Converting prehistoric animals

[demiurge1138]

Agreed to 10 feet and Stealthy.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

Ready for Mastodonsaurus?

According to this site, "the great Mastodonsaurus may have reached four or five meters".

 

[freyar]

I'd say we're ready.

Start by upsizing to Large with advancement to Huge?

 

[Shade]

Do we want to upsize eryops (no vortex maw) or paracyclotosaurus?

 

[freyar]

I guess the vortex maw. Anything else we can do to distinguish these?

 

[demiurge1138]

No land speed whatsoever, or 5 feet at the most. Get rid of the amphibious subtype. It appears that these guys had a hard time on land and a fossil bed of them died in a drought.

 

[Shade]

All sounds good. Suggested Hit Dice?

 

[freyar]

Sounds fair to me. I was a little unsure whether we'd be justified in getting rid of amphibious, but it works. We could give them hold breath, maybe, if we give them the slow land speed.

Edit: How about starting at 5HD?

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.

We missed the weight on Paracyclotosaurus:

A paracyclotosaurus is 6 to 8 feet long, weighing around x pounds.

For massy...

15-foot cone for vortex maw?

Swallow Whole (Ex): A mastodonsaurus can try to swallow a grabbed opponent of up to two sizes smaller by making a successful grapple check. The swallowed creature takes (2d8+8?) points of bludgeoning damage and (1d6?) points of acid damage per round from the gizzard. A swallowed creature can cut its way out by using a light slashing or piercing weapon to deal (15?) points of damage to the gizzard (AC 12). Once the creature exits, muscular action closes the hole; another swallowed opponent must cut its own way out.

 

[freyar]

300 lb?

15ft. Suggestions for swallow whole look good.