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Tiger

CR 4.00 Animal N Large HD 6

This powerful feline predator moves with a deadly grace, its reddish-orange fur slashed with black stripes.

Description

Tigers stand more than 3 feet tall at the shoulder and are about 9 feet long. They weigh from 400 to 600 pounds.

Tigers are usually the top animal predators in their territories, and have been known to kill bears, crocodiles, giant snakes, wolves, and even other great cats. Even humanoids are far from safe, especially in cases where a tiger has developed a taste for humanoid flesh. Tigers prefer terrain with plenty of cover and proximity to water as their hunting grounds.

While the tiger itself is a fearsome predator, its strength and ferocity pales in comparison to that of the larger dire tiger. Known to many scholars as the smilodon and to tribal societies as the saber-toothed tiger, the dire tiger is invariably one of the region's top predators. Its defining feature is a pair of huge incisors that hang down like fearsome knives from the upper jaw, protruding menacingly even when the creature's mouth is shut.

These immense hunting cats grow to be over 12 feet long and can weigh up to 6,000 pounds.

Combat Stats

45 (6d8+18)

14, touch 11, flat-footed 12 (+2 Dex, +3 natural, -1 size)

Init

Speed

40 ft.

Fort

Ref

Will

BAB

CMB

+11 (+15 grapple)

CMD

23 (27 vs. trip)

Melee: 2 claws +10 (1d8+6 plus grab), bite +9 (2d6+6 plus grab)
Space: 10 ft.
Reach: 5 ft.
Racial Modifiers: +4 Acrobatics, +4 Stealth (+8 in tall grass)

Ability Scores

str

dex

con

int

-4

wis

cha

-2

Special Attacks

pounce

rake (2 claws +10, 1d8+6)

Feats

Improved Initiative, Skill Focus (Perception), Weapon Focus (claw)

Special Abilities

Universal Monster Rules

Grab

Grab (claws, bite) Ex from Universal Monster Rule

If a creature with this special attack hits with the indicated attack (usually a claw or bite attack), it deals normal damage and attempts to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. The creature has the option to conduct the grapple normally, or simply to use the part of its body it used in the grab to hold the opponent. If it chooses to do the latter, it takes a –20 penalty on its combat maneuver check to make and maintain the grapple, but does not gain the grappled condition itself. A successful hold does not deal any extra damage unless the creature also has the constrict special attack. If the creature does not constrict, each successful grapple check it makes during successive rounds automatically deals the damage indicated for the attack that established the hold. Otherwise, it deals constriction damage as well (the amount is given in the creature's descriptive text). Creatures with grab receive a +4 bonus on combat maneuver checks made to start and maintain a grapple. Unless otherwise noted, grab works only against opponents no larger than the same size category as the creature. If the creature can use grab on sizes other than the default, this is noted in the creature's Special Attacks line.

Rake (2 claws +10, 1d8+6) Ex from Universal Monster Rule

A creature with this special attack gains extra natural attacks under certain conditions, typically when it grapples its foe. In addition to the options available to all grapplers, a monster with the rake ability gains two free claw attacks that it can use only against a grappled foe. The bonus and damage caused by these attacks is included in the creature's description. A monster with the rake ability must begin its turn already grappling to use its rake—it can't begin a grapple and rake in the same turn.

Pounce Ex from Universal Monster Rule

When a creature with this special attack makes a charge, it can make a full attack (including rake attacks if the creature also has the rake ability).

Feats, Traits & Items

Improved Initiative from Feat

You get a +4 bonus on initiative checks.

Calculated: +4 Initiative

Skill Focus (Perception) from Feat

You get a +3 bonus on all checks involving the chosen skill. If you have 10 or more ranks in that skill, this bonus increases to +6.

Calculated: +3 Skill Bonus

Weapon Focus (claw) from Feat

You gain a +1 bonus on all attack rolls you make using the selected weapon.

Calculated: +1 Attack Bonus

Skills

Acrobatics +10, Perception +8, Stealth +7 (+11 in areas of tall grass), Swim +11

Details

Type: Animal
Alignment: N
Size: Large
Environment: any forests
Organization: solitary or pair
Treasure: none
Senses: low-light vision, scent; Perception +8
Source: Bestiary

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