Lens/Monster: Celestial Creature/Celestial Lion

Lens/Monster: Celestial Creature/Celestial Lion

D&D 3.5 has templates that can be applied to creatures to create variations. Lenses in GURPS serve the same purpose, and here we have the first template/lens from Monster Manual - celestial creature. It can be used to create celestial creatures based on existing creatures. The base creature for the lens (lion) was taken from Animalia in GURPS - a great resource that is unfortunately not updated anymore - and tweaked a bit, so you won't have to look up some new advantages from that website.

Celestial Creature [Monster Manual, page 107]

25 points

Applicable to: Corporeal aberration, animal, dragon, fey, fungus, giant, humanoid, magical beast, monstrous humanoid, ooze, plant, vermin of nonevil alignment.

Advantages: Magic Resistance 2 (Improved, +150%) [10].

Elemental Resistance (A,C,F): DR 5 (Includes Eyes, +10%; Includes Internal, +20%; Limited, Acid, Cold, Fire, -30%; Tough Skin, -40%) [15].

Creature Type: Original (Extraplanar), animals or vermin become magical beasts.

  

Celestial Lion [Monster Manual, page 31]

68 points

Attribute Modifiers: ST+9 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -10%) [45]; DX+3 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%) [36]; IQ-6 [-120]; HT+1 [10].

Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: FP-2 [-6]; Basic Speed +0.25 [5]; Basic Move +4 [20]; Will+6 [30]; Per+8 [40].

Advantages: Acute Hearing 2 [4]; Catfall [10]; Clinging (Requires claw-holds, -30%; Does not aid climbing, -50%) [4]; Combat Reflexes [15]; DR 1 (Tough Skin, -40%) [3]; DR 2 (Outer Layer; Flexible, -20%; Partial, Skull Only, -70%) [2]; DR 2 (Outer Layer; Flexible, -20%; Partial, Neck Only, -50%) [3]; Discriminatory Smell [15]; Extra Legs (Four Legs) [5]; Flexibility [5]; Magic Resistance 2 (Improved, +150%) [10]; Night Vision 6 [6]; Parabolic Hearing 2 [8]; Perfect Balance [15]; Sharp Claws [5]; Sharp Teeth [1]; Temperature Tolerance 1 (Cold) [1]; Terrain Adaptation (Uneven) [5]; Ultrahearing [5].

Elemental Resistance (A,C,F): DR 5 (Includes Eyes, +10%; Includes Internal, +20%; Limited, Acid, Cold, Fire, -30%; Tough Skin, -40%) [15].

Disadvantages: Callous [-5]; Horizontal [-10]; Laziness [-10]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Overconfidence (12) [-5]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10]; Short Lifespan 2 [-20]; Vulnerability (Unholy Weapons, x2) [-10]; Wild Animal [-30].

Perks: Fur [1]; Holy Touch [1]; Penetrating Voice [1].

Quirks: Congenial [-1]; Nosy [-1].

Features: Born Biter 2; Tail.

Notes: Size 3 hexes; Weight 500 lbs.

Creature Type: Magical Beast (Good).

Knowing Your Own Strength [107] Replace ST+9 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -10%) [45] with ST+9 [90] Add HP-3 [-6].

Typical Stats

ST:	19	HP:	19 (KYOS: 16)	Speed:	6.25
DX:	13	Will:	10	Move:	10
IQ:	4	Per:	12
HT:	11	FP:	9	SM:	+1
Dodge:	10	Parry:	N/A	DR:	1 (tough skin), 2* (skull and neck),  5 (vs acid/cold/electricity)

Sharp Teeth (15): 2d cutting (KYOS: 3d+1 cutting), Reach C.

Sharp Claws (15): 2d cutting (KYOS: 3d+1 cutting), Reach C-1.

                Traits: Acute Hearing 2; Born Biter 2; Callous; Catfall; Clinging (Requires claw-holds; Does not aid climbing); Combat Reflexes; Congenial; Discriminatory Smell; Flexibility; Holy Touch; Horizontal; Intolerance (Other males of same species); Laziness; Magic Resistance 2 (Improved); Night Vision 6; No Fine Manipulators; Nosy; Overconfidence (12); Parabolic Hearing 2; Perfect Balance; Restricted Diet (Carnivore); Short Lifespan 2; Tail; Temperature Tolerance 1 (Cold); Terrain Adaptation (Uneven); Ultrahearing; Vulnerability (Unholy Weapons, x2); Wild Animal.

Skills: Brawling-15; Intimidation-11; Jumping-13; Stealth-15; Wrestling-15.

Creature Type: Magical Beast (Good).

Notes: Size 3 hexes; Weight 500 lbs.