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Calistrian Wasps
In a Pathfinder article about clergy of Calistria (A Memory of Darkness, p 60), companion wasps that grew to the size of cats were mentioned, and I decided that it sounded too cool to not stat up. I basically took the Giant Wasp (size Large) and reduced it using the size advancement table in the back of the Bestiary as a very rough guideline (but didn't reduce it below a 10 Con) and guesstimated a 1 HD for the Tiny ones (same as most Tiny familiars) and 2 HD for the Small ones.
The Tiny one would make a fine familiar option for a Calistria-loving Wizard or Sorcerer (particularly an Elf) and would grant a +3 to Perception checks as it's familiar ability.
(In case it's not obvious from my not having filled those values in, I'm not rock-solid on how to gauge CR or XP values yet.)
Calistrian Wasp
Tiny Vermin CR ??
XP ???
N Tiny Vermin
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +9
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DEFENSE________________________________________
AC 16, touch 16, flat-footed 12 (+2 size, +4 Dex)
hp 4 (1d8)
Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +1
Immune[b] mind-affecting effects
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OFFENSE_________________________________________
[b]Speed 10 ft., climb 10 ft., fly 50 ft. (good)
Melee sting +2 (1d3-2 + poison)
Space 2 ½ ft; Reach 0 ft.
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STATISTICS_______________________________________
Str 6, Dex 18, Con 10, Int --, Wis 13, Cha 11
Base Atk +0; CMB -2, CMD 12
Skills Climb +6, Fly +4, Perception +9; Racial Modifiers +8 Climb, +8 Perception
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ECOLOGY_________________________________________
Environment temperate forests
Organization solitary, pair, group (3--6) or nest (7--19)
Treasure none
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SPECIAL ABILITIES________________________________
Poison (Ex) Sting - injury; save Fort DC 13; frequency 1/round for 4 rounds; effect 1 Dexterity damage; cure 1 save. The save DC is Constitution-based and includes a +2 racial bonus.
The bigger ones would be;
Calistrian Wasp
Small Vermin CR ??
XP ???
N Small Vermin
Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +9
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DEFENSE________________________________________
AC 14, touch 14, flat-footed 12 (+1 size, +3 Dex)
hp 11 (2d8+2)
Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +1
Immune mind-affecting effects
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OFFENSE_________________________________________
Speed 10 ft., climb 10 ft., fly 40 ft. (average)
Melee sting +2 (1d4 + poison)
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STATISTICS_______________________________________
Str 10, Dex 16, Con 12, Int --, Wis 13, Cha 11
Base Atk +1; CMB -1, CMD 13
Skills Climb +6, Fly +3, Perception +9; Racial Modifiers +8 Climb, +8 Perception
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ECOLOGY_________________________________________
Environment temperate forests
Organization solitary, pair, group (3--6) or nest (7--19)
Treasure none
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SPECIAL ABILITIES________________________________
Poison (Ex) Sting - injury; save Fort DC 15; frequency 1/round for 6 rounds; effect 1 Dexterity damage; cure 1 save. The save DC is Constitution-based and includes a +2 racial bonus.
In theory, the larger one could be an Improved Familiar choice, but, given the nature of familiars, would probably be the *worse* choice, due to a lower AC. It's advantage of a few more hit points would be meaningless in a familiar that uses half it's masters hit points anyway...
Note that a Vermin becoming a Familiar gains an Intelligence score and becomes eligible for skill points (2+Int mod / HD, minimum 1 / HD) and Feats (Weapon Finesse would be the likely choice, or Alertness, if other animals of this size and type are used as a guideline). Weapon Finesse will go a long way towards making that little Wasp able to hit the broad side of a barn. Note that gaining an Intelligence score will also remove the Mindless trait, and the wasp will no longer be immune to mind-affecting effects.
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A new poison for the Church of Love's Sting.
Lover's Scorn is a special Calistrian toxin crafted from wasp venom that causes the victims nerves to surge with sensation, resulting in the slightest pain or discomfort being magnified and multiplied into agonizing torment.
Lover's Scorn
Type poison, injected; Save Fortitude DC 17
Onset 1 round; Frequency 1/round for 6 rounds
Effect sickened by pain**; Cure 1 save
**If the subject fails his Fortitude save by 10 or more, he is instead nauseated by pain for that round. Creatures immune to pain effects are not affected by this poison.
If a Cleric of Calistria used the poison spell, she can choose instead to deliver an enhanced version of Lover's Scorn that has the above effects, and causes the subject to take additional nonlethal damage equal to any lethal damage suffered during the duration of the poison's course.
As always, my stuff can be found here.
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(In case it's not obvious from my not having filled those values in, I'm not rock-solid on how to gauge CR or XP values yet.)
Awesome stuff, Set. Then again, I always like your contributions, so I'm biased. ;)
At a quick glance, if I were filling in the blanks, I'd go CR 1/2 for the Tiny version and CR 1 for the Small.
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(In case it's not obvious from my not having filled those values in, I'm not rock-solid on how to gauge CR or XP values yet.)
Awesome stuff, Set. Then again, I always like your contributions, so I'm biased. ;)
At a quick glance, if I were filling in the blanks, I'd go CR 1/2 for the Tiny version and CR 1 for the Small.
Thanks! Coming from someone with that coveted 'Contributor' tag, it means double bonus happy thoughts! :)