Nature's Predator

Prerequisites


Skills: Handle Animal 3 Ranks, Knowledge (Nature) 5 Ranks, Survival 8 Ranks

Feats: Track

Special: Ability to cast Animalistic Power


Class Skills: The Nature's Predator class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Handle Animal (Cha), Heal (Wis), Hide (Dex), Knowledge (nature) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis), Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), and Swim (Str).


Hit Die: d8.

Skill points at each level: 6+ Int modifier


Weapon and Armour Proficiency: Nature's Predators gain no new weapon or armour proficiencies.


Special: Levels of Natures Predator stack with Druid levels and Ranger levels for determining Animal Companions and also stacks with levels of Druid who use the Shapeshifter variant for determining Shapeshifting.





Wild Shape (Su): The Natures Predator gains the ability to use the Wild Shape ability, with an effective level equal to her caster level. Only small and medium animal sizes may be selected, though at third, large forms may be taken as well. Shapeshifter variants continue with their original progression, and are unaffected by this ability but instead gain +2 Inherent bonus to their Constitution scores each time they would gain another use of Wild Shape in this class.


Predatory Grace (Ex): When in Wild Shaped / Shapeshifter forms, all modes of movement for the Natures Predator increases by 10ft and the Natures Predator gains a +2 bonus to Dexterity in shapeshifted forms. The Natures Predator’s Animal Companion if they have one also receives this bonus.


Feral Qualities (Ex): The Natures Predator now gains all special attacks, special qualities and racial skill bonus’s of all forms they wild shape/shapeshift into. An example of this is when shifting into a Brown Bear the character would gain a +4 bonus to swim checks and the Improved Grapple ability.


Scent (Ex): The Natures Predator receives the Scent extraordinary ability in all forms but gains an additional +4 bonus when using scent in animal form to track.


Natures Strength (Ex): The Natures Predator receives a +2 Bonus to Strength in all Shapeshifted forms and damage die for all natural attacks are increased by 1 as long as the character is in any form of a predatory animal such as a wolf, bear or panther.


Toughened Hide (Ex): The Natures Predator gains the listed bonus to his natural armor in all forms. This bonus stacks with any other bonuses of Natural armor the character might have. The characters animal companion also receives this bonus if they have one.


Improved Predatory Grace (Ex): When in Wild Shaped / Shapeshifter forms, all modes of movement for the Natures Predator increases by 20ft and the Natures Predator gains an additional +2 bonus to Dexterity in shapeshifted forms. The Natures Predator’s Animal Companion if they have one also receives this bonus.


Improved Natures Strength (Ex): The Natures Predator receives an additional +2 Bonus to Strength in all Shapeshifted forms and damage die for all natural attacks are now increased by 2 as long as the character is in any form of a predatory animal such as a wolf, bear or panther.


Greater Predatory Grace (Ex): When in Wild Shaped / Shapeshifter forms, all modes of movement for the Natures Predator increases by 30ft and the Natures Predator gains an additional +2 bonus to Dexterity in shapeshifted forms. The Natures Predator’s Animal Companion if they have one also receives this bonus. Additionally, once per day, the Natures Predator may enter a rage equal to a Barbarian's.