One of those families today is Thesius and his teen-aged son, Phobos, centaurs. Yes they were outsiders but they were accepted here just as well as if they had been human. Because Thesius was a retired imperial trooper. He was a veteran trained in the art of war, having fought in the Giant Wars for the emperor years ago. Ever since Phobos was old enough to lift a blade, Thesius has trained him in the Art. Just last week he had gotten his first set of full plate barding. Thesius could not have been more proud watching him being fit up by the blacksmiths.
And here they are today, Thesius and Phobos, together in their full plate barding and weapons of war. Young Phobos with his greatsword unsheathed and his back to the barracks, guarding his father. Already the child had stood next to his father while they both had killed dozens of the walking damned.
Many of them had been neighbors.
Some had even been his classmates from school.
But worst of all were the drops of blood falling from his blade even now. The blood of Mneme, his mother.
Now Thesius is all the family he has and he guards him with his life, turning his blade against the living and the walking damned alike if they get too close.
Thesius' hand comes to rest upon young Phobos' shoulder. "Come on inside, boy," he whispers as they vanish into the dark hall of the East Barracks entrance. "We are safe now."
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Phobos ECL 3
Male centaur 3; LA +0
Centaur monster class: Races of the Wild
LN Medium Monstrous Humanoid
Initiative +2 (Dex +2)
Senses Darkvision 60 ft
Perception Listen +6, Spot +6
Languages Common, Elven, Sylvan; illiterate
AC 24, touch 14, flat-footed 22
(Dex +2, Armor +8, Natural +2, Deflection +2)
Hit Points; (2 HD)
Max 22 hp
Death -11hp
SAVES
Fortitude +3 (Base +0, +3 Con)
Reflex +5 (Base +3, +2 Dex)
Will +4 (Base +3, +1 Wis)
Weakness loudmouth, no time for book learning
Speed 40 ft
Melee masterwork greatsword +7 (2d6+6/ 19-20 x2), and
(Attack: base attack +2, size +0, Str +4, enhancement +1)
(Damage: 1½-Str +6, enhancement +0)
2 hooves +1 (1d4+2)
(Attack: base attack +2, size +0, Str +4, enhancement +0, secondary attack -5)
(Damage: ½-Str +2, enhancement +0)
Ranged longbow +4 (1d8/ 20 x3)
(Attack: base attack +2, size +0, Dex +2, enhancement +0)
(Damage: enhancement +0)
Space 5 ft; Reach 5 ft
Base Attack +2; Grapple +6
(base attack +2, size +0, Str +4)
Attack Options
· Centaur Trample When you attempt an overrun, your opponent may not choose to avoid you, and you can make one hoof attack against any target you knock down
Abilities
Strength 19 (+4 modifier)
Dexterity 15 (+2 modifier)
Constitution 16 (+3 modifier)
Intelligence 10 (+0 modifier)
Wisdom 12 (+1 modifier)
Charisma 8 (-1 modifier)
Special Qualities
· Armor Focus (heavy) When wearing heavy armor, +2 dodge bonus to AC.
· Way of the Crab When wearing heavy armor, max Dex +1, ACP +1, no reduction of speed or running.
FEATS List
· Way of the Crab (flaw bonus feat)
· Armor Focus (heavy) (flaw bonus feat)
· Centaur Trample (racial bonus feat)
· Martial Weapon Proficiency (greatsword) (1st level class feat)
SKILLS (short form)
Diplomacy -5 (Ranks 0, -1 Cha, -4 loudmouth)
Knowledge (any besides Nature) -2 (Ranks 0, +0 Int, -2 no time for book learning)
Listen +5 (Ranks 4, +1 Wis)
Move Silently -2 (Ranks 0, +2 Dex, -4 loudmouth)
Spot +5 (Ranks 4, +1 Wis)
Weapon and Armor Proficiencies (Ex) You are proficient with all simple weapons, as well as greatswords, longswords, and longbows, and heavy armor (but not light or medium armor) but no shields.
Racial or Class Ability (Ex Sp Su) Placeholder for future abilities.
Loudmouth (flaw) (Ex) You suffer a -4 penalty on all Diplomacy and Move Silently checks.
No Time for Book Learning (flaw) (Ex) You are illiterate. You can never learn to read any language, and you suffer a -2 penalty on all Knowledge checks except Knowledge (nature).
Armor Focus (heavy) (all clans technique feat) (Ex) Select one type of armor. You gain an additional +2 dodge bonus to your AC when wearing this armor.
