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Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: W
onderland Monsters and NPCs
Wonderland
Animal, W
onderland (T
emplate)
Wonderland
(Template)
Bandersnatch
Card P
erson
Person
Caterpillar
Cheshire Cat
erson
Chess P
Person
Bishop
King
Knight
Pawn
Queen (T
emplate)
(Template)
Sample Queen (Augmented P
awn F
ighter 9)
Pawn
Fighter
Rook
Christmas P
udding
Pudding
Duchess
Piglet F
amiliar
Familiar
Gryphon
Hedgehog, W
onderland
Wonderland
Jabberwock
King of Hearts
Knave of Hearts
Mad Hatter
Mock T
urtle
Turtle
Queen of Hearts
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Chapter 2: W
onderland Skills
Wonderland
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Chapter 3: W
onderland F
eats
Wonderland
Feats
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Chapter 4: W
onderland Spells
Wonderland
41
Chapter 5: W
Wonderland
onderland Magic Items
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Appendix I: W
onderland Gazeteer
Wonderland
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Appendix II: W
onderland Adventure Hooks
Wonderland
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roducts
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Introduction
onderland is a strange, sometimes creepy alternate world that incorporates aspects of a fairytale land,
the elements of childrens nightmares, and a demi-plane of chaos. Game masters drawn to it in any
way can adapt it and its denizens for any number of purposes, from brief quests into Wonderland,
extended campaigns within it, or encounters with native monsters or characters who have somehow ventured
out of it. Parties of very low to fairly high level could all be involved on such adventures, depending on the sorts
of challenges and encounters a game master devises using the contents of this book.
Visiting W
onderland
Wonderland
Wonderland can be entered by any of the ways alternate universes are visited, and portals of various sorts
are the most common means for doing so. Documented examples of these include holes in the ground, mirrors that act as gateways, and wells, caves, wardrobes,
and spaces underneath beds are all other likely possibilities.
One area of Wonderland can vary markedly in appearance from another, and conclusions about one section of the plane cannot necessarily be drawn from the
others. Portals of the above-mentioned sorts typically
lead into very different kinds of areas (leading some
people to conclude, albeit incorrectly, that they are
actually different worlds). Areas like the homeland of
the Queen of Hearts and her subjects appear quite conventional, parts of the land of the chess people are somewhat more bizarre, and Snark Island is actually dismal, rugged, and dangerous.
A number of these areas, as well as some of the
places through which visitors are known to have entered Wonderland, are described in this books Appendix I: Wonderland Gazeteer, and some of the kinds of
adventures characters might have in or around them
are suggested in Appendix II: Adventure Hooks.
How the denizens of Wonderland react to visitors
will depend on a number of things, to include how
aggressive or threatening they appear to be. Those that
appear innocuous such as children, animals like
familiars, and maybe small folk like halflings might
variously be ignored, menaced, or threatened, but probably not attacked outright. There are, in fact, several
documented cases of such creatures having visited
Wonderland and returned to tell the tale.
Frequently changing size is a typical experience of
many visitors to and natives of Wonderland alike, and
this can certainly have an impact on encounters. One
of these is that for every size category larger than usual
they are, a character enjoys a +2 bonus on Intimidate
checks. Furthermore, if he is two or more sizes larger
than creatures he is dealing with, this check is made
automatically whether he likes it or not. A character
can attempt to avoid this, however, by making an opposed Diplomacy check against their own Intimidate
check.
One of the other side effects of the alien world of
Wonderland is that outsiders do not age when they are
in it.
Acknowledgements
As with most such projects, a number of people other
than the authors have made some contributions to this
book.
One of these is Lee Garvin, author of the ENnie-nominated OGL/Pathfinder Animal Players Handbook The
Noble Wild, who provided material for both the Wonderland animal template and the Wonderland hedgehog.
Another is Trent Troop of Octavirate Entertainment,
who created the version of the Mock Turtle that appears in this book, and which was originally published
in his companys Lethal Lexicon Volume 2.
Art throughout this work was produced by both the
artists who illustrated some of the original editions of
Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the
Looking Glass, along with some inspired by the places
and inhabitants of Carrolls strange world.
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onderland Monsters and NPCs
Wonderland
onderland is home to many different sorts of creatures, among them real-world animals, mythological
beasts especially those that might be found in heraldry or Empire-style furniture and architecture
small native humans, and beings unique to the milieu. Many, but certainly not all, tend to be
argumentative, rude, surly, or otherwise unhelpful. All, however, have ranks in Knowledge (local [Wonderland])
equal to 3 plus their HD, so if handled properly they might prove to be useful sources of information.
These include the Duchess, her Cook, the Mad Hatter, and the King, Queen, and Knave of Hearts.
Beings unique to W
onderland tend to be the strangWonderland
est, most deranged, and most dangerous of all the sorts
of creatures that might be encountered here. These
include animate puddings, the horrible jabberwocky,
card people, and some animals with specialized abilities.
WONDERLAND ANIMAL
The animals and insects of Wonderland often have
human-like attitudes and, in some cases, appearances, which can make them seem odd or even disturbing to visitors. (An example of one animal to which
this template has been applied is the Wonderland
hedgehog that appears in this chapter).
Creating a W
onderland Animal
Wonderland
Wonderland animal is an inherited template that can
be added to any animal or vermin. A Wonderland animal uses all of the base creatures statistics and special abilities except as noted here.
Size and T
ype: The creatures type changes to magType:
ical beast, with the augmented subtype. Do not recalculate the creatures Hit Dice, base attack bonus, or saves.
Special Qualities: A Wonderland animal has all the
special qualities of the base creature, plus the following special quality:
Vestigial Hands (Ex): Unlike most normal animals, many animals in Wonderland have vestigial hands that can be used to grasp objects. While
their non-Wonderland cousins still have not
grasped the higher concepts involved in using
tools, such animals can use tools and weapons
with only a -2 awkwardness penalty (provided
they are of an appropriate size).
Abilities: Roll 3d6-2 for the Wonderland animals
Intelligence, -2 to normal Wisdom.
Skills: A Wonderland animal gains skill points as a
magical beast and has skill points equal to (2 + Int
modifier) x (HD + 3). Treat skills from the base crea-
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tures list as class skills, as well as all Craft, Perform,
and Profession skills.
Feats: A Wonderland animal does not gain any feats
from this template, but may wish to take the Improved
Manipulation feat (see Chapter 3).
Challenge Rating: As base creature +0.
BANDERSNA
TCH
BANDERSNATCH
Medium Aberration
Hit Dice: 11d8+33 (82 hp)
Initiative: +5
Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares), climb 40 ft.
Armor Class: 22, touch 15, flat-footed 17
(+7 natural, +5 Dex)
Base Attack/Grapple: +11/+15
Attack: Claw +16 (1d6+4/19-20)
Full Attack: 2 claws +16/+11/+6 (1d6+4/19-20)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Greater grab
Special Qualities: Bellicose nature, darkvision,
frumious, shunned
Saves: Fort +8, Ref +8, Will +8
Abilities: Str 18, Dex 21, Con 16, Int 7, Wis 12, Cha 5
Skills: Climb +14, Hide +8, Jump +11, Knowledge (local
[Wonderland])B +12, Move Silently +8, Survival +4
Feats: Aura of Chaos*B, Great Fortitude, Improved
Critical (claw), Improved Natural Attack (claw),
Weapon Focus (claw)
Envir
onment: Wonderland
Environment:
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 8
Treasur
e: Standard
easure:
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Advancement: 12-15 HD (Medium); 16-24 HD (Large);
25-33 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:
Perhaps the most reviled creature in all of Wonderland, the bandersnatch is a hideous creature that
plagues travelers. Appearing like some mixture of a
diseased chimpanzee and insect, a bandersnatch has
a crumpled, compact frame set on stumpy little legs.
Its gangly arms are longer than it is tall, and are tipped
with wicked claws that can easily pierce even the thickest of branches in the woods where it likes to hide.
Named for its tendency to snatch individuals and then
bander away with them, the bandersnatch is viewed
by the inhabitants of Wonderland as a contemptuous
but very dangerous creature, and thusly avoided whenever possible.
COMBA
T
COMBAT
A bandersnatch is a spiteful creature that enjoys inflicting pain on others. Its lanky, emaciated arms allow
it to have a 10-foot reach despite its squashed frame,
which combined with its quick speed and climbing
ability, allows it to ambush foes with startling proficiency. Typically, a bandersnatch will drop down on
unsuspecting creatures, use its greater grab ability to
snag one of them, and then whisk it away, trusting its
quickness and shunned ability to shake off pursuers. It
will typically then dispatch the individual, and leave
pieces of him or her for the victims friends to find,
before repeating the process.
Bellicose Nature (Ex): A bandersnatch is far more
ferocious than most aberrations. It has a base attack
bonus equal to its natural Hit Dice.
Gr
eater Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a bandersnatch
Greater
must hit a Large or smaller creature with its claw attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free
action without provoking an attack of opportunity. A
bandersnatch that only uses its claw to grapple an opponent so that it is not considered grappled itself takes
only a -10 penalty on grapple checks.
Frumious (Ex): A fuming and furious creature, the
bandersnatch is able to attack with an otherworldly viciousness. When making a full-attack action, it may
make iterative attacks with its claws.
Shunned (Su): While not the most dangerous creature in Wonderland, the bandersnatch is perhaps the
most reviled; even elemental forces such as magic and
nature are loathe to acknowledge the creature. A bandersnatch is constantly under the effects of pass without
trace and nondetection (CL 10th).
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CARD PERSON
Card people are one of the strange races native to Wonderland. They are, in fact, living playing cards, and
each bears an appropriate number of standard symbols, Hearts, Diamonds, Spades, or Clubs. They are
the servitors, soldiers, courtiers, and even children of
Knaves, Queens, and Kings, Face Cards that conform to the characteristics of Wonderland humans rather than card people.
Such beings are organized into a strict hierarchy,
with Deuces (2s) at the lower end of the spectrum and
Aces (1s) at the upper end. In keeping with the arcane
organization of such beings, an Ace can even sometimes veto, or trump, the orders of a Face Card. Furthermore, card people often segregate which symbols
perform which duties: Spades are often fighters, rangers, or experts, Clubs tend to become clerics, Hearts
tend to be rogues, bards, or aristocrats, and Diamonds
are often wizards.
COMBA
T
COMBAT
Like other humanoids, Card People typically use weapons in combat. While members of any suit might be
found with any sorts of arms, Clubs tend to be armed
with maces and other sorts of blunt weapons and
Spades with swords.
Car
d People T
raits (Ex): Card people possess the folCard
Traits
lowing racial traits.
