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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8861872" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Just to be clear we're on the same page (or rather post) we're doing this <strong><a href="https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/8766294" target="_blank">Ti-khana Giant Pterosaur</a></strong>, with the <strong><a href="https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/8860329" target="_blank">Ti-khana War Pterosaur</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/8766295" target="_blank">Ti-khana Venomwing Pterosaur</a></strong> to come later.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So it's Large with 4d10 Hit Dice? That's in the ballpark for an average battlefield mount comparable to a Warhorse, or rather a flying one like a Giant Eagle or Hippogriff, which is what we're aiming for.</p><p></p><p>I'd suggest giving it a +3 Strength bonus like a Riding Horse or Giant Eagle rather than the +2 it's got. It needs to be strong enough to lug around a rider. Maybe STR 16 (+3) like the oversized bird of prey?</p><p></p><p>DEX and CON are allright, although I could see the Giant Pterosaur having the same DEX 15 as its regular sized cousin.</p><p></p><p>As for the mental stats, hmm… I don't think it should be quite as smart as the INT 6 Ti-khana Deinonychus which we intended to be exceptionally cunning, although I'd accept the War Pterosaur being that smart the Giant Pterosaur is more an everyday mount cum warbeast.</p><p></p><p>Maybe INT 6 for War, INT 5 for Giant, INT 4 for the birdbrained Venomwing?</p><p></p><p>WIS 10 seems off. I know a regular 5E Pteranodon has WIS 9 but frankly that's silly, as Pteranodons had quite well developed brains and sensory organs. Certainly there's no sound justification for it having a Wisdom lower than a Plesiosaurus!</p><p></p><p>I'd go for WIS 12 (+1).</p><p></p><p>CHA 11 is fine by me.</p><p></p><p>Or how about swapping the odd/even around for WIS 13, CHA 10 like the TK Deinonychus?</p><p></p><p>Hmm… I quite like that.</p><p></p><p>Which boils down to the following suggestions:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Giant Ptero #1A:</strong> STR 16, DEX 17, CON 12, INT 5, WIS 12, CHA 11.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Giant Ptero #1B:</strong> STR 16, DEX 15, CON 12, INT 5, WIS 12, CHA 11.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Giant Ptero #2A:</strong> STR 16, DEX 17, CON 12, INT 5, WIS 13, CHA 10.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Giant Ptero #2B:</strong> STR 16, DEX 15, CON 12, INT 5, WIS 13, CHA 10.</p><p></p><p>Any winners among those?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 8861872, member: 57383"] Just to be clear we're on the same page (or rather post) we're doing this [B][URL='https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/8766294']Ti-khana Giant Pterosaur[/URL][/B], with the [B][URL='https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/8860329']Ti-khana War Pterosaur[/URL][/B] and [B][URL='https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/8766295']Ti-khana Venomwing Pterosaur[/URL][/B] to come later. So it's Large with 4d10 Hit Dice? That's in the ballpark for an average battlefield mount comparable to a Warhorse, or rather a flying one like a Giant Eagle or Hippogriff, which is what we're aiming for. I'd suggest giving it a +3 Strength bonus like a Riding Horse or Giant Eagle rather than the +2 it's got. It needs to be strong enough to lug around a rider. Maybe STR 16 (+3) like the oversized bird of prey? DEX and CON are allright, although I could see the Giant Pterosaur having the same DEX 15 as its regular sized cousin. As for the mental stats, hmm… I don't think it should be quite as smart as the INT 6 Ti-khana Deinonychus which we intended to be exceptionally cunning, although I'd accept the War Pterosaur being that smart the Giant Pterosaur is more an everyday mount cum warbeast. Maybe INT 6 for War, INT 5 for Giant, INT 4 for the birdbrained Venomwing? WIS 10 seems off. I know a regular 5E Pteranodon has WIS 9 but frankly that's silly, as Pteranodons had quite well developed brains and sensory organs. Certainly there's no sound justification for it having a Wisdom lower than a Plesiosaurus! I'd go for WIS 12 (+1). CHA 11 is fine by me. Or how about swapping the odd/even around for WIS 13, CHA 10 like the TK Deinonychus? Hmm… I quite like that. Which boils down to the following suggestions: [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]Giant Ptero #1A:[/B] STR 16, DEX 17, CON 12, INT 5, WIS 12, CHA 11.[/INDENT] [INDENT][B]Giant Ptero #1B:[/B] STR 16, DEX 15, CON 12, INT 5, WIS 12, CHA 11.[/INDENT] [INDENT][B]Giant Ptero #2A:[/B] STR 16, DEX 17, CON 12, INT 5, WIS 13, CHA 10. [B]Giant Ptero #2B:[/B] STR 16, DEX 15, CON 12, INT 5, WIS 13, CHA 10.[/INDENT] Any winners among those? [/QUOTE]
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