Converting prehistoric animals

[Shade]

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Dart (Ex): Once per hour, a nothosaurus can swim five times its normal speed (200 feet) when it makes a charge.

 

[freyar]

Oh, nice name! Definitely right for something that swims. And looks good to me.

 

[demiurge1138]

I like it.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

All done?

 

[freyar]

Looks good to me.

 

[Shade]

I believe that concludes those for which Demiurge has conversions.

Shonisaurus
CLIMATE/TERRAIN: Subtropical/tropical, any water
FREQUENCY Rare
ORGANIZATION: Solitary
ACTIVITY CYCLE: Day
DIET: Carnivore
INTELLIGENCE: Animal (1)
TREASURE: Nil
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
NO. APPEARING: 1-2
ARMOR CLASS: 7
MOVEMENT: SW 15
HIT DICE: 18
THAC0: 5
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 bite
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 5d8
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Swallow whole
SPECIAL DEFENCE: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Nil
SIZE: G (49')
MORALE: Elite (13)
XP VALUE: 12,000

This was the giant of the ichthyosaur family, a group of marine reptiles that resembled long-snouted dolphins with vertical tail fins like a fish’s. Shonisaurus had a huge guppy-shaped body with powerful elongated jaws; overall, Shonisaurus was 49’ long. Oddly, the front and rear pairs of paddles were of equal length—an unusual feature in aquatic vertebrates.

The jaws of Shonisaurus are too narrow to swallow man-sized prey whole, although smaller-than-man-size creatures will be swallowed whole on a roll of two or more over the number needed to hit. The bite does great damage.

Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine #187 (1992).


Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shonisaurus

 

[freyar]

Could maybe be Gargantuan, but I'm thinking probably Colossal.

Swallow whole, but only for Small or smaller? Definitely Imp Grab.

Edit: we have any other large ichthyosaurs to compare stats?

 

[Shade]

Besides the Ichthyosaur in Stormwrack, we've done Temnodontosaurus

 

[freyar]

Ok, Temnodontosaurus has Str 22, Dex 17, Con 18, Int 2, Wis 16, Cha 9. Just want to upsize those stats to G or C?

 

[Shade]

G: Str 30, Dex 17, Con 22, Int 2, Wis 16, Cha 9
C: Str 38, Dex 17, Con 26, Int 2, Wis 16, Cha 9