2 Strength, +2 Dexterity.
Small size.
A Card persons base land speed is 20 feet.
A Card person may make Knowledge (local [Wonderland]) checks untrained, and has a racial bonus to
such checks equal to 3 plus its HD/level.
Because they are made to a great extent of cardboard-like tissue, Card people suffer at 4 penalty on
saving throws versus any effects that involve fire (including attempts to avoid catching on fire).
Card people take 1d6 additional damage from flaming weapons or attacks like torches or a fireball spell.
Card people suffer at -4 penalty on saving throws
versus any wind-based effects that might result in them
being blown away or the like.
Card people have damage reduction 2/slashing.
A Card person always has a number of levels
equal to the number of symbols it bears, minus 1, with
the exception of Aces, which have 10 HD/levels.
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Car
d Person, 1st-Level W
ar
rior
Card
War
arrior
Small Humanoid (Card Person Deuce of Spades)
Hit Dice: 1d8+1 (5 hp)
Initiative: +1
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares)
Armor Class: 14 (+1 size, +1 Dex, +2 natural),
touch 12, flat-footed 13
Base Attack/Grapple: +1/3
Attack: Greatsword +3 melee (1d10/19-20)
Full Attack: Greatsword +3 melee (1d10/19-20)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:
Special Qualities: Card person traits
Saves: Fort +3, Ref +1, Will 1
Abilities: Str 11, Dex 13, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8
Skills: Intimidate +2, Knowledge (local [Wonderland])B +4,
Profession (gardener) +3
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CA
TERPILLAR , WONDERLAND
CATERPILLAR
Fine Magical Beast
Hit Dice: 11d10 (22 hp)
Initiative: 1
Speed: 15 ft. (3 squares), climb 15 ft.
Armor Class: 21 (+8 size, +3 Dex), touch 21, flat-footed 18
Base Attack/Grapple: +11/10
Attack: acid splash +22 ranged (1d3 acid) or
acid arrow +22 ranged (2d4 acid)
Full Attack: acid splash +22 ranged (1d3 acid) or
acid arrow +22 ranged (2d4 acid)
Space/Reach: 1/2 ft./0 ft.
Special Attacks: Spells
Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., disconnected,
low-light vision, spell-like abilities, spells, stable
Saves: Fort +7, Ref +10, Will +3
Abilities: Str 1, Dex 16, Con 10, Int 19, Wis 10, Cha 15
Skills: Balance +11, Climb +11, Concentration +13, Craft
(any one) +16, Gather Information +4, Hide +19,
Knowledge (any one) +18, Knowledge (arcana) +17,
Knowledge (local [Wonderland])B +17, Listen +0,
Profession (any one) +12, Spellcraft +19, Spot +0
Feats: Bake Magic Food and Drink*, Brew Potion, Craft
Wondrous Item, Eschew Materials, Weapon FinesseB
Envir
onment: Wonderland
Environment:
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 7
Tr easur
e: See below
easure:
Alignment: Usually neutral
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment:
Wonderland caterpillars are ancient beings that have
used a combination of powerful drugs and magic to
both prevent themselves from aging and to provide them
with vast knowledge of both their homeland and worlds
beyond it. With their consciousnesses always half somewhere else, such creatures generally seem slow, vague,
and disconnected.
At around three inches tall, they are not much of a
physical threat to anyone, and characters who have
not been reduced in size are not likely to even notice
such diminutive creatures. At first glance, a Wonderland caterpillar might appear to have human-like features, but this is actually because of its ability to use its
small legs to form shapes reminiscent of features like a
nose, mouth, ears, and the like.
While not overly gregarious, such creatures perceive
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for each of their Hit Dice.
Disconnected (Su): The magical benefits that the
caterpillars derive from their drugs also have a persistent mild narcotic effect that reduces reaction times,
inflicting a -4 penalty on initiative rolls and Spot and
Listen skill checks.
Skills: Wonderland caterpillars receive a +8 racial
bonus on Balance and Climb checks. They use their
Dexterity modifier instead of their Strength modifier
for Climb checks. A Wonderland caterpillar can take
any sort of Knowledge as a class skill.
Stable (Su): As a result of their drugs and magic,
Wonderland caterpillars receive a +4 enhancement
bonus against any effects that would either magically
or naturally age or transmute them (e.g,. the spell enlarge person, the natural change into a butterfly). Such
creatures receive an unmodified saving throw even
against effects of this sort that do not normally allow a
saving throw.
Spell-Like Abilities: A wonderland caterpillar can
cast acid splash at will and acid arrow up to seven
times per day (caster level 11th).
Spells: A wonderland caterpillar can cast spells as
a sorcerer of level equal to its Hit Dice. Most such spells
will be of the divination school, although a handful
can be of other schools, especially enchantments. A
typical spell array follows.
Sorcerer Spells Known (6/7/7/7/7/4; save DC 14 +
spell level): 0 arcane mark, daze, detect magic,
detect poison, ghost sound, mage hand, message, open/
close, read magic; 1st charm person, comprehend
languages, detect secret doors, hypnotism, identify; 2nd
detect thoughts, invisibility, locate object, see invisd arcane sight, clairaudiibility, touch of idiocy; 3r
3rd
ence/clairvoyance, suggestion, tongues; 4th lesser
geas, locate creature, scrying; 5th (1) contact other
plane, permanency.
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CHESHIRE CA
T
CAT
Small Magical Beast
Hit Dice: 2d10+2 (13 hp)
Initiative: +1
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 12 (+1 size, +1 Dex), touch 12,
flat-footed 11 (see below)
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/2
Attack: Claw +4 melee (1d4)
Full Attack: 2 claws +4 melee (1d4) and
bite 1 melee (1d6)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:
Special Qualities: Low-light vision, darkvision 60 ft.,
ethereal jaunt, scent
Saves: Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +0
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 13, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 11
Skills: Balance +9, Climb +5, Hide +11*, Jump +9,
Knowledge (The Planes) +5, Knowledge
(Local [Wonderland])B +6, Listen +4, Move Silently +7*,
Spot +4
Feats: Stealthy, Weapon FinesseB
Envir
onment: Wonderland
Environment:
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 2
Treasur
e: None
easure:
Alignment: Usually chaotic neutral
Advancement:
Level Adjustment:
Cheshire cats are predators and merry tricksters with
warped, sometimes even cruel senses of humor. They
are often hard to figure out for people unfamiliar with
them, lashing their tales, making a purring growl when
happy and often smiling broadly even when upset or
angry, and chuckling for reasons that might be obscure
to others. They enjoy comfort and especially
love beds lined with items
of silk. Such creatures like to chat
and, if treated
properly, can be a
good source of information about
Wonderland.
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CHESS PERSON
Living chess pieces native to Wonderland, chess people are always either white or red. Two sorts of such
creatures, bishops and pawns, are presented here, and
other types include kings, queens, knights, and rooks.
Traits
Chess people possess the following traits (unless otherwise noted in a particular creatures entry).
Precise Movement (Ex): Chess people can move at
their base speed even when wearing medium or heavy
armor or when carrying a medium or heavy load.
Set (Ex): Chess people of the same color who are
within 50 feet of their king automatically adjust to each
others tactics. If one is aware of a particular danger,
they all are. If one in a group is not flat-footed, none of
them are.
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T
COMBAT
Cheshire cats use stealth and their ethereal jaunt ability to sneak up on their prey. This usually includes rats
and mice, which they love, especially those that have
been well-fed on cheese or seasoned with salt. A
Cheshire cat has exceptionally long claws and teeth.
They are intelligent creatures, however, and will not
attack superior opponents if they can avoid it, preferring to retreat in the face of unfavorable odds.
Skills: Cheshire cats have a +4 racial bonus on
Climb, Hide, Knowledge (the planes), and Move Silently checks, +5 on Knowledge (local [Wonderland])
checks, and a +8 racial bonus on Balance and Jump
checks. They use their Dexterity modifier instead of
their Strength modifier for Climb and Jump checks.
*In areas of tall grass or heavy undergrowth the Hide
bonus rises to +8. Futhermore, if partially ethereal, its
Hide and Move Silently bonuses improve by from +1 (if
just its tail is out of phase) to +7 (if only its smile is
showing).
Ethereal Jaunt (Su): A Cheshire cat can shift from
the Ethereal Plane to the Material Plane as a free action, and shift back again as a move action (or during a
move action). The ability is otherwise identical with
the spell ethereal jaunt (caster level 15th).
If desired, a Cheshire cat can slow its shift to and
from the Ethereal Plane by progressively shifting its
body, often making its wide grin the first thing to appear or the last thing to disappear. If partially ethereal,
its AC improves by from +1 (if just its tale is out of
phase) to +7 (if only its smile is showing).
Bishop
Medium Humanoid (chess person)
Hit Dice: 3d8+6 (19 hp)
Initiative: +3
Speed: 30 ft.
Armor Class: 18 (+3 Dex, +5 breastplate), touch 13,
flat-footed 15
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+3
Attack: Masterwork morningstar +4 (1d8+1)
Full Attack: Masterwork morningstar +4 (1d8+1)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Sneak attack +1d6
Special Qualities: Angling advance,
precise movement, set
Saves: Fort +3, Ref +6, Will +3
Abilities: Str 13, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 15, Cha 13
Skills: Hide +1, Knowledge (local [Wonderland])B +2,
Knowledge (nobility and royalty) +2, Listen +4,
Move Silently +1, Spot +4
Feats: Dodge, Mobility
Envir
onment: Wonderland
Environment:
Or
ganization:
Organization: Solitary, pair, or board (8 pawns,
2 bishops, 2 knights, 2 rooks, 1 queen, 1 king)
Challenge Rating: 3
Tr easur
e: Standard
easure:
Alignment: Usually lawful neutral
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: +3
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Despite their ecclesiastical title, bishops are the rogues
of chess people. While rarely duplicitous, they tend to
consider things from every angle, looking for an advantage. Most prefer to work in groups with other chess
people, and tend to try and fade to the background
when with others, finding that it allows for them to
assess people and situations easier.
COMBA
T
COMBAT
Bishops act tactically in combat, using their angling
advancement ability together with their Mobility feat to
quickly assume advantageous positions. They usually
try to flank a foe with another chess person (usually a pawn)
and move away should their flanking ally be taken out.
Angling Advance (Ex): A bishop always treats a diagonal move as being 5 feet.
Sneak Attack: When flanking an opponent, or when
attacking a flat-footed opponent, a bishop adds +1d6 to
their melee attacks, as well as to ranged attacks made
against a target within 30 feet.
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BISHOPS AS CHARACTERS
Bishop T
raits (Ex)
Traits
Bishops possess the following racial traits.
