"Celestial" is a template that can be added to any corporeal creature of nonevil alignment (referred to hereafter as the "base creature"). Beasts or animals with this template become magical beasts, but otherwise the creature type is unchanged.
A celestial creature uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
Special Attacks: A celestial creature retains all the special attacks of the base creature and also gains the following.
Hit Dice |
Acid,
Cold,Electricity Resistance |
Damage Reduction |
1-3 |
5 |
- |
4-7 |
10 |
5/+1 |
8-11 |
15 |
5/+2 |
12+ |
20 |
10/+3 |
If the base creature already has one or more of these special qualities, use the better value.
Base Saves: Same as the base creature
Abilities: Same as the base creature, but Intelligence is at least 3.
Skills: Same as the base creature
Feats: Same as the base creature
Climate/Terrain: Same as the base creature
Organization: Same as the base creature
Challenge Rating:
Up to 3 HD, as base creature
4 HD to 7 HD, as base creature +1
8+ HD, as base creature +2
Treasure: Same as the base creature
Alignment: Always good (any)
Advancement: Same as the base creature
"Fiendish" is a template that can be added to any corporeal creature of nongood alignment (referred to hereafter as the "base creature"). Beasts or animals with this template become magical beasts, but otherwise the creature type is unchanged. A fiendish creature uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
Hit Dice |
Cold,
Fire Resistance |
Damage Reduction |
1-3 |
5 |
- |
4-7 |
10 |
5/+1 |
8-11 |
15 |
5/+2 |
12+ |
20 |
10/+3 |
If the base creature already has one or more of these special qualities, use the better value.
Base Saves: Same as the base creature
Abilities: Same as the base creature, but Intelligence is at least 3.
Skills: Same as the base creature
Feats: Same as the base creature
Climate/Terrain: Same as the base creature
Organization: Same as the base creature
Challenge Rating:
Up to 3 HD, as base creature
4 HD to 7 HD, as base creature +1
8+ HD, as base creature +2
Treasure: Same as the base creature
Alignment: Always evil (any)
Advancement: Same as the base creature
"Ghost" is a template that can be added to any aberration, animal, beast, dragon, giant, humanoid, magical beast, monstrous humanoid, or shapechanger. The creature (referred to hereafter as the "base creature") must have a Charisma score of at least 8. The creature’s type changes to "undead." It otherwise uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
Base Saves: Same as the base creature
Abilities: Same as the base creature, except that the ghost has no Constitution
score, and its Charisma score increases by +4.
Skills: Ghosts receive a +8 racial bonus to Hide, Listen, Search, and Spot
checks. Otherwise same as the base creature.
Feats: Same as the base creature
Climate/Terrain: Any land and underground
Organization: Solitary, gang (2-4), or mob (7-12)
Challenge Rating: Same as the base creature +2
Treasure: None
Alignment: Any
Advancement: Same as the base creature
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 enchantment, however, can harm material creatures when the ghost manifests, and enchanted weapons can 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 invariably angers the ghost, who stops at nothing to return the item to its original resting place.
