Converting prehistoric animals
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Shade
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Therezinosaurus
FREQUENCY: Uncommon
NO. APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: 5
MOVE: 15”
HIT DICE: 15
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-12/2-12/3-18
SIZE: L (4O’ long)
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
Attack/Defense Modes: Nil
This murderous large carnosaur took rather a different route from the usual carnosaur reliance on large teeth. “The slasher” relies at least as much on its claws as on its fangs.
Most large carnosaurs have small forelegs, but therezinosaurus’ “arms” are an incredible eight feet long, terminating in two-foot-long claws curved like scimitars. The creature stands 12 feet tall when moving.
Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine #55 (1981).
FREQUENCY: Uncommon
NO. APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: 5
MOVE: 15”
HIT DICE: 15
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-12/2-12/3-18
SIZE: L (4O’ long)
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
Attack/Defense Modes: Nil
This murderous large carnosaur took rather a different route from the usual carnosaur reliance on large teeth. “The slasher” relies at least as much on its claws as on its fangs.
Most large carnosaurs have small forelegs, but therezinosaurus’ “arms” are an incredible eight feet long, terminating in two-foot-long claws curved like scimitars. The creature stands 12 feet tall when moving.
Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine #55 (1981).
Shade
Monster Junkie
Here's what Wikipedia has to say about them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therizinosaur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therizinosaurus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therizinosaur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therizinosaurus
demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
"Slasher", nothing. Therezinosaurs were lovable herbivores, something like a giant dino-sloth. Here's a conversion I did a long while ago (so long it's still 3.0) that we might be able to glean some usefulness from.
Therizinosaurus
Huge Beast
Hit Dice: 16d10+128 (216 hp)
Initiative: +1 (Dex)
Speed: 30 ft
AC: 18 (-2 size, +1 Dex, +9 natural)
Attacks: 2 claws +18 melee, bite +13 melee
Damage: Claw 2d8+8 (19-20, x4), bite 1d4+4
Face/Reach: 10ft by 10ft/10ft
Special Attacks: Augmented criticals, rend 4d8+12
Special Qualities: Scent
Saves: Fort +18, Ref +11, Will +6
Abilities: Str 26, Dex 12, Con 26, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 10
Skills: Listen +10, Spot +10
Climate/Terrain: Warm forest, hills, plains or marsh
Organization: Solitary, pair, flock (3-6)
Challenge Rating: 10
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 17-32 HD (Huge), 33-48 HD (Gargantuan)
The therizinosaurus is a bizarre omnivorous dinosaur that, while relatively docile, is dangerous when provoked.
Therizinosaurus stands about 20 feet tall and about 30 feet long. Unlike most dinosaurs, it has a semi-erect posture instead of holding itself parallel to the ground. Its arms are long and apelike, ending in three razor-sharp claws. It has a long neck and a disproportionately small head, with both teeth and a beak. A downy coat covers its entire body.
Therizinosaurus eats mostly fruit, leaves and insects (tearing open termite mounds with its massive claws), but is not averse to scavenging. It will also eat the meat of anything it slays in defense.
Combat
Therizinosaurus, when riled, attacks with its massive claws, tearing at its opponents flesh until it dies. The kills of a therizinosaurus tend to be messy, a fact which makes them avoided by all intelligent inhabitants of their territory.
Augmented Critical (Ex): The claws of a therizinosaurus are very thin and razor sharp. It threatens a critical hit with its claws on a natural attack roll of 19-20. On a successful critical hit, the claw attacks deal quadruple damage.
Rend (Ex): If a therizinosaurus hits with both claw attacks, it latches on and tears its opponent’s flesh. This attack automatically deals an additional 4d8+12 points of damage.
Well, switching from Beast to Animal is a given. I still like the idea of augmented critical, but could go either way on rend.
Demiurge out.