+2 Str, +6 Dex, +4 Con, +4 Wis, +2 Cha
A bishops base land speed is 30 ft.
Racial Hit Dice: A bishop begins with three levels of
humanoid, which provide 3d8 Hit Dice, a base attack
bonus of +2, and base saving throw bonuses of Fort +1,
Ref +3, Will +1.
Racial Skills: A bishops humanoid levels give it skill
points equal to 6 (2 + Int modifier, minimum 1). Its
class skills are Hide, Knowledge (local [Wonderland]),
Knowledge (nobility and royalty), Listen, Move Silently, and Spot.
Racial Feats: A bishops humanoid levels give it two
feats.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A bishop is automatically proficient with simple weapons, medium and
light armor, and shields.
Special Qualities (see above): Angling advance,
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sneak attack +1d6.
Chess person subtype.
Automatic languages: Common. Bonus languages:
French, Infernal, Sylvan.
Favored Class: Rogue.
Level adjustment: +3.
King
Medium Humanoid (chess person)
Hit Dice: 4d8+4 (22 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 5 ft. (1 square)
Armor Class: 17 (+7 masterwork half-plate), touch 10,
flat-footed 17
Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+3
Attack: Masterwork scepter +4 (1d8)
Full Attack: Masterwork scepter +4 (1d8)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Smite
Special Qualities: Angling advance, impaired senses,
majesty, royal guard
Saves: Fort +7, Ref +6, Will +7
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 16, Wis 17, Cha 18
Skills: Diplomacy +13, Gather Information +6,
Intimidate +11, Knowledge (local [Wonderland])B +14,
Listen -1, Perform (oratory) +11, Profession
(sovereign) +10, Sense Motive +10, Spot -1
Feats: Great Fortitude, Great House*B, LeadershipB,
Lightning Reflexes
Envir
onment: Wonderland
Environment:
Or
ganization:
Organization: Solitary, pair, or board (8 pawns,
2 bishops, 2 knights, 2 rooks, 1 queen, 1 king)
Challenge Rating: 4
e: Double standard
Treasur
easure:
Alignment: Usually lawful neutral
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: +3
Kings are the sovereigns of the chess people of Wonderland and, without one, a chess person army cannot
be fielded.
Only one king may exist per color of chess person
faction in Wonderland and, when one no longer exists,
a new one may be crowned in a formal ritual. If a king
is defeated in battle, however, there may be an indefinite period before he is replaced, during which a queen
will reign in his place.
COMBA
T
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While kings are generally capable leaders and can be
somewhat dangerous in close quarters, they are slowmoving, have an appearance of infirmity, and can be
killed relatively easily.
Angling Advance (Ex): Like a bishop, a king always
treats a diagonal move as being 5 feet.
Smite (Ex): Once per day, a king can make an attack modified by his positive Charisma bonus, if any,
to smite an opponent, inflicting one additional hit point
of damage per total Hit Dice.
Royal Guard (Ex): If a king is adjacent to a rook, he
is entitled to make a Reflex saving throw to avoid any
attack made against him, with a DC equal to the number rolled for the attack.
Impaired Senses (Ex): A king is hard of hearing and
has bad eyes, receiving a -4 penalty on all Listen and
Spot skill checks.
Skills: A king receives a bonus of +4 to the skill
modifier for Knowledge (local [Wonderland]) that it
would normally receive as a native of Wonderland. Its
class skills are Diplomacy, Intimidate, Perform (oratory), Profession (sovereign), and Sense Motive.
Feats: A king receives two bonus feats, Great House*
and a special form of Leadership that gives him a warband consisting of eight pawns, two bishops, two
knights, two rooks, and a queen.
Majesty (Ex): A king has good saving throws in all
categories.
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Knight
Medium Humanoid (chess person)
Hit Dice: 6d8+12 (39 hp)
Initiative: +1
Speed: 30 ft.
Armor Class: 20 (+1 Dex, +3 insight, +6 +1 chainmail),
touch 14, flat-footed 20
Base Attack/Grapple: +4/+7
Attack: +1 spear +9 melee (1d8+5/x3)
Full Attack: +1 spear +9 melee (1d8+5/x3)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:
Special Qualities: Military training, spry steps,
uncanny dodge
Saves: Fort +4, Ref +6, Will +3
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 13, Wis 12, Cha 12
Skills: Balance +12, Diplomacy +3, Gather
Information +3, Intimidate +10, Jump +14,
Knowledge (local [Wonderland])B +10, Tumble +14
Feats: Combat Expertise, Skill Focus (Tumble),
Weapon Focus (spear)
Envir
onment: Wonderland
Environment:
Or
ganization:
Organization: Solitary, pair, or board (8 pawns,
2 bishops, 2 knights, 2 rooks, 1 queen, 1 king)
Challenge Rating: 5
Treasur
e: Standard
easure:
Alignment: Usually lawful neutral
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: +4
While pawns make up the standard infantry of the chess
armies, it is the knights who are held up as being the
chess peoples true vanguards. They tend to see opportunity where others see obstacles, and as such have
a very optimistic outlook. Many knights are brave almost to the point of being foolish, being quick to rush
in where angels fear to tread, certain that theyll be
able to rush out again if things go poorly.
COMBA
T
COMBAT
Knights do not hesitate to step into a fight, confident in
their ability to find the most advantageous positions. If
possible, they will use difficult terrain or obstacles,
combined with tumbling around enemies, to give them
the advantage. Often, they will serve as a distraction,
using Combat Expertise to fortify themselves as they
harass enemies, waiting for bishops to set up flanking maneuvers, or buying time until rooks can charge into the fray.
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y T
raining (Ex): A knight has been extenMilitary
Training
sively schooled in the royal arts of war, and receives
an insight bonus to AC equal to half its natural Hit Dice.
Spry Steps (Ex): Knights are renowned for their ability adapt to the surrounding terrain. A knight is not
impeded by difficult terrain nor by hampering obstacles (i.e., one square of difficult terrain counts as 5 feet
of movement, does not stop a charge, etc.). A knight
crossing terrain that causes damage still takes appropriate damage, however, and must make any necessary skill checks to overcome hampering obstacles, albeit with a +5 circumstance bonus. Finally, a knight
does not take armor check penalties to Balance, Jump,
or Tumble skill checks.
Skills: Knights recceive a +4 racial bonus to Balance, Jump, and Tumble checks. They use their
Strength modifier instead of their Dexterity modifier
for Tumble checks.
Uncanny Dodge (Ex): As a result of how easily he
can move through combat, a knight is able to react to
danger before his senses would normally allow him to
do so. He retains his Dexterity bonus to AC (if any)
even if he is caught flat-footed or struck by an invisible
attacker. However, he still loses his Dexterity bonus to
AC if immobilized. If a knight ever gains uncanny dodge
from another source he automatically gains improved
uncanny dodge instead.
KNIGHTS AS CHARACTERS
Knight T
raits (Ex)
Traits
Knights possess the following racial traits.
+6 Str, +2 Dex, +4 Con, +2 Int, +2 Wis, +2 Cha
A knights base land speed is 30 ft.
Racial Hit Dice: A knight begins with six levels of
humanoid, which provide 6d8 Hit Dice, a base attack
bonus of +4, and base saving throw bonuses of Fort +2,
Ref +5, Will +2.
Racial Skills: A knights humanoid levels give it skill
points equal to 9 (2 + Int modifier, minimum 1). Its
class skills are Balance, Jump, Knowledge (local [Wonderland]), Intimidate, and Tumble.
A knight receives a +2 bonus on any Knowledge (local [Wonderland]) skill checks related to the nobility
and royalty of Wonderland.
+4 racial bonus on Balance, Jump, and Tumble
checks. A knight uses its Strength modifier instead of
its Dexterity modifier for Tumble checks.
Racial Feats: A knights humanoid levels give it three feats.
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Pawn
Medium Humanoid (chess person)
Hit Dice: 2d8 (9 hp)
Initiative: +5
Speed: 30 ft.
Armor Class: 15 (+1 Dex, +4 chain shirt), touch 11,
flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple: +1/+2
Attack: Light mace +2 melee (1d6+1)
Full Attack: Light mace +2 melee (1d6+1)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Double advance
Special Qualities: Precise movement, set
Saves: Fort +0, Ref +4, Will +0
Abilities: Str 12, Dex 13, Con 10, Int 11, Wis 10, Cha 9
Skills: Intimidate +3, Knowledge (local [Wonderland])B +5,
Listen +2, Spot +2
Feats: Improved Initiative
Envir
onment: Wonderland
Environment:
Or
ganization:
Organization: Solitary, row (8), or board (8 pawns,
2 bishops, 2 knights, 2 rooks, 1 queen, 1 king)
Challenge Rating: 1
Tr easur
e: Standard
easure:
Alignment: Usually lawful neutral
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: +0
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A knight is automatically proficient with simple weapons, medium and
light armor, and shields.
Special Qualities (see above): Military training, spry
steps, and uncanny dodge.
Chess person subtype.
Automatic languages: Common. Bonus languages:
French, Infernal, Sylvan.
Favored Class: Ranger.
Level adjustment: +4.
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or may make a single attack after taking a double move
action.
PA
WNS AS CHARACTERS
PAWNS
Pawn T
raits (Ex)
Traits
Pawns possess the following racial traits.
+2 Str, +2 Dex, -2 Cha
A pawns base land speed is 30 ft.
Racial Hit Dice: A pawn begins with two levels of
humanoid, which provide 2d8 Hit Dice, a base attack
bonus of +1, and base saving throw bonuses of Fort +0,
Ref +3, Will +0.
Racial Skills: A pawns humanoid levels give it skill
points equal to 5 (2 + Int modifier, minimum 1). Its
class skills are Intimidate, Knowledge (local [Wonderland]), Listen, and Spot.
A pawn receives a +2 bonus on any Knowledge (local [Wonderland]) skill checks related to the nobility
and royalty of Wonderland.
Racial Feats: A pawns humanoid levels give it one
feat.
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A pawn is automatically proficient with simple weapons, light armor, and
shields.
Special Qualities (see above): Double advance.
Chess person subtype.
Automatic languages: Common. Bonus languages:
French, Infernal, Sylvan.
Favored Class: Fighter.
Level adjustment: +0.
Queen
Queens are the battlefield commanders of the chess
people of Wonderland and are fearsome combatants
capable of quickly destroying any but the strongest combatants. Such characters have many of the powers associated with other sorts of chess people. Only one
queen may exist per color of chess person faction in
Wonderland and, when one no longer exists, a new
one is coronated in a formal ritual (which may be preceded by a brief battlefield commission if necessity
demands).
