demiurge1138
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Let's put that last point into Hide so it's actually trained in it. The CR looks about right--it's got a lot of hit points, but offensively it's below the average humanoid warrior, so it balances out.
Converting prehistoric creatures
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Yeah, that sounds good.
Upsizing Dicynodon to Medium gives us these ability scores:
Str 14, Dex 8, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 4
Do we want to increase the Dex score to 10?
The wikipedia article says that Lystrosaurus had strong forelimbs and was good at digging. It also states that it may have nested in burrows. I still don't think of it as a burrower in the way that Diictodon or (theoretically) Robertia was; I personally think it dug up roots and stuff to eat and used a burrow as a place to sleep.
Upsizing Dicynodon to Medium gives us these ability scores:
Str 14, Dex 8, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 4
Do we want to increase the Dex score to 10?
The wikipedia article says that Lystrosaurus had strong forelimbs and was good at digging. It also states that it may have nested in burrows. I still don't think of it as a burrower in the way that Diictodon or (theoretically) Robertia was; I personally think it dug up roots and stuff to eat and used a burrow as a place to sleep.
demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
Sure!
Increasing Dicynodon to Medium just by giving it the size adjustments nets us:
Str 14, Dex 8, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 4
This is about comparable to a boar, which I like, but like the boar I think that the Dex should get boosted back up to 10. It was ridiculously common, leading me to think that it should have a similar racial Survival bonus to Diictodon. The Wikipedia entry suggests that paleontologists have hypothesized that it nested in burrows--I'm thinking this should be just flavor text as opposed to a burrow speed, but I'm flexible. Likewise, we could give it either a slow Swim speed or a racial bonus to Swim checks, since its high nostrils and eyes, and its hippo-like body plan, suggest it may have been an aquatic grazer.
Edit: Ninja'ed again!
Increasing Dicynodon to Medium just by giving it the size adjustments nets us:
Str 14, Dex 8, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 4
This is about comparable to a boar, which I like, but like the boar I think that the Dex should get boosted back up to 10. It was ridiculously common, leading me to think that it should have a similar racial Survival bonus to Diictodon. The Wikipedia entry suggests that paleontologists have hypothesized that it nested in burrows--I'm thinking this should be just flavor text as opposed to a burrow speed, but I'm flexible. Likewise, we could give it either a slow Swim speed or a racial bonus to Swim checks, since its high nostrils and eyes, and its hippo-like body plan, suggest it may have been an aquatic grazer.
Edit: Ninja'ed again!
demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
How about +4 natural?
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