Converting "Real World" Animals and Vermin

[freyar]

Sure! These should be pretty non-aggressive.

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.

CR 1? (They seem comparable to a light horse)

 

[demiurge1138]

CR 1 looks about right.

 

[freyar]

Agreed, and then they look pretty much done.

 

[Shade]

MUSK-OX
FREQUENCY: Common
NO. APPEARING: 11-20
ARMOR CLASS: 5
MOVE: 15"
HIT DICE: 4
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 horns, or 1 charge
w i t h t r a m p l e
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-5/2-5, or 2-16 and 1-4/1 -4

These oxlike animals roam the arctic tundras and forests. For more information, see the "musk ox" listing in the article "Into the Age of Mammals," in this issue.

Musk-Ox
These oxlike animals with short curved horns are famous for their phalanx defense. When threatened, the adults gather in a shoulder circle facing outward, with the young in the center. If an enemy comes too close (usually 15' or so), 2-5 adults charge the interloper and trample it. There were several species of muskoxen in the Pleistocene, some larger than others (up to 4 + 5 HD). They generally stood 4½' high at the shoulder. Game statistics on musk-oxen are found in the article "What's for Lunch?" in this issue.

Originally appeared in Dragon Magazine #137 (1988).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk-ox

 

[freyar]

Start with a bison and drop 1 HD?

 

[demiurge1138]

Sounds reasonable to me. Give it a bonus to saves vs. cold environments. Maybe trample vs stampede.

 

[freyar]

Definitely trample.

What natural weapons do we want to do? Gore and slam? Slam and 2 hoofs?

 

[demiurge1138]

Gore and two hooves.

 

[Shade]

Added to Homebrews.