Creating a Chess Person Queen
Chess person queen is an inherited template that
can be added to any humanoid. A queen uses all of the
base creatures statistics and special abilities except as
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er levels. A chess person queen is also proficient
with all armor and shields and all martial weapons.
Instantaneous Advance (Su): As a standard
action, a queen can appear in any square adjacent to another creature within line of sight and
60 ft. This is a teleportation effect. The queen will
receive a +2 flanking bonus on any melee attacks
it makes against the creature in that square during the round it uses this ability.
Smite (Ex): Once per day plus once per point
of Charisma bonus (minimum 1) a queen can
make a normal attack to smite an opponent, inflicting one additional hit point of damage per total Hit Dice.
Skills: A chess person queen gains skill points for
any fighter levels she gains. Also, her bonus skill points
in Knowledge (local [Wonderland]) are increased to a
number equal to her total HD plus 3, if they are not
already at this amount.
Challenge Rating: As per the creatures recalculated HD +2.
Sample Queen
(augmented pawn fighter 9)
Medium Humanoid (chess person)
Hit Dice: 2d8 plus 9d10 (58 hp)
Initiative: +5
Speed: 30 ft.
Armor Class: 22 (+1 Dex, +11 +3 full plate), touch 11,
flatfooted 21
Base Attack/Grapple: +10/+11
Attack: +2 halberd +15 melee (1d10+5/19-20/x3)
Full Attack: +2 halberd +15/+10 melee
(1d10+5/19-20/x3)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Double advance, smite
Special Qualities: Angling advance, battle ready,
instantaneous advance, precise movement, set
Saves: Fort +0, Ref +4, Will +0
Abilities: Str 13, Dex 13, Con 10, Int 11, Wis 10, Cha 10
Skills: Climb +10, Intimidate +13, Knowledge (local
[Wonderland])B +14, Listen +2, Spot +2
Feats: Dodge, Greater Weapon Focus (halberd),
Improved Critical (halberd), Improved Initiative,
Mobility, Power Attack, Quick Draw, Spring Attack,
Weapon Focus (halberd), Weapon Specialization
(halberd)
Envir
onment: Wonderland
Environment:
R ook
Medium Humanoid (chess person)
Hit Dice: 7d8+28 (59 hp)
Initiative: +5
Speed: 30 ft.
Armor Class: 21 (+1 Dex, +7 +1 banded mail,
+3 +1 heavy steel shield), touch 11, flat-footed 20
Base Attack/Grapple: +5/+9
Attack: +1 warhammer +11 melee (1d8+7/x3)
Full Attack: +1 warhammer +11 melee (1d8+7/x3)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks:
Special Qualities: Battle ready, castle,
damage reduction 5/, fortified form, SR 18
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +6, Will +4
Abilities
Abilities:: Str 19, Dex 12, Con 18, Int 14, Wis 15, Cha 10
Skills: Diplomacy +2, Gather Information +2,
Intimidate +8, Knowledge (architecture and
engineering) +10, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +10,
Knowledge (geography) +10, Knowledge (local
[Wonderland])B +10, Search +2 (+4 to find secret doors
or hidden compartments), Survival +2 (+4 to keep
from getting lost or avoid natural hazards or while
underground)
Feats: Improved Bull Rush, Improved InitiativeB,
Improved Overrun, Power Attack, Quick DrawB,
Weapon Focus (warhammer)B,
Weapon Specialization (warhammer)B
Envir
onment: Wonderland
Environment:
Or
ganization:
Organization: Solitary, pair, or board (8 pawns,
2 bishops, 2 knights, 2 rooks, 1 queen, 1 king)
Challenge Rating: 7
Tr easur
e: Standard
easure:
Alignment: Usually lawful neutral
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: +7
The muscle of the chess armies, rooks are the quintessential strong-but-silent type. Preferring to let their ac-
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tions speak for them, they are fiercely loyal to their
compatriots and never fail to back them up, whether in
combat or out. Most have very little personal ambition,
feeling very self-satisfied with the role they play, and
so tend let a lot of things slide. This passivity is not
permissiveness, however, and those who push a rook
too far will soon be sorry that they did.
COMBA
T
COMBAT
When a fight breaks out, a rook tends to act as a shock
trooper, supplying reinforcement or backup as needed. When it identifies a trouble spot, it will lend its aid
to its fellows either offensively or defensively. Offensive aid will see the rook charging in via Improved
Bull Rush or Improved Overrun and then wading into
melee. In contrast, defensive aid has the rook moving
in via its castle power (since that will also remove another chess person from the fray) and reinforcing its
comrades via its fortified form ability.
Battle Ready (Ex): A rook has fighter bonus feats
equal to a fighter of its natural Hit Dice. If it gains fighter levels, these stack with its natural Hit Dice for determining its total fighter levels. Rooks are also proficient
with all martial weapons.
Castle (Su): A rook has a mysterious ability that lets
it exchange places with another chess person of its
color. As a standard action, a rook can swap positions
with another chess person of the same color within 40
ft. This is a teleportation effect.
Fortified Form (Ex): A rook is meant to serve as a
powerful defensive bulwark for its chess army. As a
standard action, a rook may grant cover to up to two
chess people of its color that it is adjacent to (granting
them a +4 AC bonus against ranged attacks and a +2
bonus on Reflex saving throws, preventing attacks of
opportunity against them, and allowing them to make
Hide checks). This benefit is lost if a covered chess
person ceases to be adjacent to the rook.
ROOKS AS CHARACTERS
Rook T
raits (Ex)
Traits
Rooks possess the following racial traits.
+8 Str, +2 Dex, +8 Con, +4 Int, +4 Wis
A rooks base land speed is 30 ft.
Racial Hit Dice: A knight begins with seven levels of
humanoid, which provide 7d8 Hit Dice, a base attack
bonus of +5, and base saving throw bonuses of Fort +2,
Ref +5, Will +2.
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CHRISTMAS PUDDING
Tiny Ooze
Hit Dice: 3d10+9 (20 hp)
Initiative: +3
Speed: 20 ft.
Armor Class: 15 (+2 size, +3 Dex), touch 15,
flat-footed 12
Base Attack/Grapple: +2/-8
Attack: Slam +7 melee (1d4+3)
Full Attack: Slam +7 melee (1d4+3)
Space/Reach: 2-1/2 ft/.5 ft.
Special Attacks:
Special Qualities: Elastic body, nutritious,
ooze qualities
Saves: Fort +3, Ref +4, Will +2
Abilities: Str 7, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 11, Wis 13, Cha 9
Skills: Disguise +3*, Hide +15, Knowledge (local
[Wonderland])B +6, Move Silently +7
Feats: Toughness, Weapon Finesse
Envir
onment: Wonderland
Environment:
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 2
Treasur
e: None
easure:
Alignment: Neutral
Advancement: 4-6 HD (Tiny); 7-9 HD (Small)
Level Adjustment:
Named for the dessert course for which they are often
served, a Christmas pudding is a small, intelligent ooze.
Most tend to eschew contact with other creatures,
knowing that they are a favored delicacy to most people. Talking to them reveals a dour and taciturn disposition, often with an annoying habit of demanding to
be addressed as Mister and correcting even the most
minor mistakes.
Rather oddly, Christmas puddings tend to assume
that all other foodstuffs are sentient like themselves,
and have similar attitudes to their own. As such, they
tend to have a high opinion of themselves, since few
other foods are as adept at avoiding being eaten as they
are.
Effect
resistance
virtue
bless
cure light wounds
lesser restoration
owls wisdom
COMBA
T
COMBAT
A Christmas pudding tries to stay out of combat when
possible, using its stealthy nature to avoid detection or
disguising itself as a harmless desert when noticed. If
drawn into a fight, however, a Christmas pudding can
cause more trouble than most opponents might expect.
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THE DUCHESS
Wonderland Human Wizard (transmuter) 9; CR 9;
Small-size humanoid (Wonderland Human); HD 9d4+9;
hp 33; Init +3; Spd 20 ft. (4 squares); AC 14 (+3 Dex, +1
size), touch 14, flat-footed 11; Base Atk +4; Grp -2; Atk
dagger +8 melee (1d4-2/19-20) or dagger +8 ranged (1d42/19-20); Full Atk dagger +8 melee (1d4-2/19-20) or
dagger +8 ranged (1d4-2/19-20); AL CN.
Saving Throws: Fort +4, Ref +6, Will +7.
Ability Scores: Str 6 (2), Dex 16 (+3), Con 13 (+1),
Int 18 (+4), Wis 12 (+1),
Cha 5 (3).
Skills: Appraise +4 (+6 alchemy and stonemasonry), Concentration +11, Craft (alchemy) +16, Craft (stonemasonry) +12, Gather Information -1, Knowledge (local
[Wonderland])B +16, Knowledge (architecture and engineering) +14, Search +4 (+6 involving secret doors
and similar compartments), Smell* +7 [6 cc], Spellcraft
+14, Spot +4 [6 cc]. Languages: Common, Draconic,
Latin, Sylvan, Terran.
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Tiny Piglet Familiar: CR: ; Tiny magical beast;
HD 9; hp 16; Init +2, Spd 30 ft. (6 squares), AC 19 (+5
natural, +2 Dex, +2 size), touch 14, flat-footed 17; Base
Atk +4; Grp -6; Atk +8 (1d6-2, bite); Full Atk +8 (1d6-2,
bite); Space/Reach: 2 ft./0 ft.; SA ; SQ Share spells,
empathic link, deliver touch spells, improved evasion,
speak with master, speak with other pigs, scent, lowlight vision; AL CN; SV Fort +5, Ref +5, Will +7; Str 7,
Dex 14, Con 15, Int 10, Wis 13, Cha 4.
Skills: Appraise +0 (+2 alchemy and stonemasonry), Concentration +12, Craft (alchemy) +12, Craft (stonemasonry) +8, Gather Information -1, Knowledge (local
[Wonderland]) +12, Knowledge (architecture and engineering) +10, Search +0 (+2 involving secret doors and
similar compartments), Smell +4, Spellcraft +10, Spot
+4, Survival +3
Feats: Alertness, Weapon FinesseB
GRYPHON
Medium Magical Beast
Hit Dice: 6d10+6 (39 hp)
Initiative: +3
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares), fly 60 ft. (average)
Armor Class: 18 (+3 Dex, +5 natural), touch 13,
flat-footed 15
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/+8
Attack: Bite +9 melee (1d8+2)
Full Attack: Bite +9 melee (1d8+2) and 2 claws +6
melee (1d3+1)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Pounce, rake 1d4+2
Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision,
scent
Saves: Fort +6, Ref +8, Will +5
Abilities: Str 14, Dex 17, Con 12, Int 9, Wis 13, Cha 10
Skills: Jump +0, Knowledge (local [Wonderland])B +4,
Listen +4, Perform (dance) + 2, Spot +4
Feats: Iron Will, Multiattack, Weapon Focus (bite)
Envir
onment: Wonderland
Environment:
Or
ganization:
Organization: Solitary, pair, or family (35)
Challenge Rating: 3
Treasur
e: None
easure:
Alignment: Often chaotic neutral
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: +2 (cohort)
Wonderlands gryphons are very similar in appearance
to traditional griffons and look much like smaller versions of them, combining the physical characteristics
of both lions and eagles and generally being about six
feet in length.