Therizinosaurus
Huge Beast
Hit Dice: 16d10+128 (216 hp)
Initiative: +1 (Dex)
Speed: 30 ft
AC: 18 (-2 size, +1 Dex, +9 natural)
Attacks: 2 claws +18 melee, bite +13 melee
Damage: Claw 2d8+8 (19-20, x4), bite 1d4+4
Face/Reach: 10ft by 10ft/10ft
Special Attacks: Augmented criticals, rend 4d8+12
Special Qualities: Scent
Saves: Fort +18, Ref +11, Will +6
Abilities: Str 26, Dex 12, Con 26, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 10
Skills: Listen +10, Spot +10
Climate/Terrain: Warm forest, hills, plains or marsh
Organization: Solitary, pair, flock (3-6)
Challenge Rating: 10
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 17-32 HD (Huge), 33-48 HD (Gargantuan)
The therizinosaurus is a bizarre omnivorous dinosaur that, while relatively docile, is dangerous when provoked.
Therizinosaurus stands about 20 feet tall and about 30 feet long. Unlike most dinosaurs, it has a semi-erect posture instead of holding itself parallel to the ground. Its arms are long and apelike, ending in three razor-sharp claws. It has a long neck and a disproportionately small head, with both teeth and a beak. A downy coat covers its entire body.
Therizinosaurus eats mostly fruit, leaves and insects (tearing open termite mounds with its massive claws), but is not averse to scavenging. It will also eat the meat of anything it slays in defense.
Combat
Therizinosaurus, when riled, attacks with its massive claws, tearing at its opponents flesh until it dies. The kills of a therizinosaurus tend to be messy, a fact which makes them avoided by all intelligent inhabitants of their territory.
Augmented Critical (Ex): The claws of a therizinosaurus are very thin and razor sharp. It threatens a critical hit with its claws on a natural attack roll of 19-20. On a successful critical hit, the claw attacks deal quadruple damage.
Rend (Ex): If a therizinosaurus hits with both claw attacks, it latches on and tears its opponent’s flesh. This attack automatically deals an additional 4d8+12 points of damage.
Well, switching from Beast to Animal is a given. I still like the idea of augmented critical, but could go either way on rend.
Demiurge out.
freyar
Extradimensional Explorer
Seems like you're pretty close to the original already, pretty much just slightly different on the HD. I'd say we start from your 3.0 version.
Regarding rend: seems like we might want to get away from that if we want to treat these as herbivores. However, it might be worthwhile to add some interesting combat feats.
Regarding rend: seems like we might want to get away from that if we want to treat these as herbivores. However, it might be worthwhile to add some interesting combat feats.
RavinRay
Explorer
We could go either way. If it has rend maybe it's because it's an aggressively defensive herbivore. If it has a combat feat it means it has a particularly notable way of defending itself beyond the usual slash.
BTW, if you want to see feathered Chinese dinosaurs (like therizinosaurus) in all their glory, artist Luis V. Rey's website has a wonderful gallery. Eye candy!
BTW, if you want to see feathered Chinese dinosaurs (like therizinosaurus) in all their glory, artist Luis V. Rey's website has a wonderful gallery. Eye candy!
Shade
Monster Junkie
That looks like a great start.
I 3.5ed it in Homebrews.
I'm fine with keeping rend, even if it is a defensive measure.
Demiurge pegged it at 20 feet tall and about 30 feet long. Dragon said 12 feet tall and 40 feet long. Wikipedia says it could grow up to 33-40 feet long and reach 3-6 tons in weight. What is most accurate, dino-experts?
Beyond that, all that's left is an italicized description and feats, of which it gets 6.
I 3.5ed it in Homebrews.
I'm fine with keeping rend, even if it is a defensive measure.
Demiurge pegged it at 20 feet tall and about 30 feet long. Dragon said 12 feet tall and 40 feet long. Wikipedia says it could grow up to 33-40 feet long and reach 3-6 tons in weight. What is most accurate, dino-experts?
Beyond that, all that's left is an italicized description and feats, of which it gets 6.
freyar
Extradimensional Explorer
I guess that sounds about right.
Feats: if we're making it an aggressive herbivore, we could give it Awesome Blow or Snatch (or both!). Multiattack would change the attack line, but I think it's worth it. Alertness and maybe Dodge because it is an herbivore, after all. Any other ideas?
Feats: if we're making it an aggressive herbivore, we could give it Awesome Blow or Snatch (or both!). Multiattack would change the attack line, but I think it's worth it. Alertness and maybe Dodge because it is an herbivore, after all. Any other ideas?
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