"Half-celestial" is a template that can be added to any corporeal creature with an Intelligence score of 4 or more and nonevil alignment (referred to hereafter as the "base creature"). The creature’s type changes to "outsider." It uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
Level |
Abilities |
1-2 |
Protection from evil, 3/day, bless |
3-4 |
Aid, detect evil |
5-6 |
Cure serious wounds, neutralize poison |
7-8 |
Holy smite, remove disease |
9-10 |
Dispel evil |
11-12 |
Holy word |
13-14 |
Holy aura 3/day, hallow |
15-16 |
Symbol |
17-18 |
Summon monster IX (celestials only) |
19+ |
Resurrection |
Climate/Terrain: Same as either the base creature or the celestial
Organization: Same as the base creature
Challenge Rating: Same as the base creature +1
Alignment: Always good (any)
Treasure: Same as the base creature
Advancement: Same as the base creature
"Half-dragon" is a template that can be added to any corporeal creature (referred to hereafter as the "base creature"). The creature’s type becomes "dragon." It uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
Size | Bite
Damage |
Claw Damage |
Fine | 1 |
- |
Diminutive | 1d2 |
1 |
Tiny | 1d3 |
1d2 |
Small | 1d4 |
1d3 |
Medium-size | 1d6 |
1d4 |
Large | 1d8 |
1d6 |
Huge | 2d6 |
2d8 |
Gargantuan | 2d8 |
2d6 |
Colossal | 4d6 |
2d8 |
Dragon Variety | Breath Weapon | Damage |
(DC) |
Black | Line* of acid | 6d4 |
(17) |
Blue | Line of lightning | 6d8 |
(18) |
Green | Cone** of gas | 6d6 |
(17) |
Red | Cone of fire | 6d10 |
(19) |
White | Cone of cold | 3d6 |
(16) |
Brass | Line of fire | 3d6 |
(17) |
Bronze | Line of lightning | 6d6 |
(18) |
Copper | Line of acid | 6d4 |
(17) |
Gold | Cone of fire | 6d10 |
(20) |
Silver | Cone of cold | 6d8 |
(18) |
*A line is always 5 ft. high, 5 ft. wide, and 60 ft. long.
**A cone is always 30 ft. long.
Dragon Variety | Immunity |
Black | Acid |
Blue | Electricity |
Green | Acid |
Red | Fire |
White | Cold |
Brass | Fire |
Bronze | Electricity |
Copper | Acid |
Gold | Fire |
Silver | Cold |
Base Saves: Same as the base creature
Abilities: Increase from the base creature as follows: Str +8, Dex +0, Con
+2, Int +2, Wis +0, Cha +2.
Skills: A half-dragon has 6 skill points, plus its Intelligence modifier,
per Hit Die. Treat skills from the base creature’s list as class skills and
other skills as cross-class. If the creature has a class, it gains skills
for class levels normally.
Feats: Half-dragons have one feat for every four levels or the base creature’s
total of feats, whichever is greater. Half-dragons have access to, and usually
favor, the dragon feats.
Climate/Terrain: Same as either the base creature or the dragon
variety
Organization: Same as the base creature
Challenge Rating: Same as the base creature + 2
Treasure: Same as the base creature
Alignment: Same as the dragon variety
Advancement: Same as the base creature
"Half-fiend" is a template that can be added to any corporeal creature (referred to hereafter as the "base creature"). The creature’s type changes to "outsider." It uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
Size | Bite
Damage |
Claw
Damage |
Fine | 1 |
- |
Diminutive | 1d2 |
1 |
Tiny | 1d3 |
1d2 |
Small | 1d4 |
1d3 |
Medium-size | 1d6 |
1d4 |
Large | 1d8 |
1d6 |
Huge | 2d6 |
2d8 |
Gargantuan | 2d8 |
2d6 |
Colossal | 4d6 |
2d8 |
Level |
Abilities |
1-2 |
Darkness 3/day |
3-4 |
Desecrate |
5-6 |
Unholy blight |
7-8 |
Poison 3/day |
9-10 |
Contagion |
11-12 |
Blasphemy |
13-14 |
Unholy aura 3/day, unhallow |
15-16 |
Horrid wilting |
17-18 |
Summon monster IX (fiends only) |
19+ |
Destruction |
Base Saves: Same as the base creature
Abilities: Increase from the base creature as follows: Str +4, Dex +4, Con
+2, Int +4, Wis +0, Cha +2.
Skills: A half-fiend has 8 skill points, plus its Intelligence modifier, per
Hit Die. Treat skills from the base creature’s list as class skills and other
skills as cross-class. If the creature has a class, it gains skills for class
levels normally.
Feats: Half-fiends have one feat for every four levels or the base creature’s
total of feats, whichever is greater.
