Size: 300-320 cm / 6-8 feet long; 5-6 feet at the shoulder
Weight: 600-750 stn / 550-650 lbs; females weigh a little less
COU 14 SGC 12(a) INT 12 CHA 12
DEX 11 AGI 11 CON 20 STR 21
LE 60 INI 13+d6
DE 6 SPI 0 TOU 5 MOV 10
Paw: AT 13 DP d6+6 RE medium
Bite: AT 11 DP 2d6+2 RE short
PRO/ENC: 1/0
Actions 2 (max. 1 x Bite)
Advantages/Disadvantages: Exceptional Sense (Smell) / Negative Trait (Curiosity)
Special Abilities: Forceful Blow I (Bite, Paw), Takedown (Paw)
Skills: Body Control 4 (11/11/20), Climbing 7 (14/11/21), Feat of Strength 12 (20/21/21), Intimidation 10 (14/12/12), Perception 10 (12/12/12), Self Control 12 (14/14/20), Stealth 2 (14/12/11), Swimming 7 (11/20/21), Willpower 4 (14/12/12)
Number: 1 or d3+1 (family)
Size Category: medium
Type: Animal, non-humanoid
Loot: 100 rations meat, fur (30 silverthalers), trophy (teeth and claws, 5 silverthalers)
Combat Behavior: When provoked or attacked, the bear stands up on its hind legs attacks with its claws, attempting to grab and bite its enemy.
Escape: Loss of 50% LP, except when in frenzy (see below), in which case it fights to the death.
Animal Lore (Wild Animals)
- Bears can run faster than humans.
- Bears are curious and have a good sense of smell. They can detect food and prey from afar. You can avoid trouble with bears by staying downwind of them.
- Bears can become enraged when injured or when their cubs are threatened. Hunt: -3
Special Rules
Bloodlust: When a bear suffers a level of the condition Pain, or when its cubs are threatened, make a Willpower check. If the check fails, it falls into a rage and gains the state of bloodlust. Starting with the next combat round, it gains a +4 bonus to all close combat attacks and +2 to damage, but cannot defend. The bloodlust lasts for 2d20 CR. The bear can end the bloodlust if it succeeds at a Self Control check (once per combat), otherwise the bloodlust ends automatically after 1 hour or the death of the opponent. At that point, the bear suffers two levels of the condition Stupor.
Pain +1 at: 45 LP, 30 LP, 15 LP, and 5 LP and less
The black bear is the most common and therefore the best known species of bear in Aventuria. Although not as large as a cave bear or Firun’s bear, it is an impressive sight nonetheless when it stands up on its hind legs. Black bears mainly eat plants (berries, roots, and so on), but also eat bee larvae, meat, and fish, depending on the time of year. Humans are not on the black bear’s menu, but they should avoid approaching bears too closely. Moreover, black bears, like many other bears, can become highly aggressive when injured.
It is much sought after as game because hunters can sell its fur for profit, even though they put their lives at risk. The black bear’s natural range is the Bornwood, but it can also be found in central Aventuria, especially in Weiden and Tobrien, where it shares territory with its cousin, the brown bear. Black bears can also be found in menageries of traveling circuses, where they perform as trained attractions.
