Mage Hound

A magehound is a small dog, similar in overall appearance to a beagle. It has a black coat with silver markings, including silver ears and stripes along the snout.

Crime and Punishment
Author Keith Baker
Series Campaign Style
Publisher Atlas Games
Publish date 2003

Mage Hound
Small magical beast
Hit Dice	1d10+1; hp 6
Initiative	+2
Speed	40 ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class	14 (+1 size, +2 Dexterity, +1 natural), touch 13, flatfooted 12
Base Attack/Grapple	+1/-3
Attack	Bite +2 melee (1d4)
Full Attack	Bite +2 melee (1d4)
Space/Reach	5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks	–
Special Qualities	Scent, Spellscent
Saves	SV Fort +3, Ref +4, Will +1
Abilities	Strength 10, Dexterity 15, Constitution 12, Intelligence 2, Wisdom 12, Charisma 6
Skills	Listen +5, Spot +5, Survival +1 (+6 when tracking by Scent), Swim +3.
Feats	Spellsense, Track
Environment	Temperate plains
Organization	Solitary or pack (5-12)
Challenge Rating	1/3
Treasure	None
Alignment	Always neutral
Advancement	—
Level Adjustment	—

Spellscent (Su):

A magehound has the innate ability to sense magic. This is constantly in effect, and requires no conscious effort on the part of the hound. This is similar to Detect Magic, but extends out in a 30-foot radius circle centered on the dog. A magehound automatically senses any spell cast within this area. A well-trained hound can detect the difference between divine and arcane magic; it can be taught to ignore magic of a specific school or the divine magic of a specific deity, and with time it can be trained to ignore the magical actions of a specific individual. A magehound cannot Track using this ability, but if it can pick up the Scent of a spellcaster it can track using its sense of smell. The magehound is a mystical canine with a natural talent for sensing the disruptions caused by magical energy. Societies that possess the hounds typically use them as watchdogs. A guardian magehound will bark and point whenever it detects magical energy; the hound can be trained to give a different bark for a spell or a magical object. The hounds are difficult to breed in captivity; due to the effort required to train (Handle Animal 30) and breed a magehound, the creatures are generally extremely rare. A breeder may charge up to 4,000 gp for a fully trained magehound.