Re: Hearth Bears

Hey guys,

    here's a new critter I came up with tonight.  It's a domesticated bear
for the dwarves, which they keep as a kind of 'hunting dog'.  Anyways, let
me know what you think! :)

Hearth Bear
Medium-Size Animal
Hit Dice:  3d8+9 (22 hp)
Initiative:  +2 (Dex)
Speed:   40 ft.
==> Twice as fast as a Dwarf? Make it 30 ft.

AC:   15 (+2 Dex, +3 Natural)
Attacks:  2 claws +4 melee, bite -1 melee
==> Off by +1  it must be 2 claws +5 melee, bite +0 melee

Damage:   Claw 1d4 +2, bite 2d4 +1
Face/Reach:  5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Improved Grab
Special Qualities: Scent
Saves:   Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +2
==> Fort +6, Ref +3, Will +2

Abilities:  Str 15, Dex 15, Con 16, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Skills:   Listen +4, Spot +7
==> You still have 6 skill points left. I propose Intuit Direction 3 (2
points) and Wildernis Lore 5 (4 points)

Climate/Terrain: Arctic to sub-tropical mountains and hills
Organization:  Solitary or pair
Challenge Rating: 2
Treasure:  None
==> Make it standard as hey may have swallowed some items

Alignment:  Always Neutral
Advancement:  4-6 HD (Medium)

 As humans have domesticated the dog, so too have the dwarves domesticated
the bear.
The hearth bear is the end result of countless generations of selective
breeding.  The dwarves
have created about two dozen different breeds of hearth bears, which can
be just as varied as
domesticated dogs.  The dominant breeds are about three feet tall at the
shoulder, about as
large as a large dog, though much stockier.  Hide color ranges from black,
blond, brown, white,
and a host in-between.
 Hearth bears are omnivores and surprisingly gentle creatures. Specialized
breeds for
hunting, guarding, and even racing were bred by the dwarves.  Ever
protective of their children,
dwarves bred into the hearth bears the instinct to protect dwarven
children.  Legends of wild
hearth bears raising human children in the wilds are common in some
frontiers.

Combat
Hearth bears are trained for war.  They can stand on their hind legs to
fight from as if they
were bipedal creatures.  They cannot wield weapons of any sort but fight
with their claws and
teeth.  Dwarves unleash packs of heart bears to hunt down foes that
attempt to escape battle or
otherwise bolster dwarven ranks.

==>Improved Grab and Scent description????

In the Spheres
 A typical dwarven citadel will have at least a pair of hearth bears for
every fifty
dwarves, often more.  The dwarves are extremely protective of their hearth
bears, such that it
is a hanging offense to sell a hearth bear to anyone other than a dwarf.
Nevertheless,
smugglers and thieves have introduced the hearth bears to ports all over
the Known Spheres,
though they remain rare beyond dwarven realms.

Adam


Hearth Bear
Animal
Hit Dice: 3d8 + 9 ( 22 hp)
Initiative: +2 (+2 Dex )
Speed: 30 ft.
AC: 15 (+2 Dex +3 Natural )
Attacks: 2 claws +5 melee, bite +0 melee
Damage: Claw 1d4 +2, Bite 2d4 +1
Face/Reach: 5 ft. x 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Improved Grab
Special Qualities: Scent
Saves: Fortitude +6 , Reflex +3 , Will +2
Abilities: Str 15 , Dex 15 , Con 16 , Int 2 , Wis 12 , Cha 6
Skills: Intuit Direction +3 , Listen +4 , Spot +7 , Winderniss Lore +5
Feats: None
Climate/Terrain: Arctic to sub-tropical mountains and hills
Organization: Solitary (1) , Pair (2)
Challenge Rating: 2
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Always Neutral
Advancement: None

As humans have domesticated the dog, so too have the dwarves domesticated
the bear. The hearth bear is the end result of countless generations of
selective breeding. The dwarves have created about two dozen different
breeds of hearth bears, which can be just as varied as domesticated dogs.
The dominant breeds are about three feet tall at the shoulder, about as
large as a large dog, though much stockier. Hide color ranges from black,
blond, brown, white, and a host in-between.
Hearth bears are omnivores and surprisingly gentle creatures. Specialized
breeds for hunting, guarding, and even racing were bred by the dwarves.
Ever protective of their children, dwarves bred into the hearth bears the
instinct to protect dwarven children. Legends of wild hearth bears raising
human children in the wilds are common in some frontiers.
Combat: Hearth bears are trained for war. They can stand on their hind legs to
fight from as if they were bipedal creatures. They cannot wield weapons of
any sort but fight with their claws and teeth. Dwarves unleash packs of
heart bears to hunt down foes that attempt to escape battle or otherwise
bolster dwarven ranks.
Bear Hug (Ex): When a Hearth Bear hits with both aclaws it can opt to forgo its other
attacks and put the opponent in a bear hug. It automatically deals 1d8
+Strength Modifier points of damage for each attack it had left. The
victim may escape by successfully passing a grapple check.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, the Hearth Bear must hit with its bite attack. If it
gets a hold it can attempt to use the bear hug on the opponent.
Scent (Ex): The Hearth Bear has an uncanny sense of smell. They can differentiate
races and creatures with ease. They suffer only a -2 penalty attacking
invisible creatures due to their keen smell. Their range of smell is 60
feet.
In the Spheres: A typical dwarven citadel will have at least a pair of hearth bears for
every fifty dwarves, often more. The dwarves are extremely protective of
their hearth bears, such that it is a hanging offense to sell a hearth
bear to anyone other than a dwarf. Nevertheless, smugglers and thieves
have introduced the hearth bears to ports all over the Known Spheres,
though they remain rare beyond dwarven realms.



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