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<blockquote data-quote="hamishspence" data-source="post: 4990465" data-attributes="member: 41555"><p><strong>Prosauropod stats</strong></p><p></p><p>These are nice- though I might trim the tail slap ranges down to equal to the Space.</p><p> </p><p>This would give an "effective length" so to speak </p><p>(bite reach + space + tail length), </p><p> </p><p>of 25 ft for a Big prosauropod, and 40 ft for a Huge one.</p><p> </p><p>As it currently stands, they appear to have an effective length of 30 ft for the Big one, and 45 ft for the Huge one.</p><p> </p><p>Maybe a bit much?</p><p> </p><p>Remember that just because it is Large (or Huge) doesn't mean its actual body is 10 or 15 ft long- some of its tail will be inside its Space, as will some of its neck.</p><p> </p><p>a 40 ft "effective fighting length" for a Huge prosauropod is still pretty hefty.</p><p> </p><p>So far, on the sauropod stats, the only thing that puzzles me, is:</p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">(because several long-necked sauropods were built more like diplodocids- very long and slender)</span></p><p> </p><p>and: </p><p></p><p> </p><p>because base sauropods already have a tail reach twice the bite reach- and most brachiosaur-types had shorter tails- maybe equal to the bite reach, or, at most, 1.5 times the bite reach.</p><p> </p><p>If we went with 1.5 times the bite reach, <em>Brachiosaurus altithorax, </em>and maybe <em>Giraffatitan brancai,</em> could be Standard Gargantuan Brachiosaurs, and <em>Sauroposeidon</em> could be a Long-necked Gargantuan Brachiosaur (neck reach equal to tail reach- 30 ft, in this case).</p><p> </p><p>Aside from those two things though- the statblocks seem like good approximations.</p><p> </p><p>Splitting off Reach values from the statblocks (my suggestion) might produce more accurate lengths, but it might also be a bit of an overcomplication.</p><p> </p><p>I like the megaraptor stats for Baryonyx- in fact I'd recommend renaming it that, using it as a template for "spinosaurs" and giving the actual <em>Megaraptor</em> its own statblock- with features such as faster speed than the average carnosaur.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hamishspence, post: 4990465, member: 41555"] [b]Prosauropod stats[/b] These are nice- though I might trim the tail slap ranges down to equal to the Space. This would give an "effective length" so to speak (bite reach + space + tail length), of 25 ft for a Big prosauropod, and 40 ft for a Huge one. As it currently stands, they appear to have an effective length of 30 ft for the Big one, and 45 ft for the Huge one. Maybe a bit much? Remember that just because it is Large (or Huge) doesn't mean its actual body is 10 or 15 ft long- some of its tail will be inside its Space, as will some of its neck. a 40 ft "effective fighting length" for a Huge prosauropod is still pretty hefty. So far, on the sauropod stats, the only thing that puzzles me, is: [FONT=Arial](because several long-necked sauropods were built more like diplodocids- very long and slender)[/FONT] and: [SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/SIZE] because base sauropods already have a tail reach twice the bite reach- and most brachiosaur-types had shorter tails- maybe equal to the bite reach, or, at most, 1.5 times the bite reach. If we went with 1.5 times the bite reach, [I]Brachiosaurus altithorax, [/I]and maybe [I]Giraffatitan brancai,[/I] could be Standard Gargantuan Brachiosaurs, and [I]Sauroposeidon[/I] could be a Long-necked Gargantuan Brachiosaur (neck reach equal to tail reach- 30 ft, in this case). Aside from those two things though- the statblocks seem like good approximations. Splitting off Reach values from the statblocks (my suggestion) might produce more accurate lengths, but it might also be a bit of an overcomplication. I like the megaraptor stats for Baryonyx- in fact I'd recommend renaming it that, using it as a template for "spinosaurs" and giving the actual [I]Megaraptor[/I] its own statblock- with features such as faster speed than the average carnosaur. [/QUOTE]
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