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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 7947431" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><em>Utahraptor</em> (<span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><em>Megaraptor</em> Redux</span>)</strong></span></p><p>Large Animal</p><p><strong>Hit Dice:</strong> 8d8+40 (76 hp)</p><p><strong>Initiative:</strong> +2</p><p><strong>Speed:</strong> 60 ft. (12 squares)</p><p><strong>Armor Class:</strong> 16 (–1 size, +2 Dex, +5 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 14</p><p><strong>Base Attack/Grapple:</strong> +6/+16</p><p><strong>Attack:</strong> Talons +11 melee (2d8+6)</p><p><strong>Full Attack:</strong> Talons +11 melee (2d8+6) and 2 foreclaws +9 melee (1d4+3) and bite +9 melee (2d6+3)</p><p><strong>Space/Reach:</strong> 10 ft./5 ft.</p><p><strong>Special Attacks:</strong> Pounce</p><p><strong>Special Qualities:</strong> Low-light vision, scent</p><p><strong>Saves:</strong> Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +4</p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong> Str 23, Dex 15, Con 21, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 10</p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> Hide +5* [<em>+13 in undergrowth</em>], Jump +24, Listen +8, Spot +8, Survival +8</p><p><strong>Feats:</strong> Run, Multiattack, Track</p><p><strong>Environment:</strong> Warm forests or plains</p><p><strong>Organization:</strong> Solitary, pair, or pack (3–6)</p><p><strong>Challenge Rating:</strong> 6</p><p><strong>Treasure:</strong> None</p><p><strong>Alignment:</strong> Always neutral</p><p><strong>Advancement:</strong> 9–11 HD (Large); 12–16 HD (Huge)</p><p><strong>Level Adjustment:</strong> —</p><p></p><p>This creature is a larger relative of the <em>Deinonychus</em> that stands about 9 feet tall, with a total length of 24 feet and an average weight of 1,000 pounds. It has the same appearance, habits, and abilities as its smaller cousin.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Combat</span></strong></p><p>A <em>Utahraptor</em> uses a combination of speed, grasping forearms, large teeth, and hind legs with ripping talons. It hunts by running at prey, leaping, and ripping with its rear talons as it claws and bites. The talons count as one attack. A <em>Utahraptor</em> has a relatively large brain for a dinosaur, and its pack hunts with cunning tactics.</p><p></p><p><strong>Pounce (Ex):</strong> If a <em>Utahraptor</em> charges, it can make a full attack.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> A <em>Utahraptor</em> has a +4 racial bonus on Hide, Jump, Listen, Spot, and Survival checks.</p><p></p><p>*Its racial bonus to Hide increases to +12 in undergrowth.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: green"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Design Notes</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: green">To begin with, a <em>Megaraptor</em> is not a jumbo-sized <em>Deinonychus</em> as portrayed in the SRD. This original interpretation of the fossil proved to be incorrect, and current reconstructions of this dinosaur indicate it is a relatively slender theropod with large sickle-claws on its hands, although argument still rages over what family it belongs to. A sickle-handed <em>Megaraptor</em> is different enough from the SRD version to have entirely new stats as the <strong><a href="https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/7950052" target="_blank"><em>Megaraptor</em> Redux</a></strong> (this is an update of the <strong><a href="https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/4953621" target="_blank">old version</a></strong> I posted in the previous Dinosaur thread).</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green">However, the relatively recently discovered <em>Utahraptor</em> was a large-sized dromaeosaur like the SRD <em>Megaraptor</em> was intended to represent, so I have substituted that genus for the <em>Megaraptor</em> entry. It's basically just a bigger version of its relative the <em>Deinonychus</em> which might be a distant descendant (<em>Utahraptor ostrommaysi</em> died out about 30 million years before <em>Deinonychus antirrhopus</em>).</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green">Mechanically, this <em>Utahraptor</em> is basically the SRD <em>Megaraptor</em> with a slightly higher Strength and a more effective feat selection, plus its racial bonuses to skills have been changed to match the <em>Deinonychus</em> Redux.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green">The stats look a bit like a CR 5 monster to me, but I feel it's close enough to the boundary with CR 6 to be willing to leave it at the original Challenge Rating.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green">The SRD <em>Megaraptor's</em> +10 Fort save is an error, an 8 HD animal with a +5 Con bonus has a +11 Fort save.