Noble Crocodilian

Crocodilians are large aquatic reptiles with a long, pointed snout. Some of its lower teeth are exposed when the jaw is closed. It is olive-green with dark crossbands on the back and tail. The skin is protected by large bony plates. The crocodilian has a heavy tail, short legs, and webbed hind feet. The crocodilian has protruding eyes and nostrils, raised slightly above the flattened head, allowing the animal to see and breathe while the rest of its body is submerged. The ears have flaps that close when the head is submerged. A fold at the back of the mouth closes off the air passage from the food passage, enabling the animal to breathe even when its mouth is open underwater. The jaws have powerful muscles and sharp, strong teeth that are frequently shed, replaced by new ones that grow in their place. Both sexes have a pair of scent glands under the chin that secretes musk, a strong-smelling substance that attracts a mate.

Crocodilian size can vary greatly depending on the breed.  Adult crocodilian length can vary from 3.3 feet to 16 ft, and their weight can vary from 40 pounds to over 2,600 pounds. Crocodilians show pronounced sexual dimorphism, with males growing much larger and more rapidly than females. Despite their large adult sizes, crocodilians start their lives at around 7.9 inches long. The largest species of crocodilian is the saltwater crocodile.

Species Descriptions

More than any other species (with the possible exception of noble tigers), noble crocodiles delight in challenging humanoids to lethal effect. Some say this is because they simply like the taste of man-flesh over any other prey. And they have plenty of flavors to compare it to: crocodiles — noble and otherwise — will eat anything that walks, crawls, swims, or flies. They are probably responsible for more violations of the second law than any other species. Of course, they strike so suddenly that their victims rarely get a chance to yell out “Don’t eat me, I’m a noble!”

Noble crocodilians of every stripe will challenge more often than not, but when they do serve, it is almost always to tribes of reptilian humanoids. Noble crocodiles tend to favor lizardfolk, while noble alligators will side with kobolds.

Noble Crocodilian Species Traits
  • Size: Tiny.
  • Size Threshold: 2nd and 3rd Hit Dice.
  • Base Speed: 20 feet, Swim: 20 ft.
  • Natural Armor: +1.
  • Natural Weapons: bite (1d4), tail (1d6).
  • Senses: Low-light vision (Ex).
  • Hold Breath (Ex): A noble crocodilian can hold its breath for a number of rounds equal to 4x its Constitution score.
  • Natural Talent Track: Skill Focus (Perception), Skill Focus (Stealth).
  • Skills: +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. Noble crocodilians can always take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can also use the run action while swimming, providing it swims in a straight line.
  • Skills: +8 racial bonus to Stealth checks made when in water.
  • Family: Reptile.
  • Noble Animal Type: Noble crocodilians have the noble animal type except where superseded by other species traits and features.
  • Social Group: Varies.
  • Automatic Languages: High Fauna, and Crocodilian.
  • Bonus Languages: Bat, Camel, Canine, Common, Elephant, Equine, Feline, Herdspeak, Hyena, Lizard, Monitor, Raptor, Rodent, Serpent, Simian, Songbird, Ursine, and Woodland.
Noble Crocodilian, Alligator Sub-Species Traits

In all other ways, the noble alligator shares the same species traits and level progression as the noble crocodilian.

Noble Crocodilian, Crocodile Sub-Species Traits

In all other ways, the noble crocodile shares the same species traits and level progression as the noble crocodilian. Both noble crocodiles and alligators use the noble crocodilian character class if they wish to advance in their natural abilities.

Racial Feats

The following feats are available to a noble crocodilian character who meets the prerequisites.

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Noble Crocodilian Class

Hit Die: d8

Class Skills

The noble crocodilian's class skills are Intimidate (Cha), Perception (Wis), Stealth (Dex), Survival (Wis), and Swim (Str).

Skill Ranks Per Level: 2 + Int modifier.

Table: Noble Crocodlian
Level Base Attack Bonus Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Special
1st +0 +2 +2 +0 Bonus feat
2nd +1 +3 +3 +0 Grab, natural armor +1, speed increase +10
3rd +2 +3 +3 +1 Bonus feat

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the noble crocodilian class.

Bonus Feat

At 1st and 3rd levels you gain a bonus feat from the following list: Aggressive Attitude, Death Roll, Improved Natural Armor, Improved Natural Attack, Skill Focus (Perception), or Skill Focus (Stealth).

Grab (Ex)

At 2nd level, you gain the Grab special attack. When you hit with a bite attack, you deal normal damage and may attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. Grab only works against opponents that are at least one size category smaller than you. You have the option to conduct the grapple normally, or simply use your jaws to hold your opponent. If you choose to do the latter, you take a –20 penalty on your CMB check to make and maintain the grapple, but do not gain the grappled condition yourself. A successful hold does not deal any extra damage. Each successful grapple check you make during successive rounds automatically deals bite damage. Noble crocodilians with the grab special attack receive a +4 bonus on combat maneuver checks made to start and maintain a grapple.

Natural Armor

At 2nd level you gain a Natural Armor bonus of +1.

Speed Increase

At 2nd level your Swim Speed increases by 10 ft.

Alternative Racial Traits

You can exchange one or several of your character’s normal racial Traits, but of course you cannot exchange the same racial trait more than once.

As with any alternate or optional rule, you must first get the permission of your GM to exchange any of your character’s normal racial Traits for those listed here.

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Favored Class Alternatives

Instead of receiving an additional skill rank or hit point whenever they gain a level in a Favored Class, noble crocodilians have the option of choosing from a number of other bonuses, depending upon their Favored Classes. The following options are available to all noble crocodilians who have the listed Favored Class, and unless otherwise stated, the bonus applies each time you select the listed Favored Class reward.

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The Noble Wild. Copyright 2009 by Lee Garvin and Skirmisher Publishing LLC.

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