Neither males nor females are endowed with a
mane. A pair of broad wings emerge from the creatures back and have a full span of about 20 feet. A
typical gryphon weighs around 336 pounds.
Unlike the creatures to which they bear such a resemblance, however, gryphons are much smarter than
feral griffons and can speak, generally knowing Common. Many are schooled and quite proud of their educations (although these may seem strange and even
idiotic to non-Wonderlanders). They are also much less
aggressive than their wild counterparts, exceptionally
lazy, and both able and inclined to sit and walk upright, use furniture, and the like.
Such creatures are often encountering hanging
around with other Wonderland inhabitants (e.g., mock
turtles).
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COMBA
T
COMBAT
Gryphons induced to fight at all prefer to pounce on
their prey, either diving to the attack or leaping from
above.
Pounce (Ex): If a gryphon dives upon or charges a
foe, it can make a full attack, including two rake attacks.
Rake (Ex): Attack bonus +8 melee, damage 1d4+2.
Skills: Gryphons have a +4 racial bonus on Jump
and Spot checks.
TRAINING A GR
YPHON
GRYPHON
While a gryphon requires training before it can bear a
rider in combat, if desired it can carry a creature of
size Small or smaller.
To be trained, a gryphon must have a friendly attitude toward the trainer, which can be achieved through
a successful Diplomacy check or other appropriate
means. Training a friendly gryphon requires four weeks
of work and a DC 25 Handle Animal check.
Riding a gryphon in combat requires an exotic saddle. A gryphon can fight while carrying a rider but
is not inclined to want to but the rider cannot also
attack unless he or she succeeds on a Ride check.
Gryphon eggs are typically worth 2,500 gp apiece
on the open market, while young are worth twice this
much. Professional trainers charge 1,000 gp to rear or
train a gryphon.
Carrying Capacity: A light load for a gryphon is up
to 87 pounds; a medium load, 88174 pounds; and a
heavy load, 175282 pounds. No respectable gryphon,
however, would willing carry more than a light load,
and would almost certainly complain bitterly and even
rebel if expected to do more.
HEDGEHOG, WONDERLAND
Tiny Magical Beast (Augmented animal)
Hit Dice: 1d8 (7 hp)
Initiative: +1
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 15 (+2 size, +1 Dex, +2 natural),
touch 13, flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple: +1/12
Attack: Claw +4 melee (1d24)
Full Attack: 2 claws +4 melee (1d24) and
bite 1 melee (1d34)
Space/Reach: 2 ft./0 ft.
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Special Attacks:
Special Qualities: Damage reduction 3/,
darkvision 60 ft., defensive roll, low-light vision,
scent, vestigial hands
Saves: Fort +2, Ref +3, Will +0
Abilities: Str 3, Dex 13, Con 11, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 11
Skills: Hide +13, Knowledge (Local [Wonderland])B +4,
Listen +4, Spot +4
Feats: AlertnessB, Toughness, Take a Beating*B,
Weapon FinesseB
Envir
onment: Wonderland
Environment:
Organization: Sets
Challenge Rating:
Treasur
e: None
easure:
Alignment: Usually neutral
Advancement:
Level Adjustment:
Hedgehogs are diminutive, spine-covered woodland
rodents. In Wonderland, these little creatures are, among
other things, used as balls in croquet games, a practice
that generally does not harm them because of their
particular feats associated. Such creatures speak Common.
COMBA
T
COMBAT
Wonderland hedgehogs are not generally very aggressive and concentrate more on defense than on offense
when dealing with antagonists.
Defensive Roll (Ex): When threatened, a hedgehog
can roll itself into a ball and tuck in its head and feet,
leaving no part of its body exposed except for its tough
spines. When taking a total defense action, the hedgehog gains an additional +2 natural armor bonus to its
AC. This bonus stacks with his previous natural armor
as well as the dodge bonus provided by the total defense action.
Whats more, if an enemys attack misses the hedgehogs AC, but hits its touch AC, then the hedgehog is
knocked a number of squares away from the attacker
equal to 1d6 + the attackers Str bonus in a random
direction. The hedgehog will not take damage from
this flight unless the path takes it over an edge, in which
case normal falling rules apply (but will be reduced by
its Take a Beating* feat).
Vestigial Hands (Ex): A Wonderland hedgehog has
vestigial hands that it can use to grasp objects. Such
animals can use tools and weapons of the appropriate
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JABBERWOCK
Huge Outsider (Native)
Hit Dice: 18d8+144 (288 hp)
Initiative: +6
Speed: 50 ft. (10 squares), burrow 30 ft.
Armor Class: 32 (+22 natural, +2 Dex, -2 size),
touch 10, flat-footed 30
Base Attack/Grapple: +18/+45
Attack: Bite +27 (2d8+11/19-20)
Full Attack: Bite +27 melee (2d8+11/19-20) and 2 claws
+27 melee (2d6+11) and tail slap +27 melee (2d6+11)
Space/Reach: 15 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Burble, constrict, fling, improved grab,
rend
Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., manxome,
regenerate 20
Saves: Fort +19, Ref +13, Will +15
Abilities: Str 33, Dex 14, Con 27, Int 3, Wis 19, Cha 14
Skills: Hide -6, Jump +19, Listen +11, Knowledge
(Local [Wonderland])B +17,Smell* +12, Spot +11,
Survival +11
Feats: Blind-FightB, Improved Critical (bite), Improved
Initiative, Improved Multiattack, Improved Natural
Attack (bite), Improved Natural Attack (claw),
Multiattack, Power Attack
Envir
onment: Wonderland
Environment:
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 18
Treasur
e: Standard coins; double goods; standard items
easure:
Alignment: Neutral
Advancement: 19-24 HD (Huge); 25-48 HD (Gargantuan);
49-54 HD (Colossal)
Level Adjustment:
Wonderland is home to a great many strange and terrifying creatures. But the jabberwock towers above them
all, being a paragon of sheer physical puissance. Fortunately for the residents of Wonderland, the creature
is so rare as to be almost mythical, and no jabberwock
has been seen in many years. Some hope that the jabberwock was perhaps a singular creature and, that
when it was slain by an ancient hero as commemorated in poetic form that it was gone forever. Others
are less optimistic however, in that the title of the poem
Jabberwocky, is the plural form of the monsters name.
A jabberwock looks like a warped dragon, equipped
with vestigial wings and covered with chitin rather than
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to bring its improved grab, constrict, and fling abilities
to bear against characters who are usually spellcasters. Foes using slashing weapons will be targeted during full-attack actions with a 5-point Power Attack, reducing the points used with that feat by 1 each round
until it consistently hits. Finally, against enemies that
consistently stay out of its reach while using ranged
attacks, the jabberwock will retreat via burrowing.
Burble (Su): The warped murmurings of a jabberwock are enough to drive even the stoutest mind starkraving mad. A jabberwock may burble, causing all creatures within 60 ft. to make a DC 25 Will save or suffer
from insanity, as the spell. The save DC is Charismabased with a +6 racial bonus to the DC. This is a mindaffecting, compulsion effect.
Constrict (Ex): A jabberwock deals 2d6+16 points
of damage upon a successful grapple check with its
tail. The constricted creature must succeed on a DC 30
Fortitude save or lose consciousness for as long as it
remains in the coils and for 2d4 rounds thereafter. The
save DC is Strength-based.
Fling (Ex): If a jabberwock is constricting a creature, the monster may instead choose to fling a victim
instead of dealing constriction damage to it. A flung
creature travels 1d4 x 10 ft., and takes 1d6 points of
damage per 10 ft. traveled.
Impr
oved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a jabberImproved
wock must hit with its tail slap attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it succeeds on the grapple check, it can constrict.
Manxome (Ex): A jabberwocks body is immensely
powerful, overcoming the limitations that bind lesser
creatures. It has full hit points per Hit Die, and uses its
full Strength bonus for its secondary natural attacks.
Additionally, it has a +8 racial bonus to grapple checks.
Regeneration (Ex): Slashing attacks deal normal
damage to a jabberwock. If a jabberwock loses a limb
or body part, the lost portion regrows in 1d8 minutes.
The creature can reattach the severed member instantly
by holding it to the stump.
Rend (Ex): A jabberwock that strikes a creature with
both claw attacks latches onto an opponents body and
tears its flesh. This automatically deals an extra 4d6+16
points of damage.
Skills: A jabberwock receives a +8 racial bonus to
Smell* checks.
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KING OF HEARTS
Wonderland Human Aristocrat 13; CR 12; Small-size
humanoid (Wonderland Human); HD 13d8+13; hp 69;
Init +5; Spd 15 ft. (3 squares); AC 26 (+1 size, +1 Dex,
+10 +2 full plate, +4 +2 heavy steel shield), touch 12,
flat-footed 25; Base Atk +9; Grp +6; Atk +2 longsword
+14 melee (1d6+3/19-20); Full Atk +2 longsword +14/
+9 melee (1d6+3/19-20); AL CN.
Saving Throws: Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +13.
Ability Scores: Str 13 (+1), Dex 13 (+1), Con 12 (+1),
Int 8 (-1), Wis 16 (+3),
Cha 13 (+1).
Skills: Diplomacy +12, Gather Information +13, Handle Animal +9, Intimidate +9, Knowledge (local
[Wonderland])B +10, Listen +11, Spot +11.
Languages: Common.
Feats: Great Fortitude, Great House*, Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Weapon Focus
(longsword).
Racial Abilities: As per a Wonderland human.
Class Abilities: None.
Equipment/Possessions: +2 heavy steel shield, +2
full plate, +2 longsword, 13,000 gp worth of wealth.
Bio: Although the titular ruler of Wonderland, and
the supreme judge of its court, the King Hearts is almost completely overshadowed by his domineering
wife, who is both far more ruthless and intelligent than
he is. He is not bloodthirsty like she is, however, and
much of his official duties consist of commuting the
numerous death sentences she hands down.
