Converting prehistoric animals

[BOZ]

i'll get this one started sometime this week. stay tuned!

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

Stats please...
And this will probably just end up being a smaller version of T. Rex. There's no suggestion of any unusual abilities for it, unlike the allosaurus, unless some were suggested in the 1e stats.

Really, a Gorgosaur would just be a T.Rex with slightly fewer HD, I think. Mechanically, there'd be little difference.

 

[BOZ]

probably true. still, 'tis an important service we must provide!

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

probably true. still, 'tis an important service we must provide!

What a trooper!

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

Did you watch the "Before the Dinosaurs" on Discovery a few weeks back? Has anyone converted the gorgonopsian mammal-like reptiles? 1 ton of saber-toothed goodness just waitin' for a PC to come wandering by.

 

[Shade]

Did you watch the "Before the Dinosaurs" on Discovery a few weeks back? Has anyone converted the gorgonopsian mammal-like reptiles? 1 ton of saber-toothed goodness just waitin' for a PC to come wandering by.

Haven't seen it, but that sounds quite cool.

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/russia/images/gorgonopsian.jpg

Boo! Scary, kids!

 

[Shade]

Cute 'lil buggers.

 

[Kwitchit]

Possible source of inspiration (for us in the UK anyway)

BBC1
Walking With Monsters
Thu 8 Dec, 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm 30mins

Mortis

Just saw it. Requesting stats for:
The big sea scorpions
Orthocones (10-metre-long cone-shaped shell with a mouth and tentacles).

 

[BOZ]

1E Monster Manual

Gorgosaurus
FREQUENCY: Uncommon
NO. APPEARING: 1-2
ARMOR CLASS: 5
MOVE: 15"
HIT DICE: 13
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-3/1-3/7-28
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Non-
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: L (30' + long)
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
Attack/Defense Modes: Nil

These horrid creatures are probably ancestors of tyrannosaurus rex. The gorgosaurus is a fleet carnivorous dinosaur of very aggressive instincts.


Monstrous Compendium 3

Gorgosaurus
CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any land
FREQUENCY: Uncommon
ORGANIZATION: Solitary
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Day
DIET: Carnivore
INTELLIGENCE: Non- (0)
TREASURE: Nil
ALIGNMENT: Nil

NO. APPEARING: 1-2
ARMOR CLASS: 5
MOVEMENT: 15
HIT DICE: 13
THAC0: 7
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-3/1-3/7-28
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: G (30' long)
MORALE: Steady (11)
XP VALUE: 5,000

This horrid creature is probably another ancestor of tyrannosaurus rex. The gorgosaurus is a fleet, carnivorous dinosaur of very aggressive instincts.


Monstrous Compendium Annual #2

Gorgosaurus
CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Any land
FREQUENCY: Uncommon
ORGANIZATION: Solitary
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Day
DIET: Carnivore
INTELLIGENCE: Non- (0)
TREASURE: Nil
ALIGNMENT: Neutral

NO. APPEARING: 1-2
ARMOR CLASS: 5
MOVEMENT: 15
HIT DICE: 13
THAC0: 7
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1d3/1d3/7d4
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: G (30' long)
MORALE: Steady (11)
XP VALUE: 5,000

This horrid creature, also known as the albertosaurus, is probably an ancestor of tyrannosaurus rex. It is physically similar but smaller, with a longer-snouted head and more backward-pointing teeth. The gorgosaurus is a fleet, carnivorous dinosaur of very aggressive instincts. It might weigh as much as two tons.