Dinosaurs: Take Two

Well...
Khisanth, most of the sauropods should be measured by shoulder height, as most (diplodocids, camarasaurs, most titanosaurs) were parallel to the ground; however, brachiosaurs are traditionally measured by the height of the head. Most people, including meself, just go by length these days;)

Demiurge out
 

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What, not takers on the Bambiraptor or the Pentaceratops?

As for the differnt creatures actual size, it's most common to measure the lenght of dinos, from the tip of their tails, to the end of their snouts. ;)
 
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Well, Krish, I've been out of town, and there's not much too interesting to do with ceratopsians, but here's a little something I've had on the back burner for some time. It's not a dinosaur, but it's old, big and reptilian.

Lioplureodon
Colossal Animal (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 20d8+ 200 (290 hp)
Initiative: +5
Speed: Swim 40ft
AC: 19 (-8 size, +1 Dex, +16 natural)
Base Attack/Grapple: +15/+48
Attacks: Bite +24 melee, 2 fin slaps +22 melee
Damage: Bite 4d8+17 (19-20 x2), fin slap 2d6+8 (19-20 x2)
Face/Reach: 40ft/15ft
Special Attacks: Improved grab, swallow whole
Special Qualities: Blindsight 120ft
Saves: Fort +24, Ref +13, Will +9
Abilities: Str 45, Dex 13, Con 30, Int 2, Wis 16, Cha 6
Skills: Hide +9, Move Silently +15
Feats: Great Fortitude, Improved Critical (bite, fin slap), Multiattack, Skill Focus (Move Silently) Weapon Focus (bite, fin slap)
Climate/Terrain: Warm or temperate ocean
Organization: Solitary or pair
CR: 11
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 21-60 HD (Colossal)

The largest creature in the prehistoric ocean, the lioplureodon is a short-necked plesiosaur supremely adapted to hunting other aquatic reptiles. A liopluerodon resembles a mammoth reptilian whale over eighty feet long. Its four wing-like paddles stretch over twenty feet long, and its head composes about one third of its body length.

Combat
Surprisingly stealthy for a creature of its size, a liopluerodon prefers to ambush its prey from below, grabbing it in their massive jaws, shaking it violently, and then swallowing the still living creature for digestion. They are fiercely territorial, and will attack any intruders, such as ships, without provocation.

Blindsight (Ex): Utilizing echolocation, a liopluerodon can discern objects and creatures within 120 feet. It does not usually need to make Spot or Listen checks to notice creatures within the range of its blindsight. If deafened, or within the radius of a silence spell, the liopluerodon has to rely on it weak vision (maximum range 60 feet)

Improved Grab (Ex): Whenever a liopluerodon hits an opponent of Huge or smaller size with its bite attack, it can make a grapple check without receiving an attack of opportunity (grapple bonus +48). It can choose to conduct the grapple normally, or to only hold its opponent in its jaws (-20 penalty to grapple checks, but the liopluerodon is not considered grappled). A grappled creature takes bite damage every round, and the liopluerodon can choose to swallow its foe whole.

Swallow Whole (Ex): By making a successful grapple check, a liopluerodon may swallow a held foe whole. Once swallowed, a victim takes 2d8+10 points of bludgeoning damage plus 3d6 acid damage every round until it escapes or dies. A successful grapple check allows the creature to climb out of the stomach and into the lioplurodon’s mouth, where another grapple check is required to get free. Alternatively, the swallowed creature can escape by cutting its way out with either claws or a light slashing or piecing weapon. Dealing at least 50 points of damage (AC 20) in this fashion allows the creature to escape. Once a single swallowed creature exits, muscular action closes the whole; another swallowed creature must cut its way out as well. A liopluerodon’s stomach can hold 2 Huge, 4 Large, 16 Medium-sized, 32 Small or 64 Tiny or smaller creatures.

Skills: A liopluerodon receives a +4 racial bonus to all Move Silently checks.

Demiurge out.
 

Nice, but still there was another ancient aquatic monstrosity from the age of giant reptiles that was even more deadly. Can't right remember it's name, but it was quite a short name compared to many of it's kin....

It was smaller than Lioplureodon but faster and nastier, and recent fossile evidence suggest that it bore live young.

If anyone could tell me it's name, I would be most grateful. :D
 

that could be most any of the ichthyosaurs (they bore live young), bot I wouldn't describe them as deadly. IMHO, nothing in the seas at that time could match Liopleurodon. 120 million years later Carcharodon megalodonmay have matched it (its CR's too low, IMHO) :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Excuse the scared faces, but those are people seeing one.
 

CRs for animals are always on the low side. Lots of HP and a high BAB, but few (if any) special abilities. It's on par with official examples (Megalodon, Leviathan, etc.)
And Krish, you might be talking about icthyosaurs. Live birth and all. But could it be moasaurs. After all, they were sleek aquatic monitor lizards.

Demiurge out.
 


Tiny Animal
Hit Dice: 1d8+1 (5hp)
Initiative: +5 (+1 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative)
Speed: 40ft.
AC: 15 (+2 size,+1 Dex, +2 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 13
Attacks: Bite +3 (+0 Base, +1 Dex, +2 size)
Damage: Bite 1d4-1
Face/Reach: 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Pounce, rake 1d6 - 1
Saves: Fort +3, Ref +3, Will +0
Abilities: Str 8, Dex 13, Con 12, Int 2, Wis 10, Cha 10
Skills: Spot +4
Feats: Improved Initiative, Weapon Finesse (bite, rake) (B)
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Climate/Terrain: Any warm land
Organization: Solitary, pair, or pack (3 - 6)
Challenge Rating: 1/4
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 2 HD (Small)

A bambiraptor, a smaller relative of the deinonychus (see Monster Manual), is about three feet long, though large individuals may reach four feet. It prefers very small prey, but can often kill animals its own size. It is a dull green color with a long hackle of blood-red feathers about 2" high.
COMBAT
A bambiraptor pounces and then rakes.
Pounce (Ex): A bambiraptor may make a move action and use its rake attack with a +1 to hit and damage (at +4 attack bonus, and dealing 1d6) in one round. However, it cannot bite in the same round.
Rake (Ex): On rounds after the pounce, it may rake at +3 attack bonus and
deal 1d6-1 points of damage. It may not bite and rake in the same round.
 
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Demiurge: I know it was some sort of Moasaur, although the specific name escapes me. Converted to D&D it would be a huge creature. It is similar in build to the one you 'ported' ;) but smaller, faster, and far deadlier. Itchysaurs on the other hand where usually small to large in size. Damn, I wish I knew what that moasaur was called. It only had one natural predator, a predator that might just still be lurking somewhere below the waves.


Khisant: The bambiraptor is no more than two feet in hight, and as such would be a tiny animal, not small. ;)

Later,
 


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