Centaur Trample (feat) (Ex) When you attempt to overrun an opponent, your target may not choose to avoid you. You may make one hoof attack against any target you knock down (remember that prone targets take a –4 penalty to AC). See Overrun, page 157 of the Player’s Handbook.
Martial Weapon Proficiency (greatsword) (Ex) You make attack rolls with the selected weapon normally. Normally, when using a weapon with which you are not proficient, you take a –4 penalty on attack rolls.
Way of the Crab (Crab technique feat) (Ex) You are proficient with heavy armor. Your normal speed and maximum running speed are unaffected by armor, unless the weight of the armor causes you to be encumbered. The maximum Dex bonus of any heavy armor you wear is increased by 1, and check penalties are reduced by 1. This feat counts as the Heavy Armor Proficiency feat for the purposes of determining prerequisites.
Description young, 6’ 1”, 262 lbs, black eyes, black short hair, tan skin.
Patron None
Favored Class Ranger
Experience Points (0% bonus to xp)
3,000/ 6,000 to next level.
Carrying Capacity
Light Load 174
Medium Load 350
Heavy Load 525
Lift Over Head 525
Lift Off Ground 1,050
Push or Drag 2,625
Gear (total 58 lbs, light load)
Masterwork greatsword 8lbs
Full plate barding 50 lbs
(Armor +8, Max Dex +2)
(ACP -5, Speed normal)
700 gp (spend before play)
The Walking Damned comment by Captain Awesome:
This is an interesting piece. I can see the intent in providing a small insight into a possible replacement pc, or even an npc that our party might meet later (which would be a difficult encounter given the current conditions of society).
Interesting. Never played a centaur. Not really my style, but could be fun. Looking at Phobos' stats though, does he need to use a feat to take "Martial Weapon Proficiency (greatsword)" when it appears that he already has it with his base class/template?
well actually the centaur monster class (from Savage Species) says:
"Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Centaurs are proficient with all simple weapons, the heavy lance, and the mighty composite longbow, but with no armor or shields. Centaurs count as nonhumanoid creatures for the purpose of determining the cost of armor (see Chapter 7 of the Player's Handbook)."
So to use a greatsword he had to take the Martial Weapon Proficiency feat, and to use full plate barding he had to take the Way of the Crab feat (which grants heavy armor proficiency, but not medium or light armor). Without the Way of the Crab, it would cost more feats to get heavy armor proficiency.
Aside from the monster class, the centaur from the Monster Manual is a 2-HD Monstrous Humanoid. Reading the entry for the Monstrous Humanoid shows this:
"Proficient with all simple weapons and any weapons mentioned in its entry.
Proficient with whatever type of armor (light, medium, or heavy) it is described as wearing, as well as all lighter types. Monstrous humanoids not indicated as wearing armor are not proficient with armor. Monstrous humanoids are proficient with shields if they are proficient with any form of armor."
The centaur in the Monster Manual is not wearing any armor, so it has no armor or shield proficiency.
This makes it challenging to build a heavy armored tank using the centaur.
BTW, Phobos' 20 level career is mapped out as follows: 6 levels of Centaur monster class, 5 levels of Undead Stalker, 10 levels of Foe Hunter, and 1 more level of Undead Stalker.
Feats (these will appear to be out of sync but its because of the monster class):
4th level: 3rd level Class Feat: Power Attack
7th level: 1st level Undead Stalker bonus feat: Track
8th level: 2nd level Undead Stalker bonus feat: Rapid Shot
8th level: 6th level Class Feat: Armor Mastery (heavy)
11th level: 9th level Class Feat: Weapon Focus (greatsword)
14th level: 12th level Class Feat: Favored Dodge (undead)
17th level: 15th level Class Feat: Improved Favored Enemy
20th level: 18th level Class Feat: Supernatural Blow
By level 20, Phobos will have +3d6 sneak attack undead which stacks with the Foe Hunter's +5d6 rancor against his Hated Enemy (undead), plus a total of DR 11/- versus his hated enemy. At 6th level he will become a fully grown (Large) centaur and need to find new Large barding and a large greatsword. So, Phobos is an undead killing heavy tank with reach and knockdown/trample that doesn't become epic until his 23rd class level.
Nice job with the Centaur, I think he would be a valuable asset for the party, if someone played him. If no one does, it would be interesting if he somehow joined up with him later as it looks like we are all converging to face a greater evil.
Aha. Well we just proved that I never bothered to look at the Centaur template. :)
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