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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BOZ" data-source="post: 42034" data-attributes="member: 1241">GIANT CAPYBARACapybara, GiantMedium-Size AnimalHit Dice: 2d8+6 (15 hp)Initiative:  -1 (Dex)Speed: 30 ft., swim 40 ft.AC:  12 (-1 Dex, +3 natural)Attacks:  Bite +4 meleeDamage:  Bite 1d4+3Face/Reach:  5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ftSaves:  Fort +5, Ref +2, Will +0Abilities:  Str 17, Dex 9, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 10, Cha 2Skills:  Balance +2, Hide +2, Move Silently +2, Swim +5Climate/Terrain:  Temperate and warm forest and marshOrganization:  Family (2-8), Herd (20-80)Challenge Rating:  1Treasure:  ---Alignment:  Always neutralAdvancement:  3-4 (Medium-sized), 5-6 HD (Large)The capybara is the largest living rodent, resembling a guinea pig.  The giant capybara ranges from 6-8" in length and weighs anywhere from 300-400 pounds.  Coloration for the animal is usually reddish-brown to gray on the upper body parts and yellowish-brown on the under parts; a black coloration sometimes occurs on its face, outer surface of the limbs, and rump.   The capybara inhabits forests with dense vegetation around ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, marshes, and swamps.  It will rarely stray more than 100 yards from water, retreating to this source whenever it is threatened.  While the capybara moves at a slow, lumbering pace on land, it is a good swimmer, and is able to stay submerged for up to 8 rounds.     These beasts are active in the morning and evening, and rest in a shallow bed in the ground during the day.  The giant capybara's food consists of water plants, the bark of trees, and sometimes cultivated crops.  The giant capybara is most encountered in a prehistoric setting. COMBATThe capybara will normally flee if attacked, and will usually never initiate an attack.  These beasts are not normally carnivorous, but if something happens with its food source it will seek meat, and hunt living creatures. CAPYBARANormal specimens of capybara are similar to their giant cousins, although they typically have a length of over 40", a height of 20" or more, and may weigh as much as 150 pounds (1 HD, 1-2 hp per bite).The giant capybara first appeared in Dragon Magazine #119 (1987, "The Dragon's Bestiary: A Walk Through the Woods", Robert Bendetti)</blockquote>

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