THE ABOMINABLE SNOW KITTY "Bob, I'd like to take this opportunity to lecture you on the perils of skiing naked down a mountain side while stone drunk." You know the Saint Bernard's that some ski resorts use as rescue dogs in case of avalanches? Yeah that's you. Except your a 'lil kitty, and you also scare people away from the Guilds by pretending to be the fearsome Cat-faced Yeti.
BECOMING AN ABOMINABLE SNOW KITTY You can do this with straight Cat Burglar, but most will want to take a level of Scout or Ranger or Rogue.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Class Features: Kitty Form (Cat Faced Yeti), Enhanced Kitty Form (Foofy Kitty Form, L*nx Paws
Feats: Track
Skill Ranks: Knowledge (Nature) 4 Ranks, Survival 8 Ranks
Class Skills The Abominable Snow Kitty's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Heal (Wis), Hide (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge (Geography, Local, and Nature) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Search (Int), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), and Swim (Str)
Skills Points at Each Level : 4 + int
Hit Dice: d8
[b] BAB Fort Ref Will Abilities[/b]
1. +1 +2 +0 +0 Large Cat Faced Yeti
2. +2 +3 +0 +0 Improved Scent
3. +3 +3 +1 +1 Cold Resistance 5
4. +4 +4 +1 +1 Dire Cat Faced Yeti
5. +5 +4 +1 +1 Uncanny Scent
6. +6 +5 +2 +2 Cold Resistance 10
7. +7 +5 +2 +2 Snow Swimmer
8. +8 +6 +2 +2 Unnatural Scent
9. +9 +6 +3 +3 Cold Resistance 15
10.+10 +7 +3 +3 Supah Cat Faced Yeti
Weapon Proficiencies: Abominable Snow Kitties gain no new weapon proficiencies.
Improved Yeti Form (Su): At 1st level you may now become a Large Cat Faced Yeti. You gain the following abilities: Low Light Vision, Scent, a +4 Circumstance Bonus to Hide Checks in snow, a Primary Claw Attack (1d6 plus Str Modifier), and a Secondary Bite Attack (1d8 plus 1/2 Str Modifier). You get 2 Claws and 1 Bite attack with a Full Attack Action. Your stats are modified as follows: +4 Str, +4 Con, and you gain a +3 Natural Armor Bonus. You become Size Class Large, giving you a -1 Size Modifier to AC and Attack rolls, a -4 Size Modifier to Hide Checks, and a +4 Size Modifier to Bull Rush/Grapple/Overrun/Trip Checks. Your lifting and carrying limits are double those of a Medium Size PC, you occupy a 10' Space, and your effective Reach is 10'.
At 4th level you may now become a Dire Cat Faced Yeti. You gain the following abilities: Low Light Vision, Scent, a +4 Circumstance Bonus to Hide Checks in snow, a Primary Claw Attack (1d8 plus Str Modifier), and a Secondary Bite Attack (2d6 plus 1/2 Str Modifier). You get 2 Claws and 1 Bite attack with a Full Attack Action. Your stats are modified as follows: +8 Str, +8 Con, and you gain a +8 Natural Armor Bonus. You become Size Class Huge, giving you a -2 Size Modifier to AC and Attack rolls, a -8 Size Modifier to Hide Checks, and a +8 Size Modifier to Bull Rush/Grapple/Overrun/Trip Checks. Your lifting and carrying limits are quadruple those of a Medium Size PC, you occupy a 15' Space, and your effective Reach is 15'.
At 10th level you may now become a Supah Cat Faced Yeti. You gain the following abilities: Low Light Vision, Scent, a +4 Circumstance Bonus to Hide Checks in snow, a Primary Claw Attack (2d6 plus Str Modifier), and a Secondary Bite Attack (2d8 plus 1/2 Str Modifier). You get 1 Claw and 2 Bite attacks with a Full Attack Action. Your stats are modified as follows: +12 Str, +12 Con, and you gain a +12 Natural Armor Bonus. You become Size Class Gargantuan, giving you a -4 Size Modifier to AC and Attack rolls, a -12 Size Modifier to Hide Checks, and a +12 Size Modifier to Bull Rush/Grapple/Overrun/Trip Checks. Your lifting and carrying limits are eight times those of a Medium Size PC, you occupy a 20' Space, and your effective Reach is 20'.
