Minotaur, Variant (3.5e Race)

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Not to be confused with the official minotaur race.

Minotaurs

Huge bull-men who thrive on destruction. They can often be found in old castles in small numbers but beware the Minotaur horde. They can quickly level an undefended kingdom.

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Racial Traits

• +8 strength, +4 constitution, 2+ dexterity . They are big, strong, tough and agies.
• –4 charisma, +4 intelligence, +4 Wisdom. Intelligent, wise but not at all charismatic.
• Large. -1 to AC and attack bonus, -4 on Hide checks, +4 on special attacks, double carrying capacity of medium.
• Monstrous humanoid.
• A minotaur’s base land speed is 30 feet.
• Darkvision out to 60 feet.
• Classe Hit Dice and Racial Hit Dice .
• Racial Hit Dice: A minotaur begins with six levels of monstrous humanoid, which provide 6d8 Hit Dice, a base attack bonus of +6, and base saving throw bonuses of Fort +2, Ref +5, and Will +5.
• Racial Skills: A minotaur’s monstrous humanoid levels give it skill points equal to 9 x (2 + Int modifier, minimum 1). Its class skills are Intimidate, Jump, Listen, Search, and Spot. Minotaurs have a +4 racial bonus on Search, Spot, Listen checks, Intimidate.
• Racial Feats: A minotaur’s monstrous humanoid levels give it three feats.
• Weapon Proficiency: A minotaur is proficient with the Greataxe and all simple weapons.
• +5 natural armor bonus.
• Natural Weapons: gore (2d8 + strength modifier . At 5th level the damage increases to 3d8, and increases by 1d8 every five levels thereafter.
• Powerful Charge: A minotaur typically begins a battle by charging at an opponent, lowering its head to bring its mighty horns into play. In addition to the normal benefits and hazards of a charge, this allows the beast to make a single gore attack with a +9 attack bonus that deals 4d6+6 points of damage.
• Automatic Languages: Common, Giant. Bonus Languages: Ardanian, Abyssal, Auran, Celestial, Dwarven, Goblin, Ignan, Serpent, Orc, Goblin.
• Favored Class: all.
• Level Adjustment: +2.

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Vital Statistics

Table: Minotaur, Variante Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
20 years	+1d6	+1d8	+1d12

Table: Minotaur, Ponteign Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
70 years	100 years	200 years	+2d100 years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

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