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Dog Soldier
A New Monster for Use
with the Pathfinder©
Roleplaying Game
by
Glen R. Taylor
and
DragonCyclopedia

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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................4
Dog Soldier..........................................................5
New Feats.............................................................6
New Magic Items.................................................7

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How Do I Use Dog Soldier?
Introduction Dog soldiers can have the same use as a lot of
This document introduces a new monster, the other evil enemies. Where an evil overlord might
Dog Soldier, for use in the Pathfinder employ human troops or orcs, he may instead use
Roleplaying Game.® some resources to forge dog masks in order to
employ dog soldiers. They are perfectly loyal, if
What's This About? not suited to any roles involving thinking. They
One of the staples of the action genre of fiction, make good shock troops and suicide squads,
including fantasy, is the faceless enemy hordes. especially if sent against their former friends
They may be enemy soldiers with visored and/or family.
helmets, or simply look distinctly inhuman, but
they are ideal as enemies in fiction because they Dog Soldiers in Adventures
are faceless; they lack identity, even as a person.
In most cases, this is metaphorical, and these Dog soldiers make good enemies in adventures,
enemies really are people, just people with and in fact can often be substituted for other
different and often homicidal views. enemies or monsters. However, the very nature of
dog soldiers also suggests certain adventure
However, there are also enemies that are faceless concepts, with perhaps the most classic one being
in all senses. They are not people; they do not rescuing a friend who has been turned into a dog
have an identity, or any ambitions other than soldier and freeing him of the curse. This is an
killing you and doing the things you are trying to extremely difficult task, by design, and can make
stop. One such enemy is the dog soldier, which is for an epic quest in itself.
created when a victim is enslaved by being sealed
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A dog soldier is a warrior who has been
Dog Soldier supernaturally bound by the power of a magic
item known as a dog mask. They are compelled to
Dull rage glints in the red eyes behind the iron be loyal, nearly mindless fighters.
mask of this muscled warrior.
DOG SOLDIER CR 1/3 Creating a Dog Soldier
XP 135 Dog soldier is an acquired template that can be
added to any living humanoid, fey or monsterous
Male human dog soldier warrior 1 humanoid. A dog soldier uses the base creature's
N Medium humanoid stats and abilities except as noted below.

Init +1; Senses low-light vision, scent; CR: Same as the base creature.
Perception +4 AL: Alignment changes to neutral.
DEFENSE Senses: A dog soldier gains low-light vision and
AC 15, touch 11, flat-footed 14 (+1 Dex, +2 the Scent quality.
natural, +2 armor)
Armor Class: Natural armor improves by +2.
hp 14 (1d10+4)
Defensive Abilities: If the base creature has
Fort +4, Ref +1, Will +0 spells or spell-like abilities, the dog soldier loses
the use of these abilities, but gains spell resistance
OFFENSE
equal to its highest caster level + 10. If the base
Speed 30 ft.
creature already has spell resistance, it uses the
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base creature does not have a caster level, it does

Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
not gain spell resistance on becoming a dog
Special Attacks none soldier.
Spell-Like Abilities none Weaknesses: A dog soldier's mind is bound by
the power of the dog mask into which it has been
STATISTICS
sealed. While the dog soldier has the same
Str 15, Dex 13, Con 13, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 10
intellect and memories as before, it has no ability
Base Atk +1; CMB +3; CMD 14 to make its own decisions. It must absolutely
obey it's master's commands. It is also unable to
Feats Power AttackB, Toughness speak, make any use of spells, spell-like abilities,
Skills Climb +6, Intimidate +4, Perception +5; or use any skills based on Intelligence, Wisdom
Racial Modifiers +4 Perception or Charisma other than Intimidate, Perception or
Survival. Once bound into the dog mask, a dog
Languages Common (cannot speak) soldier may not gain experience or class levels.
SQ immune to fear, language dependent effects Special Qualities: Gain immunity to fear,
and uses of Diplomacy and Intimidate language dependent effects, and uses of
ECOLOGY Diplomacy and Intimidate. Does not need to eat,
Environment any drink or sleep.
Organization solitary, pair, or gang (3-8) Skills Gain a +4 racial bonus to Perception skill
checks.
Treasure NPC gear (studded leather armor,
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with the scars left by the dog mask, although they
New Feats can be concealed. This incurs a -2 penalty on any
Disguise checks made to disguise you. These
The following new feats are presented for use in scars can never be healed, naturally or through
conjunction with this document. magic, and even appear on other forms if you
magically change shape.
Dog Soldier Tracking (General)
Normal: You gain no special capabilities from
Your past as a dog soldier has made your sense of
your time spent enslaved by the dog mask.
smell uncannily acute.
Prerequisites: Wis 13, Renegade Dog Soldier Renegade Willpower (General)
Benefit: You gain the Scent ability, as the You have vowed you will die before you are
monster special ability. enslaved as you were before.
Prerequisites: Con 13, Wis 13, Renegade Dog
Renegade Dog Soldier (General)
Soldier
You were once supernaturally enslaved as a dog
Benefit: If you fail a Will saving throw to
soldier, and are now free but can draw strength
resist a charm or compulsion effect, you may
from your painful history.
voluntarily suffer 2 points of Constitution damage
Prerequisites: Must have been bound into a and 2 points of Charisma damage in order to treat
dog mask and subsequently freed. the failure as a success. This occurs even if you
are normally immune to such ability damage.
Benefit: You gain a +2 bonus to Will saves
against fear, charms and compulsions and a +2
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master can voluntarily pass ownership of the dog
New Magic Items soldier on to another being simply by telling the
dog soldier who the new master is. This can
involve telling the dog soldier that if the master
The following new magic item is presented for dies, who will be in charge.
use with this document.
The new dog soldier loses any spell-casting
Dog Mask ability and spell-like abilities (although if it loses
Aura moderate enchantment; CL 9th any such abilities, it gains spell resistance equal
to its former caster level plus 10), and becomes
Slot head; Weight 3 lbs.; Price 500 gp unable to speak or make individual decisions. It
Description no longer needs to eat, drink or sleep, with the
mask providing all sustenance.
This evil creation holds a special and powerful
curse. It takes the form of an iron or steel helmet Once locked into place, the mask may not be
with a visor can swing down and lock into place, removed without risk of killing the occupant and
completely obscuring the face except for two even destroying its soul. Removing the mask can
narrow eye-slits. Exact construction varies, but be performed by suppressing the magic holding it
many are sculpted with a snarling canine face on closed (such as introducing it into an antimagic
the visor. Looking on the inside of the visor area, or casting greater dispel and succeeding in a
reveals a series of long, cruel, hooked metal caster level check with a DC of 19) and then
spikes pointing in toward the face and curving a physically opening it. However, once it is opened,
bit upward. The two longest are located on the the wearer must immediately make a Will saving
inside of the eye-slits. throw with a DC of 30. Failure indicates that the
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Because of the complexity of the mask, it can returned with a true resurrection. If he succeeds at
only be put onto a willing or helpless victim. the Will saving throw, he suffers 4d6 Constitution
When the dog mask is put on a victim, the spikes damage and is reduced to -1 hit point and is
pierce the skin, flesh and bone of the face in dying. He can be stabilized as normal. If his
several places, with the longest entering the Constitution is reduced to 0 or below, he dies, but
inside corners of the eyes and penetrating as far can be raised as normal.
as the victim's brain. This leaves the whites of the
Construction
victim's eyes permanently stained red and blood-
shot, even if he is later cured of the curse. Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, dominate
person, creator must be of a non-good alignment;
The effect of the mask is immediate. As soon as
Cost 250 gp
the mask locks into place, the victim's will is
completely over-ridden by the mask. The victim
acquires the dog soldier template, and the first
being that gives him an order is considered to be
the new dog soldier's master. This effect only
takes place if the victim is a living humanoid, fey,
or monstrous humanoid. Any other type of being
is locked into the mask, but not mentally
enslaved. There is no saving throw against this
process, and spell resistance does not protect.
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