Converting prehistoric animals

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It looks like Inostrancevia could qualify for "Giant Therapsid". We could use gladiodon's stats to build from.

 

[demiurge1138]

Sounds good!

I don't expect to keep the wounding saliva, but I rather like it. Other options include making it more a bear-like grappler (with Multiattack and Imp. Grab).

 

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I like the wounding saliva as well. I'd be fine with keeping it, although the bear-like grappler might make more sense.

Just for fun, here's a few clips of the gorgonopsid from Primeval.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii_ok3WWg58]YouTube - Future Bat V.S. Gorgonopsid[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLXdQAS4S9g]YouTube - Primeval - Stephen fights the Gorgonopsid[/ame]

And here's one from Walking with Monsters

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbjE_xKXQv8&feature=related]YouTube - Walking With Monsters Part III (1/3)[/ame] (near the 7 minute mark)

 

[demiurge1138]

Not too many bear-style prehistoric creatures, so let's go for that.

 

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Added to Homebrews.

I tacked on a worry ability, but if you think that's too much, I'll drop it.

 

[demiurge1138]

That looks pretty good! We should change the name of the group (display only works with the originals, since they have the giant fins).

 

[Shade]

Would "Gorgonopsid" work?

 

[demiurge1138]

No, I mean of the largest of the organization line. Sorry.

 

[Shade]

Ahh...gotcha. "Pack"?

 

[demiurge1138]

Pack sounds good. And actually, thinking back on it, it would appeal to my evolutionary biologist sense if we did call it "gorgonopsid, Inostrancevia". Therapsid is a paraphyletic clade, because "Therapsidia" includes both gorgonopsids and cynodonts, and cynodonts contain both primitive forms and modern mammals.

Thinking on its environment, the Gladiodon was a montane creature, and I don't think any actual gorogonopsids were. Warm hills and plains, perhaps? If we took it out of the mountains, we might want to work with its skill points a bit, strip out Balance, that sort of thing.