Tactics: If forced into combat, the King of Hearts is a
straightforward, well-equipped, and dangerous opponent. He is also likely to be aided by as many card
people are available, and these will use flanking and
the aid another action to improve his attacks and deflect those made against him to the greatest extent possible.
KNAVE OF HEARTS
Wonderland Human Rogue 11; CR 11; Small-size humanoid (Wonderland Human); HD 11d6+11; hp 47; Init
+4; Spd 20 ft. (4 squares); AC 21 (+2 masterwork leather armor, +4 Dex, +1 size, amulet of natural armor +3,
ring of protection +1), touch 16, flat-footed 17; Base Atk
+8; Grp +4; Atk +1 short sword +15 melee (1d4+1/1920) or Atk +1 dagger +14 ranged (1d3+1/19-20); Full
Atk +1 short sword +14/+9 melee (1d4+1/19-20) or Atk
+1 dagger +14/+9 ranged (1d3+1/19-20); AL CN.
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Class Abilities: Sneak attack +6d6, evasion, improved uncanny dodge, Skill Mastery (Disable Device,
Escape Artist, Hide, Move Silently, Sleight of Hand),
trap sense +3, trapfinding.
Equipment/Possessions: Amulet of natural armor
+3, ring of protection +1, +1 short sword, +1 dagger,
masterwork leather armor, 4,840 gp worth of wealth.
Bio: A chronic thief, the Knave of Hearts is perpetually in trouble with the law in Wonderland for his larcenous deeds and, one day, the King and Queen of
Hearts will likely have his head for it, despite his ostensible role as their lackey.
Tactics: The Knave of Hearts is greedy and dishonest but not particularly bloodthirsty. If he can achieve
his aims through stealth or the application of non-lethal force, he will certainly do so.
MAD HA
T TER
HAT
Wonderland Human Expert 9; CR 8; Small-size humanoid (Wonderland Human); HD 9d6+9; hp 40; Init +5;
Spd 20 ft. (4 squares); AC 17 (+1 size, +1 Dex, +4 armor, +1 insight), touch 13, flat-footed 16; Base Atk +6;
Grp +2; Atk shears +8 melee (1d6/19-20) or cutlery +8
ranged (1d2/19-20); Full shears +8/+3 melee (1d6/1920) or cutlery +8/+3 ranged (1d2/19-20); AL CN.
Saving Throws: Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +7
Ability Scores: Str 10 (+0), Dex 12 (+1), Con 13 (+1),
Int 16 (+3), Wis 8 (-1), Cha 16 (+3).
Skills: Bluff +14, Craft (hatmaking) +15, Diplomacy
+19, Disguise +3 (+5 to act in character), Intimidate +5,
Knowledge (local [Wonderland])B +15, Knowledge
(games)* +14, Listen +10, Search +14, Sense Motive
+11, Smell +12, Spot +10, Taste +12. Languages: Common, Abyssal, French, Sylvan.
Feats: Iron Will, Uninhibited Mind*, Lucky*, Improved Initiative, Negotiator.
Racial Abilities: As per a Wonderland human.
Class Abilities: None.
Equipment/Possessions: +2 studded leather armor,
dusty rose prism ioun stone, butter knife (treat as dagger), masterwork shears, expensive tea set (1,500 gp).
Bio: Perhaps the strangest of the strange characters
in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter is also one of the most
gregarious. He can often be found having a tea party
with the March Hare, claiming to be permanently stuck
in tea time by Time itself (which could certainly be
true in Wonderland). Despite having little talent at it,
he loves to sing, ask riddles, and tell tall tales, usually
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blending them together with a near-constant stream of
inane babbling. Despite his off-putting behavior, however, he loves having visitors at his tea party, and to
those who can stand his odd mannerisms, he can be a
great font of information about Wonderland. He also
serves as an agent and messenger for various powers
in Wonderland, to include the Queen of Hearts and the
White King.
Tactics: The Mad Hatter has little ability to fight and
generally tries to avoid doing so. However, should the
Mad Hatter be attacked, his friend the March Hare will
quickly set off to round up a pack of card people to
come to his aid. This is because the Mad Hatter is one
of the Queen of Hearts subjects, and she will not tolerate an attack on one of her own (despite having sentenced him to death several times). And, if has to fight,
he will likely resort to a large pair of hatmakers shears
that he carries hidden in an inside pocket of his frock
coat, and which he will wield in two hands and use to
chop at opponents. He is also adept at hurling cutlery
like butterknives and forks, snatched up from the table
or retrieved from the handful of such items that he typically keeps on his person.
MOCK TURTLE
Medium Monstrous Humanoid (Reptilian)
Hit Dice: 4d8+3 (21 hp)
Initiative: +1
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), swim 40 ft.
Armor Class: 15 (+1 Dex, +4 natural), touch 11,
flat-footed 14
Base Attack/Grapple: +4/+6
Attack: Slam +6 melee (1d3+2)
Full Attack: 2 slams +6 melee (1d3+2) and
gore +1 melee (1d6+1)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Tale of woe, weep
Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., amphibious
Saves: Fort +4, Ref +5, Will +0
Abilities: Str 14, Dex 12, Con 11, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 13
Skills: Bluff +6, Knowledge (local [Wonderland])B +7,
Listen +3, Swim +15
Feats: Ability focus (tale of woe), toughness
Environment: Any land or aquatic
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 3
Treasur
e: Standard
easure:
Alignment: Usually chaotic
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment: +2
They had not gone far before they saw the Mock Turtle in the distance, sitting sad and lonely on a little
ledge of rock, and, as they came nearer, Alice could
hear him sighing as if his heart would break. She pitied him deeply. What is his sorrow? she asked the
Gryphon, and the Gryphon answered, very nearly in
the same words as before, Its all his fancy, that: he
hasnt got no sorrow, you know. Come on! Lewis
Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Mock turtles are curious creatures, being the primary
component of mock turtle soup, and are native to few
lands though chance often makes them wander through
others. They are as much cows as turtles, though not
as much turtles as cows. They have a head and hind
limbs like a cow, the shell and flippers of a sea turtle
and depressed, weary voices, much like those of a person, although sadder.
In truth, mock turtles are rarely truly sad. They are
instead quite enamored of the idea of being sad and as
such play at sorrow in an attempt to bring upon the
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emotion in earnest. They are rarely threatening to other creatures, except as a distraction. Some turn to mischief and misdirect well-meaning persons with all
manner of tall stories and nonsensical information.
COMBA
T
COMBAT
A mock turtle rarely engages in combat unless it absolutely has to. If accosted, the creature will attempt to
flee by the safest means needed or will weep for mercy. Mock turtles tell their tale of woe who all who will
listen.
Tale of W
oe (Su): A mock turtle can, as a standard
Woe
action, begin telling its particular, nonsensical tale of
woe. The story lasts for as long as the mock turtle needs
it to, so long as the mock turtle takes no other actions.
Any creature within 30 feet must make a Will save
each round (DC 15) or become fascinated for as long as
the mock turtle speaks and 1d4+1 rounds thereafter.
The effect is immediately broken if the target is attacked
in any fashion, either by the mock turtle or by another
creature. This is a sonic, mind-influencing language-
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Saves: Fort +5, Ref +9, Will +1
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 18, Con 12, Int 15, Wis 11, Cha 16
Skills: Appraise +6, Balance +8, Climb +4, Escape
Artist +16, Hide +12, Jump +8, Knowledge (local
[Wonderland])B +10, Knowledge (nobility and
royalty) +6, Move Silently +8, Tumble +8
Feats: Ability Focus (fascination), Armor Proficiency
(light)B, Improved Initiative, RunB
Envir
onment: Wonderland
Environment:
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 4
Treasur
e: Standard
easure:
Alignment: Usually Lawful Neutral
Advancement: By character class
Level Adjustment:
WONDERLAND RABBIT
Wonderland rabbits are the administrators to the upper-crust of Wonderland society. Practical, methodical,
and disciplined to a fault, these creatures are largely
responsible for the whimsical world they come from
having anything that remotely resembles an infrastructure. Why they take it upon themselves to serve such
chaotic monarchs is anybodys guess, as the Wonderland rabbits simply take it as a given that thats what
they are supposed to do.
These creatures are often encountered outside of
Wonderland, carrying out their masters capricious
whims. They are chiefly responsible for the influx of
outsiders coming to Wonderland, as travelers who see
them scurrying back home have a tendency to follow them.
Two of the most well-known creatures of this sort
are the White Rabbit, who serves the King and Queen
of Hearts, and the March Hare, a friend of the Mad Hatter
(who lost his supernatural qualities and his position when
he acquired a cursed item, a Timepiece of Inertia*).
COMBA
T
COMBAT
Wonderland rabbits almost never engage in combat,
much preferring to retreat from a fight. While this usually causes enemies to pursue them (due to the Wonderland rabbits fascination ability) they can often lose
foes in the rabbit hole to Wonderland. Otherwise, they
usually run back to their employers grounds, counting
on more martial servants to defend them.
Fascination (Su): The sight of a Wonderland rabbit
in motion is strangely compelling, even to the most
seasoned of travelers. Upon sighting a Wonderland rabbit taking a double move action or run action, crea-
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tures must make a Will save (DC 17). Those who fail
this save are compelled to follow the Wonderland rabbit for 1d4+2 rounds with all possible speed. Regardless of success or failure, creatures subjected to a Wonderland rabbits fascination power are immune to further use of the ability by that same Wonderland rabbit
for 24 hours. A Wonderland rabbit is unable to deactivate this power, and most are unaware that they have
it at all. This is a mind-affecting effect. The save DC is
Charisma-based.
Im Late! (Su): A Wonderland rabbit is always under a haste effect (CL 5th).
Rabbit Hole (Su): As the emissaries of Wonderlands
nobles, a Wonderland rabbit is often found abroad doing their bidding. In accordance with this, they have
the ability to create portals to Wonderland in the form
of holes in the ground, commonly called rabbit holes.
A Wonderland rabbit can create a rabbit hole up to 60
feet away, provided that the square it is created in is
unobserved at the time a rabbit hole cannot be created in a space that is within someones sight. Once created, a rabbit hole lasts for 1d6+1 rounds. Entering a
rabbit hole transports a character to Wonderland (see
the Introduction).
Skills: Wonderland rabbits have a +8 racial bonus
on Escape
Artist
checks.
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ollowing are a number of skills that might come into play in a Wonderland adventure. Two of these
Smell and Taste can be used untrained. Players who think either of these might be useful should
consider adding them to their character sheets even if they do not plan on adding any skill points to
them so that they will remember to use them in appropriate situations.
