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monsters of neoexodus:

Kobura

background

The smallest of the First Ones, Kobura

are a subrace of Sobeka bred for

scouting and foraging. These small

snakemen range ahead of every First

One army, preparing the ground for more

powerful creatures and assisting them

via ambushes and surprise attacks.

Outside of First One service, Kobura

are nomadic predators, less orga-

nized but hardly less dangerous

than their soldierly brethren.

Kobura have been bred for

subservience for countless

centuries - indeed, their

race may have been magi-

cally created to serve the

Khaynites. While this

manifests itself as stolid

obedience in the Kroca,

in the Kobura it leads

to obsequiousness.

Unlike humanoid

servants whose

fawning is often

directly propor-

tionate to their

disloyalty,

most Kobura

genuinely

mean the

compliments

they heap upon

their masters.

Among those they

consider equals, however,

the Kobura are ruthless and

conniving. Though they do not

fear death, they seek prestige, and

Written By Joshua Cole

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Monsters of NeoExodus: Kobura

have been known to abandon comrades to a gruesome

fate to advance their own cause.

checks. In addition, a kobura can move at no penalty

through passages intended for creatures one size

category smaller than itself and at ½ speed through

passages intended for creatures two size categories

smaller than itself.

Kobura are serpentine humanoids, about four feet long

from tail to fanged mouth. Kobura fangs are usually

not strong enough to do any real damage to human-

oids, although some train to improve the lethality of

their bite. Kobura are covered with soft, leathery

scales, usually in mottled patterns of green and brown.

A Kobura’s slim arms and legs themselves resemble

serpents or tentacles more than ordinary limbs, though

they end in five-fingered hands, have a roughly

humanoid bone structure and are surprisingly strong.

Due to their forked tongues, Kobura tend to speak in

hissing, sibilant tones.

Ravenous ( Ex ): A kobura requires double the normal

amount of food and water to sustain itself each day.

If it does not consume adequate sustenance for more

than 24 hours, it suffers 1d4 points of Con damage

that day and each day thereafter. The damage heals

normally, but continues to accrue until the kobura can

eat and drink its fill.

It flashes before your eyes for but an instant - a

serpent that walks on two legs, armed and girded for

battle. It reappears, swaying hypnotically as it licks a

dagger with its forked tongue.

Kobura Sobeka -

CR half

Male Kobura Sobeka Warrior 1

CE Small Monstrous Humanoid ( Reptilian, First

One )

Init: +2 Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Listen +2, Spot +2

Languages: Sobeka and Exodite.

AC: 17, touch 14, flat-footed 13 ( +1 Size, +3 Dex, +2

armor, +1 shield )

HP: 7 ( 1 HD )

Saves: Fort +4, Ref +3, Will +0

Weakness: Cold Vulnerability

Speed: 20 ft. ( 4 squares )

Melee: Dagger +1 ( 1d3-1/19-20 )

Melee: Bite +1 ( 1d3-1 )

Melee: Dagger +1 ( 1d3-1/19-20 ) and bite -4 ( 1d4-1 )

Ranged: Heavy crossbow +4 ( 1d8/19-20 )

Space: 5 ft; Reach 5 ft.

Base Attack/Grapple: +0 / -5

Abilities: Str 9, Dex 16, Con 15, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha

Special Qualities: Elasticity, ravenous.

Feats: Alertness.

Skills: Escape Artist +12, Hide +6, Listen +2, Move

Silently +5, Spot +2, Swim -2.

Possessions: Small dagger, small heavy crossbow, 50

crossbow bolts, leather armor, 5 gp.

The smallest of the First Ones, the kobura are a

subrace of sobeka suited to stealth and infiltra-

tion. Created by the awful pre-human science of the

Khaynites, the kobura are the scouts, guerillas and

foragers of the First Ones.

Kobura sobeka are small, slender creatures with

serpentine bodies and features. Their limbs resemble

smaller snakes attached to the main body, though they

end in humanoid hands and feet. Few see the kobura

and live, however.

Despite their unnatural resilience and stealth abilities,

the kobura, like other sobeka, are widely considered

a failed experiment. The sobeka were the armies of

the First Ones when those dark masters fell to the

humanoid uprising two thousand years ago - in short,

the sobeka failed. Modern kobura fight not only

because they were bred to fight but to prove them-

selves worthy of existence.

Kobura speak the Sobeka language and Exodite,

tongue of their masters. Those who spend a great deal

of time in modern Exodus sometimes pick up a kind

of pidgin Common.

Combat

A kobura never accepts a stand-up fight; created for

infiltration and ambush, the creatures excel at turning

the odds against their foes by striking from surprise.

Unlike many small humanoids, kobura do not require

numbers to bolster their courage; they are equally

adept at operating alone, in small strike teams, or in a

great stealthy host stealing across the countryside to

sabotage and slay.

Cold Vulnerability ( Ex ): A kobura takes an extra

50% damage from Cold.

Elasticity ( Ex ): A kobura can bend and twist its body

in unnatural ways and squeeze through very tight

spaces. It gains a +10 racial bonus on Escape Artist

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Monsters of NeoExodus: Kobura

The kobura often cooperate with their kroca brethren,

flushing hidden foes and ambushing supply lines

so blocks of kroca can overwhelm the disorganized

enemy. Once the enemy are stuck in, the kobura

gather and strike from the rear; many are specially

trained to slip between enemy ranks, to sow confusion

- and reap death.

Abilities Str 15, Dex 20, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 13, Cha

Special Qualities: Elasticity, ravenous.

Feats: Constrictor, Lethal Constriction, Weapon

Finesse.

Skills: Escape Artist +20, Hide +16, Listen +5, Move

Silently +12, Spot +5, Survival +7.

