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Dicynodont, Diictodon Tiny Animal Hit Dice: 1d8+1 (5 hp) Initiative: +1 Speed: 15 ft. (3 squares), burrow 10 ft. Armor Class: 13 (+2 size, +1 Dex), touch 13, flat-footed 12 Base Attack/Grapple: +0/-11 Attack: Bite +3 melee (1d3-3) Full Attack: Bite +3 melee (1d3-3) Space/Reach: 2-1/2 ft./0 ft...

Ok. To start, upsizing the Robertia would give us these ability scores: Str 5, Dex 10, Con 13, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 4 Do we want to use these ability scores as-is? demiurge suggested giving the Diictodon a massive racial bonus to Survival since these animals (or their immediate descendants)...

CR 1/8 is fine. It would be nice to see the PDF description of Robertia first, but I've come up with this flavor text in the meantime: This little creature resembles a cross between a lizard and a naked mole rat, with a parrot-like hooked beak and two fangs in its upper jaw. Robertia is a...

No special attacks. I'm not too sure about scent. I'd go with skill points split between Listen and Spot, and the Alertness feat. Bite 1d2 sounds okay. Environment sounds okay. If they're organized like naked mole rats, I'd go with an organization like Burrow (5-20) or colony (50-100)...

I imagine them as burrowers as well. According to the Diictodon article, deserts were "the dominant environment on the continent of Pangaea in the Late Permian Period." Also, both Diictodon and Robertia were found in South Africa.

Those all sound good.

All right then, let's get started on the dicynodonts! I've come up with a list of species and their sizes. Dicynodon – average ~4ft (Small, advanced specimens may be Medium) Diictodon – 18 inches (Tiny) Kannemeyeria – ~10 ft (Large) Lystrosaurus – 'pig sized' (Medium) Placerias – 3.5 meters...

I'd stick with the 'small cow' bit and the weight, and drop the length.

Exaeretodon (the Medium cynodont) was 6 feet long, so Diademodon would probably be longer. Looking at pictures they seem to be built similarly. Also, you listed its reach as 10 feet, whereas it should be 5 feet because it is a quadruped. Aside from my nitpicking, are we done?

'Temperate or warm plains' sounds good. I haven't been able to dredge up anything about its length or weight yet, but my mom says that a small cow would weigh about 1,000 pounds. For advancement I'd go with something like 8-14 HD (Large). I almost forgot! Its reach should be 5 feet instead of...

I'm leaning towards CR 4.

The report described the environment as semi-arid and similar to western South Africa today (but a bit drier), so I'm thinking more along the lines of scrubland than forests. Also I have the flavor text ready. This creature somewhat resembles a huge boar, but it has a more primitive aspect...

Diademodon was an herbivore (but it had fangs like the other cynodonts), and I've managed to pull up some information about its lifestyle. According to this report on research of isotopes found in its teeth, the place it lived in was arid and seasonal, and it fed mostly in damp shady areas. As...

Sorry for going off topic, but... Happy New Year!! (it's exactly midnight where I live)

OK, what's next? Do we want to do the giant cynodont Diademodon, or do we want to move on to the dicynodonts?

I thing they sound good too. Let's put it in Homebrews and call it done.

OK, I'll agree to that. I've updated it again. Now all we need is its environment and weight and we'll be all set. Some notes on the Ischigualasto Formation in which Exaeretodon has been found: "In the Carnian (late Triassic) this area was a volcanically active floodplain dominated by rivers...

I was basing my estimate of CR 2 on the boar, which has similar ability scores and Hit Dice, but it does have a special ability (ferocity) that makes it more dangerous. You may be right. I agree with you on the skills, feats and advancement.

We could give the dicynodonts a special attack, like trample or stampede for larger forms.

Here's what I have so far. Cynodont, Exaeretodon Medium Animal Hit Dice: 3d8+9 (22 hp) Initiative: +0 Speed: 30 feet (6 squares) Armor Class: 13 (+3 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 13 Base Attack/Grapple: +2/+4 Attack: Bite +4 melee (1d4+3) Full Attack: Bite +4 melee (1d4+3) Space/Reach: 5...