Knowledge (local [W
onderland]) (Int)
[Wonderland])
This is a composite skill that represents an understanding of all things related to Wonderland, to include its
culture, history, customs, laws, inhabitants, and the
properties of those things. It also reflects the extent to
which a creature has been educated in one of Wonderlands schools and the peculiar sorts of areas of knowledge (and their branches) that they impart. These include arithmetic (ambition, distraction, uglification, and
derision), mystery (ancient and modern), seaography,
drawling, stretching, fainting in coils, French, music,
singing, dancing, laughing, grief, and washing.
Synergy: Characters with 5 or more ranks in Knowledge (local [Wonderland]) receive a +2 bonus on Knowledge (the planes) skill checks, +2 on Charisma-based
skill checks made to influence natives of Wonderland,
and +2 on Perform checks for songs, dances, and the
like peculiar to Wonderland.
DC
5
10
15
20
25
5
Substance
Detect strong scent
Identify common scent (apples, oranges)
Detect weak scent
Identify uncommon scent (Goblin, troglodyte)
Identify rare scent (dragon, ghoul, certain poisons)
Essence of substance at hand for comparison
+2
+2
Smell (W
is)
(Wis)
A creature can use this skill to detect or identify substances or distinguish between similar scents. Although
anyone can identify a common odor, training is required
to discern the fine nuances between similar substances.
Check: Make a Smell check against a DC that reflects the commonness of the substance.
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Taste (W
is)
(Wis)
This skill can be used to identify substances or distinguish between similar beverages.
Check: Make a Taste check against a DC that reflects the commonness of the substance.
DC
5
10
15
20
25
30
Substance
Common foods
Common beverages
Uncommon foods
Uncommon beverages, common poisons
Rare substances, legendary potions, or fabled
poisons
Alien, unique, or theoretical substances
Retr
y: Yes. However, increase the DC by 2 for each
Retry:
retry. Using a palette neutralizer (a mild cheese, for
instance) will lower the DC increase to 1 for each retry.
Conver
gence T
ask (Food T
asting): Characters with
Convergence
Task
Tasting):
at least 2 ranks of Taste, 1 rank of Smell, and a Constitution of at least 12 can use the Taste skill to identify
specific combinations of substances present in food and
drink. Individuals with this ability are often employed
in the courts of nobles to check meals and beverages
for unsavory additives (e.g., drugs, poison, vermin
feces, or other forms of contamination).
Conver
gence T
ask Check: Make a Taste check to
Convergence
Task
identify substances in meals. Roll for each meal event
regardless of length or size.
DC
15
20
25
+2
+5
+10
Task
Identify specific ingredients in a common meal
or beverage (e.g. Christmas pudding, chicken
ala king, beef stew, cherry nut cake) (1 minute)
Identify specific ingredients in an unusual meal
or beverage (e.g., mock turtle soup) (1-6 minutes)
Identify specific ingredients in a rare meal or
beverage (e.g., elemental pudding) (1-20 minutes)
Cross-cultural dish (e.g. non-Wonderlanders
tasting a Wonderland dish)
Common drug or poison present
Rare drug or poison present
Retr
y: Yes. However, increase the DC by 5 for each
Retry:
failed roll. If poison or a drug is present in the meal or
beverage the food tester may make a DC 15 Reflex save
to attempt to avoid being affected by the substance.
Special: Gnomes and Halflings receive a +2 bonus
on Taste or Food Tasting skill checks. In some campaigns, magic potions can be characterized by taste,
and this skill is especially useful
in those instances, both to laymen and to those with 5
or more ranks in Taste who attempt to analyze potions
using the skills Craft (alchemy) or Profession (alchemist)*. Use of the Taste skill does not require swallowing, so at the GMs option it can be used to detect certain poisons without any ill effects.
Syner
gy: A character with 5 or more ranks in Taste
Synergy:
receives a +2 synergy bonus on Smell skill checks.
Characters with the Food Tasting ability may add a +2
synergy bonus to any Spellcraft, Craft (alchemy), or
Profession (alchemist)* skill checks related to identifying ingested substances. Characters with 5 or more
ranks in this skill receive +2 on attempts to Appraise
foodstuffs and beverages.
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onderland F
eats
Wonderland
Feats
ollowing are a number of new feats used by various Wonderland characters presented in this book. These
feat are not necessarily peculiar to this milieu, however, and can be used in other campaign settings as
well.
Bake Magic F
ood and Drink [Item Creation]
Food
You may imbue foodstuffs you make with magical properties.
Prerequisite: Brew Potion, caster level 4th.
Benefit: This feat functions identically to Brew Potion, except that you create food or drink imbued with
4th-level or lower spells that you know, including those
that can target one or more creatures. A creature must
eat a portion of a food item imbued with a spell that
affects multiple targets in order to benefit from it.
Berserker [General]
A character with this feat is capable of flying into a
deadly rage.
Benefit: A berserker can rage one time per day in
the same way a barbarian does, temporarily gaining a
+4 bonus to Strength, a +4 bonus to Constitution, and a
+2 morale bonus on Will saves, but taking a 2 penalty
to Armor Class. The increase in Constitution increases
the berserkers hit points by 2 points per level, but these
hit points go away at the end of the rage when her
Constitution score drops back to normal. (These extra
hit points are not lost first the way temporary hit points are.)
While raging, a berserker cannot use any Charisma-,
Dexterity-, or Intelligence-based skills (except for Bal-
ance, Escape Artist, Intimidate, and Ride), the Concentration skill, or any abilities that require patience or
concentration, nor can she cast spells or activate magic items that require a command word, a spell trigger
(such as a wand), or spell completion (such as a scroll)
to function. She can use any feat he has except Combat Expertise, item creation feats, and metamagic feats.
A fit of rage lasts for a number of rounds equal to 3 +
the characters (newly improved) Constitution modifier. A berserker can prematurely end her rage. At the
end of the rage, the berserker loses the rage modifiers
and restrictions and becomes fatigued (2 penalty to
Strength, 2 penalty to Dexterity, cannot charge or run)
for the duration of the current encounter (unless she
happens to be a 17th-level barbarian, at which point
this limitation no longer applies).
Entering a rage takes no time itself, but a berserker
can do it only during her action, not in response to
someone elses action.
Special: This feat can be taking multiple times and,
for each instance that a character has it, she can rage
one time per day. A character with the ability to rage
multiple times per day can still only do so once per
encounter.
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With the DMs approval, a character with this feat
can opt to assume various obligations in return for appropriate benefits (e.g., upon reaching a certain level
of experience, a marquis could choose to take over a
fortified frontier manor house, formerly held by another member of his family, in exchange for military defense of the surrounding area).
Normal: Most aristocrats are from minor houses, for
which they receive no marked benefits above and beyond those that would be enjoyed by members of any
other character classes. Knowledge (nobility and royalty) skill check DCs pertaining to them or their families are not affected by the relative prominence of their
houses.
Special: At the DMs option (or the players if appropriate), an aristocrat character can be deemed to be
from an obscure house (this can be both a benefit and a
detriment and does not use up a feat). Furthermore, all
skill check DCs for Knowledge (nobility and royalty)
or Knowledge (local [Wonderland]) in a Wonderland
setting pertaining to the character or his family made
by others are at +5 (e.g., his family name is recognizable with a DC 20, rather than a DC 15, skill check).
Lucky [General]
A character with this Feat has better than average luck.
Benefit: A number of times per day equal to one
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Paranoid [General]
They probably really are out to get the character with
this featand he is going to be ready for them!
Benefit: A paranoid character gets a +1 bonus to all
Reflex saving throws and a +2 circumstance bonus to
Sense Motive checks.
Shrewd [General]
A character with this feat has a knack both for gleaning
information from written material and for reproducing it.
Benefit: A character with this feat receives a +2 bonus on all Decipher Script and Forgery skill checks.
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onderland Spells
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pellcasters in Wonderland use many of the same spells as their counterparts in other campaign settings.
There are a number of spells, however, peculiar to the milieu (but which could certainly be exported to
other ones).
Duration: 1 min./level
Saving Throw: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
The transmuted creature becomes dumber. The spell
grants a -4 enhancement penalty to Intelligence, subtracting the usual benefits to Intelligence-based skill
checks and other uses of the Intelligence modifier.
Wizards (and other spellcasters who rely on Intelligence) affected by this spell lose bonus spells that would
have been granted by the lost Intelligence, and the saving throw DCs for spells they cast while under this spells
effect also increase. This spell also causes all skill
checks to be made with a -2 modifier, regardless of
their key ability score.
Arcane Material Component: A few feathers or a
pinch of dung from a dodo bird.
Alter Other
Transmutation
Level: Bard 3, Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S
Casting T
ime: 1 standard action
Time:
Range: Touch
Tar
get: Creature touched
arget:
Duration: 10 min./level (D)
Saving Throw: Fortitude negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
This spell functions in all ways as lesser alter self, except that it can be used upon another creature, which
is entitled to a saving throw to resist its effects.
Dodos Stupidity
Transmutation
Level: Brd 2, Clr 2, Sor/Wiz 2
Components: V, S, M/DF
Casting T
ime: 1 standard action
Time:
Range: Touch
Tar
get: Creature touched
arget:
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Dodos Stupidity
Stupidity,, Mass
Enlarge P
erson, Greater
Person,
Transmutation
Level: Sor/Wiz 4, Strength 4
Sneeze
Transmutation
Level: Brd 6, Clr 6, Sor/Wiz 6
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Tar
get: One creature/level, no two of which can be
arget:
more than 30 ft. apart
This spell functions just like dodos stupidity, except
that it can affect multiple creatures.
Fly
Fly,, Mass
Transmutation
Level: Sor/Wiz 7, Travel 7
Range: Touch
Tar
get: One creature/level, no two of which can be
arget:
more than 30 ft. apart
This spell functions just like fly, except that it can affect multiple creatures.
R educe P
erson, Greater
Person,
Transmutation
Level: Sor/Wiz 4
This spell functions like reduce person, except as follows:
This spell causes instant diminution of a humanoid
creature, quartering its height, length, and width and
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Transmutation
Level: Brd 0, Sor/Wiz 0
Components: V, S, M
Casting T
ime: 1 standard action
Time:
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Tar
get: One creature
arget:
Duration: 1 round
Saving Throw: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
This spell causes its target to sneeze violently, completely stunning it briefly (i.e., it drops everything held,
cannot take actions, suffers a -2 penalty to AC, and
loses any Dex bonus to AC).
Arcane Material Component: A pinch of pepper.
