocker lizards automatically detect any electrical discharges within 100 feet.

Skills: Shocker lizards have a +4 racial bonus on Hide checks due to their coloration. Shocker lizards have a +2 racial bonus on Listen and Spot checks.

Shocker lizards use their Dexterity modifier instead of their Strength modifier for Climb and Jump checks.

A shocker lizard has a +8 racial bonus on Climb checks and can always choose to take 10 on a Climb check, even if rushed or threatened.

A shocker lizard has a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. It can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.