Climate/Terrain: Same as either the base creature or the fiend
Organization: Same as the base creature
Challenge Rating: Same as the base creature +2
Alignment: Always evil (any)
Treasure: Same as the base creature
Advancement: Same as the base creature
"Lich" is a template that can be added to any humanoid creature (referred to hereafter as the "character"), provided it can create the required phylactery (see The Lich’s Phylactery, below). The creature’s type changes to "undead." It uses all the character’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
Base Saves: Same as the character
Abilities: A lich gains +2 to Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma, but being
undead, has no Constitution score.
Skills: Liches receive a +8 racial bonus to Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Search,
Sense Motive, and Spot checks. Otherwise same as the character.
Feats: Same as the character
Climate/Terrain: Any land and underground
Organization: Solitary or troupe (1 lich, plus 2-4 vampires_ and 5-8 vampire
spawn)
Challenge Rating: Same as the character + 2
Treasure: Standard coins; double goods; double items
Alignment: Any evil
Advancement: By character class
The Lich’s Phylactery
An integral part of becoming a lich is creating a magic phylactery in which to store its life force. Unless the phylactery is located and destroyed, the lich reappears 1d10 days after its apparent death.
Each lich must make its own phylactery, which requires the Craft Wondrous Item feat. The character must be a sorcerer, wizard, or cleric of at least 11th level. The phylactery costs 120,000 gp and 4,800 XP to create and has a caster level equal to that of its creator at the time of creation.
"Lycanthrope" is a template that can be added to any humanoid creature (referred to hereafter as the "character"). The creature’s type changes to "shapechanger." The lycanthrope takes on the characteristics of some type of carnivorous animal (referred to hereafter as the "animal"). This can be any predator between the size of a small dog and a large bear. The most common are listed in the table below. Some kinds of lycanthropes can also adopt a hybrid shape that combines features of the character and the animal.
A lycanthrope uses either the character’s or the animal’s statistics and special abilities in addition to those set out below.
Base Saves: The base saves are as for the character or animal, whichever is better. In addition, lycanthropes receive a +2 racial bonus to Fortitude and Will saves.
Abilities: For a lycanthrope in humanoid form, ability scores are unchanged. In animal or hybrid form, a lycanthrope’s ability scores improve by type, as set out in the table below.
Skills:
Lycanthropes receive a +4 racial bonus to Search, Spot, and Listen checks
when in humanoid form. In animal or hybrid form, these bonuses increase to
+8. A lycanthrope in hybrid or animal form gains the same skills as a normal
animal of its form in addition to the character’s skills. If a lycanthrope
has a skill in both its humanoid and animal forms, use the better score. Afflicted
lycanthropes also can learn the Control Shape skill (see the sidebar) as a
class skill.
Feats: Same as the character. When in hybrid or animal form, the lycanthrope
gains any feats a normal animal of its form has. A natural lycanthrope has
the Improved Control Shape feat as a bonus feat (see below). Lycanthropes
in hybrid or animal form have additional feats as set out in the table below.
Climate/Terrain:
Same as either the character or animal
Organization: Solitary or pair, sometimes family (2-4), pack (6-10), or troupe
(family plus related animals)
Challenge Rating: Same as animal +2, plus any class levels.
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Any; see examples below
Advancement: By character class
Common Lycanthropes | |||
Name | Animal Form | Ability Score Adjustments | Feats |
Werebear | Brown bear | Str +16, Dex +2, Con +8 | Blind-Fight, Multiattack, Power Attack |
Wereboar | Boar | Str +4, Con +6 | Blind-Fight, Improved Initiative |
Wererat | Dire rat | Dex +6, Con +2 | Multiattack (despite only one natural weapon), Weapon Finesse (bite), Weapon Finesse (any) |
Weretiger | Tiger | Str +12, Dex +4, Con +6 | Blind-Fight, Multiattack, Power Attack |
Werewolf | Wolf | Str +2, Dex +4, Con +4 | Blind-Fight, Improved Initiative,Weapon Finesse (bite) Control Shape (Wis) |
Any character who has contracted lycanthropy and is aware of his or her condition can learn Control Shape as a class skill. This determines whether the afflicted lycanthrope can voluntarily control his or her shape. Natural lycanthropes instead have the Improved Control Shape feat, which gives them full control over their shapeshifting abilities.
