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I dove back into Erin D. Smale’s BX Options: Class Builder to put together a phanaton character class, perhaps useful to people playing The Isle of Dread. Nota Bene: Those previous links are affiliate links. If you click and purchase, I get a few coppers.

Phanaton

“The phanaton looks like a cross between raccoons and monkeys. They are roughly halfling-size and have 4-foot long tails can grasp objects. …. In addition, phanaton have membrances of skin stretching from arm to leg. They can spread these membrances and glide…” (quoted from 1983’s D&D Expert Rules by Frank Mentzer)

Requirements: Minimum DEX 11
Prime Requisite: DEX
Hit Dice: 1d6
Maximum Level: 8
Armor and Shields: Shields only
Weapons: Any appropriate to size
Languages: Alignment, Common, Dryad, Elvish, Phanaton, Treant

Damage Bonus: At 6th level, a phanaton receives a +1 bonus to melee and missile damage rolls. This bonus increases to +2 at 8th level.

Climb Sheer Surfaces: A phanaton can climb sheer surfaces as a thief of the same level.

Combat: A phanaton makes attacks as a monster (Rules Tome 135) and saving throws as fighters (Rules Tome 29). Phanaton cannot use longbows or two-handed swords.

Gliding: A phanaton glides via its wing-like membranes, dropping 5 feet for every 10 feet it moves.

Prehensile Tail: An adult phanaton’s tail is about four feet long. It can manipulate items somewhat clumsily.

Stronghold: When phanaton reach 6th level, they may build strongholds.

Tags: B/X D&D, Character Classes, OSE