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<blockquote data-quote="Faolyn" data-source="post: 8924551" data-attributes="member: 6915329"><p>More animals for all your shapechanging needs! Remember the old <em>Voyage of the Princess Ark </em>series? This issue was on Wallara and included abbreviated stats for the <strong>giant echidna</strong> and the <strong>kangaroo</strong>. It doesn’t actually say how giant the giant echidnas are besides “large,” but it gives them <em>nine </em>Hit Dice and a chewing attack (victims can still break free, which rules out being swallowed) that inflicts 3d6 damage per round, which is a heck of a lot of damage for a giant version of an animal that <em>has no teeth</em>. In comparison, the article's kangaroo only inflicted 1d8 damage.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Wallaran Animals</span></strong></p><p>The Voyage of the Princess Ark, Dragon Magazine #186</p><p>Created by Bruce A. Heard</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]274427[/ATTACH]</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Picture from the San Diego Zoo. Look at that face! Look at it!</span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)"><span style="font-size: 26px">Giant Echidna</span></span></strong></p><p><strong>Huge beast</strong></p><p>Challenge 2 (450 XP)</p><p><strong>AC</strong></p><p><strong>HP</strong> 51 (6d12+12; bloodied 25)</p><p><strong>Speed</strong> 30 ft.</p><p></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 16 (+3) <strong>DEX</strong> 12 (+1) <strong>CON</strong> 14 (+2)</p><p><strong>INT</strong> 2 (-4) <strong>WIS</strong> 12 (+1) <strong>CHA</strong> 4 (-3)</p><p></p><p><strong>Proficiency</strong> +2</p><p><strong>Maneuver DC</strong> 13</p><p><strong>Senses</strong> passive Perception 11</p><p><strong>Languages</strong> —</p><p><strong><em>Barbed Hide. </em></strong>A creature that grapples the giant echidna takes 5 (1d10) piercing damage at the beginning of each of the echidna’s turns.</p><p><strong><em>Keen Hearing and Smell. </em></strong>The giant echidna has advantage on Perception checks that rely on smell.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Actions</u></strong></p><p><strong><em>Tongue.</em></strong> The giant echidna waves its tongue in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or be stuck to the tongue and grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the echidna can’t use its Tongue attack again. The echidna can grapple up to two creatures at a time in this manner.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Bite. </em></strong><em>Melee Weapon Attack:</em> +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. <em>Hit: </em>5 (1d4+3) bludgeoning damage. The echidna makes a bite attack against one creature it is grappling with its tongue. If the attack hits, the creature is swallowed and the grapple ends. A swallowed creature has total cover from attacks from outside the echidna, is blinded and restrained, and it takes 9 (2d8) acid damage at the start of each of the echidna’s turns. If the echidna dies, the target is no longer swallowed.</p><p></p><p>*</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]274429[/ATTACH]</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px">Picture from Wikipedia</span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)"><span style="font-size: 26px">Kangaroo</span></span></strong></p><p><strong>Medium beast</strong></p><p>Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)</p><p><strong>AC</strong> 11</p><p><strong>HP</strong> 9 (2d8; bloodied 4)</p><p><strong>Speed</strong> 50 ft.</p><p></p><p><strong>STR</strong> 13 (+1) <strong>DEX</strong> 13 (+1) <strong>CON</strong> 11 (+0)</p><p><strong>INT</strong> 3 (-4) <strong>WIS</strong> 12 (+1) <strong>CHA</strong> 6 (-2)</p><p></p><p><strong>Proficiency</strong> +2</p><p><strong>Maneuver DC</strong> 11</p><p><strong>Senses</strong> passive Perception 11</p><p><strong>Languages</strong> —</p><p><strong><em>Keen Hearing and Smell. </em></strong>The kangaroo has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or scent.