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Written by Lizard
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Sunday, 09 August 2009 22:34 |
Whiptail
Description
A whiptail is a bipedal reptile slightly smaller than a man in height, but up to twelve feet in length. Built almost like a snake with long, agile, legs, it is a fast and maneuverable beast which can maintain great speed... for a time. When well fed and rested, it can burn through reserves of energy to keep it moving at top speed for hours, but it must then spend a good deal of time recovering. Whiptails are the favored mounts of messengers and scouts, especially if there's a network of safehouses and fortresses where replacements can be found. Whiptail riders must travel light, as the creatures are not overly strong, and often the riders are young teens, such as orphans who have joined military or mercenary units.
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Whiptail
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Level 7 Skirmisher
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Large natural beast (mount)
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XP 300
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Initiative
+13 Senses Perception +10
HP 77; Bloodied 38
AC 21; Fortitude 19; Reflex 22; Will 17
Speed 12 |
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m
Nipping Bite (standard; at-will) |
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+12 vs. AC; 1d8 + 5
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M
Nip And Run (standard; at-will) |
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The Whiptail may move up to its speed and make a Nipping Bite attack at any point during its move. It does not provoke Opportunity Attacks from the target of the bite.
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Agile Dodger • Mount
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The Whiptail grants its rider a +2 Reflex Defense against Ranged, Area, or Close attacks.
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Easily Exhausted
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The Whiptail can only run at its full speed for a single day of overland travel. After that, it must spend at least two days moving no faster than speed 4 (20 mph) or one day of no travel at all. If forced to move at full speed, it will do so for one more day and then die. If involved in an encounter when exhausted, it is considered to have a speed of 4.
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Alignment
Unaligned |
Languages
— |
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Skills
Athletics +10 |
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Str
14 (+5) |
Dex
24 (+10) |
Wis
15 (+5) |
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Con
13 (+4) |
Int
2 (-1) |
Cha
12 (+4) |
(Those interested in some of the reasoning behind this critter, and the background on the world setting it's part of, might wish to look at this essay.)
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