InsanePsychoRabbit
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According to Wikipedia, Placerias may have lived like a hippopotamus. This time the theory has scientific backing, because Placerias are usually found in mudstone. It should probably have some sort of Swim bonus, if not an actual swim speed.
For feats I suggest Alertness, Endurance, Improved Bull Rush, and Power Attack
Here's the flavor text I've come up with:
Displaying both reptilian and mammalian traits, this ox-sized beast is built like a barrel. Its stout limbs stick out from its body at a slight angle. It has a large, sloping head with a turtle-like beak. Two large, forward-curving tusks sprout from behind its beak.
Placerias is a dicynodont, an herbivorous therapsid (“mammal-like reptile”). Dicynodonts are characterized by their parrot-like beaks, two tusks in the upper jaw, and barrel-shaped bodies with splayed legs. Placerias is one of the largest dicynodonts, comparable in size to a cow.
Placerias is similar to a hippopotamus in its habits. During the wet season, groups of placerias spend most of their time wallowing in water, protecting themselves both from the sun and from large land predators like the postosuchus. During the dry season, placerias use their tusks to dig up roots for sustenance. Placerias also use these forward-curving tusks for defense and display.
An adult placerias is about 11 feet long and weighs anywhere from one to two tons.
Combat
Perhaps due to their size, placerias are particularly ornery for dicynodonts. They charge at any perceived threat, using their tusks to gore opponents.
For feats I suggest Alertness, Endurance, Improved Bull Rush, and Power Attack
Here's the flavor text I've come up with:
Displaying both reptilian and mammalian traits, this ox-sized beast is built like a barrel. Its stout limbs stick out from its body at a slight angle. It has a large, sloping head with a turtle-like beak. Two large, forward-curving tusks sprout from behind its beak.
Placerias is a dicynodont, an herbivorous therapsid (“mammal-like reptile”). Dicynodonts are characterized by their parrot-like beaks, two tusks in the upper jaw, and barrel-shaped bodies with splayed legs. Placerias is one of the largest dicynodonts, comparable in size to a cow.
Placerias is similar to a hippopotamus in its habits. During the wet season, groups of placerias spend most of their time wallowing in water, protecting themselves both from the sun and from large land predators like the postosuchus. During the dry season, placerias use their tusks to dig up roots for sustenance. Placerias also use these forward-curving tusks for defense and display.
An adult placerias is about 11 feet long and weighs anywhere from one to two tons.
Combat
Perhaps due to their size, placerias are particularly ornery for dicynodonts. They charge at any perceived threat, using their tusks to gore opponents.
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