Pathfinder Unchained: Jurassic Tiger

Artwork by Rick Hershey
Artwork by Rick Hershey
As we mentioned yesterday, all week long we are posting monsters made from Pathfinder® Roleplaying Game: Pathfinder Unchained™. Yesterday we showed off a real tank of a monster with a high armor class but a very low touch AC and and an easy to fool Will save.

Today, we have the jurassic tiger. This monster is more of a striker. Its bite can rip your body apart while its claws can savage an opponent’s defenses. Incase you are not sure, the DC for the body rip and the defense breaker are listed at the start of attack options. It is the same for both.

Jurassic Tiger CR/HD 8

Init +0; Perception +13 (low-light vision)
Size Large; Speed 40 ft.

Defenses

AC 23 (touch 14, flat-footed 16); Fort +9, Ref +9, Will +7; CMD 27
hp 110

Attacks

Melee bite +15(1d8+6 plus body rip), 2 claws +10(1d6+6 plus defense breaker)
Attack Options (DC 16) body rip (1d4 Con damage, Fort half), defense breaker (lose Dex bonus, 1 round, Fort negates); CMB +17

Statistics

Str +6, Con +4, Int –4, Wis +2; Intimidate +13, Perception +13, Stealth +16
XP 4,800; N Animal

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Pathfinder Unchained: Armored Veth’thar

Artwork by Monsters by Email
Artwork by Monsters by Email
For PaizoCon I said I would run 4 game sessions: 3 of Rescue from Tyrkaven and 1 of Expedition to Playtest Mountain. The latter adventure was never meant to be published. I outright stole the plot to it from Cabin in the Woods and presented a number of monster I have had in my head for a long time and figured this would be the perfect excuse to write them all down. Unfortunately, 2 weeks before PaizoCon and I had only written down one of three possibilities for the adventurers to take.

Then I got Pathfinder® Roleplaying Game: Pathfinder Unchained™. If you are a GM that makes your own monsters, GET THIS BOOK! I cannot stress enough how much this book really saved my game. By the time I finished making up monsters for playtest mountain, I was able to make up monsters in 20 minutes. The best part is that I don’t feel like these monsters are any less worthy at the game table than monsters made the traditional way. They were just as good and no one at the table knew which were made with which method.

So let me share with you some monsters that came out of those mad monster creation days.

Armored Veth’thar CR/HD 6

Init +0; Perception +11 (darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, tremorsense 30 ft.)
Size Large; Speed 20 ft., burrow 20 ft.

Defenses

AC 23 (touch 5, flat-footed 20); Fort +9, Ref +9, Will +5; CMD 24; SR 17
hp 77

Attacks

Melee gore +16 (2d6+12), 2 tentacle sting +11 (1d6+4 plus intelligence suck)
Attack Options (DC 14) intelligence suck (1d2 Int damage, Will negates); CMB +16

Statistics

Str +6, Con +4, Wis +2; Climb +14, Perception +11, Sense Motive +11
XP 2,400; NE magical beast (earth)

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Pathfinder: Merfolk Artwork

Now that PaizoCon is over, its time for us to get back to work. Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Merfolk is next up on our list. Like I said before, it was suppose to come out this month, but PaizoCon prep pushed it back until June. But we are hard at work on it. In the meantime, check out the awesome artwork by Brian Brinlee that arrived earlier this month for it.

We’ve got images for a merfolk time thief, sorcerer, cleric, and barbarian, so reverse alphabetical order. We hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoy bringing them to you.

Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Merfolk is part of the Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Compendium. Download the Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Compendium now at DriveThruRPG/RPGNow, d20PFSRD, and Paizo.com.

merfolk time thief merfolk sorceress merfolk cleric merfolk barbarian

Pathfinder: PaizoCon Sale is Here

Book of Heroic Races CompendiumRichard and I will be leaving for PaizoCon soon. While we are away, you Pathfinder game masters can grab yourselves some adventures or the players can get a new race all for 25% off the regular price during our PaizoCon Sale. The Book of Heroic Races Compendium gives you 117 pages of some exciting races to play. Between the plant-like seedlings to the whimsical half-faerie dragons to the death-touched reapers, these races and more will give you flavorful and enjoyable races far beyond the standard elves and dwarves.

Game masters will love the four adventures we have on sale. Start at 1st level with the Doom of the Sky Sword where your characters can either think or fight their way through the threats facing them. Continue their journey with Rescue from Tyrkaven where the adventurers awaken an ancient evil while getting back captured townsfolk. When they reach 7th-level, have the adventurers face off against a dragon bent on conquest, her lizardfolk army and her horde of half-dragon in the Reign of Ruin. Or if you are in an Egyptian-themed adventure path, be sure to pick up Quests of the Sands for when your adventurers decide to go off in a different direction.

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5e: Beware What Dangers Lie in Dark Caves

Deadly Delves Rescue from Tyrkaven 5eDangers of a Forgotten Past Awakened in the Deep

When hobgoblin raiders kidnap a caravan full of workers and supplies, the adventurers set off to get them all back. But neither the raiders nor the adventurers know what terrifying horrors await them in the depths of their cavern hideout. Now, the adventurers must risk it all to prevent the minions of an ancient enemy from visiting death and destruction upon the land. Can the heroes rescue the captives from the hobgoblins and deliver them from this ancient foe—or will they all perish, ushering in the rise of a forgotten deity?