Check: The 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 or her hit points by one-quarter and again after each additional one-quarter lost (save DC same as for full moon).
Task | DC |
Resist involuntary change | 25 |
Return to humanoid form (full moon*) | 25 |
Return to humanoid form (not full moon) | 20 |
Voluntary change (full moon) | 10 |
Voluntary change (not full moon) | 15 |
*For game purposes, the full moon lasts three days every month.
Retry: Check for an involuntary change once each time a triggering event occurs.
On a failed check to return to humanoid form (see below), the character must remain in animal or hybrid form until the next dawn, when he or she automatically returns to humanoid form.
Special: An involuntary change to animal or hybrid form ruins the character’s armor and clothing if the new form is larger than the character’s natural form. Characters can hastily doff clothing while changing, but not armor. Magic armor survives the change if it succeeds at a Fortitude save (DC 15).
When returning to normal form after an involuntary change, the character attempts a Wisdom check (DC 15) to realize what has happened. If the check succeeds, the character becomes aware of the affliction and can now voluntarily attempt to change to animal or hybrid form, using the appropriate 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.
An afflicted character who is aware of his or her condition can also try to return to humanoid from after assuming animal or hybrid form, using the appropriate DC. Only one attempt is allowed, however, as described above.
Lycanthropy as an Affliction
When a character contracts lycanthropy through a lycanthrope’s attack (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 becomes a ravening beast, forgetting his or her own identity. The character remains in animal form, assuming the appropriate alignment, until dawn and remembers nothing about the incident.
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 at a Control Shape check to resist changing into animal form (see the sidebar).
Many lycanthropes are born, not made, and are sometimes called "natural lycanthropes" to distinguish them from those who have contracted lycanthropy ("afflicted lycanthropes").
Curing Lycanthropy
An afflicted character who eats a sprig of belladonna (also called wolfsbane) within an hour of a lycanthrope’s attack can attempt a Fortitude save (DC 20) to shake off the affliction. If a healer administers the herb, use the character’s save or the healer’s Heal check, 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 at a Fortitude save (DC 13) or take initial damage of 1d6 points of temporary Strength. One minute later, the character must succeed at a second save or take an additional 2d6 points of temporary Strength damage.
A remove disease or heal spell cast by a cleric of at least 12th level 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 at a Will save (DC 20) to break the curse (the caster knows if the spell works). Otherwise 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.
