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Cactus Cat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Cactus Cat
CR 5 CN Magical Beast<\/strong>
This lean feline creature is studded from head to toe with long, thin spines. Its ears are tufted like a lynx\u2019s. Its forelegs have embedded within them long blades of bone, and its whip like tail is covered in barbs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cactus cats are ornery predators of the sandy deserts. They are violent and territorial creatures, and humanoids that cross their path are typically met with violence. The victims of a cactus cat are rarely eaten, merely left behind to mummify in the sun as a warning. Most of a cactus cat\u2019s prey comes in the form of small animals, like jackrabbits and rattlesnakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cactus cats get their moniker both from their prickly hide and from their predilection for certain species of cactus. Cactus cats will slash at the trunks of cactuses with their boneblades and let the sap ooze out and ferment into an alcoholic paste. This paste is then consumed, sending the cactus cat into a drunken revel. These bacchanalia are typically the only time when two cactus cats can stand to be in each other\u2019s company long enough to mate. Cactus cats will go out of their way to waylay travelers if they smell alcohol on them. A cactus cat is about the size of a large cougar, although they are leaner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cactus Cat            CR 5
XP 1,600<\/strong>
CN Medium magical beast
Init <\/strong>+7; Senses <\/strong>darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision, Perception +4, scent
Defense
AC <\/strong>16, touch 13, flat-footed 13 (+3 Dex, +3 natural)
hp <\/strong>51 (6d10+18)
Fort <\/strong>+8, Ref <\/strong>+8, Will <\/strong>+1
Defensive Abilities <\/strong>barbs
Offense
Speed <\/strong>50 ft.
Melee <\/strong>bite +8 (1d4+2), 2 boneblades +8 (1d8+2), tail +6 (1d4+1 plus pain)
Statistics
Str <\/strong>15, Dex <\/strong>17, Con <\/strong>16, Int <\/strong>4, Wis<\/strong>9, Cha <\/strong>10
Base Atk <\/strong>+6; CMB <\/strong>+7; CMD <\/strong>20
Feats <\/strong>Improved Initiative, Multiattack, Step Up
Skills <\/strong>Acrobatics +8 (+16 jumping), Perception +4, Stealth +8
SQ <\/strong>sand stride
Ecology
Environment <\/strong>warm deserts
Organization <\/strong>solitary or pair
Treasure <\/strong>incidental
Special Abilities
Barbs (Ex) <\/strong>Any creature striking a cactus cat with a melee or natural weapon takes 1d4+2 damage from the creature\u2019s barbs. Weapons with exceptional reach do not endanger their wielder in this way.
Boneblades (Ex) <\/strong>A cactus cat\u2019s boneblades are treated as primary natural attacks that deal slashing damage.
Pain (Ex) <\/strong>A creature struck by a cactus cat\u2019s tail attack must succeed a DC 15 Fortitude save or take be sickened for 1 minute. Multiple strikes of a cactus cat\u2019s tail do not stack, but resets the duration on a failed save. This is a pain effect. The save DC is Strength based.
Sand Stride (Ex) <\/strong>A cactus cat can move through any natural difficult terrain in a desert without penalty. Magically altered terrain affects a cactus cat as normal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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