Possessions: Masterwork hand axe, masterwork heavy

crossbow, 50 crossbow bolts, masterwork leather

armor and masterwork light wooden shield.

Kobura Sobeka

Characters

Kobura advance in character classes, most often those

that improve their abilities at stealth and sabotage.

Kobura fighters are rare, but rogues, rangers and even

barbarians are common, and monks not unknown.

Few kobura become spellcasters, either because the

magical spark is rare amongst them or because their

masters prefer to keep them ignorant of sorcery and

worship.

Constrict ( Ex ): 1d6+2 damage on every successful

grapple check.

Lethal Constriction ( Ex ): When a Kobura Paragon

succeeds at a grapple check against a pinned oppo-

nent, he also deals sneak attack damage.

Sneak Attack ( Ex ) : If a Kobura Paragon can catch an

opponent when he is unable to defend himself effec-

tively from him attack, he can strike a vital spot for

extra damage.

A kobura’s favored class is rogue, and most kobura

leaders are rogues or ranger/rogues.

The Kobura Paragon’s attack deals extra damage any

time him target would be denied a Dexterity bonus

to AC ( whethim the target actually has a Dexterity

bonus or not ), or when the Kobura Paragon flanks

him target. This extra damage is 1d6 at 1st level, and

it increases by 1d6 every two Kobura Paragon levels

thimeafter. Should the Kobura Paragon score a critical

hit with a sneak attack, this extra damage is not multi-

plied.

The kobura warrior presented above had the following

ability scores before racial adjusments: Str 9, Dex 12,

Con 13, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8.

Kobura Paragon -

CR3

Male Kobura Sobeka Paragon 3

CE Small Monstrous Humanoid ( Reptilian, First

One )

Init: +5 Senses Darkvision 60 ft.; Listen +5, Spot +5

Languages: Sobeka and Exodite.

AC: 19, touch 16, flat-footed 14 ( +1 Size, +5 Dex, +2

armor, +1 shield )

HP: 17 ( 3 HD )

Saves: Fort +3, Ref +8, Will +2

Weakness: Cold Vulnerability

Speed: 20 ft. ( 4 squares )

Melee: Hand axe +8 ( 1d6+2/19-20 )

Melee: Bite +7 ( 1d3+1 )

Melee: Hand Axe +8 ( 1d6+2/19-20 ) and bite +2

( 1d3+1 )

Ranged: Heavy crossbow +8 ( 1d8/19-20 )

Space: 5 ft; Reach 5 ft.

Base Attack/Grapple: +2 / +8

Attack Options: Constrict, lethal constriction, sneak

attack +1d6.

Ranged attacks can count as sneak attacks only if the

target is within 30 feet.

With a sap ( blackjack ) or an unarmed strike, a Kobura

Paragon can make a sneak attack that deals nonlethal

damage instead of lethal damage. He cannot use a

weapon that deals lethal damage to deal nonlethal

damage in a sneak attack, not even with the usual -4

penalty.

A Kobura Paragon can sneak attack only living crea-

tures with discernible anatomies—undead, constructs,

oozes, plants, and incorporeal creatures lack vital

areas to attack. Any creature that is immune to critical

hits is not vulnerable to sneak attacks. The Kobura

Paragon must be able to see the target well enough to

pick out a vital spot and must be able to reach such

a spot. A Kobura Paragon cannot sneak attack while

striking a creature with concealment or striking the

limbs of a creature whose vitals are beyond reach.

Cold Vulnerability ( Ex ): A Kobura Paragon takes an

extra 50% damage from Cold.

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Elasticity ( Ex ): A kobura can bend and twist his body

in unnatural ways and squeeze through very tight

spaces. He gains a +10 racial bonus on Escape Artist

checks. In addition, a kobura can move at no penalty

through passages intended for creatures one size

category smaller than himself and at ½ speed through

passages intended for creatures two size categories

smaller than himself.

All mechanics on all pages is Open Game Content as

defined by the Open Gaming License. See page 4 for

more information.

Improved Elasticity ( Ex ): A Kobura Paragon’s

racial Elasticity improves, granting him a +15 bonus

on Escape Artist checks. He also has a +4 bonus

on Grapple checks. The bonus to Escape Artist

checks overlaps ( does not stack with ) the bonus from

Elasticity.

Ravenous (Ex): A Kobura Paragon requires double

the normal amount of food and water to sustain

himself each day. If he does not consume adequate

sustenance for more than 24 hours, he suffers 1d4

points of Con damage that day and each day there-

after. The damage heals normally, but continues to

accrue until the kobura can eat and drink his fill.

This sobeka’s serpentine body looks broader and

thicker than most, its small size belying the corded

reptilian muscles beneath its scales.

Kobura Paragons serve the greater First Ones as

elite saboteurs and assassins; while their kroca kin

march implacably toward an objective, the Kobura

Paragons range even ahead of other kobura, striking at

humanoid civilization where it believes itself safest.

Kobura Paragons pride themselves on being efficient,

quiet killers. They are able and eager to sow terror

and confusion in any enemy force.

Combat

Kobura Paragons are more likely to fight alone than

other kobura, although they sometimes lead promising

squads of their lesser kin. Though physically over-

matched in most fights, a Kobura Paragon is decep-

tively strong and quick, and hard to find when he slips

into undergrowth.

Indeed, a Kobura Paragon usually prefers not to fight

at all; if he does his job right, the only humanoids

aware of his presence will be those he’s sent to elimi-

nate, and they won’t be alive to warn their comrades.

Kobura Paragons can operate behind enemy lines for

months, even years; some, already active in Exodus,

have attained the status of bogeymen.

Written by Joshua Cole

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