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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 7595221" data-attributes="member: 57383">Titanothere Original statsThe Titanothere appears in both the AD&D and BECMI versions of D&D with slightly different stats.2E AD&DHere's the 2E AD&D version from the "Pleistocene Animal" entry of the Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two (1995): Titanothere[TABLE="class: MsoNormalTable"][TR][TD]CLIMATE/TERRAIN:FREQUENCY:ORGANIZATION:ACTIVITY CYCLE:DIET:INTELLIGENCE:TREASURE:ALIGNMENT:NO. APPEARING:ARMOR CLASS:MOVEMENT:HIT DICE:THAC0:NO. OF ATTACKS:DAMAGE/ATTACK:SPECIAL ATTACKS:SPECIAL DEFENSES:MAGIC RESISTANCE:SIZE:MORALE:XP VALUE:[/TD][TD]PlainsUnc.HerdDayHerb.AnimalNilNeutral1–1261212912d8TrampleNilNilH (16′)A (8-10)2,000[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]The titanothere, also known as the brontotherium, is a rhino-like animal. The adult measure eight feet at the shoulder and 16 from nose to rump and weighs up to 8,000 pounds.It is a huge and fearless herbivore armed with a yoke-shaped horn on its nose. The horn can be used to ram an opponent for 2d8 points of damage. Opponents of man-sized or smaller are also tossed up to 20 feet in the air by the force of the blow. It can trample man-sized or smaller victims with its forelegs, inflicting 2d4 points of damage with each foot.If any creature threatens the herd, the bulls charge. If the charge strikes home, horn and trample damage is doubled.If more than six titanotheres are encountered, there are 1d4 calves. The calves are 10% to 80% grown. They do not attack. If threatened, they head for their mothers and try to hide underneath or behind them.The titanothere’s hide is worth 20-70 gp. It is extremely thick and well-suited for making leather armor, especially for larger humanoids or other armor-wearing beings. There's an earlier 2E version in Monstrous Compendium Volume Three (1989) which is basically identical except it has a different SPECIAL ATTACKS line: Titanothere[TABLE="class: MsoNormalTable"][TR][TD]SPECIAL ATTACKS:[/TD][TD]Charge & trample[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]1E AD&DHere's the version from the original Monster Manual (1977): TITANOTHEREFREQUENCY: UncommonNO. APPEARING: 1-12ARMOR CLASS: 6MOVE: 12″HIT DICE: 12% IN LAIR: NilTREASURE TYPE: NilNO. OF ATTACKS: 1DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-16SPECIAL ATTACKS: Charge & trampleSPECIAL DEFENSES: NilMAGIC RESISTANCE: StandardINTELLIGENCE: AnimalALIGNMENT: NeutralSIZE: L (8′)PSIONIC ABILITY: NilAttack/Defense   Modes: Nil/NilThese huge and fearless plant-eaters roam the temperate plains of the Pleistocene era in herds. If more than 6 are encountered 1-4 of those numbering over one-half the possible total will be young, from 10% to 80% grown.If any creature threatens the herd, the largest animals (males) will charge. If the charge strikes home, damage inflicted is double the amount shown on the dice (4-32). Titanotheres will trample (2-12 per foot) any opponent low enough for them to step upon.There’s also a 1E AD&D article entitled Into the Age of Mammals article by David Howery in Dragon Magazine #137 (1988) that has this to say: Titanotheres were part of a lengthy line of creatures that died out in the Oligocene. As they evolved, the titanotheres grew steadily larger. Brontotherium was the largest and the last; this is the titanothere described in the Monster Manual. Earlier titanotheres can be treated as hornless rhinoceroses.BECMIHere's the BECMI version from the Arnerson/Gygax Expert Set Rules (1981):Titanothere[TABLE="class: MsoNormalTable"][TR][TD]Armor Class:[/TD][TD]5[/TD][TD]No. Appearing:[/TD][TD]0 (1-6)[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]Hit Dice:[/TD][TD]12[/TD][TD]Save As:[/TD][TD]Fighter: 6[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]Move:[/TD][TD]120’ (40’)[/TD][TD]Morale:[/TD][TD]7[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]Attacks:[/TD][TD]butt or trample[/TD][TD]Treasure Type:[/TD][TD]Nil[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]Damage:[/TD][TD]2-12/3-24[/TD][TD]Alignment:[/TD][TD]Neutral[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]The prehistoric titanothere resembles a huge blunt-horned rhino, 12’ tall at the shoulder. They are generally peaceful if left alone, preferring to graze grass and eat leaves off trees. They will not hesitate to defend themselves, however, and in combat, they butt or trample their opponents. Small herds of these creatures are found in the grasslands of “lost world” areas.There's also a BECMI version in the AC9 Creature Catalog (1986) which adds an Intelligence Score of 1 and misnames it as a "dinosaur":DINOSAUR[TABLE="class: MsoNormalTable"][TR][TD][/TD][TD]Titanothere[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]   Armour Class:[/TD][TD]   5[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]   Hit Dice:[/TD][TD]   12[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]   Move:[/TD][TD]   120′ (40′)[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]   Attacks:[/TD][TD]   1 butt or trample[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]   Damage:[/TD][TD]   2-12 or 3-24[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]   No. Appearing:[/TD][TD]   0 (1-6)[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]   Save As:[/TD][TD]   F6[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]   Morale:[/TD][TD]   7[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]   Treasure Type:[/TD][TD]   Nil[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]   Intelligence:[/TD][TD]   1[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]   Alignment:[/TD][TD]   Neutral[/TD][/TR][TR][TD]   XP Value:[/TD][TD]   1250[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]Titanothere: This herbivorous dinosaur resembles a huge, blunt-horned rhino, and stands 12 feet tall at the shoulder. Titanotheres are generally peaceful if left alone, preferring to graze grass and eat leaves off trees. They will not hesitate to defend themselves, however, and in combat, they butt or trample their opponents. Small herds of these creatures are found in the grasslands of “lost world” areas.CONCLUSIONThat’s pretty much it for their D&D publication history. In what we like to think of as the “real world”, official taxonomy gives the Titanotheres the genus of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megacerops" target="_blank">Megacerops</a>. We should probably use that name for the conversion.</blockquote>

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