I want to make an awakened tyrannosaurus BBEG, but I don't know if I should give him classes as a gunslinger or a ninja. Or maybe a monk, or black guard. Which works best mechanically for a tyrannosaurus, and which do you think is the most imposing?
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Ninja. A ninja tyranossaurus would be TOO FREAKING AWESOME!
Can you imagine it using Vanishing Trick and the like?
"Suddenly, out of nowhere, huge jaws appear around you and close in a sudden snap."
"Here is 2d8 + 11 of damage. Plus another 6d6 of precision damage, because it bit you in all the right places. Oh! And you're poisoned."
Ninja T-Rex!!! AWESOME!!!
A T-Rex with guns would also be funny, but I like the ninja idea better.
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T-Rex two weapon fighting with a pair of cannons would be crazyawesome/regularcrazy. Do it.
An--if by black guard you meant antipaladin--T-rex would be pretty cool too. Raising skeletal dinosaurs (is that a thing you can do? I'm not too well-versed in paladins and their alignment-flipped alternates) and all those other goodies (smite, auras, other spells, channel energy) seems worth taking a look at.
well, that, or ninja.
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This reminds me of a conclusion the forums reached back in 3.5 days. A catapult is a weapon. The rogue can be proficient with a catapult. Therefore, if your target is within 30 ft, you can sneak-attack with a catapult.
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Hmmm, I thought they added a line to siege weapons that says you can't add precision damage. Still, its sounds so fun:
*Rock falls from the sky crushing a goblin utterly*
Rogue: Bam! I hit him right in the everywhere.
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Barbarian would be my best guess, but why? I don't see the point of having an awakened tyrannosaurus as a BBEG in anything but a silly campaign.
But what can you do...
- Fiendish t-rex. For the players to hunt down.
- Awakened dire ape. Leading a band of:
- Awakened monkey ninjas. Imagine the look on your players faces when they see that awakened ninja monkey swarm.
T-Rex Cavalier (I guess order of the Dragon or Order of the Cockatrice.. watch for his Roar of Dazzling Display )... and just wait for the mount^^
"You are being hit by a lance the size of a redwood, then trampled into the ground by his colossal Blasphemosaurus mount ! "
That would have the BBEG mounted on something the size of Gozilla.. "you need three rounds to climb out of it's footprint....."
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T-Rex Ninja sounds fine, though. I imagine him hanging on the ceiling, waiting...lurking... then dropping stealthily on his utterly suprised opponents ! Ka----Breaakkkkkkk
we were talking silly, right ?
Well, the choice is surely hard between Gunslinger and Ninja.
How is this even a question? Ninja.
Daron Woodson
Abandoned Arts
How would a T rex reload his guns with his teeny arms?
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T-Rex cavalier riding the tarasque
He also couldn't ride anything with his tiny arms.
If he dropped the reigns....oops!
Ninja T-Rex sounds pretty awesome though and his main weapon is obviously his mouth, with rows of teeth, each equalling the size of a Wolf.
Sneak attack on top of that is awesome!
Don't make him a grappling pro though...
He also couldn't ride anything with his tiny arms.
If he dropped the reigns....oops!
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Reigns are not most of what keep you in the saddle. that's the stirrups, cantle, clamping your leg muscles when necessary, balance, timing, even tie down straps.
Plus its got great big huge clawed feet to latch onto the tarrasque's hide!
How would a T rex reload his guns with his teeny arms?
With Telekinesis.
Give him 9 levels of wizard just to let him reload his guns.
Better be good at steering with his feet then!
likely why BBEG Tyrannosaurus+ Ninja will win
I await the BBEG rappeling down a rope, breathlessly... or dancing over rooftops !
You're all thinking way too small. You should make an awakened blue whale. It is the largest creature on Earth, ever! It should be Colossal instead of Gargantuan, I think.
I'd like to see a Blue Whale-Ninja pull off a Vanishing Trick...