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green">There is also a <em>Utahraptor</em> conversion in the Creature Catalog, based on a 2E AD&D Monstrous Compendium-style version that appeared in the <em>Dungeon Magazine #54</em> adventure "<em>The Fiends of Tethyr</em>".</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: red"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Skill Ranks:</strong> Hide 3S+Dex2+4R-4size, Jump 2S+4R+Str6+12Speed, Listen 2S+4R+Wis2, Spot 2S+4R+Wis2, Survival 2S+4R+Wis2</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 7947431, member: 57383"] [SIZE=6][B][I]Utahraptor[/I] ([COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][I]Megaraptor[/I] Redux[/COLOR])[/B][/SIZE] Large Animal [B]Hit Dice:[/B] 8d8+40 (76 hp) [B]Initiative:[/B] +2 [B]Speed:[/B] 60 ft. (12 squares) [B]Armor Class:[/B] 16 (–1 size, +2 Dex, +5 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 14 [B]Base Attack/Grapple:[/B] +6/+16 [B]Attack:[/B] Talons +11 melee (2d8+6) [B]Full Attack:[/B] Talons +11 melee (2d8+6) and 2 foreclaws +9 melee (1d4+3) and bite +9 melee (2d6+3) [B]Space/Reach:[/B] 10 ft./5 ft. [B]Special Attacks:[/B] Pounce [B]Special Qualities:[/B] Low-light vision, scent [B]Saves:[/B] Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +4 [B]Abilities:[/B] Str 23, Dex 15, Con 21, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 10 [B]Skills:[/B] Hide +5* [[I]+13 in undergrowth[/I]], Jump +24, Listen +8, Spot +8, Survival +8 [B]Feats:[/B] Run, Multiattack, Track [B]Environment:[/B] Warm forests or plains [B]Organization:[/B] Solitary, pair, or pack (3–6) [B]Challenge Rating:[/B] 6 [B]Treasure:[/B] None [B]Alignment:[/B] Always neutral [B]Advancement:[/B] 9–11 HD (Large); 12–16 HD (Huge) [B]Level Adjustment:[/B] — This creature is a larger relative of the [I]Deinonychus[/I] that stands about 9 feet tall, with a total length of 24 feet and an average weight of 1,000 pounds. It has the same appearance, habits, and abilities as its smaller cousin. [B][SIZE=5]Combat[/SIZE][/B] A [I]Utahraptor[/I] uses a combination of speed, grasping forearms, large teeth, and hind legs with ripping talons. It hunts by running at prey, leaping, and ripping with its rear talons as it claws and bites. The talons count as one attack. A [I]Utahraptor[/I] has a relatively large brain for a dinosaur, and its pack hunts with cunning tactics. [B]Pounce (Ex):[/B] If a [I]Utahraptor[/I] charges, it can make a full attack. [B]Skills:[/B] A [I]Utahraptor[/I] has a +4 racial bonus on Hide, Jump, Listen, Spot, and Survival checks. *Its racial bonus to Hide increases to +12 in undergrowth. [COLOR=green][B][SIZE=5]Design Notes[/SIZE][/B] To begin with, a [I]Megaraptor[/I] is not a jumbo-sized [I]Deinonychus[/I] as portrayed in the SRD. This original interpretation of the fossil proved to be incorrect, and current reconstructions of this dinosaur indicate it is a relatively slender theropod with large sickle-claws on its hands, although argument still rages over what family it belongs to. A sickle-handed [I]Megaraptor[/I] is different enough from the SRD version to have entirely new stats as the [B][URL='https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/7950052'][I]Megaraptor[/I] Redux[/URL][/B] (this is an update of the [B][URL='https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/4953621']old version[/URL][/B] I posted in the previous Dinosaur thread). However, the relatively recently discovered [I]Utahraptor[/I] was a large-sized dromaeosaur like the SRD [I]Megaraptor[/I] was intended to represent, so I have substituted that genus for the [I]Megaraptor[/I] entry. It's basically just a bigger version of its relative the [I]Deinonychus[/I] which might be a distant descendant ([I]Utahraptor ostrommaysi[/I] died out about 30 million years before [I]Deinonychus antirrhopus[/I]). Mechanically, this [I]Utahraptor[/I] is basically the SRD [I]Megaraptor[/I] with a slightly higher Strength and a more effective feat selection, plus its racial bonuses to skills have been changed to match the [I]Deinonychus[/I] Redux. The stats look a bit like a CR 5 monster to me, but I feel it's close enough to the boundary with CR 6 to be willing to leave it at the original Challenge Rating. The SRD [I]Megaraptor's[/I] +10 Fort save is an error, an 8 HD animal with a +5 Con bonus has a +11 Fort save. There is also a [I]Utahraptor[/I] conversion in the Creature Catalog, based on a 2E AD&D Monstrous Compendium-style version that appeared in the [I]Dungeon Magazine #54[/I] adventure "[I]The Fiends of Tethyr[/I]".[/COLOR] [COLOR=red][SIZE=3][B]Skill Ranks:[/B] Hide 3S+Dex2+4R-4size, Jump 2S+4R+Str6+12Speed, Listen 2S+4R+Wis2, Spot 2S+4R+Wis2, Survival 2S+4R+Wis2[/SIZE][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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