Saber-Toothed Cat (4e Creature)
The saber-toothed cat (or Smilodon as some academics call them) is a fierce predator about 4-5 feet long and 3 feet tall, weighing about 440 lbs. It is a bit smaller than a lion), but much heavier. It has relatively short legs and a short, bobbed tail. Its front legs are especially powerful. It's body is adapted for springing onto prey, but it is not a very fast runner. It's 12-inch-long skull has 2 huge canine teeth. These saber-like teeth are serrated, oval in cross-section, and up to 7 inches long.
Saber-Toothed Cat Level 6 Soldier
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Medium Natural Beast XP 250
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| Initiative +7 | Senses Perception +11, low-light vision | |
| HP 73; Bloodied 36 | ||
| AC 22; Fortitude 21, Reflex 20, Will 19 | ||
| Speed 6 | ||
 Bite ♦ at-will
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| Effect: +13 vs. AC; 1d10+4 damage, and target is Grabbed (until escapes). Attempting to Bite again releases the Grab (see also Rend). | ||
 Rend ♦ at-will
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| Effect: The saber-toothed cat can choose to rip it's long incisors out of it's prey causing 2d8+4 damage. Using this ability releases the Grab. | ||
| Claws ♦ at-will
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| Effect: +13 vs. AC; 1d6+4 damage. | ||
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| Effect: The saber-toothed cat can leap onto it's target from an adjacent square, and the target is knocked Prone. | ||
| Pack Hunting | ||
| Effect: All allies of the saber-toothed cat that are attacking the same target gain Combat Advantage. | ||
| Skills Acrobatics +10, athletics +14, endurance +11, perception, stealth +10 | ||
| Str 23 (+9) | Dex 15 (+5) | Wis 12 (+4) |
| Con 17 (+6) | Int 3 (-1) | Cha 7 (+1) |
| Alignment Unaligned | Languages — | |
| Equipment — | ||
Saber-Toothed Cat Tactics[edit]
Saber-toothed cats use their great upper-body strength to wrestle prey to the ground, where its long canines can deliver a deep stabbing bite to the throat which would generally cut through the jugular vein and/or the trachea and thus kill the prey very quickly.
Encounter Groups[edit]
Saber-toothed cats are social animals, living and hunting in packs (more like wolves then cats) that provided food for old and sick members. Most packs consist of about 20 saber-toothed cats (with half that number being combatants) . The canine teeth and body size of saber-toothed cat are about the same in both male and female cats, and they will often hunt cooperatively. Sometimes barbaric races will capture and train saber-toothed cats to use as shock troops.
Level 8 Encounter (XP 2300)
- 2 Saber-Toothed Cats (level 6 soldier)
- 4 Orc Raiders (level 3 skirmisher)
- 1 Orc Eye of Gruumsh (level 5 controller)
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