Sneezing F
it
Fit
Transmutation
Level: Brd 4, Sor/Wiz 4
Components: V, S, M
Casting T
ime: 1 standard action
Time:
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Tar
get: One creature or one creature/level, no two of
arget:
which can be more than 30 ft. apart
Duration: 1 round/level
Saving Throw: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
This spell functions just like sneeze, except that it can
last for an extended duration and/or affect multiple
creatures. If cast against a single target, it suffers a -4
penalty on its saving throws; the victim is, however,
entitled to a saving throw at the beginning of every
round after the spell is cast to see if it is affected that round.
Arcane Material Component: A pinch of pepper.
Chapter 4: W
onderland Spells
Wonderland
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Chapter 5: W
onderland Magic Items
Wonderland
any different sorts of magic items can be found in Wonderland, to include items similar to those that
can be found in traditional campaign settings, those that function somewhat differently on the chaot
ic demi-plane, and those that are unique to the milieu.
Potions in Wonderland are often the traditional flasks of liquid. Some, however, take the form of small cakes or
other edible items, and even mushrooms and other naturally-growing items. The Food Items sub-table of Random Wonderland Items can be used to determine such alternate potion forms if desired.
Two or more sorts of potions are also sometimes combined into a single draught in Wonderland. In such cases,
the caster level is the highest of those associated with the respective potions in question and the price is equal to
the highest plus half that of any subsequent potions.
Potion of Stupidity (Cursed): This sort of potion reduces the Intelligence of its imbiber by 4 points for three
minutes (30 rounds). This has several effects, which
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onderland
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include reducing the modifiers for Int-based skills and
also imposing a -2 penalty on all skill checks, regardless of their key ability score. Such a draught will also
cause wizards to forget any bonus spells granted by
their former Intelligence and all spells that would not
be allowed with their lower level of Intelligence.
About one-third of such potions take the form of some
baked good, rather than a liquid. This sort of a potion is
often combined with other sorts of potions in Wonderland, especially potions of enlarge person.
Faint transmutation; CL 3rd (or 4th), Brew Potion (or
Bake Magic Food and Drink*); dodos stupidity*; Price
300 gp.
Robe of Hearts: This sumptuous royal robe is fashioned from satin, cloth of gold, ermine, and other rich
materials and emblazoned with a dozen large, red
hearts, and bestows upon its wearer an armor bonus of
+6. If that wearer is both a Wonderland human and has
class levels in aristocrat, however, this armor bonus
increases to +12.
Similar garments corresponding to different card suits
and possibly with different benefits could quite possibly exist as well.
Strong conjuration; CL 18th, Craft Wondrous Item;
mage armor; Price 81,000 gp.
Timepiece of Iner
tia (Cursed): This powerful cursed
Inertia
item, which typically takes the form of a pocketwatch
that shows days rather than hours, harms its owners
place in time. One such item is owned by the unfortunate March Hare. Its effects include:
* Its owner cannot be affected by haste, slow, or any
other spells that speed up or slow them down.
* Duration of spells cast upon the owner of the timepiece is automatically reduced to 0 rounds (i.e., negating them in most cases). Spells with an instantaneous
duration are not affected.
* Its owner loses all Supernatural (Su) special abilities while in possession of the timepiece.
* Its owner does not age and does not receive either
the positive or negative adjustments to ability scores
for doing so. This effect does not impart immortality,
however, and the character will still die at whatever
point he otherwise would (and can, of course, be killed
as normal).
Strong necromancy; CL 17th, Craft Wondrous Item;
bestow curse; Price 39,000 gp.
Vorpal W
eapon: Such a weapon is even more powerWeapon:
ful in Wonderland than elsewhere, and rather than
threatening to remove an opponents head on a natural
role of 20, it does so instead on the normal threat range
for a weapon of its sort (e.g., 19-20 for most swords). It
also crackles with the energy of its enhanced strength,
making a snicker-snack! sound when wielded. A
vorpal weapon functions otherwise just as described
in the DMG.
Strong necromancy and transmutation; CL 18th, Craft
Magic Arms and Armor; circle of death, keen edge;
Price +5 bonus.
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onderland Magic Items
Wonderland
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Appendix I: W
onderland Gazeteer
Wonderland
uch of Wonderland is conventional in appearance, and consists of woods, meadows, seashores, and
the like, and is inhabited by creatures that tend to live in small houses or cottages, most of which
have gardens. Other parts are much wilder or stranger, and dangerous forests, dismal islands, and
other more hazardous areas are alluded to in reports about the place. Following are several places in or around
Wonderland that have been described in the various works of Lewis Carroll.
Court
This regal hall serves as both an audience chamber for
the King and Queen of Hearts and the court of justice
for the kingdom. It is sumptuously decorated with banners and tapestries displaying the coats-of-arms and
history of Wonderland and appointed with ornate,
heavy, wooden furnishings of all sorts, to include a table at its very center, upon which evidence relevant to
court cases is displayed. It is in this place, in trials by
jury, that rogues like the Knave of Hearts are tried for
their crimes and that the many death sentences handed down by the queen are confirmed or commuted.
A nearby prison (q.v.) is used to hold those variously
awaiting trial or convicted of crimes against the state
or its citizens.
Hall of Doors
She found herself in a long, low hall, which was lit
up by a row of lamps hanging from the roof. There
were doors all round the hall, but they were all locked
Suddenly, she came upon a little three-legged table,
all made of solid glass; there was nothing on it but a
tiny golden key, and Alices first idea was that this might
belong to one of the doors of the hall; but, alas! either
the locks were too large, or the key was too small, but
at any rate it would not open any of them. However, on
the second time round, she came upon a low curtain
she had not noticed before, and behind it was a little
door about fifteen inches high: she tried the little golden key in the lock, and to her great delight it fitted!
Alice opened the door and found that it led into a small
passage, not much larger than a rat-hole: she knelt
down and looked along the passage into the loveliest
garden you ever saw.
This strange place is a maze of intersecting passageways, secret doors, and hidden alcoves. Pieces of furniture, such as end tables, can be periodically be found
throughout it. Random items or those the game master wants to party to have can also sometimes be
found or even just appear in the hallway (see Appendix III: Random Wonderland Items).
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onderland
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Mad Hatter s T
ea R oom
Tea
There was a table set out under a tree in front of the
house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast
asleep, and the other two were
using it as a cushion resting their elbows on it, and
talking over its head. The table was a large one, but
the three were all crowded together at one corner of it.
No room! No room! they cried out when they saw
Alice coming. Theres plenty of room! said Alice indignantly, and she sat
down in a large arm-chair at one end of the table.
This outdoor team room is used by the Mad Hatter to host parties for his friends, during which they tell
nonsensical tales and the like. It is located beside the
house of the March Hare (q.v.).
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his haunts, and the tea room where he holds his absurd parties is located underneath a large tree that
grows in front of it.
Prison
To outward appearances, this is nothing more than a
small, dismal building with barred windows and a reinforced entryway, but even a brief visit will reveal that
it is far more extensive than it appears at a glance.
Within it are various sorts of cells, both simple ones
used to confine prisoners awaiting trial at the Court
(q.v.) and more complex ones that have been designed
to effectively jail some of the weirder and stranger denizens of the country. It is manned by a contingent of
card people guards.
Appendix I: W
onderland Gazeteer
Wonderland
boojum, a subspecies of Snark. Specific places within
it include the Valley of the Jubjub Bird.
Underwater School
Located beneath the sea off one of the main stretches
of Seashore in Wonderland, this academy is one of the
main places where the sorts of knowledge peculiar to
the country is imparted to
Its instructors include an old conger eel, which comes
in periodically to teach the students Drawling.
them summoned there by the queen for croquet matches, and staffed by card people gardeners, many of them
engaged in bizarre activities (e.g., as one visitor noted,
A LARGE rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden: the roses growing on it were white, but there were
three gardeners at it, busily painting them red.).
Croquet matches played here use various living creatures as components, to include flamingoes as mallets,
hedgehogs as balls, and bent-over card people as hoops.
Queen of Hearts P
alace
Palace
Seashore
Many of the places where the inhabitants of Wonderland live and interact are located near the seashore,
characterized by sandy beaches, rocky outcroppings,
and white chalky cliffs. Unlike places inhabited by more
conventional people or dependent on commerce, however, there appears to be very little in the way of settlements or buildings right on the water.
Snark Island
Located out of sight of land somewhere off the coast of
Wonderland, this is a rocky, dangerous, dismal island
inhabited by a number of dangerous sorts of monsters.
These include the snark, for which it is named, along
with the jubjub bird, the bandersnatch (q.v.), and the
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Appendix II: W
onderland Adventure Hooks
Wonderland
ollowing are several hooks that suggest the sorts of adventures characters might end up having during a
visit Wonderland as well as some involving incursions by Wonderlanders into the characters own
world.
Snarked
Invasion!
All sorts of foreign monsters are turning up in Wonderland lately. Gryphons are getting into fights with griffons. Doppelgangers are replacing chess people.
Cheshire cats are playing hide-and-seek with were-tigers. It seems that a permanent portal to Wonderland
has opened up somewhere and, clearly, this will need
to be closed before the inhabitants of Wonderland start
to respond to this by emerging into the PCs world in
force. But who created this portal, and why?
Magical R econaissance
Hoping to tap into the strange and chaotic power of
Wonderland in some way, a powerful spellcaster induces the party to travel to the alien demi-plane to gather
information, components, and any number of other
potentially useful things.
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ollowing are tables that can be used to randomly determine items that might be found any number of
places in Wonderland, to include the shaft leading into the Hall of Doors. Any one of the food items can
also be used to determine the form of a magic item that functions just as if it were a potion. And, while
mundane versions of some such items might seem worthless at first glance, the game master can allow them to
play some role in Wonderland encounters (e.g., a Cheshire cat is much more likely to be much more cooperative
than it otherwise would if given a silk handkerchief as a gift).
Table: R andom W
onderland Items
Wonderland
Subtable: F
ood Items
Food
d20
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
1
2
3
4
5
5
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
15
16
17
18
19
20
Item
Food (see subtable)
Statuette of a griffon
Clock
Book (see subtable)
Pack of playing cards
Potion (roll randomly or DMs choice)
Key (e.g., to a door in the Hall of Doors)
Bunch of feathers
Thimble
Gloves (e.g., white kid)
Hand mirror
Rope (1d6x10 feet)
Jack-in-the-box
Skyrocket (as per the Fireworks effect of
Pyrotechnics)
Box of matches
Jar of ointment
Silk handkerchief
Food service items (see subtable)
Mousetrap
Slate and pencil
Subtable: F
ood Service Items
Food
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Dish
Kettle
Knife
Fork
Spoon
Butterknife
Teacup
Saucer
Cat-shaped cheese mould
(50% likely to be 10-100% full)
Teapot
Subtable: Books
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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