Poor Chocobo (3.5e Template)

Poor Chocobo

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Chocobos of... less than spectacular ability. These are the runts and less powerful members of their species.

Poor chocobos have less stamina, strength, and intelligence than a regular chocobo, and especially than a wonderful chocobo.

Poor Yellow Chocobo
Poor Red Chocobo
Poor Purple Chocobo
Poor Dark Blue Chocobo
Poor Brown Chocobo
Poor White Chocobo
Poor Green Chocobo
Poor Light Blue Chocobo
Poor Black Chocobo
Poor Gray Chocobo
Poor Gold Chocobo

Creating a Poor Chocobo

Poor Chocobo is an inherited template applicable only to chocobos that do not have the Wonderful Chocobo template.

Size and Type

No size or type change.

Hit Dice

The chocobo's total HD and the benefits granted from them is reduced by 2.

Speed

A poor chocobo's base land speed is 50 ft., not 60 ft., per round. They lose the Chocobo Run ability.

Armor Class

The Chocobo's Natural Armor is reduced by 2.

Attack

The chocobo's standard attack is unaffected.

Full Attack

The chocobo's full attack is unaffected.

Special Attacks

The chocobo loses the Chocobuckle ability. The chocobo gains the Lesser Chocobuckle ability, which functions as the Chocobuckle ability, except that it can only be used as a full attack action.

The chocobo's Choco Cure ability (if it has it) is replaced by Lesser Chocobo Cure, which functions as the Choco Cure ability except that it instead heals only 2d8 + one third the Chocobo's new HD.

If the Chocobo has Choco Acid, Choco Bolt, Choco Frost, Choco Meteor, or Choco Screech, those ability are replaced by their Lesser counterpart, which function exactly the same way except that they deal only 1d8 + one third the chocobo's new HD.

Special Qualities

If a chocobo has Spell Resistance, the chocobo gains a −2 racial bonus to their spell resistance.

If a chocobo has Damage Reduction, that damage reduction retains its type but is reduced by 5 to a minimum of 0.

A poor chocobo loses its Low-light vision.

Abilities

A poor chocobo's Strength, Dexterity, and Wisdom each decrease by 2.

Skills

A poor chocobo gains a -2 racial penalty on jump checks.

Feats

A poor chocobo does not gain or lose any feats, except as appropriate for it new number of Hit Dice.

Environment

As a normal chocobo of its kind.

Organization

As a normal chocobo of its kind.

Challenge Rating

The challenge rating of a poor chocobo decreases by 2.

Treasure

Regular Coins, No Items, No Goods.

Alignment

Always Neutral. Which is as normal for the base chocobo.

Advancement

As normal for the base chocobo.

Level Adjustment

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