Converting prehistoric creatures

[Shade]

Maybe I will sometime. I can be your proofreader and pick out all your random mistakes. That seems to be something I'm good at.

That's how I got my "foot in the door", if you will.

Fixed.

 

[Shade]

Since we have a good sampling of gornopsians, shall we move on to cynodonts?

 

[freyar]

Sure, if everyone's satisfied we have enough gorgonopsids.

 

[demiurge1138]

Sure!

 

[Shade]

Start with Cynognathus?

 

[freyar]

Sounds good. It's "metre-long," so Small? Maybe base this on a dog and beef it up a little?

 

[demiurge1138]

I'm not sure I'd even beef it up a little. I think "about dog" would be very sensible.

 

[freyar]

Fair enough. Maybe swap around some attributes just to make some difference. The dog is Str 13, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6, so do you want to do Str 15, Dex 15, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6 or something like that?

 

[InsanePsychoRabbit]

freyar, that sounds like the big dog's ability scores. I think they would be fine.

Shade, you fixed the lycaenops' weight, but you didn't add in any of the things demiurge suggested.

Drop the Climb speed, drop the natural armor from +4 to +2 (dinocanisauruses were explicitly armor-plated). Mention that, although they take small prey singly, they work together to fell larger animals in their flavor-text.

 

[freyar]

freyar, that sounds like the big dog's ability scores. I think they would be fine.

Shade, you fixed the lycaenops' weight, but you didn't add in any of the things demiurge suggested.

You know, you're right, just fiddled around. Hmmmm. How about Str 14, Dex 16, Con 15, Int 1, Wis 11, Cha 6?