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Wukei
2005-12-02, 12:25 AM
"A curse," he asks, looking at the man incredulously, "pff...a curse....watch this." He snuck up behind a child just as the moon came out from behind the clouds, and as he changed into the large white form, he let out a loud roar. The child ran, screaming, and the bear let out what could only be construed as a laugh. Clouds covered the moon again and as the man transformed once more into his more docile self and he chuckled once more, "A curse...ha!"

NAME: Avanaco "Avi" Istas (CR 5)
Race/ Level: Were-polar bear/ Human; Bear; Hybrid Forms (ECL 9) Level 1
Alignment; Size; Type: CG; Med; Humanoid/Shapechanger
Init: +0;+1;+1
Senses: low-light vision, scent (all forms) Listen +4; +4; +4, Spot +4; +4; +5
Languages: Common, Dwarven, Elven


AC 15 (+2 nat, +3 studded leather armour); 17 (-1 size,+1 dex, +7 natural); 17 (-1 size, +1 dex, +7 natural), Touch 10; 10; 10, Flat-footed 15; 16; 16
hp 62 (1d8+1 plus 6d8+30 HD) (all forms)
Resist no resistances in human form; damage reduction 10 (sans silver); damage reduction 10 (sans silver)
SR X
DR X/<type to overcome>
Fort +8; +12; +12, Ref +5; +6; +6, Will +4; +4; +4
Weakness silver


Speed 30 ft.; 40 ft; 30 ft (6/8/6 squares) normal, run x2
Melee Greataxe +6 (1d12+1/x3)/2 claws +13 (1d8+9) and bite +11 (2d6+4)/ claw +13 (1d6+9) and greataxe +9 (1d12+4/ x 3) and bite +11 (1d8 +4) or 2 claws +13 melee (1d6+9) and bite +11 melee (1d8+4) or
Ranged throwing axe +5 (1d6+1)/ (ranged in human form only)
Space 5ft./10'/10'
Reach 5'/5'/10'
Base Atk +5/5/5; Grp +6/18/18
Special Actions 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.)
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.)

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
Special Qualities Alternate form, bear empathy (all forms)
Feats Endurance, Iron WillB, Multiattack, Power Attack, Run, TrackB (all forms)
Skills Handle Animal +3, Swim +1/ Handle Animal +3, Swim +13 /Handle Animal +3, Swim +9

Wukei
2005-12-02, 12:38 PM
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y262/Wukei/Avi01.jpg

Description: Avi stands at 6'6" in height, weighing in at 198 pounds. He has short white hair and ebony eyes. He wears cloth pants, with some extra padding to the sides, no shirt, no shoes. When he transforms he becomes a large white polar bear standing at ten feet in height when on his back paws, only.

Background: Avi doesn't bother to hide his lycanthropy. Most view it as a curse, but Avi actually has a good time playing tricks on the kids of his village, or running out into a frozen pool to catch fish. Avi was bitten when he was thirteen, but most werebears are good natured and don't harm the sentient races, so they are not looked down upon. Avi used this as a chance to learn from nature what he could not learn from the "intelligent" races. He knows most of the North well, and thus makes a good guide for travellers who would otherwise be lost without his companionship on the long white road.

Hoseki
2005-12-02, 01:39 PM
His 10/silver damage reduction should go in DR, not resist. But cool. The picture's better then I could ever do, certainly.

Picasso007
2005-12-03, 02:24 AM
What class levels does he have? Remember, lycanthropy is a template you add onto a base character, so he should have at least one level of something...

Wukei
2005-12-03, 02:29 AM
Actually, as an NPC it doesn't need class levels, it can just have monster levels...unless that's a no-no...might have ta ask Gorby about that one...

Gorbash Kazdar
2005-12-04, 01:54 AM
Picasso007 is half right...

In this case, though, the stats seem based off those from the MM, which means the base creature is most likely a Level 1 Human Warrior. So it's cool there.

Also, the template can be applied to giants as well, and some humanoids and most giants have monstrous HD, in which case you don't need class levels of any sort.

Everyman
2005-12-04, 09:04 PM
Wukei, this is truly an enjoyable NPC. I could picture a few of my PCs learning to invest a few ranks in Listen after being surprised by him. ;)

I'm curious to see how he controls his transformations so well, as he lacks any ranks in the Control Shape (Wis) skill. Perhaps you might want revise your ability scores and skills so the stats better fit its flavor text. Otherwise, looks good. :)

The Glyphstone
2005-12-14, 06:55 PM
He appears to be a natural lycanthrope - they can shift shape at will, with no need for Control Shape.

Looks good from my view.

HempRope
2005-12-14, 09:43 PM
No, I think it says after the artwork that he was bitten at the tender age of thirteen.

:-X I definitely didn't mean that to be a pun.

The Glyphstone
2005-12-15, 05:43 AM
Oops, didn't read that far. Guess you're right...

Skyserpent
2005-12-28, 11:15 AM
seems a little too good to be true... he's one of the lucky ones...