Improved Scent (Ex): At 2nd level you gain the Improved Scent Feat.
Cold Resistance (Ex): At 3rd level you get Cold Resistance 5. This increases to 10 at level 6, and to 15 at level 9.
Uncanny Scent (Ex): At 5th level you gain the Uncanny Scent Feat.
Snow Swimmer (Su): At 7th level you can move through snow and like a fish swims through water, and you can see through snow and ice up to 60'. Effectively it allows you to dive into a snowbank and pull out avalanche victims easily. You move at your normal land speed.
Unnatural Scent(Su): At 8th level you gain the Unnatural Scent Feat (see below).
PLAYING AN ABOMINABLE SNOW KITTY You are both a protector of the Guilds hidden bases, and a rescuer of trapped people. This gives you an important release, as the drunken schmucks you have to take crap from during the day are the same guys you make poop themselves in fear at night. Truly, yours is a rewarding job. And the best part is, no one suspects you of getting revenge by performing these little capers. It's always the evil "Cat Faced Yeti". Snickerlols.
Combat: Unless your in Yeti form avoid combat, you aren't optimized for it. Make sure to pimp out your Yeti form with some nice Grapple Feats tho. Hugging people to death is both fun and profitable.
Advancement: Your double life usually means you'll be kind of restricted in what you do. After all people will have all those expectations of you. The hero of the mountain. Their savior. The guys who's robbing them blind on the side.
Resources: You have the Guild of course. And as one of their frontline operatives you have more than the usual access to equipment because you'll need it to pull off all sorts of ruses. Plus since drunk people barf on you a lot you honestly think yu deserve the extra bling.
ABOMINABLE SNOW KITTIES IN THE WORLD "Thank god that little kitty smelled me under the snow so the rescue team could get me! Otherwise that Cat-Faced Yeti everyone talks about might've found me first!" In your rescue operations you are well loved, especially by the peasantry. Unknown to all you are also charged with protecting the Guilds secret operations hidden in the mountains and double as the feared Cat-faced Yeti.
Daily Life: During the day you are a rescue operations kitty. You sniff out people buried in avalanches, arrange for wood to be brought to the poor, etc. After that however you do your best to discourage anyone from approaching your Guilds secret headquarters by spreading rumor of monsters, and appearing as the mysterious and legendary CFY.
Notables: Little Samson (CG Male Human Cat Burglar 7/Abominable Snow Kitty 5) is the head rescue cat of his division, and well loved by the local populace. Big Snuggle (CN Human Female Cat Burglar 7/Abominable Snow Kitty 5) is the head Yeti. She organizes scaring the bejeebus out of locals to keep them away from the Guilds base of operations.
Organizations: The Snow Rescue Guild is made of concerned individuals in areas of heavy yearly snowfall. The Cat Burglars Guild infiltrated them early offering their services, since the semi official recognition of being a Rescuer means being able to walk into a lot of places perfectly legally they might otherwise be barred from if they were just commoners or merchants.
NPC Reaction You are quite beloved as the magical kitties who rescue trapped people. You are very feared as the Cat Faced Yeti.
ABOMINABLE SNOW KITTIES IN THE GAME Being a member of a rescue team and the Guild means you will be called upon to do things that may interfere with adventuring.
Adaptation: This one might be adaptable to a non silly campaign, but...
Encounters: PC's will usually encounter you as you pull them from an avalanche, or try to bluff them off as the Yeti.
Sample Encounter EL 12: The PC's are poking through the local woods when one of them who goes off alone is ambushed by the local legend: A Cat Faced Yeti. It flees eventually but the player should be a little nervous as she can hear more of them...
