CHIMERA

What follows is a conversion of the chimera, a classic monster dating back to the earliest editions of Dungeons and Dragons, from the version found in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary (pg. 44) to the Starfinder Roleplaying Game.  This is the first creature I ever converted to Starfinder, for a homebrew game I'm currently running as of August 2018.

CHIMERA

This lion-bodied monstrosity flies on a pair of dragon's wings, and possesses three heads: those of a roaring lion, a horned goat, and a dragon.

CHIMERA                                                 CR 7

XP 3,200

CE Large magical beast

Init +0; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision., Perception +19

DEFENSE

HP 105

EAC 19; KAC 21

Fort +11; Ref +11; Will +6

OFFENSE

Speed 30 ft., fly 50 ft. (clumsy)

Melee bite +18 (2d6+12 B)

Multiattack 2 bites +14 (1d8+12 P), gore +14 (1d8+12 B), or

2 bites +12 (1d6+12 P), gore +12 (1d6+12 B), 2 claws +12 (1d6+12)

Space 10 ft.; Reach 10 ft.

Offensive abilities breath weapon (8d6 A, DC 15 Reflex halves, 1d4 rounds, see below)

STATISTICS

Str +5; Dex +0; Con +4; Int -3; Wis +2; Cha +0

Skills Perception +19

Languages Draconic

Other abilities unflankable, three-headed

ECOLOGY

Environment temperate hills

Organization solitary, pair, pride (3-6), or flight (7-12)

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Breath Weapon (Su) A chimera's breath weapon depends on the color of its dragon head, as summarized on the table below. Regardless of its type, a chimera's breath weapon is usable once every 1d4 rounds, deals 8d6 points of damage, and allows a DC 15 Reflex save for half damage.

Head Color           Breath Weapon

Black                     80-foot line of acid

Blue                      80-foot line of lightning

Green                   40-foot cone of acid

Red                       40-foot cone of fire

White                    40-foot cone of cold

Chimeras are dangerous and aggressive hybrids, magical beasts whose origins remain unknown. Their ability to fly and their natural cunning make them keen hunters, and their breath weapon makes them a serious threat to groups of adventurers, or even small armies. Most chimeras are 4 to 6 feet tall at the shoulder, with their three heads extending that reach substantially. They are 9 to 11 feet in length, and weigh between 600 and 800 pounds. Their size is typically tied to the color of their dragon head, with red dragon chimeras representing the largest specimens and white dragon chimeras representing the smallest.

Chimeras have spread to most worlds which still retain some semblance of a wilderness. They prefer hilly terrain where they can find caves to make their lairs. On Castrovel, feral, barbaric chimeras can be found roaming or flying over the jungles seeking unwary prey, while in the Drakelands of Triaxus many chimeras serve as mid-level enforcers, thugs, and killers for the various corporations headed by evil, chromatic dragon CEOs in that region. In any case, it requires a creature of great power to control a chimera, as they are generally stupid, unhelpful, and disloyal. They disdain space travel, but nonetheless are often transported to other planets by their overlords for nefarious purposes of many kinds.

Chimeras prefer to eat meat, but are selectively omnivorous if their favored diet, terrified humanoids, is unavailable. Their ability to fly enables them to typically have their choice of food sources. They are often solitary, but when in a group, their society functions similarly to a pride of lions, where the group is led by a patriarch, but where the females do most of the work.

Rumors suggest that various factions, ranging from the drow to the Azlanti Star Empire, have performed cybernetic enhancements on certain chimeras, making cyborg horrors called mecha-chimeras. These chimeras are even more dangerous than their wholly biological cousins, and often possess a variety of technological weapons that supplement their up-close ferocity with the ability to bring the pain from long range with lasers or missiles. Their wings, and often one or more of their heads are cybernetic, but the dragon head is typically left intact to allow the mecha-chimera to still use its breath weapon. They are often equipped with built-in targeting computers, which allow them to ignore anything less than total concealment, and force fields that supplement their already substantial reservoir of health.

NEW SIMPLE TEMPLATE GRAFT

THREE-HEADED (CR 5+)

This creature has three heads, either naturally or due to magical or cybernetic experimentation.

Traits: Perception is a master skill; unflankable; if the creature has bite or gore attacks, it can make three such attacks (and no other attacks) as a full action with a -4 penalty to each attack roll.