Werebear Medium-Size/Large Shapechanger | |
Hit Dice | 6d8+24 (51 hp) |
Initiative: | +0; +1 (Dex) as bear |
Speed: | 30 ft.; 30 ft. as bear |
AC: | 12 (+2 natural); 17 (-1 size,+1 Dex, +7 natural) as bear |
Attacks: | Unarmed strike +0 melee;2 claws +11melee, bite +9 melee as bear |
Damage: | Unarmed strike 1d3 claw 1d8+8, bite 2d8+4 |
Face/Reach: | 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft;5 ft. by 5 ft./10 ft as bear |
Special Attacks: | Improved grab, curse of lycanthropy as bear |
Special Qualities: | Bear empathy;plus scent, damage reduction 15/silver as bear |
Saves: | Fort +11, Ref +6, Will +4 |
Abilities: | Str 27, Dex 13, Con 19, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 10 as bear1 |
Skills: | Listen +11, Search +8, Spot +14, Swim +14 as bear2 |
Feats: | Blind-Fight, Multiattack, Power Attack as bear3 |
Climate/Terrain: | Any forest, hill, mountains, and underground |
Organization: | Solitary, pair, family (2-4), or troupe (2-4 plus 1-4 brown bears) |
Challenge Rating: | 5 |
Treasure: | Standard |
Alignment | Always lawful good |
Advancement | By character class |
Wereboar Medium-Size Shapechanger | |
Hit Dice | 3d8+9 (22 hp) |
Initiative: | +0; +4 (Improved Initiative) as boar |
Speed: | 30 ft.; 40 ft. as boar |
AC: | 12 (+2 natural); 18 (+8 natural) as boar |
Attacks: | Unarmed strike +0 melee;gore +4 melee as boar |
Damage: | Unarmed strike 1d3 subdual; gore +4 melee as boar |
Face/Reach: | 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft; 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft as boar |
Special Attacks: | Ferocity, curse of lycanthropy as boar |
Special Qualities: | Boar empathy;plus scent, damage reduction 15/silver as boar |
Saves: | Fort +8, Ref +3, Will +3, |
Abilities: | Str 15, Dex 11, Con 17, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 10 (as boar1) |
Skills: | Listen +15, Search +8, Spot +12 as boar2 |
Feats: | Blind-Fight, Improved Initiative as boar3 |
Climate/Terrain: | Temperate and warm forest |
Organization: | Solitary, pair, brood (2-4), or troupe (2-4 plus 1-4 boars) |
Challenge Rating: | 3 |
Treasure: | Standard |
Alignment | Always neutral |
Advancement | By character class |
Wererat Medium-Size/Small Shapechanger | |
Hit Dice | 1d8+1 (5 hp) |
Initiative: | +0; +3 (Dex) as rat |
Speed: | 30 ft.; 40 ft., climb 20 ft. as rat |
AC: | 12 (+2 natural); 16 (+3 Dex,+3 natural) as hybrid; 17 (+1 size, +3 Dex, +3 natural) as rat |
Attacks: | Unarmed strike +0 melee; rapier +3 melee, bite +1 melee as hybrid; bite +4 melee as rat |
Damage: | Unarmed strike 1d3 subdual; rapier 1d6; bite 1d4 |
Face/Reach: | 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft.; 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft. as rat or hybrid |
Special Attacks: | Curse of lycanthropy as rat or hybrid |
Special Qualities: | Rat empathy; plus scent, damage reduction 15/silver as rat or hybrid |
Saves: | Fort +5, Ref +5, Will +4 |
Abilities: | Str 10, Dex 17, Con 13, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 10 as rat or hybrid1 |
Skills: | Climb +14, Hide +11 as rat or +7 as hybrid, Listen +8. Move +6, Search +8, Spot +8 as rat or hybrid2 |
Feats: | Multiattack, Weapon Finesse (bite), Weapon Finesse (rapier) as hybrid3 |
Climate/Terrain: | Any land and underground |
Organization: | Solitary, pair, pack (6-10), or troupe (2-5 plus 5-8 dire rats) |
Challenge Rating: | 2 |
Treasure: | Standard |
Alignment | Always lawful evill |
Advancement | By character class |
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, the werebear must hit with a claw attack.
Wereboar
Ferocity (Ex): A wereboar is such a tenacious combatant that it continues to fight without penalty even while disabled or dying.
Wererat
Alternate Form (Su): A wererat can assume a bipedal hybrid form or the form of a dire rat. The bipedal form is Medium-size with head, torso, and tail identical to those of a rat, although the limbs remain human. The rat form is 2 feet long from nose to rump and is preferred for travel and spying on potential victims.
Skills: A wererat in rat or hybrid form uses its Dexterity modifier for Climb checks.
