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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 7950090" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><em>Pliosaurus</em></strong></span></p><p>Huge Animal</p><p><strong>Hit Dice:</strong> 10d8+60 (105 hp)</p><p><strong>Initiative:</strong> +2</p><p><strong>Speed:</strong> 20 ft. (4 squares), swim 50 ft.</p><p><strong>Armor Class:</strong> 15 (–2 size, +2 Dex, +5 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 13</p><p><strong>Base Attack/Grapple:</strong> +7/+22</p><p><strong>Attack:</strong> Bite +14 melee (2d8+12)</p><p><strong>Full Attack:</strong> Bite +14 melee (2d8+12)</p><p><strong>Space/Reach:</strong> 15 ft./10 ft.</p><p><strong>Special Attacks:</strong> Improved grab, swallow whole</p><p><strong>Special Qualities:</strong> Hold breath, low-light vision, scent</p><p><strong>Saves:</strong> Fort +15, Ref +9, Will +4</p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong> Str 26, Dex 14, Con 22, Int 1, Wis 13, Cha 9</p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> Hide –4* [<em>+4 in water</em>], Listen +4, Spot +9, Swim +16</p><p><strong>Feats:</strong> Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Weapon Focus (bite)</p><p><strong>Environment:</strong> Warm aquatic</p><p><strong>Organization:</strong> Solitary, pair, or herd (5–8)</p><p><strong>Challenge Rating:</strong> 7</p><p><strong>Treasure:</strong> None</p><p><strong>Alignment:</strong> Always neutral</p><p><strong>Advancement:</strong> 11–20 HD (Huge); 21–30 HD (Gargantuan)</p><p><strong>Level Adjustment:</strong> —</p><p></p><p>These relatives of <em>Elasmosaurus</em> have short necks and massive heads crammed with large teeth. A typical <em>Pliosaurus </em>is 30 feet long, with a head about 6 feet long, and weighs about 10,000 pounds.</p><p></p><p>These stats can be used for other species of marine reptile with a similar body plan, such as <em>Liopleurodon</em> or <em>Kronosaurus</em>, which may not have been closely related to <em>Pliosaurus</em> but were probably similar to it in their habits.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Combat</strong></span></p><p>A <em>Pliosaurus </em>is aggressive and attacks anything it notices. The creature is strong, fast, and highly maneuverable, able to turn quickly and lunge at prey.</p><p></p><p><strong>Hold Breath (Ex):</strong> A <em>Pliosaurus </em>can hold its breath for a number of rounds equal to 10 × its Constitution score before it risks drowning. For a typical <em>Pliosaurus</em>, this is 220 rounds, or 22 minutes.</p><p></p><p><strong>Improved Grab (Ex):</strong> To use this ability, a <em>Pliosaurus </em>must hit an opponent of up to one size smaller with its bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can try to swallow the foe the following round.</p><p></p><p><strong>Swallow Whole (Ex):</strong> A <em>Pliosaurus </em>can try to swallow a grabbed opponent of up to two sizes smaller by making a successful grapple check. The swallowed creature takes 2d8+8 points of bludgeoning damage and 8 points of acid damage per round from the <em>Pliosaurus’s</em> gizzard. A swallowed creature can cut its way out by using a light slashing or piercing weapon to deal 25 points of damage to the gizzard (AC 12). Once the creature exits, muscular action closes the hole; another swallowed opponent must cut its own way out.</p><p></p><p>A Huge <em>Pliosaurus's </em>gizzard can hold 2 Medium, 8 Small, 32 Tiny, or 128 Diminutive or smaller opponents.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> A <em>Pliosaurus </em>has a +8 racial bonus on Swim checks. It can always choose to take 10 on a Jump or Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line.</p><p></p><p>* A <em>Pliosaurus </em>has a +8 racial bonus on Hide checks in water.</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">This is a typical large-headed Sauropterygian, a type of Mesozoic aquatic reptile. Sauropterygians with small heads and long necks hunted smaller fish and squid, but their large-headed cousins tackled bigger prey, including other aquatic reptiles as well as fish and ammonites. Large-headed pliosaur evolved multiple times among the Sauropterygia, so a particular species might have long-necked "plesiosaur" cousins more closely related to it than many large-headed pliosaurs.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green">Mechanically, it is just the <em>Elasmosaurus</em> Redux with a slightly increased Strength, no increased reach, an increased bite damage and Swallow Whole capacity.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green">In taxonomical terms it is not a dinosaur just like <em>Elasmosaurus</em>, so I'm going to be agonizing over whether to index it as "Dinosaur - Pliosaurus" to match the SRD's "Dinosaur - Elasmosaurus". There are a few Pliosaurs in AD&D sources (<em>Kronosaurus</em> appears as one of "several new dinosaurs and their relatives" in <em>Dragon #187</em> and there's a generic Pliosaur in <em>Dragon #112</em>).