Little SamsonCG Male Human Cat Burglar 7/Abominable Snow Kitty 5
Init +2 (+5 KF, +4 BC),
Senses: Listen +, Spot +,
Languages Common
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AC , touch , flat-footed ()
AC (KF) , touch , flat-footed (+2 Size, +3 Dex, )
AC (BC) , touch , flat-footed (+1 Size, +2 Dex, )
AC (CFY) , touch , flat-footed (+2 Natural, )
AC (Large CFY) , touch , flat-footed (-1 Size, +3 Natural, )
AC (Dire CFY) , touch , flat-footed (-2 Size, +8 Natural, )
hp 59 (12 HD), 83 in Large CFY, 107 in Dire CFY
Fort +7 (+9 Large CFY, +11 Dire CFY),
Ref +6 (+9 KF, +8 BC),
Will +5
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Speed 30 ft. (6 squares)
Melee Base Atk +10,
Grp +11 (+1 Kitty, +6 BC, +13 CFY, ++18 Large CFY, +24 Dire CFY)
Atk Options Combat Gear-----------------------------------------------
Abilities Str 13, Dex 10, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 16
Abilities (Kitty Form) Str 7, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 16
Abilities (Big Cat) Str 9, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 16
Abilities (CFY) Str 15, Dex 10, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 16
Abilities (Large CFY) Str 17, Dex 10, Con 16, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 16
Abilities (Dire CFY) Str 21, Dex 10, Con 20, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 16
SQ Purr, Kitty Form (Big Cat, Cat Faced Yeti, Large Cat Faced Yeti, Dire Cat Faced Yeti), Enhanced Kitty Form (Foofy Kitty Form, L*nx Paws), Cat Powah +3, Kitty Magic (Innocence, Mommie's Little Heating Pad), Burglaring (Evasion, Improved Evasion), Scamper Bonus, Cold Resistance 5
Feats Alertness, Quick Reconnoiter,Track, Weapon Finesse, Yeteh Hug, Yeteh Squoosh, Improved Scent (B), Uncanny Scent (B)
Skills Balance +4, Bluff +15, Climb +5, Hide +8, Intimidate +7, Knowledge (Geography, Local, Nature) +4, Listen +14, Move Silently +8, Search +10, Spot +12, Survival +10, Swim +5, Tumble +4
PossessionsNew Kitty FeatsSpookity YetehArooooooooooooooooooooooooooo....
Prerequisites: Large Yeti Form
Benefits: While in Large or Bigger Yeti Form you gain Frightening Presence. When you charge or attack all living opponents within 30' of you must make a Willpower Save (DC is 10 plus 1/2 HD plus Charisma Modifier) or be Shaken for the duration of the Encounter.
Spreading the LegendDon't go out there Bob. There's Yetis in them there hills.
Prerequisites: Large Yeti Form
Benefits: You may use the spell Major Image 3 times per day as a Supernatural Ability. You may only create images involving Cat Faced Yetis. For example you couldn't make an illusion of a fire by itself, but you could make an illusion of a Yeti starting one.
Yeteh Hug"Rawr!"
Prerequisites: Large Yeti Form
Benefits: You now gain the Improved Grab ability when you successfully hit with a Claw Attack while in Large or bigger Cat Faced Yeti Form (See MM page 310 for Improved Grab details).
Yeteh Squoosh"Dubba Rawr!"
Prerequisites: Large Yeti Form
Benefits: You now gain the Constrict ability when you successfully hit with a Claw Attack while in Large or bigger Cat Faced Yeti Form (See MM page 307 for Constrict details). Damage is double normal claw damage plus double Str Modifier.
EPIC ABOMINABLE SNOW KITTY Hit Die: d8
Skills Points at Each Level : 4 + int
Cold Resistance At level 22 and every 3 levels thereafter the Abominable Snow Kitties Cold Resistance increases by 5.
Improved Cat-Faced Yet Form At level 23 you gain Epic Cat Faced Yeti Form. You gain the following abilities: Low Light Vision, Scent, a +4 Circumstance Bonus to Hide Checks in snow, a Primary Claw Attack (2d8 plus Str Modifier), and a Secondary Bite Attack (4d6 plus 1/2 Str Modifier). You get 1 Claw and 2 Bite attacks with a Full Attack Action. Your stats are modified as follows: +18 Str, +18 Con, and you gain a +18 Natural Armor Bonus. You become Size Class Colossal, giving you a -8 Size Modifier to AC and Attack rolls, a -16 Size Modifier to Hide Checks, and a +16 Size Modifier to Bull Rush/Grapple/Overrun/Trip Checks. Your lifting and carrying limits are 16 times those of a Medium Size PC, you occupy a 30' Space, and your effective Reach is 30'.
Bonus Feats: The Epic Abominable Snow Kitty gains a Bonus Feat every 3 levels higher than 20th