Weretiger Medium-Size/Large Shapechanger | |
Hit Dice | Hit Dice: 6d8+18 (45 hp) |
Initiative: | +0; +2 (Dex) as tiger or hybrid |
Speed: | 30 ft.; 40 ft. as tiger or hybrid |
AC: | 12 (+2 natural); 17 (+2 Dex, +5 natural) as hybrid; 16 (-1 size, +2 Dex, +5 natural) as tiger |
Attacks: | Unarmed strike +0 melee; 2 claws +10 melee, bite melee as hybrid; 2 claws +9 melee, bite +7 melee as tiger |
Damage: | Unarmed strike 1d3 subdual; claw 1d8+6; bite 2d6+3 |
Face/Reach: | 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft; 5 ft. by 10 ft./5 ft. as tiger or hybrid |
Special Attacks: | Pounce, improved grab, rake 1d8+3, curse of lycanthropy as tiger or hybrid |
Special Qualities: | Tiger empathy; plus scent, damage reduction 15/silver as tiger or hybrid |
Saves: | Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +4 |
Abilities: | Str 23, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 10 as tiger or hybrid1 |
Skills: | Balance +6, Hide +9 as hybrid or +5 as tiger, Listen +10, Move Silently +9, Search +8, Spot +10, Swim +11 as tiger or hybrid2 |
Feats: | Blind-Fight, Multiattack, Power Attack as tiger or hybrid3 |
Climate/Terrain: | Any forest, hill, mountains, and plains |
Organization: | Solitary or pair |
Challenge Rating: | 5 |
Treasure: | Standard |
Alignment | Always neutral |
Advancement | By character class |
Werewolf |
|
Hit Dice | 2d8+4 (13 hp) |
Initiative: | +0; +6 (+2 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative) as wolf or hybrid |
Speed: | 30 ft.; 50 ft. as wolf or hybrid |
AC: | 12 (+2 natural); 16 (+2 Dex, +4 natural) as wolf or hybrid |
Attacks: | +8 Unarmed strike +0 melee; bite +3 melee as
wolf or hybrid |
Damage: | Unarmed strike 1d3 subdual; |
Face/Reach: | 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft; 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft. as wolf or hybrid |
Special Attacks: | Trip, curse of lycanthropy as wolf or hybrid |
Special Qualities: | Wolf empathy; plus scent, damage |
Saves: | Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +2 |
Abilities: | Str 13, Dex 15, Con 15, |
Skills: | Hide +3, Listen +14, Move Silently +4, Search
+8, Spot +14, Wilderness Lore +0 as wolf or hybrid2 |
Feats: | Blind-Fight, Improved Initiative, |
Climate/Terrain: | Any forest, hill, mountains, and plains |
Organization: | Solitary, pair, pack (6-10), or troupe (2-5 plus 5-8 wolves) |
Challenge Rating: | 3 |
Treasure: | Standard |
Alignment | Always chaotic evil |
Advancement | By character class |
(1)In human form, these lycanthropes have the following ability
scores: Str 11, Dex 11, Con 11, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 10.
(2)In human form, these lycanthropes have the skill Craft or Profession (any
one) +6, Knowledge (any one) +4.
(3)In human form, these lycanthropes have the feat Skill Focus (any Craft
or Profession) and Skill Focus (Knowledge).
Weretiger
Alternate Form (Su): A weretiger can assume a bipedal hybrid form or the form of a tiger. The bipedal form is about 7 feet tall, with a 3-foot tail, and covered by tiger-striped hide. The legs are more feline than human, and this form walks on its toes. The fingernails grow into claws. The head is a mixture of features: Ears, nose, muzzle, and teeth are tigerlike, but the eyes and overall shape are human. If the human form’s hair is long, it is still present. The animal form is that of a fully grown tiger without any trace of human features.
Pounce (Ex): If a weretiger in hybrid or tiger form leaps upon a foe during the first round of combat, it can make a full attack even if it has already taken a move action.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, the weretiger in hybrid or tiger form must hit with a claw or bite attack. If it gets a hold, it can rake.
