I hope you enjoy the echocat, and I'll see you next time with another monster. Thanks for reading!
It's really cute, until it screams.
This spotted, tawny
cat has large, expressive eyes and even larger ears. Tiny waves ripple in the
air around it.
Echocat CR 6
XP 2,400
CN Small magical beast
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light
vision; Perception +13
DEFENSE
AC 21, touch 19,
flat-footed 17 (+4 deflection, +4 Dex, +2 natural, +1 size)
hp 68 (8d10+24)
Fort +9, Ref +10, Will +5
Defensive Abilities
evasion; Immune sonic
Weaknesses silence
vulnerability
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft.,
climb 20 ft.
Melee bite +13
(1d6+1 plus grab), 2 claws +13 (1d4+1)
Special Attacks grab
(Medium), pounce, rake (2 claws +13, 1d4+1), sonic scream
Spell-Like Abilities
(CL 8th; concentration +9)
At will—ventriloquism (DC 12)
3/day—dimension door
STATISTICS
Str 12, Dex 19, Con 17, Int 6, Wis 16, Cha 13
Base Atk +8; CMB +8 (+12 grapple); CMD 26 (30 vs. trip)
Feats Dimensional
AgilityUC, Dimensional AssaultUC, Dimensional DervishUC,
Weapon Finesse
Skills Bluff +1
(+9 to mimic sounds), Climb +9, Perception +13 (+21 for checks involving
sound), Stealth +12 (+20 in forests); Racial
Modifiers +8 Perception for checks involving sound, +8 Stealth in forests
SQ duplicate
self, sound mimicry (animal noises)
ECOLOGY
Environment
temperate and warm forests
Organization solitary,
pair, or reverberation (3–8)
Treasure none
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Duplicate Self (Ex)
An echocat creates a sonic duplicate of itself when it uses its dimension door spell-like ability. The
duplicate is identical to the echocat with the following exceptions: it gains
the incorporeal subtype (losing its natural armor bonus), has half the
originating echocat’s maximum hp, and can only make melee attacks (but none of
the echocat’s special attacks). It remains for a number of rounds equal to 1d4
+ its Charisma modifier (minimum 1). It is an independent creature which
typically attacks the nearest foe. The duplicate disappears in an area of
magical silence.
Silence Vulnerability
(Ex) In an area of magical silence, an echocat loses its deflection bonus,
and it cannot use its sonic scream ability.
Sonic Scream (Ex)
Once every 1d4 rounds, an echocat can unleash a piercing cry that deals 5d6
points of sonic damage to all creatures in a 30-foot cone (DC 17 Reflex
halves). Creatures failing their saves are deafened for 1 hour.
Echocats come from the same unusual locations which spawned
destrachans and yrthaks, but the smaller animals made forest and jungles their
homes where they can avoid the larger predators and prey upon smaller animals
in turn. Their primary prey consists of monkeys and other primates, which the
cats draw into their waiting jaws by mimicking calls produced by their prey. Easily
frightened by larger creatures, echocats attempt to wait such creatures out
while perched on branches where their patterned fur allows them to blend in
with the foliage. If they must attack, they make liberal use of their sonic
screams and create echoes of themselves while using devastating attacks while
travelling at the speed of sound, duplicating the effects of dimension door. Once at a safe distance,
they throw their voices to draw away attackers. If they must stay and fight,
they make tactical use of their sonic copies.
While echocats cannot normally be taken as companion
creatures, they enjoy travelling with bards and creatures with sonic abilities.
Harpies who manage to control their destructive urges keep echocats for extra
protection.
Echocats are 4 feet long, including a nearly foot-long tail,
and weigh 50 pounds.
