Post by tmao on Feb 2, 2017 0:47:38 GMT
The 1000 year cycles of destruction's that send the Stolen World into barbarism have greatly reduced the number of "monsters" and even natural creatures present on the planet. The devastations have selectively breed only creatures that can truly survive repeated apocalypses. The chimera, with it's draconic origins and highly unique reproductive ability fits that bill.
Chimera are only male but can breed successfully with any animal with a skeleton and occasionally one that doesn't. The smarter the chimera the more picky it will be about it's partner. Sometimes they will breed followers. This behavior is only found in the smartest dragon and kobold headed ones but even among that small group, this is very rare. The juvenile chimera will take on all the characteristics of the female creature. Causing the female to raise it as one of its own. Only one chimera will be born(or hatched). When the creature reaches sexual maturity it goes into stasis for about a month,emerging as a hybrid of the mother and father. They range in size from about a lion to a huge dragon, depending on the mix of genetics.
Decended from true dragons, the chimera of even animal intelligence continue to exhibit the hoarding behavior of their ancestors. Dumb chimera will hoard anything that catches their eye, wagon wheels, pottery, anvils and especially anything shiny. The smarter the creature, the more valuable the hoard.
Pick 3 heads and one body and make your own chimera
1 DRAGON FLY (body and wings,rare) super agility
2 HUMMING BIRD (body and wings,uncommon) Hover
3 SABERTOOTH CAT (head,common) ultimate melee attack
4 RABBIT (body,exotc) fantastic leaping ability
5 GILA MONSTER (head,rare) moderate bite and hold ability/damage
6 LEACH (head,common) blood sucking ability
7 MONGOOSE (head ,rare) moderate melee damage,high bonus to hit
(body,common) major agility bonus bonus
8 COBRA (head,common) poison spit
9 JELLYFISH (body and arms,exotic) paralyzing, painful sting, highly resistance to damage
10 HIPPO (head uncommon) major bite attack
(body, common)swimming ability,thick hide
11 PEGASUS (body and wings, rare) fantastic flying speed
12 KOBALD (head,uncommon) minor intelligence and trap making
13 GOAT (head ,common) moderate charge/melee
(body,uncommon) surefootedness
14 SHREW (TINY HEAD,exotic) fantastic ferociousness
15 BLACK WIDOW SPIDER (head and body,uncommon) poison ,wall crawling and armor
16 APE (head , common) minor bite and intelligence)
(body,common)humanoid body,manual manipulation
17 BULL(head, common) charge ability, moderate melee
(body,common) extra stamina
18 WOLVERINE (head) major melee, huge to hit bonus
19 Tiger(body) jungle stealth and tracking
20 LION (head) major melee,moderate mane protection to front of creature
21 LYNX (head and body) mountain movement ,minor melee
22 WOLF(head) fantastic smell ability, minor melee
23 AMOEBA (body) cannot be critically hit, engulfing attack
24 ANT(head and body) fantastic strength
25 TERMITE (head) acid spitting
26 DRAGON (head and wings) breath weapon, high intelligence, clumsy flyer
Chimera are only male but can breed successfully with any animal with a skeleton and occasionally one that doesn't. The smarter the chimera the more picky it will be about it's partner. Sometimes they will breed followers. This behavior is only found in the smartest dragon and kobold headed ones but even among that small group, this is very rare. The juvenile chimera will take on all the characteristics of the female creature. Causing the female to raise it as one of its own. Only one chimera will be born(or hatched). When the creature reaches sexual maturity it goes into stasis for about a month,emerging as a hybrid of the mother and father. They range in size from about a lion to a huge dragon, depending on the mix of genetics.
Decended from true dragons, the chimera of even animal intelligence continue to exhibit the hoarding behavior of their ancestors. Dumb chimera will hoard anything that catches their eye, wagon wheels, pottery, anvils and especially anything shiny. The smarter the creature, the more valuable the hoard.
Pick 3 heads and one body and make your own chimera
1 DRAGON FLY (body and wings,rare) super agility
2 HUMMING BIRD (body and wings,uncommon) Hover
3 SABERTOOTH CAT (head,common) ultimate melee attack
4 RABBIT (body,exotc) fantastic leaping ability
5 GILA MONSTER (head,rare) moderate bite and hold ability/damage
6 LEACH (head,common) blood sucking ability
7 MONGOOSE (head ,rare) moderate melee damage,high bonus to hit
(body,common) major agility bonus bonus
8 COBRA (head,common) poison spit
9 JELLYFISH (body and arms,exotic) paralyzing, painful sting, highly resistance to damage
10 HIPPO (head uncommon) major bite attack
(body, common)swimming ability,thick hide
11 PEGASUS (body and wings, rare) fantastic flying speed
12 KOBALD (head,uncommon) minor intelligence and trap making
13 GOAT (head ,common) moderate charge/melee
(body,uncommon) surefootedness
14 SHREW (TINY HEAD,exotic) fantastic ferociousness
15 BLACK WIDOW SPIDER (head and body,uncommon) poison ,wall crawling and armor
16 APE (head , common) minor bite and intelligence)
(body,common)humanoid body,manual manipulation
17 BULL(head, common) charge ability, moderate melee
(body,common) extra stamina
18 WOLVERINE (head) major melee, huge to hit bonus
19 Tiger(body) jungle stealth and tracking
20 LION (head) major melee,moderate mane protection to front of creature
21 LYNX (head and body) mountain movement ,minor melee
22 WOLF(head) fantastic smell ability, minor melee
23 AMOEBA (body) cannot be critically hit, engulfing attack
24 ANT(head and body) fantastic strength
25 TERMITE (head) acid spitting
26 DRAGON (head and wings) breath weapon, high intelligence, clumsy flyer