Dinosaur V

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 	Elasmosaurus	Euparkeria 	Gorgosaurus 	Iguanodon
CLIMATE/TERRAIN: 	Any Ocean 	Any land 	Any land 	Any land
FREQUENCY 	Uncommon 	Common 	Uncommon 	Common
ORGANIZATION: 	Solitary 	Pack 	Solitary 	Herd
ACTIVITY CYCLE: 	Day 	Day 	Day 	Day
DIET: 	Carnivore 	Carnivore 	Carnivore 	Herbivore
INTELLIGENCE: 	Non- (0) 	Non- (0) 	Non- (0) 	Non- (0)
TREASURE: 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil
ALIGNMENT: 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil
NO. APPEARING: 	1-2 	2-8 	1-2 	3-18
ARMOR CLASS: 	7 	5 	5 	4
MOVEMENT: 	15 	15 	15 	15
HIT DICE: 	15 	1 + 1 	13 	6
THAC0: 	5 	19 	7 	15
NO. OF ATTACKS: 	1 	1 	3 	3
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 	4-24 	2-5 	1-3/1-3/7-28	1-3/1-3/2-8
SPECIAL ATTACKS: 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES:	Nil 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE:	Nil 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil
SIZE: 	G (50' long)	S (3' tall)	G (30' long)	G (30' long)
MORALE: 	Steady (12) 	Average (8)	Steady (11) 	Steady (11)
XP VALUE: 	7,000 	35 	5,000 	270
==Elasmosaurus==
If not for its long neck and unusual way of hunting, the average adventurer might not notice that the elasmosaurus is a reptile rather than a fish. The neck of this oddly shaped beast is fully half of its length, and its ungainly spine numbers 71 vertebrae. If the elasmosaurus wanted to, it could curve its neck around behind itself, and then continue twisting until it looked forward again. This reptile hunts by swimming near the surface of the water, with its head below water but its neck held above. When the elasmosaurus spots its prey, it snaps its head down suddenly upon it.
Like the ichthyosaur, the elasmosaurus has no gills, and must breathe air by swimming to the surface or stretching its head up above the water. The elasmosaurus must crawl entirely out of the water to lay its eggs on some sandy beach, and of course the creature is most vulnerable in this state.
The elasmosaurus is carnivorous and highly aggressive.
==Euparkeria==
A small dinosaur, probably ancestor to the larger carnosaurs, such as tyrannosaurus rex and allosaurus, the carnivorous euparkeria is about the size of a small dog.
The euparkeria is found in groups of 2d4, which attack 1-2 figures of small size or a single man-sized figure if the odds seem to be with the pack. If sufficiently hungry, a pack will stalk and attack even a large group of prey, especially if one of the intended victims is wounded.
While the euparkeria normally walks on all fours, if threatened it is able to stand up on its hind legs and run a short distance.
==Gorgosaurus==
This horrid creature is probably another ancestor of tyrannosaurus rex. The gorgosaurus is a fleet, carnivorous dinosaur of very aggressive instincts.
==Iguanodon==
The iguanodon is a more primitive dinosaur that walks on all fours, but it can stretch up to reach vegetation that looks particularly appealing. The creature looks much like a small sauropod, about 15 feet tall and 30 feet long, weighing in at only five tons.
Typically traveling in herds, the iguanodon runs from carnivores, but if cornered it can employ its thumb spikes and lashing tail to defend itself.
Category:Creatures
Category:Forgotten Realms Appendix I Creatures