</p><p><strong><em>Standing Leap. </em></strong>The kangaroo’s long jump is up to 30 feet and its high jump is up to 15 feet, with or without a running start.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Actions</u></strong></p><p><strong><em>Kick. </em></strong><em>Melee Weapon Attack:</em> +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. <em>Hit: </em>4 (1d6+1) bludgeoning damage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Faolyn, post: 8924551, member: 6915329"] More animals for all your shapechanging needs! Remember the old [I]Voyage of the Princess Ark [/I]series? This issue was on Wallara and included abbreviated stats for the [B]giant echidna[/B] and the [B]kangaroo[/B]. It doesn’t actually say how giant the giant echidnas are besides “large,” but it gives them [I]nine [/I]Hit Dice and a chewing attack (victims can still break free, which rules out being swallowed) that inflicts 3d6 damage per round, which is a heck of a lot of damage for a giant version of an animal that [I]has no teeth[/I]. In comparison, the article's kangaroo only inflicted 1d8 damage. [B][SIZE=6]Wallaran Animals[/SIZE][/B] The Voyage of the Princess Ark, Dragon Magazine #186 Created by Bruce A. Heard [ATTACH type="full"]274427[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4]Picture from the San Diego Zoo. Look at that face! Look at it![/SIZE] [B][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)][SIZE=7]Giant Echidna[/SIZE][/COLOR] Huge beast[/B] Challenge 2 (450 XP) [B]AC HP[/B] 51 (6d12+12; bloodied 25) [B]Speed[/B] 30 ft. [B]STR[/B] 16 (+3) [B]DEX[/B] 12 (+1) [B]CON[/B] 14 (+2) [B]INT[/B] 2 (-4) [B]WIS[/B] 12 (+1) [B]CHA[/B] 4 (-3) [B]Proficiency[/B] +2 [B]Maneuver DC[/B] 13 [B]Senses[/B] passive Perception 11 [B]Languages[/B] — [B][I]Barbed Hide. [/I][/B]A creature that grapples the giant echidna takes 5 (1d10) piercing damage at the beginning of each of the echidna’s turns. [B][I]Keen Hearing and Smell. [/I][/B]The giant echidna has advantage on Perception checks that rely on smell. [B][U]Actions[/U] [I]Tongue.[/I][/B] The giant echidna waves its tongue in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 13 Dexterity saving throw or be stuck to the tongue and grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the echidna can’t use its Tongue attack again. The echidna can grapple up to two creatures at a time in this manner. [B][I]Bite. [/I][/B][I]Melee Weapon Attack:[/I] +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. [I]Hit: [/I]5 (1d4+3) bludgeoning damage. The echidna makes a bite attack against one creature it is grappling with its tongue. If the attack hits, the creature is swallowed and the grapple ends. A swallowed creature has total cover from attacks from outside the echidna, is blinded and restrained, and it takes 9 (2d8) acid damage at the start of each of the echidna’s turns. If the echidna dies, the target is no longer swallowed. * [ATTACH type="full"]274429[/ATTACH] [SIZE=4]Picture from Wikipedia[/SIZE] [B][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)][SIZE=7]Kangaroo[/SIZE][/COLOR] Medium beast[/B] Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) [B]AC[/B] 11 [B]HP[/B] 9 (2d8; bloodied 4) [B]Speed[/B] 50 ft. [B]STR[/B] 13 (+1) [B]DEX[/B] 13 (+1) [B]CON[/B] 11 (+0) [B]INT[/B] 3 (-4) [B]WIS[/B] 12 (+1) [B]CHA[/B] 6 (-2) [B]Proficiency[/B] +2 [B]Maneuver DC[/B] 11 [B]Senses[/B] passive Perception 11 [B]Languages[/B] — [B][I]Keen Hearing and Smell. [/I][/B]The kangaroo has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or scent. [B][I]Standing Leap. [/I][/B]The kangaroo’s long jump is up to 30 feet and its high jump is up to 15 feet, with or without a running start. [B][U]Actions[/U] [I]Kick. [/I][/B][I]Melee Weapon Attack:[/I] +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. [I]Hit: [/I]4 (1d6+1) bludgeoning damage. [/QUOTE]
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