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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 4986043" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Upon reflection, I realized I've rather mucked up the 'Short-Faced' Carnosaurs entry. I've been reading about <em>Majungasaurus</em> recently and that warped my conception of Abelisaurs. If I'd actually thought a moment I'd remember that most of the large Abelisaurs (e.g. <em>Abelisaurus, Aucasaurus, Carnotaurus, Rugops et al</em>) have pretty long, slim legs to go with a big but fairly lightweight heads and wee little arms.</p><p></p><p>I'd better split them into a gracile version called the 'Short Faced Carnosaur' and a heavyweight version for <em>Majungasaurus</em> and its ilk (Maybe <em>Rajasaurus</em>?) we can call something like "Pit Bull Carnosaurs".</p><p></p><p>We could probably get away with just modifying the Classic Carnosaur or the Gracile Tyrant, but I'd rather give them their own stat-category. They won't have the claw attacks of regular Allosauroid carnosaurs, and their jaws may be more suited for grappling large prey as compared to Allosaurs slashing teeth. They don't have a Tyrannosaurs' crushing bite strength or larger brains, suggesting lower Int and Wis in D&D terms.</p><p></p><p>Here's my new, improved theropod stat category list:</p><p></p><p><strong>Standard Carnosaur</strong>s (e.g. <em>Allosaurus</em>) - largish, fairly fast, slashing bite, medium-sized claws. Includes other Allosauridae up to the size of <em>Giganotosaurus</em>. We could probably lump Ceratosaurs in here as far as their stats go.</p><p> <strong>Gracile Carnosaur</strong>s (e.g. <em>Dilophosaurus</em>) - slim, fast, smallish head, medium-small claws.</p><p> <strong>Clawed Carnosaurs </strong>(e.g. <em>Megaraptor</em>) - Carnivorous theropods with unusually large arms & claws and smallish heads with slashing teeth. Swift and gracile, may have chased down agile prey.</p><p><strong>Crocodile Carnosaurs </strong>(e.g. <em>Spinosaurus</em>) Largish arms and claws. Slim jaws with pointed teeth for wriggling prey. may be piscovores. <em>Baryonyx</em> may be a robust version.</p><p><strong>Short-Faced Carnosaurs </strong>(e.g. <em>Abelisaurus</em>) - long legs and tiny arms, short but deep skull. <strong>[<span style="color: Red"><em>Modified Gracile Tyrant?</em></span>]</strong></p><p><strong>Pit-Bull Carnosaurs</strong> (e.g. <em>Majungasaurus</em>) - Powerful but slow, with short sturdy legs. Deep skull and stubby teeth may have allowed pit-bull like wrestling with larger prey animals. <strong>[<span style="color: Red"><em>Modified Tyrant King?</em></span>]</strong></p><p> <strong>Tyrant Kings</strong> (e.g. <em>Tyrannosaurus</em>) - large & strong, bigger brains, powerful crushing & tearing bite, tiny claws.</p><p> <strong>Gracile Tyrants </strong>(e.g. <em>Albertosaurus</em>) - faster than the above, with less powerful jaws.</p><p><strong>'Raptors'</strong> (e.g. <em>Deinonychus</em>) - fast & agile, well armed with claws, talons & teeth. <strong>[<span style="color: Red"><em>Maybe call them Terror Claws?</em></span>]</strong></p><p> <strong>Gracile Raptors</strong> (e.g. <em>Troodon</em>) - slimmer and faster than above, but not as strong.</p><p><strong>Short-Armed Raptors</strong> (e.g. <em>Austroraptor</em>). Unusually small arms and slim jaws. Maybe particularly fast pursuers of small prey?</p><p><strong>Flapping Raptors</strong> (e.g. <em>Unenlagia</em>, <em>Microraptor</em>). Very small, with wings or winglike forearms. Some may have had limited flight, maybe good climbers that lived on trees or cliffs.</p><p><strong>Beaked Raptors</strong> (e.g. <em>Oviraptor</em>) - small, fast, medium claws, beaked. Maybe omnivores. <strong>[<span style="color: Red"><em>I decided to drop 'Oviraptor' since calling them 'egg thieves' would give the wrong impression of their habits</em></span>]</strong></p><p><strong></strong><strong>Scythe Claws</strong> (e.g. <em>Therizinosaurus</em>) - bizarre barrel-bodied theropods with huge claws. Probably herbivores.