Dinosaur XI

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 	Deinosuchus 	Kronosaurus 	Shonisaurus 	Velociraptor
CLIMATE/TERRAIN: 	Subtropical/tropical, freshwater	Subtropical/tropical, any water	Subtropical/tropical, any water	Subtropical/tropical, any land
FREQUENCY 	Rare 	Rare 	Rare 	Uncommon
ORGANIZATION: 	Solitary 	Solitary 	Solitary 	Pack
ACTIVITY CYCLE: 	Day 	Day 	Day 	Night
DIET: 	Carnivore 	Carnivore 	Carnivore 	Carnivore
INTELLIGENCE: 	Animal (1) 	Animal (1) 	Animal (1) 	Low (6)
TREASURE: 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil
ALIGNMENT: 	Neutral 	Neutral 	Neutral 	Neutral
NO. APPEARING: 	1-3 	1-2 	1-2 	1d6 +10
ARMOR CLASS: 	4 	7 	7 	6
MOVEMENT: 	12, Sw 15 (20 sprint) 	SW15 	SW15 	20 (45 sprint)
HIT DICE: 	17 	17 	18 	3 + 3
THAC0: 	5 	5 	5 	16
NO. OF ATTACKS: 	1 bite or 1 tail swipe 	1 bite 	1 bite 	2 foreclaws, 1 bite, 2 rear claws
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 	6d8 or 3d10 	7d8 	5d8 	1-2/1-2/1-6/2-8/2-8
SPECIAL ATTACKS: 	Ambush 	Swallow whole 	Swallow whole 	Ambush
SPECIAL DEFENSES:	Nil 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE:	Nil 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil
SIZE: 	G (49') 	G (42') 	G (49') 	M (6' tall)
MORALE: 	Elite (14) 	Champion (16) 	Elite (13) 	Fanatic (18)
XP VALUE: 	10,000 	11,000 	12,000 	270
==Deinosuchus==
This is a huge crocodile, nearly 50' long, that was a contemporary of the last dinosaurs. The skull of this beast was 6' long. Like modern species, Deinosuchus lived along lakes and rivers. It fed on small dinosaurs, possibly of up to duckbill size, attacking from ambush. It could make a tail swipe against up to four man-sized opponents to its rear for 3d10 hp damage. Deinosuchus can move at a sprint of 20, but for only one round; it does this out of ambush, giving it a –1 bonus on surprise rolls.
==Kronosaurus==
This was the largest of the plesiosaur family, but it looked little like its relatives. Kronosaurus had a short, thick neck and a huge flat skull similar to that of a crocodile. At 9' long, Kronosaurus's skull was larger than that of Tyrannosaurus rex.
The total length of Kronosaurus was 42', but the body was massive and thick, not elongated as in Plesiosaurus. This beast looked much like a crocodile with flippers. It fed on large fish and squid. Creatures up to man-size will be swallowed whole on a roll of four or more over what it needs to hit.
==Shonisaurus==
This was the giant of the ichthyosaur family, a group of marine reptiles that resembled long-snouted dolphins with vertical tail fins like a fish's Shonisaurus had a huge guppy-shaped body with powerful elongated jaws; overall, Shonisaurus was 49' long. Oddly, the front and rear pairs of paddles were of equal length—an unusual feature in aquatic vertebrates.
The jaws of Shonisaurus are too narrow to swallow man-sized prey whole, although smaller-than-man-size creatures will be swallowed whole on a roll of two or more over the number needed to hit. The bite does great damage.
==Velociraptor==
This vicious carnivore is deadly. A smaller relative of Deinonychus, Velociraptor also lives in packs and hunts with great cunning. They move with blinding speed; like a cheetah, Velociraptor can travel at MV 45 for three rounds, then must rest at a maximum speed of 20.
Velociraptor holds nothing back when it attacks. It uses its bite, both front paws, and a ripping sickle claw on each back leg. If both front paws hit the victim, the rear claws strike at +2 to hit.
This dinosaur is as intelligent as an ape, and it uses this cunning in hunting to set up feints, lures, and surrounding tactics (it excels at ambushes, giving it a -2 modifier to surprise prey).
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