A Sonic-Feline Monster for a Lvl 3 Party?

**Sir_Elderberry** · 2012-11-17, 01:50 PM (ISO 8601)

Hey guys. Last session my extremely bad handwriting led some of my level 3 Pathfinder party to mistake the word "shortcut" for "shout-cat", and a new table joke was born. A shout-cat is hardly that ridiculous compared to D&D magical beasts, so I figure why not throw it in next time the adventure needs one?

I haven't been able to find an exact analogue (i.e., a party-appropriate monster, preferably feline in nature, that uses some or many sonic attacks). I was looking into the refluffing/restatting existing monster route, and wasn't sure if you guys had any good suggestions for a base monster to use for this. Currently I was looking at downgrading and refluffing a Chimera (CR 7), giving it a sonic breath weapon rather than any of the listed options.

**Psyren** · 2012-11-17, 01:54 PM (ISO 8601)

It's not sonic damage per se, but Krenshars are catlike and screech very loudly.

**Zombulian** · 2012-11-17, 02:37 PM (ISO 8601)

Howlers are sorta like Pocupine-demon-cats. So there's that.

**Gerrtt** · 2012-11-17, 02:48 PM (ISO 8601)

A hell-hound is CR 3, refluff it as a cat and make it sonic-based instead?

**TuggyNE** · 2012-11-17, 08:41 PM (ISO 8601)

It's too high of CR, but you could adapt and tone down a destrachan if you like.

**Kazyan** · 2012-11-17, 08:51 PM (ISO 8601)

Half-Sapphire Dragon gives a creature a sonic breath weapon 1/day. Slap that sucker on a ~~Leopard~~ Housecat and don't tell the party what it is.

EDIT: Noticed that they're level 3.

**Runestar** · 2012-11-18, 12:02 AM (ISO 8601)

Savage species has the mighty roar feat, which lets an animal / magical beast unleash a roar which scares foes 1/day.

**Alaris** · 2012-11-18, 03:24 AM (ISO 8601)

Do you mind me stealing this concept for a monster in my world? It sounds so funny, and I think it would fit. Gotta write something appropriate up, but it would be awesome.

**Slipperychicken** · 2012-11-18, 01:28 PM (ISO 8601)

Slap Bard class levels on anything.

**Sir_Elderberry** · 2012-11-21, 05:25 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by Gerrtt

A hell-hound is CR 3, refluff it as a cat and make it sonic-based instead?

I think I'm going with this, although half-dragon housecats are such a good idea that I am not sure yet...

@Alaris: as I said, my players came up with "shoutcat" based entirely on my mangling of "shortcut" so I don't really have any claim to it, do what you want

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