Rescue from Tyrkaven is the first adventure module in Jon Brazer Enterprises’ Deadly Delves series for the Fifth Edition of the World’s Oldest Fantasy Roleplaying Game. This 19-page adventure is designed to challenge four to five 2nd-level adventurers who thirst for heroics… but they may find more than they bargained for in the process! Inside this volume, you’ll find:

  • 8 fully-developed monsters for your Fifth Edition campaign
  • A sinister new magic item, the book of dark obedience, that can set your adventurers onto an entirely new campaign
  • A full-color map of the caverns from which the hobgoblins terrorize the locals
  • Enough content to get a group of 2nd-level adventurers to 3rd level, with ideas to extend the story even further once you’re done exploring the caves

Dangers Unknown. Treasures Untold. Adventure Awaits.

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Pathfinder: Merfolk Delay

Just to let everyone know there is going to be a delay with Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Merfolk. Short of the long, we are finishing up converting one of our adventures to another system and it is going to be released Tuesday. Then I will be attending a friend’s wedding and then comes PaizoCon. I just don’t have enough time to finish it. It will be coming sometime in June.

Pathfinder: The Wings of Combat

All week long we are sharing with you some of our favorite parts of the Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Wyvarans for Pathfinder. Previously we shared their racial stats and two archetypes. Today, we are posting a few of the combat feats a wyvaran can take that are exclusive to the race. These feats reveal a different fighting style than most races, emblematic of their draconic heritage. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Deadly Diver (Combat)
When you dive, you usually connect, one way or the other.
Prerequisite: Base attack bonus +1, wyvaran
Benefit: When you perform a charge while flying and you miss on your attack, you may make another attack roll. If the attack is successful you deal 1d4 + your Strength bonus of bludgeoning damage to the target as you bodily connect with your target. This attack does not provoke an attack of opportunity.

Gnome Hunter (Combat)
You have taken on a small measure of the racial enmity that kobolds feel.
Prerequisite: Wyvaran
Benefit: You gain a +1 racial bonus on attack rolls and a +2 racial bonus on damage rolls against gnomes.

Telling Tail (Combat)
You are more adept at using your tail in combat.
Prerequisite: Wyvaran
Benefit: You may use your slapping tail as a primary natural attack.
Normal: You may only use your slapping tail to make attacks of opportunity.

Wing Bash (Combat)
Your strong wings support you in combat.
Prerequisite: Base attack bonus +1, wyvaran
Benefit: You can make bashing attacks with each of your wings. This is a secondary natural attack that deals 1d4 bludgeoning damage.

Download the Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Wyvarans for Pathfinder at the JBE Store. You can also download this book at DriveThruRPG/RPGNow, Open Gaming Store, and Paizo.com.

Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Wyvarans is part of the Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Compendium. Order and download the Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Compendium now at the JBE Store. You can also find it at DriveThruRPG/RPGNow, d20PFSRD, and Paizo.com.

[Pathfinder] The Wings of Combat

All week long we are sharing with you some of our favorite parts of the Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Wyvarans for Pathfinder. Previously we shared their racial stats and two archetypes. Today, we are posting a few of the combat feats a wyvaran can take that are exclusive to the race. These feats reveal a different fighting style than most races, emblematic of their draconic heritage. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Deadly Diver (Combat)
When you dive, you usually connect, one way or the other.
Prerequisite: Base attack bonus +1, wyvaran
Benefit: When you perform a charge while flying and you miss on your attack, you may make another attack roll. If the attack is successful you deal 1d4 + your Strength bonus of bludgeoning damage to the target as you bodily connect with your target. This attack does not provoke an attack of opportunity.

Gnome Hunter (Combat)
You have taken on a small measure of the racial enmity that kobolds feel.
Prerequisite: Wyvaran
Benefit: You gain a +1 racial bonus on attack rolls and a +2 racial bonus on damage rolls against gnomes.

Telling Tail (Combat)
You are more adept at using your tail in combat.
Prerequisite: Wyvaran
Benefit: You may use your slapping tail as a primary natural attack.
Normal: You may only use your slapping tail to make attacks of opportunity.

Wing Bash (Combat)
Your strong wings support you in combat.
Prerequisite: Base attack bonus +1, wyvaran
Benefit: You can make bashing attacks with each of your wings. This is a secondary natural attack that deals 1d4 bludgeoning damage.

Download the Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Wyvarans for Pathfinder at DriveThruRPG/RPGNow and d20PFSRD, and Paizo.com.

Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Wyvarans is part of the Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Compendium. Download the Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Compendium now at DriveThruRPG/RPGNow, d20PFSRD, and Paizo.com.

Pathfinder: Wyvarans Unleashed

Do Not Meddle in the Affairs of Dragons …

Children of the cauldron, wyvarans stand as a race of dragons like no other. They met the challenge for survival with a roar that was heard around the world. Now they quest for gold, territory, knowledge, and honor. This quest leads to many heroic deeds as tales of this young race spread from town to town. Now you can play a wyvaran and show the world what it means to be a dragon.

Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Wyvarans gives you everything you need to play a wyvaran character. This 23-page supplement features:

  • Standard Racial Traits for playing a wyvaran, 8 alternate racial traits and 4 new character traits to customize your character for this unique play experience
  • 6 New Character Class Options including 5 new archetypes like the intuitor and the stormlancer, and the wyvern sorcerer bloodline
  • 11 New Feats expanding on your draconic origins
  • 5 New Dragon-Themed Spells
  • 6 New Magic Items
  • 2 New Deities with a unique perspective on community and flying
  • Details on wyvaran adventurers as well as suggestions on how to incorporate this race into your world.

Be Heroic with This Advanced Race Today!

Download the Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Wyvarans for Pathfinder at DriveThruRPG/RPGNow and d20PFSRD, and Paizo.com.

Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Wyvarans is part of the Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Compendium. Download the Book of Heroic Races: Advanced Compendium now at DriveThruRPG/RPGNow, d20PFSRD, and Paizo.com.