View source for Humandrill (3.5e Monster)

{{author
|author_name=Sulacu
|date_created=March 28, 2015
|status=Penguin
}}
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{{3.5e Monster Classic
|monster=Humandrill
|size=Medium |type=Magical Beast |subtypes=
|hd=3d10+12 |hp=28
|init=+2
|speed=30 ft. (6 squares), [[SRD:Climb|climb]] 30 ft.
|ac=15 (+2 [[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]], +3 [[SRD:Natural Armor|natural]]) |touch=12 |flat=13
|bab=+3 |grapple=+13
|at=[[SRD:Slam|Slam]] +9 melee (1d8+6) or [[SRD:Bite|bite]] +4 melee (1d8+3)
|full_at=2 [[SRD:Slam|slams]] +9 melee (1d8+6) or [[SRD:Bite|bite]] +4 melee (1d8+3)
|space=5 ft. |reach=5 ft.
|sa=[[#Kick|Kick]]
|sq=[[#Acclimatized|Acclimatized]], [[#Learn through Imitation|learn through imitation]], [[#Naturally Skilled|naturally skilled]]
|fort=+7 |ref=+5 |will=+3
|str=23 |dex=14 |con=19 |int=5 |wis=15 |cha=8
|skills=[[SRD:Balance Skill|Balance]] +5 (3 ranks), [[SRD:Climb Skill|Climb]] +20 (6 ranks), [[SRD:Jump Skill|Jump]] +12 (6 ranks), [[SRD:Sense Motive Skill|Sense Motive]] +8 (6 ranks), [[SRD:Swim Skill|Swim]] +9 (3 ranks), [[SRD:Listen Skill|Listen]] +6 (0 ranks), [[SRD:Spot Skill|Spot]] +6 (0 ranks)
|feats=[[SRD:Alertness|Alertness]] {{B}}, [[Alternative Tradition (3.5e Feat)|Alternative Tradition]] (open, [[SRD:Wisdom|Wisdom]]), [[SRD:Improved Grapple|Improved Grapple]]{{B}}
|env=Usually forests and jungles
|org=Solitary, group (4-10 humandrills) or horde (50-100 humandrills)
|cr=2
|treas=Half coins and goods
|align=Any (see text)
|adv=4-9 [[SRD:Hit Dice|Hit Dice]] ([[SRD:Medium Size|Medium]]) or by class level (see ''[[#Learn through Imitation|learn through imitation]]'')
|la=+0 (cohort)
}}

''To some, immitation is flattery, but to the humandrill, it is the key to survival in a dangerous world.''

These large, stout-bodied, ape-like monkeys are armed with a great intellect, but their most impressive quality is their almost peerless ability to learn by doing. Humandrills vary greatly from individual to individual, depending on their fouraging grounds, but it is especially those that find themselves exposed to civilized life that may develop in a huge variety of ways.

Humandrills are highly discerning, empathic and perceptive. When exposed to the culture of humans or other sentient creatures, they quickly learn skills by imitation, from the craftsmanship of artisans to the fighting skills of warriors. In lands beset by war, humandrills have been observed learning to fight with manufactured weapons, yet in peaceful fringe settlements, they were documented taking up forms of artisanry, such as pottery, weaving, and even painting or sculpting. Some people even take humandrills as companions, allowing them to learn and assist in their trade. Fringe societies have included humandrill labour as a cheap alternative to employment, only to find that humandrills turned out even better at imitating people than they thought, when they took up the art of going on strike for the sake of more food and living comforts.

Their adaptive mentality however makes humandrills very impressionable. As such, humandrills become 'imprinted' easily, depending on the behaviour and abilities of any sentient creature it observes. Humandrills in peaceful regions tend to grow up to become benign and friendly, open to contact with other creatures, whereas others that grow up in wartorn lands, or amidst cuttrhoats and criminals, have a propensity to become just as morally reprehensible as those they imitate. In summary, under the right circumstances humandrills cultivate a human-like cunning that can be either wondrous or dangerous. 

Humandrill are intelligent enough to learn to understand the language of sentient creatures. One year of exposure to a given language allows a humandrill to learn to perfectly interpret it. They are, however, incapable of writing without tutelage or [[#Learn through Imitation|learning through imitation]], and lack the vocal chords to speak themselves.

Humandrills stand roughly 5 to 6 feet, and generally weigh between 150 and 250 pounds.
Alignment	Any (see text) +
Author	Sulacu +
Challenge Rating	2 +
Environment	Usually forests and jungles +
Identifier	3.5e Monster +
Level Adjustment	+0 (cohort) +
Rated By	Eiji-kun + and Undead Knave +
Rating	Rating Pending +
Size	Medium +
Title	Humandrill +
Type	Magical Beast +