HALF-GRYPHON & HALF-GRYFFOR

Half-gryphon & half-gryffor creatures are always more formidable than others of their kind that do not have griffon blood, and their appearance betrays their nature—fur, feline features, Aquiline eyes, and exaggerated teeth and claws, and the wings are a big give away.  Half Gryphon’s have heads like an eagle’s though far more emotional.  Half Gryffor have heads like lions and taloned hands.  The males of the gold griffor have manes of fire, while the necks of the silver are rings in cold fog both of which deal 1d3 of fire and cold damage respectively in a grapple check. 

 

CREATING A HALF-GRIFFON

“Half-griffon” is an inherited template that can be added to any living, corporeal creature (referred to hereafter as the base creature).

A half-gryphon & half-gryffor uses all the base creature’s statistics and special abilities except as noted here.

Size and Type: The creature’s type changes to magical beast. Size is unchanged. Do not recalculate base attack bonus or saves.

Hit Dice: Increase base creature’s racial HD by one die size, to a maximum of d12. Do not increase class HD.

Speed: A half-gryphon & half-gryffor have wings and can fly at twice its base land speed (maximum 120 ft.) with good maneuverability.

Armor Class: Natural armor improves by +3.

Attack: A half-gryphon & half-gryffor have two dire claw attacks and a devastating bite attack, and the claws are the primary natural weapon. If the base creature can use weapons, the half-gryphon & half-gryffor retains this ability. A half-gryphon & half-gryffor fighting without weapons uses a claw when making an attack action. When it has a weapon, it usually uses the weapon instead.

Full Attack: A half-gryphon & half-gryffor fighting without weapons uses both claws and its bite when making a full attack. If armed with a weapon, it usually uses the weapon as its primary attack and its bite as a natural secondary attack. If it has a hand free, it uses a claw as an additional natural secondary attack.

Damage: Half-gryphons have bite and claw attacks. If the base creature does not have these attack forms, use the damage values in the table below. Otherwise, use the values below or the base creature’s damage values, whichever are greater.

Size	Bite Damage	Claw Damage
Fine	1d2	1
Diminutive	1d3	1d2
Tiny	1d4	1d3
Small	1d6	1d4
Medium	1d8	1d6
Large	2d6	1d8
Huge	2d8	2d6
Gargantuan	4d6	3d6
Colossal	4d8	4d6

 

Special Attacks: A half-gryphon & half-gryffor retains all the special attacks of the base creature and gains two breath weapon based on the gryphon variety (see the table below), usable once per day. A half-gryphon’s breath weapon deals 6d8 points of damage. A successful Reflex save (DC 10 + 1/2 half-gryphon’s racial HD + half-gryphon’s Con modifier) reduces damage by half.  At Character level 5 they begin to be able to use this more than once a day, but he must wait 1d6 minutes before using either breath weapon again then at level 11 1d4 they may use the ability at will but must wait 1d4 minutes between uses.  Then at level 15 he need only wait 1d4 rounds.

Gryphon Variety	1st Breath Weapon	2nd Breath Weapon
Black	100-foot line of acid	60-foot line of Force
White	100-foot line of lightning	60-foot line of Force
Gryffor Variety	1st Breath Weapon	2nd Breath Weapon
Gold	100-foot line of fire	30-foot cone of Sonic
Silver	100-foot line of cold	30-foot cone of Sonic

 

Fists of Power: At level 7 when psionically focused half-gryphon & half-gryffor gains an added damage to its natural attack which function like weapon ability Flaming, except it deals the damage of the same energy as its first breath weapon.   At level 14 when psionically focused they gain the equivalent of Flame Bursting.  Finally, at level 21 when psionically focused they gain the equivalent of fiery blast. This prevents a monk or other persons with similar abilities from adding this ability of the corresponding energy such a white gryphon can not have shocking fist.  However he could have frost firsts. 

 

Special Qualities: A half-gryphon & half-gryffor has all the special qualities of the base creature, plus darkvision out to 60 feet and low-light vision. A half-gryphon & half-gryffor has immunity to compulsion and paralysis effects, and a DR and an energy resistances, immunity, and affinity based on its variety.

Hit Dice	Gryphon Varity		Gryffor Varity
	Black	White	Gold	Silver
1–2	10 Acid Resistance	10 Electricity Resistance	10 Fire Resistance	10 Cold Resistance
3–4	DR 5/Magic	DR 5/Magic	DR 5/Magic	DR 5/Magic
5–6	20 Acid Resistance	20 Electricity Resistance	20 Fire Resistance	20 Cold Resistance
7–8	DR 10/Magic	DR 10/Magic	DR 10/Magic	DR 10/Magic
9–10	Acid Immunity	Electricity Immunity	Fire Immunity	Cold Immunity
11–12	DR 10/Good	DR 10/Evil	DR 10/Dharmic	DR 10/Willful
13–14	25% Acid Affinity	25% Electricity Affinity	25% Fire Affinity	25% Cold Affinity
15–16	DR 10/Good & Silver	DR 10/Evil & Cold Iron	DR 10/Dharmic & Cold Iron	DR 10/Willful & Silver
17–18	50% Acid Affinity	50% Electricity Affinity	50% Fire Affinity	50% Cold Affinity
19–20	DR 15/Good & Silver	DR 15/Evil & Cold Iron	DR 15/Dharmic & Cold Iron	DR 15/Willful & Silver

 

Abilities: Increase from the base creature as follows: Str +4, Dex +4, Con +4, Int +4, Wis +4, Cha +4,

 

Skills: A half-gryphon & half-gryffor gains skill points as a gryphon and has skill points equal to (6 + Int modifier) x(HD + 3). Do not include Hit Dice from class levels in this calculation—the half-gryphon & half-gryffor gains gryphon skill points only for its racial Hit Dice, and gains the normal amount of skill points for its class levels. Treat skills from the base creature’s list as class skills, and other skills as cross-class.

 

Environment: Same as either the base creature or the gryphon variety.

 

Challenge Rating: Same as the base creature + 2 (minimum 3).

 

Alignment: Same as the gryphon variety.

 

Level Adjustment: Same as base creature +3.