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Mario image is offical rendered art from Super Mario 64; Luigi image is from the Luigi Awareness Society; Bowser trophy image from Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Mario Mario
Male human Exp5: CR 5; Medium-size Humanoid (Human); HD 5d6+20; hp 43; Init +2; Spd 30 ft.; AC 15 (+2 Dex, +3 armor); Atk +5 melee (1d8+4, +2 mallet); AL NG; SV Fort +5, Ref +3, Will +6; Str 15, Dex 15, Con 18, Int 16, Wis 14, Cha 13. Height 4'5", weight 140 lbs.

Skills and Feats: Appraise +11 (8), Climb +8 (6), Craft (carpentry) +11 (8), Jump +10 (8), Knowledge (herbology) +7 (4), Knowledge (plumbing) +11 (8), Listen +10 (8), Profession (plumber) +12 (8), Ride (Yoshi) +6 (4), Spot +10 (8), Swim +8 (6); Exotic Weapon Proficiency (koopa shell), Power Attack (up to +3), Skill Focus (Profession [plumber]).

Possessions: +2 mallet (as warhammer), potion of unclogging (labelled "Drano"), overalls of armor +3 (as bracers).

Luigi Mario
Male human Exp5: CR 5; Medium-size Humanoid (Human); HD 5d6+15; hp 37; Init +3; Spd 30 ft.; AC 16 (+3 Dex, +3 armor); Atk +5 melee (1d8+2, +1 monkey wrench); AL NG; SV Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +7; Str 14, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 16, Wis 16, Cha 14. Height 4'7", weight 130 lbs.

Skills and Feats: Climb +8 (6), Craft (carpentry) +11 (8), Diplomacy +9 (7), Drive (van) +9 (6), Jump +12 (8), Knowledge (herbology) +7 (4), Knowledge (plumbing) +11 (8), Listen +9 (6), Profession (plumber) +13 (8), Ride (Yoshi) +6 (3), Sense Motive +7 (4), Spot +9 (6), Swim +8 (6); Exotic Weapon Proficiency (koopa shell), Skill Focus (Jump), Skill Focus (Profession [plumber]).

Possessions: Toolbox of holding containing +1 monkey wrench (as heavy mace), drain snake (as whip, but real damage), jar of washers, and varying lengths of pipe; overalls of armor +3.

Appearance: Mario Mario is a rotund man of average height, sporting a bushy black moustache, a red long-sleeve shirt with white gloves, blue overalls, work boots, and a red cap with a red "M" on the front over a white circle.
    Luigi Mario, younger by a few minutes, is taller and skinnier than his sibling, and wears the same style of clothing, except he prefers green to red, and his cap has a green "L."

Personality: The brothers have a vast appetite for pasta, and are skilled in carpentry and plumbing. They have some knowledge of herbology, so they know which Mushroom Kingdom plants can give them power-ups, and which ones could hurt them.
    Luigi is more high-strung and jittery than Mario, but he thinks carefully before comitting to a plan, while Mario has been known to jump headlong into trouble (as he did when Luigi had to rescue him from the haunted mansion).

Background: Mario and Luigi were born in the Mushroom Kingdom, and when the stork was en route to deliver them, the Magikoopa Kamek intercepted it; he had foreseen that a pair of twins would bring ruin to his regent: baby Bowser. He got away with baby Luigi, but Yoshi found baby Mario, and the Yoshi clan took Mario to find his lost brother (Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island).
    The reunited brothers were delivered to a family of Italian immigrants in Brooklyn, NY, where they had to deal with the neighborhood bully, Wario. When they were old enough, the brothers took jobs in demolition (Wrecking Crew), but creating was more interesting to them, and they became carpenters (Donkey Kong), until they heard the call of the waterworks, and plumbing became their newest career.
    After years of successful business, the Public Works committee came to them with a problem: strange turtle-like animals were coming out of the sewer pipes (Mario Bros.). The brothers delved beneath the streets, and entered the huge pipeworks, coming out in a strange land of floating brick blocks and ambulatory fungus, the Mushroom Kingdom. The last few survivors of Bowser's sudden attack begged the outlanders to save them (Super Mario Bros.), and the brothers fought their way through the Mushroom Kingdom to square off with Bowser, King of the Koopas, and they rescued Princess Peach.
    The Mario brothers moved to the Mushroom Kingdom, where they have lived ever since, fending off the unimaginative yet persistent Bowser and rescuing Princess Peach from his clutches, and engaging in rounds of tennis and golf during the dull moments. When Smithy, a giant sword, broke the Star Road and took over Bowser's Keep, Mario had to team up with the Koopa King to stop the new threat and repair the Star Road (Super Mario RPG). Bowser had to deal with a dilemma: if Smithy won, he'd get Peach, but he would lose his Keep, and if Mario won, he'd reclaim his Keep, but Peach would never be his.
    Luigi discovered that he had won a grand prize mansion in a contest he didn't recall entering, and then Mario disappeared inside. Well aware of the stories of ghosts inside, Luigi equipped himself with a souped-up vacuum cleaner to search for his missing brother (Luigi's Mansion).

Bowser, King of the Koopas
Male King Koopa: CR 5; Large Magical Beast; HD 8d10+32; hp 83; Init +0; Spd 20 ft.; AC 16 (-1 size, +7 natural); Atk +13 melee (1d6+5, 2 claws); SA Fire breath; AL CE; SV Fort +10, Ref +6, Will +2; Str 21, Dex 10, Con 18, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 14. Height 8'10", weight 675 lbs.