</p><p> <strong>Ostrich Mimics</strong> (e.g. <em>Ornithomimus</em>) - fast, with long 3-clawed arms but a negligible peck. Maybe omnivores.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 4986043, member: 57383"] Upon reflection, I realized I've rather mucked up the 'Short-Faced' Carnosaurs entry. I've been reading about [I]Majungasaurus[/I] recently and that warped my conception of Abelisaurs. If I'd actually thought a moment I'd remember that most of the large Abelisaurs (e.g. [I]Abelisaurus, Aucasaurus, Carnotaurus, Rugops et al[/I]) have pretty long, slim legs to go with a big but fairly lightweight heads and wee little arms. I'd better split them into a gracile version called the 'Short Faced Carnosaur' and a heavyweight version for [I]Majungasaurus[/I] and its ilk (Maybe [I]Rajasaurus[/I]?) we can call something like "Pit Bull Carnosaurs". We could probably get away with just modifying the Classic Carnosaur or the Gracile Tyrant, but I'd rather give them their own stat-category. They won't have the claw attacks of regular Allosauroid carnosaurs, and their jaws may be more suited for grappling large prey as compared to Allosaurs slashing teeth. They don't have a Tyrannosaurs' crushing bite strength or larger brains, suggesting lower Int and Wis in D&D terms. Here's my new, improved theropod stat category list: [B]Standard Carnosaur[/B]s (e.g. [I]Allosaurus[/I]) - largish, fairly fast, slashing bite, medium-sized claws. Includes other Allosauridae up to the size of [I]Giganotosaurus[/I]. We could probably lump Ceratosaurs in here as far as their stats go. [B]Gracile Carnosaur[/B]s (e.g. [I]Dilophosaurus[/I]) - slim, fast, smallish head, medium-small claws. [B]Clawed Carnosaurs [/B](e.g. [I]Megaraptor[/I]) - Carnivorous theropods with unusually large arms & claws and smallish heads with slashing teeth. Swift and gracile, may have chased down agile prey. [B]Crocodile Carnosaurs [/B](e.g. [I]Spinosaurus[/I]) Largish arms and claws. Slim jaws with pointed teeth for wriggling prey. may be piscovores. [I]Baryonyx[/I] may be a robust version. [B]Short-Faced Carnosaurs [/B](e.g. [I]Abelisaurus[/I]) - long legs and tiny arms, short but deep skull. [B][[COLOR=Red][I]Modified Gracile Tyrant?[/I][/COLOR]][/B] [B]Pit-Bull Carnosaurs[/B] (e.g. [I]Majungasaurus[/I]) - Powerful but slow, with short sturdy legs. Deep skull and stubby teeth may have allowed pit-bull like wrestling with larger prey animals. [B][[COLOR=Red][I]Modified Tyrant King?[/I][/COLOR]][/B] [B]Tyrant Kings[/B] (e.g. [I]Tyrannosaurus[/I]) - large & strong, bigger brains, powerful crushing & tearing bite, tiny claws. [B]Gracile Tyrants [/B](e.g. [I]Albertosaurus[/I]) - faster than the above, with less powerful jaws. [B]'Raptors'[/B] (e.g. [I]Deinonychus[/I]) - fast & agile, well armed with claws, talons & teeth. [B][[COLOR=Red][I]Maybe call them Terror Claws?[/I][/COLOR]][/B] [B]Gracile Raptors[/B] (e.g. [I]Troodon[/I]) - slimmer and faster than above, but not as strong. [B]Short-Armed Raptors[/B] (e.g. [I]Austroraptor[/I]). Unusually small arms and slim jaws. Maybe particularly fast pursuers of small prey? [B]Flapping Raptors[/B] (e.g. [I]Unenlagia[/I], [I]Microraptor[/I]). Very small, with wings or winglike forearms. Some may have had limited flight, maybe good climbers that lived on trees or cliffs. [B]Beaked Raptors[/B] (e.g. [I]Oviraptor[/I]) - small, fast, medium claws, beaked. Maybe omnivores. [B][[COLOR=Red][I]I decided to drop 'Oviraptor' since calling them 'egg thieves' would give the wrong impression of their habits[/I][/COLOR]] [/B][B]Scythe Claws[/B] (e.g. [I]Therizinosaurus[/I]) - bizarre barrel-bodied theropods with huge claws. Probably herbivores. [B]Ostrich Mimics[/B] (e.g. [I]Ornithomimus[/I]) - fast, with long 3-clawed arms but a negligible peck. Maybe omnivores. [/QUOTE]
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