Ahab : "omg Moby vanished... wtf ?" *backstabbed by Moby*
Personally, if we are going Deep Sea... Kraken+Ninja... multi-attack backstabbed by eight arms ! Hentai references will be... ahem.. off the board... I hit you with my tentacles in the [ ALL THE CENSORED IDEAS ] for precision damage.
Man, now I have to put my players against a Ninja T-Rex.
It doesn't matter if that CR would be like APL +8. I have to use it!
BEST. BOSS FIGHT. EVER.
Oh, and it must have max ranks in Acrobatics, Stealth and, of course, Sleight of Hand!
You're all thinking way too small. You should make an awakened blue whale. It is the largest creature on Earth, ever! It should be colossal instead of gargantuan, I think.
And he'd be a wizard, ofcourse.
Edit: Yeah, that's it. Awakened giant blue whale with wizard levels.
Off topic a bit: My friend and I added a bunch of templates to a whale and it ended up being sin from final fantasy X, so yeah hows that
On topic: Out of gunslinger and ninja I vote for Ninja just to give him as many bonuses to stealth as possible, hellcat stealth, and have him vanish from all but the most perceptive characters sight. Think of the look on their faces.
How about a druid so he can have an tyrannosaurus animal companion and cast animal growth on both his companion and himself.
Slap the dire template on it too.
An awakened, dire(colossal), ninja(8th level for improved uncanny dodge) T-Rex. CR 19?
Edited to read better.
Dire isn't a template in PF. Giant would work, though.
So, what would be the most powerful cat in the world, using templates only?
Cat CR 9
XP 6400
Male Cat
NN Small Aberration (aquatic, augmented animal, incorporeal)
Init +7; Senses Darkvision, Low-Light Vision, Scent; Perception +16
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Defense
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AC 25, touch 25, flat-footed 18 (+7 Dex, +1 size, +7 deflection)
hp 15 (1d8+7)
Fort +9, Ref +9, Will +4
Defensive Abilities Channel Resistance +4, Incorporeal, Rejuvenation; DR 5/cold iron; Immune ability drain, energy drain, cold, critical hits, fire, mind-affecting, paralysis, poison, precision damage, sleep, Undead Traits; Resist +4 to Will saves vs Mind Affecting effects, acid 5, cold 10, electricity 10, fire 5; SR 14
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft., Flight (60 feet, Perfect), Swimming (30 feet) (30 feet)
Melee Bite (Cat) +8 (1d4+7/x2) and
Bite (Half-Dragon) +8 (1d6+7/x2) and
Claw x2 (Cat) +8 x2 (1d3+7/x2) and
Claw x2 (Half-Dragon) +8 x2 (1d4+7/x2)
Space 2 ft.; Reach 0 ft.
Special Attacks Black Blooded Breath Weapon, Blood Rain, Breath Weapon (1/day) (DC 17), Chill of the Black Blood, Corrupting Gaze (DC 17), Corrupting Touch 9d6 (DC 17), Dream Eating (DC 17), Psychic Assault (DC 17), Smite Evil (1/day), Smite Good (1/day), Telekinesis
Spell-Like Abilities Dancing Lights (3/day), Faerie Fire (1/day)
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Statistics
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Str -, Dex 25, Con -, Int 4, Wis 18, Cha 25
Base Atk +0; CMB +6; CMD 30 (34 vs. Trip)
Feats Weapon Finesse
Skills Acrobatics +11, Climb +11, Fly +25, Perception +16, Stealth +27, Swim +15
Languages Sylvan; Telepathy (other dream eaters, 30 ft.)
SQ Amphibious, Fleshwarped Special Ability (????), Tainted Life, Vanish (1 rounds/day)
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Special Abilities
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+4 to Will saves vs Mind Affecting effects (Ex) You get +4 to Will saves against Mind Affecting effects.
Amphibious (Ex) You can survive indefinitely on land.