</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green">The Creature Catalog has its own entry for generic Pliosaurs of sizes ranging from Large to Colossal. They are similar to what I'd likely do should I ever write up a Cleon Special Pliosaur entry. Which is unsurprising, as I contributed to the CC version!</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 7950090, member: 57383"] [SIZE=6][B][I]Pliosaurus[/I][/B][/SIZE] Huge Animal [B]Hit Dice:[/B] 10d8+60 (105 hp) [B]Initiative:[/B] +2 [B]Speed:[/B] 20 ft. (4 squares), swim 50 ft. [B]Armor Class:[/B] 15 (–2 size, +2 Dex, +5 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 13 [B]Base Attack/Grapple:[/B] +7/+22 [B]Attack:[/B] Bite +14 melee (2d8+12) [B]Full Attack:[/B] Bite +14 melee (2d8+12) [B]Space/Reach:[/B] 15 ft./10 ft. [B]Special Attacks:[/B] Improved grab, swallow whole [B]Special Qualities:[/B] Hold breath, low-light vision, scent [B]Saves:[/B] Fort +15, Ref +9, Will +4 [B]Abilities:[/B] Str 26, Dex 14, Con 22, Int 1, Wis 13, Cha 9 [B]Skills:[/B] Hide –4* [[I]+4 in water[/I]], Listen +4, Spot +9, Swim +16 [B]Feats:[/B] Combat Reflexes, Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Weapon Focus (bite) [B]Environment:[/B] Warm aquatic [B]Organization:[/B] Solitary, pair, or herd (5–8) [B]Challenge Rating:[/B] 7 [B]Treasure:[/B] None [B]Alignment:[/B] Always neutral [B]Advancement:[/B] 11–20 HD (Huge); 21–30 HD (Gargantuan) [B]Level Adjustment:[/B] — These relatives of [I]Elasmosaurus[/I] have short necks and massive heads crammed with large teeth. A typical [I]Pliosaurus [/I]is 30 feet long, with a head about 6 feet long, and weighs about 10,000 pounds. These stats can be used for other species of marine reptile with a similar body plan, such as [I]Liopleurodon[/I] or [I]Kronosaurus[/I], which may not have been closely related to [I]Pliosaurus[/I] but were probably similar to it in their habits. [SIZE=5][B]Combat[/B][/SIZE] A [I]Pliosaurus [/I]is aggressive and attacks anything it notices. The creature is strong, fast, and highly maneuverable, able to turn quickly and lunge at prey. [B]Hold Breath (Ex):[/B] A [I]Pliosaurus [/I]can hold its breath for a number of rounds equal to 10 × its Constitution score before it risks drowning. For a typical [I]Pliosaurus[/I], this is 220 rounds, or 22 minutes. [B]Improved Grab (Ex):[/B] To use this ability, a [I]Pliosaurus [/I]must hit an opponent of up to one size smaller with its bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can try to swallow the foe the following round. [B]Swallow Whole (Ex):[/B] A [I]Pliosaurus [/I]can try to swallow a grabbed opponent of up to two sizes smaller by making a successful grapple check. The swallowed creature takes 2d8+8 points of bludgeoning damage and 8 points of acid damage per round from the [I]Pliosaurus’s[/I] gizzard. A swallowed creature can cut its way out by using a light slashing or piercing weapon to deal 25 points of damage to the gizzard (AC 12). Once the creature exits, muscular action closes the hole; another swallowed opponent must cut its own way out. A Huge [I]Pliosaurus's [/I]gizzard can hold 2 Medium, 8 Small, 32 Tiny, or 128 Diminutive or smaller opponents. [B]Skills:[/B] A [I]Pliosaurus [/I]has a +8 racial bonus on Swim checks. It can always choose to take 10 on a Jump or Swim check, even if distracted or endangered. It can use the run action while swimming, provided it swims in a straight line. * A [I]Pliosaurus [/I]has a +8 racial bonus on Hide checks in water. [COLOR=green][B][SIZE=5]Design Notes[/SIZE][/B] This is a typical large-headed Sauropterygian, a type of Mesozoic aquatic reptile. Sauropterygians with small heads and long necks hunted smaller fish and squid, but their large-headed cousins tackled bigger prey, including other aquatic reptiles as well as fish and ammonites. Large-headed pliosaur evolved multiple times among the Sauropterygia, so a particular species might have long-necked "plesiosaur" cousins more closely related to it than many large-headed pliosaurs. Mechanically, it is just the [I]Elasmosaurus[/I] Redux with a slightly increased Strength, no increased reach, an increased bite damage and Swallow Whole capacity. In taxonomical terms it is not a dinosaur just like [I]Elasmosaurus[/I], so I'm going to be agonizing over whether to index it as "Dinosaur - Pliosaurus" to match the SRD's "Dinosaur - Elasmosaurus". There are a few Pliosaurs in AD&D sources ([I]Kronosaurus[/I] appears as one of "several new dinosaurs and their relatives" in [I]Dragon #187[/I] and there's a generic Pliosaur in [I]Dragon #112[/I]). The Creature Catalog has its own entry for generic Pliosaurs of sizes ranging from Large to Colossal. They are similar to what I'd likely do should I ever write up a Cleon Special Pliosaur entry. Which is unsurprising, as I contributed to the CC version![/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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