Skills and Feats: Bluff +8 (6), Intimidate +10 (6), Jump +11 (6), Knowledge (Mushroom Kingdom history) +7 (6), Knowledge (Mushroom Kingdom local) +7 (6), Knowledge (Mushroom Kingdom nobility & royalty) +7 (6); Improved Bull Rush, Leadership (10), Power Attack (up to +8).

Special Attacks: Fire Breath (Ex): Every other round, Bowser can spit a ball of fire as a ranged attack (+8 attack bonus, 1d6 fire damage).

Possessions: Clown-faced skycopter.

Princess Peach
Female human Ari5: CR 5; Medium-size Humanoid (Human); HD 5d8; hp 25; Init +0; Spd 30 ft.; AC 10; Atk +3 melee (1d6, war fan); SQ levitate; AL LG; SV Fort +1, Ref +1, Will +7; Str 10, Dex 10, Con 11, Int 16, Wis 16, Cha 18. Height 4'2"

Skills and Feats: Bluff +12 (8), Diplomacy +18 (8), Jump +3, Knowledge (Mushroom Kingdom history) +11 (8), Knowledge (Mushroom Kingdom local) +11 (8), Knowledge (Mushroom Kingdom nobility & royalty) +11 (8), Listen +13 (8), Ride +5, Sense Motive +11 (8); Alertness, Exotic Weapon Proficiency (war fan), Skill Focus (Diplomacy).

Special Qualities: Levitate (Sp): Peach can levitate (as the spell) for one round at will.

Possessions: War fan and umbrella (as club).

Yoshi
Medium-Size Beast

Hit Dice: 6d10+24 (56 hp)
Initiative: +4
Speed: 40 ft.
AC: 16 (+4 Dex, +2 natural)
Attacks: Egg toss +8 ranged
Damage: Egg toss 1d6
Face/Reach: 5 ft. by 5 ft. / 5 ft.
Special Attacks: Improved grapple
Special Qualities: Eggs
Saves: Fort +9, Ref +9, Will +4
Abilities: Str 19, Dex 18, Con 18, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 12
Skills: Jump +9, Listen +10, Spot +10

Climate/Terrain: Tropical land
Organization: Family (8 Yoshis)
Challenge Rating: 5
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 7-10 HD (Medium-size)

Yoshis are dinosaur-like warm-blooded reptiles that inhabit a tropical land far away from the Mushroom Kingdom. They live and travel in families for protection from the creatures that would prey in individuals. Other than color, the Yoshis look almost completely identical; Yoshis come in 8 different colors and speak their own whistling language.

Combat
Yoshis are a peaceful race, but they have a tremendous sense of family, and will attack anyone who threatens those they deem "family."

    Special Attacks: Improved Grapple (Ex): Yoshis have 5 foot tongues that they can extend and snatch food, much like a chameleon. By making a ranged touch attack, a Yoshi can grab a target with the sticky pad on the tip of its tongue, and then pull it into its mouth.
    Special Qualities: Eggs (Ex): A Yoshi can consume almost anything it can fit in its mouth, digest it, and pop an egg out the other end as a move-equivalent action.

Goomba
Diminutive Plant

Hit Dice: 1d8 (8 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 5 ft.
AC: 14 (+4 size)
Attacks: bite -3 melee
Damage: bite 1d4-3
Face/Reach: 1 ft. x 1 ft. / 0
Special Attacks: none
Special Qualities: plant
Saves: Fort +2, Ref +0, Will -5
Abilities: Str 5, Dex 10, Con 10, Int 1, Wis 1, Cha 1

Climate/Terrain: Any land or underground
Organization: Solitary or trio
Challenge Rating: 1/4
Treasure: None
Alignment: Usually neutral
Advancement: --

The Goomba is the lowest foot soldier in the Koopa Troop. It is a puny little mushroom with a fanged mouth, a pair of eyes, and two small feet to let it move about. Wild Goombas are very docile, but those in the Koopa Troop are trained to act aggressively. They reproduce through spores.

Plant: Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, stunning, and polymorphing. Not subject to critical hits or mind-influencing effects.

Koopa Troopa
Small Beast

Hit Dice: 1d10 (10 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 15 ft. (some have fly 20 ft.)
AC: 15 (+1 size, +4 natural)
Attacks: bite +0 melee
Damage: bite 1d4
Face/Reach: 5 ft. x 5 ft. / 5 ft.
Special Attacks: none
Special Qualities: none
Saves: Fort +2, Ref +2, Will +0
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 11, Con 10, Int 4, Wis 6, Cha 2
Skills: Listen +2, Spot +2

Climate/Terrain: Any land and underground
Organization: Solitary or pair
Challenge Rating: 1/2
Treasure: None
Alignment: Usually neutral
Advancement: --

The Koopa Troop's primary soldiers, the Koopa Troopa is, by all appearances, a larger-than-average turtle with oversized eyes. The elite Koopa Paratroopa squad consists of winged Koopa Troopas. Wild Koopas are usually harmless, but the Koopa Troop trains Koopas for aggression. Some Mushroom Kingdom fighters have used Koopa shells as weapons in battle.

Koopa Shell (Small Exotic Ranged Weapon)

The Koopa shell, when kicked, slides along the ground in a straight line. A hit acts as a trip attempt made by the attacker with a +4 bonus.

Mario Links

Nintendo.com: Nintendo's primary website.

Super Smash Bros. Melee: The offical SSBM site. Very Flash-intensive.

The Mushroom Kingdom: A very fun fansite.

The Nintendo Database: Where TMK is dedicated to Mario games, NDB is dedicated to all Nintendo's first-party games.

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