[3.5] Looking for Monster

[Thurbane]

Hi all,

I’m looking for a monster, with a fairly high touch AC and/or Dex, relatively low CR (5 or less), and able to take levels in a PC class.

Any suggestions? This is for a monster/NPC, so LA is irrelevant.

I don’t want the touch AC to be dependant on spells or items, thanks.

Cheers – T

[Seclora]

Sirine from MM2, Charisma as deflection, +4 Dex modifier, exactly CR 5. Errata has them at +4 LA and also assigns them Wild Empathy. Otherwise, 4HD and generally fairly playable with an Int damaging attack, good SLAs, and fluff that does not preclude them from adventuring. Good size bonus to Perform Checks too, so perfect for bards.

It's page 185 if you're interested.

[General Sajaru]

Marrulurk from Sandstorm (Pg. 170); CR 4, 16 Dex, and +1 LA, along with 2d6 base sneak attack damage.

[Darrin]

Petal (MM3), Touch 17, CR 1.
Joystealer (MM4), Touch 17, CR 5.
Force Golem (MM5), Touch 16, CR 4. (Yes, it has Int.)

[Biffoniacus_Furiou]

It really depends on what class levels you want to give it, and what you want the opponent to do. For example, just a few items from X stat to Y bonus list (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?125732-3-x-X-stat-to-Y-bonus) can put both its regular and touch AC into the thirties if it's all the same stat, such as Cha.

[ShurikVch]

Note: some of those creatures are not especially smart, but you may just Awaken them, it doesn't increase their CR

Touch AC 20:
Puppeteer CR 1

Touch AC 18:
Centipede Swarm CR 4
Locust Swarm CR 3

Touch AC 17:
Desmodu Hunting Bat CR 3
Sirine CR 5
Spider Swarm CR 1

Large Air Elemental CR 5
Juvenile Arrowhawk CR 3
Bat CR 1/10
Boggle CR 3
Grig CR 1
Dire Hawk CR 2
Svirfneblin CR (by class)
Raggamoffyn Tatterdemanimal CR 1
Medium Air Elemental CR 3
Adult Arrowhawk CR 5
Dire Bat CR 2
Desmodu Guard Bat CR 3
Hawk CR 1/3
Imp CR 2
Jermlaine CR 1/2
Lupinal CR 5
Tiny Monstrous Spider CR 1/4
Owl CR 1/4
Pixie CR 4 (5 with irresistible dance)
Quasit CR 2
Tiny Viper Snake CR 1/3
Thought Eater CR 2
Toad CR 1/10
Wraith CR 5
Small Air Elemental CR 1
Tiny Air Elemental CR 1/2
Tiny Animated Object CR 1/2
Badger CR 1/2
Bat Swarm CR 2
Brain Mole CR 1/2
Cat CR 1/4
Cheetah CR 2
Cockatrice CR 3
Dog CR 1/3
Dryad CR 3
Ether Scarab CR 1
Ethereal Filcher CR 3
Fihyr CR 3
Fire Bat CR 3
Large Fire Elemental CR 5
Homunculus CR 1
Average Ixitxachitl CR 1
Vampiric Ixitxachitl CR 3
Leopard CR 2
Lizard CR 1/6
Air Mephit CR 3
Dust Mephit CR 3
Ice Mephit CR 3
Monkey CR 1/6
Tiny Monstrous Centipede CR 1/8
Small Monstrous Spider CR 1/2
Moonrat CR 1/4
Myconid Junior Worker CR 1/2
Adult Neogi CR 4
Nixie CR 1
Pseudodragon CR 1
Rat CR 1/8
Rat Swarm CR 2
Dire Rat CR 1/3
Raven CR 1/6
Small Viper Snake CR 1/2
Spark Guardian CR 3
Desmodu War Bat CR 5
Weasel CR 1/4
Dire Weasel CR 2
Wererat CR 2

Other high-Dex creatures:
Abyssal Ravager Dex 19, CR 5
Dire Snake Dex 20, CR 5
Djinni Dex 19, CR 5
Dust Twister Dex 21, CR 3
Gambol Dex 18, CR 5

[Necroticplague]

Ghost adds 4 CR to a creature, and gains its CHA as a deflection bonus to AC. So you could take a high-dex creature with decent CHA, add Ghost to it to produce the type of creature you're looking for. And of course, it can always have more levels in a class both before and after death.

[Thurbane]

It really depends on what class levels you want to give it, and what you want the opponent to do. For example, just a few items from X stat to Y bonus list (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?125732-3-x-X-stat-to-Y-bonus) can put both its regular and touch AC into the thirties if it's all the same stat, such as Cha.

Really just looking for "out of the box" monsters with decent touch AC at this stage...