Rake (Ex): A weretiger in hybrid or tiger form that gets a hold can make two rake attacks (+9 melee) with its hind legs for 1d8+3 damage each. If the weretiger pounces on an opponent, it can also rake.
Skills: In hybrid or tiger form, weretigers receive a +4 bonus to Balance, Hide, and Move Silently checks. *In areas of tall grass or heavy undergrowth, the Hide bonus improves to +8.
Werewolf
Alternate Form (Su): A werewolf can assume a bipedal hybrid form or the form of a wolf. The bipedal form is about 6 feet tall, with a short tail, and covered in fur. The legs are like those of a wolf, and the head combines humanoid and lupine features in degrees that vary from one werewolf to the next. The animal form is that of a fully grown wolf without any trace of human features.
Trip (Ex): A werewolf that hits with a bite attack can attempt to trip the opponent 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.
Skills: A werewolf in hybrid or wolf form gains a +4 racial bonus to Wilderness Lore checks when tracking by scent.
"Vampire" is a template that can be added to any humanoid or monstrous humanoid creature (referred to hereafter as the "base creature"). The creature’s type changes to "undead." It uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
Size | Damage |
Fine | 1 |
Diminutive | 1d2 |
Tiny | 1d3 |
Small | 1d4 |
Medium-size | 1d6 |
Large | 1d8 |
Huge | 2d6 |
Gargantuan | 2d8 |
Colossal | 4d6 |
Base Saves: Same as the base creature
Abilities: Increase from the base creature as follows: Str +6, Dex +4, Int
+2, Wis +2, Cha +4. As undead creatures, vampires have no Constitution score.
Skills: Vampires receive a +8 racial bonus to Bluff, Hide, Listen, Move Silently,
Search, Sense Motive, and Spot checks. Otherwise same as the base creature.
Feats: Vampires gain Alertness, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Initiative,
and Lightning Reflexes, assuming the base creature meets the prerequisites
and doesn’t already have these feats.
Climate/Terrain: Any land and underground
Organization: Solitary, pair, gang (2-5), or troop (1-2 plus 2-5 vampire spawn)
Challenge Rating: Same as the base creature +2
Treasure: Double standard
Alignment: Always chaotic evil
Advancement: By character class
Vampire Weaknesses
Vampires cannot tolerate the strong odor of garlic and will not enter an area laced with it. Similarly, they recoil from a mirror or a strongly presented, holy symbol. These things don’t harm the vampire-they merely keep it at bay.
Vampires are also unable to cross running water, although they can be carried over it while resting in their coffins or aboard a ship. They are utterly unable to enter a home or other building unless invited in by someone with the authority to do so. They may freely enter public places, since these are by definition open to all.
Slaying a Vampire
Simply reducing a vampire’s hit points to 0 or below incapacitates but doesn’t destroy it. However, certain attacks can slay vampires.
Exposing any vampire to direct sunlight disorients it: It can take only partial actions and is destroyed utterly on the next round if it cannot escape. Similarly, immersing a vampire in running water robs it of one-third of its hit points each round until it is destroyed at the end of the third round.
Driving a wooden stake through a vampire’s heart instantly slays the monster. However, it returns to life if the stake is removed, unless the body is destroyed. A popular tactic is to cut off the creature’s head and fill its mouth with holy wafers (or their equivalent).
Vampire Characters
Vampires are always chaotic evil, which causes characters of certain classes to lose their class abilities. In addition, certain classes suffer additional penalties.
Clerics: Clerics lose their ability to turn undead but gain the ability to rebuke undead. This ability does not affect the vampire’s controller or any other vampires that master controls. Vampire clerics have access to the Chaos, Destruction, Evil, and Trickery domains.
Sorcerers and Wizards: These characters retain their class abilities, but if a character has a familiar (other than a rat or bat), the link between them is broken, and the familiar shuns its former companion. The character can summon another familiar, but it must be a rat or bat.