Black Blooded Breath Weapon (Su) 30' cone breath weapon deals 6d6 cold damage, DC 17 Ref save for half.
Blood Rain (Su) Any creature within 15' of you takes 7 cold damage.
Breath Weapon (1/day) (DC 17) (Su) 1/day, Breath Weapon deals 1d6 Fire damage, DC 17.
Channel Resistance +4 +4 bonus to save vs. Channel Energy.
Chill of the Black Blood You add 1d6 cold damage to all attacks.
Corrupting Gaze (DC 17) (Su) Gaze attack deals 2d10 HP + 1d4 CHA.
Corrupting Touch 9d6 (DC 17) (Su) 9d6 damage from Touch attack.
Damage Reduction (5/cold iron) You have Damage Reduction against all except Cold Iron attacks.
Damage Resistance, Acid (5) You have the specified Damage Resistance against Acid attacks.
Damage Resistance, Cold (10) You have the specified Damage Resistance against Cold attacks.
Damage Resistance, Electricity (10) You have the specified Damage Resistance against Electricity attacks.
Damage Resistance, Fire (5) You have the specified Damage Resistance against Fire attacks.
Darkvision (120 feet) You can see in the dark (black and white vision only).
Dream Eating (DC 17) (Su) As a full-round action that provokes attacks of opportunity, a dream eater can consume a creature's subconscious dreams if the victim fails to resist with a Will save. A sleeping victim takes a -2 penalty on saving throws against this ability, but au
Fleshwarped Special Ability (????) Special Abilities: A fleshwarped creature gains a single special attack, defense, or quality chosen by its creator— typically a physical ability, such as +2 to natural armor, a new natural attack like a bite or a tentacle attack, a new movemen
Flight (60 feet, Perfect) You can fly!
Immune to Ability Drain Immune to ability drain
Immune to Energy Drain Immune to energy drain
Immunity to Cold You are immune to cold damage.
Immunity to Critical Hits You are immune to Critical Hits
Immunity to Fire You are immune to fire damage.
Immunity to Mind-Affecting attacks You are immune to Mind-Affecting attacks.
Immunity to Paralysis You are immune to paralysis.
Immunity to Poison You are immune to poison.
Immunity to Precision Damage You are immune to Precision Damage
Immunity to Sleep You are immune to sleep effects.
Incorporeal (Ex) You aren't quite here.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in low light, distinguishing color and detail.
Psychic Assault (DC 17) (Su) As a swift action, a dream eater can imbue any melee attack he makes with a psychic assault, infusing the mind of the creature struck with hideous nightmare visions and hallucinations. The magnitude of the effect depends on how many psychic points th
Rejuvenation (Su) Ghosts can return after a few days.
Scent (Ex) Detect opponents within 15+ feet by sense of smell.
Smite Evil (1/day) (Su) +7 to hit, +1 to damage.
Smite Good (1/day) (Su) +7 to hit, +1 to damage.
Spell Resistance (14) You have Spell Resistance.
Swimming (30 feet) (30 feet) You have a Swim speed.
Tainted Life (Ex) Every day, you must make a DC 15 For save or suffer 1d4 CON damage.
Telekinesis (Su) Use Telekinesis every 1d4 rounds.
Telepathy (other dream eaters, 30 ft.) A dream eater gains telepathy with other dream eaters to a range of 30 feet.
Undead Traits Undead are immune to death effects, disease, mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, morale effects, phantasms, and patterns), paralysis, poison, sleep, stun, and any effect that requires a Fortitude save (unless the effect also works on objects
Vanish (1 rounds/day) (Su) As a swift action gain invisibility for 1 rd.
Not as cool as a ninja T-Rex... But hey, it's supposedly CR 9. Even if it only has 15 HP.
Awakening the cat would give it 2 more HD.
Edit: it also doesn't gain more attacks from the half-dragon template.
HeroLab is to blame for any mistakes... all I did was stacka s many templates as I could... heh