Converting "Real World" Animals and Vermin
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Shade
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Keepin' it real with Clint Eastwood's favorite costar. 
ORANGUTAN
FREQUENCY: Very rare
NO. APPEARING: 1-3
MOVE: 9" @ 12"
HIT DICE: 1 + 1 (females) or 2 + 1 (males)
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-2/1-2/1-2 (females)
or 1-3/1-3/1-4 (males)
SIZE: M (4' to 5' tall and very broad)
LEVEL/XP VALUE: females II / 28 +2/hp; males II / 50 + 3/hp
All apes in this article have:
ARMOR CLASS: 6
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Rending
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Low
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
Attack/Defense Modes: Nil
Orangutans are solitary, tree-dwelling apes. They live deep in tropical forests, and eat mostly fruit. They dislike being approached or followed by humans or other humanlike creatures, and if speak with animals is used they are almost invariably surly and evasive due to their unsociable nature. An orangutan has intimate knowledge of the surrounding terrain, especially with regard to fruit trees. If two orangutans are encountered, they will be a female and an infant. A group of three will be composed of either a female with an infant and a half-grown child, or a female with an infant and a male consort (50% chance of either grouping). Though orangutans are generally unaggressive, 15% of all solitary males will be so enraged at an invasion of their privacy that they will attack immediately. Male orangutans have 17 or 18 strength and weigh about 200 pounds. Many males are so heavy that they must travel on the forest floor rather than through the branches. Females weigh no more than a small human and have 16 strength.
Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine #95 (1985).
ORANGUTAN
FREQUENCY: Very rare
NO. APPEARING: 1-3
MOVE: 9" @ 12"
HIT DICE: 1 + 1 (females) or 2 + 1 (males)
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-2/1-2/1-2 (females)
or 1-3/1-3/1-4 (males)
SIZE: M (4' to 5' tall and very broad)
LEVEL/XP VALUE: females II / 28 +2/hp; males II / 50 + 3/hp
All apes in this article have:
ARMOR CLASS: 6
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Rending
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Low
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
Attack/Defense Modes: Nil
Orangutans are solitary, tree-dwelling apes. They live deep in tropical forests, and eat mostly fruit. They dislike being approached or followed by humans or other humanlike creatures, and if speak with animals is used they are almost invariably surly and evasive due to their unsociable nature. An orangutan has intimate knowledge of the surrounding terrain, especially with regard to fruit trees. If two orangutans are encountered, they will be a female and an infant. A group of three will be composed of either a female with an infant and a half-grown child, or a female with an infant and a male consort (50% chance of either grouping). Though orangutans are generally unaggressive, 15% of all solitary males will be so enraged at an invasion of their privacy that they will attack immediately. Male orangutans have 17 or 18 strength and weigh about 200 pounds. Many males are so heavy that they must travel on the forest floor rather than through the branches. Females weigh no more than a small human and have 16 strength.
Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine #95 (1985).
GrayLinnorm
Explorer
It looks like strength is 16-18.
Comparable creatures:
Ape: Str 21 Dex 15 Con 14 Int 2 Wis 12, Cha 7
Baboon: Str 15 Dex 14 Con 12 Int 2 Wis 12 Cha 4
Bar-lgura: Str 22 Dex 19 Con 19
Comparable creatures:
Ape: Str 21 Dex 15 Con 14 Int 2 Wis 12, Cha 7
Baboon: Str 15 Dex 14 Con 12 Int 2 Wis 12 Cha 4
Bar-lgura: Str 22 Dex 19 Con 19
demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
I'd say Str 18.
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freyar
Extradimensional Explorer
I've always found it weird that "ape" is a D&D animal, since "ape" is a superfamily including baboons, chimps, gorillas, orangutans, and humans.
Anyway, how about Str 18 Dex 15 Con 15 Int 2 Wis 12, Cha 8? Just mixet things up a little. +2 Natural Armor for the rest of the AC? Ditch the male/female differences in stats?
Anyway, how about Str 18 Dex 15 Con 15 Int 2 Wis 12, Cha 8? Just mixet things up a little. +2 Natural Armor for the rest of the AC? Ditch the male/female differences in stats?
demiurge1138
Inventor of Super-Toast
D&D "apes" are more properly carnivorous apes, inspired more by Edgar Rice Burroughs than by biology.
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Shade
Monster Junkie
Added to Homebrews.
Some interesting bits from Wikipedia:
"The word orangutan (also written orang-utan, orang utan and orangutang) is derived from the Malay and Indonesian words orang meaning "person" and hutan meaning "forest", thus "person of the forest".
"There is significant sexual dimorphism between females and males: females can grow to around 4 ft 2 in or 127 centimetres and weigh around 100 lbs or 45 kg, while fully mature males can reach 5 ft 9 in or 175 centimetres in height and weigh over 260 lbs or 118 kg."
"According to recent research by Harvard University psychologist, James Lee, orangutans are the world's most intelligent animal other than humans, with higher learning and problem solving ability than chimpanzees, which were previously considered to have greater abilities."
Some interesting bits from Wikipedia:
"The word orangutan (also written orang-utan, orang utan and orangutang) is derived from the Malay and Indonesian words orang meaning "person" and hutan meaning "forest", thus "person of the forest".
"There is significant sexual dimorphism between females and males: females can grow to around 4 ft 2 in or 127 centimetres and weigh around 100 lbs or 45 kg, while fully mature males can reach 5 ft 9 in or 175 centimetres in height and weigh over 260 lbs or 118 kg."
"According to recent research by Harvard University psychologist, James Lee, orangutans are the world's most intelligent animal other than humans, with higher learning and problem solving ability than chimpanzees, which were previously considered to have greater abilities."
Shade
Monster Junkie
Yeah, bummer that they can't be Int 3.
Double claw damage plus Str and 1/2 for the rend attack?
Skills: 5
Most apelike animals split ranks in Listen and Spot.
Feats: 1
Alertness and Toughness are common among apelike animals.
Challenge Rating: 1? (That puts them right between CR 1/2 baboon and CR 1 ape)
Advancement: 3-6 HD (Medium)?
Double claw damage plus Str and 1/2 for the rend attack?
Skills: 5
Most apelike animals split ranks in Listen and Spot.
Feats: 1
Alertness and Toughness are common among apelike animals.
Challenge Rating: 1? (That puts them right between CR 1/2 baboon and CR 1 ape)
Advancement: 3-6 HD (Medium)?
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