Converting prehistoric creatures

freyar · Sep 12, 2013

I'll agree to all that. Am I correct in guessing that you have some paleontological background for these?

Cleon · Sep 14, 2013

freyar said:
I'll agree to all that.

freyar said:
Am I correct in guessing that you have some paleontological background for these?

I'm not fancying anything too elaborate. How about this:

A massively built bear with a steep forehead and domed skull.

The size of the largest brown bears, these fearsome omnivores are named after their preference for hibernating in caves. Cave bears mainly eat plants, but will devour meat if they happen upon it. They rarely bother creatures that respectfully avoid them, but can be highly dangerous to anything that threatens their territory or food sources.

A typical cave bear is 10 feet long and weighs as much as 2,000 pounds. The largest specimens stand up to 12 feet tall when they rear up on their hind legs.

Combat
A cave bear mainly attacks by tearing at opponents with its claws, rending anything they hit with both paws.

freyar · Oct 4, 2013

Looks good! Do they only need the copyright/credit information?

Cleon · Oct 6, 2013

freyar said:
Looks good! Do they only need the copyright/credit information?

Looks that way.

Updating Cave Bear Working Draft.

Hold on a sec, I forgot the +4 racial bonus to Swim most bears get.

Re-Updating Cave Bear Working Draft.

Cleon · Oct 6, 2013

I've just remembered something.

The Hollow World version of the cave bear's flavour text says it "hunts well by scent", so how about giving it a +4 racial bonus on track-by-scent Survival checks?

We gave the same ability to the Short-Faced Bear conversion.