Tatooine Howler

Creature Feature

By Steve Kenson and Owen Stephens

The Tatooine howler is a predator that has adapted to the harsh desert environments of that world.
The large, shaggy creature has a bulky build and curling horns. If seen briefly from afar, a howler might
be mistaken for a bantha. They're dangerous and unpredictable animals, but, thankfully, very rare. In
fact, most people consider them to be legends or rumors designed to keep the curious away from secret
smuggler bases in the deep desert.

Howlers are extremely intelligent carnivores. When one is on the hunt, it makes loud howling noises to
scare its prey, herding the quarry toward a rock cul-de-sac or similar killing ground. The howler dries
portions of each kill in the hot air and buries them in the sand. If hunting turns lean, the howler can
return to its secret cache of food, but otherwise it will ignore the preserved flesh in favor of fresh
meat. If a desert traveler were to find such a buried collection of food, it would be a sure sign that a
howler was nearby.

The creatures are covered in dirty yellow fur, allowing them to blend in with their surroundings. This
camouflage gives them a +2 bonus on Hide checks in sandy environments. Only their teeth, claws, and
horns are likely to stick out from their surroundings, but that's rarely enough to blow their cover
(especially during sandstorms).

Tatooine Howler: Desert predator 3; Init -1 (Dex); Defense 18 (+10 natural, -1 size, -1 Dex); Spd 10 m;
VP/WP 32/20; Atk +7 melee (1d6+6, claw) or +7 melee (1d4+6, bite), +0 ranged; SQ +2 species bonus on
Hide checks, +4 species bonus on desert Survival checks; SV Fort +8, Ref +2, Will +1; SZ L; Rep 4; Str 22,
Dex 8, Con 20, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 12. Challenge Code: C.
Skills: Hide +3, Listen +5, Move Silently +4, Survival +4.
Feats: Power Attack, Track.

Tatooine howlers make great creatures for encounters using the

Secrets of Tatooine campaign pack. Check it out!