Dinosaur II

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 	Brachiosaurus	Brontosaurus	Camarasaurus	Camptosaurus
CLIMATE/TERRAIN: 	Any swamp 	Any swamp 	Any swamp 	Any land
FREQUENCY 	Uncommon 	Common 	Common 	Common
ORGANIZATION: 	Solitary 	Solitary 	Herd 	Herd
ACTIVITY CYCLE: 	Day 	Day 	Day 	Day
DIET: 	Herbivore 	Herbivore 	Herbivore 	Herbivore
INTELLIGENCE: 	Non- (0) 	Non- (0) 	Non- (0) 	Non- (0)
TREASURE: 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil
ALIGNMENT: 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil
NO. APPEARING: 	1-6 	1-6 	2-8 	2-16
ARMOR CLASS: 	5 	5 	6 	7
MOVEMENT: 	6 	6 	6 	9 (stampede 18)
HIT DICE: 	36 	30 	20 	1-3
THAC0: 	5 	5 	5 	1-2 HD: 19{{br}}3 HD: 17
NO. OF ATTACKS: 	1 	2 	1 	0
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 	5-20 	3-18/1-6 	3-12 	0
SPECIAL ATTACKS: 	See below 	See below 	See below 	Stampede
SPECIAL DEFENSES:	Nil 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE:	Nil 	Nil 	Nil 	Nil
SIZE: 	G (75' long) 	G (70' long)	G (50' long)	H (20' long)
MORALE: 	Steady (12) 	Steady (12) 	Average (10)	Average (9)
XP VALUE: 	28,000 	22,000 	10,000 	15-65
==Brachiosaurus==
The heaviest of all dinosaurs, this monster dwells in warm swamps and lakes. The brachiosaurus's long front feet are deadly—if it steps on something small, the giant beast inflicts 8dlO points of damage.
The brachiosaurus is the largest dinosaur in the family of sauropods. This great creature is the largest land animal known, for the length of 75 feet given above is an average—there are unverified reports that some relatives of the brachiosaurus are as large as 130 feet long. The brachiosaurus can easily reach the tops of trees with its 40-foot height, half of that being its long neck.
It weighs in at an ungainly 90 tons, three times as much as its relative, the brontosaurus. (A whale, the largest marine animal, is typically 100 feet long and 150 tons.) To support its great bulk, the brachiosaurus spends literally all of its waking hours eating. With its tiny brain, it is unlikely to notice interlopers in its range—but then who would be foolish enough to attack a brachiosaurus?
==Brontosaurus (Apatosaurus)==
The "thunder lizard" is a 40-ton plant-eater found near marshes and lakes. The creature spends much of its time in shallow water to support its bulk (and because food is plentiful there), but never moves to deep water because the increase in pressure makes it impossible for the tremendous dinosaur to breathe.
Apatosaurus ignores small things, but it is prone to step on anything in its way (causing 4dlO points of damage).
The body of the brontosaur is 65 feet long, but the tiny head is less than two feet of that—a man with the same dimensions would stand six feet tall, but have a head only two inches long! The brontosaurus tips the scale at a mere 30 tons, rather light for a sauropod.
The front legs of the brontosaurus are shorter than those in the rear, like all sauropods except the brachiosaurus. This configuration enables sauropods to get up on their back feet to reach the topmost leaves of a tree. The brontosaurus could also use this ability to fight against its principal enemy, the allosaurus. The thunder lizard could tilt itself up on its long back legs, then come crashing down onto its enemy to inflict 5dl0 points of damage.
The brontosaurus's tail can be whipped, causing Id6 points of damage to any foe close enough.
==Camarasaurus==
Yet another sauropod, this swamp-dwelling herbivore is small for its type. Its fearful nature causes it to live in herds with its fellows, but the creature still panics more easily than does a brontosaurus. Stepping or trampling damage is 3dlO points.
Despite being a sauropod, the camarasaurus tends to eat ferns and leaves of lower branches, so it does not compete for food with its larger cousins. Herds of camarasauri tend to migrate seasonally, so can be found almost anywhere, depending on the time of the year.
To help digest its food, the camarasaurus swallows rocks, which help grind vegetable matter in its large stomach, like a bird's gizzard. Presumably, valuable gems might be found in a camarasaurus's belly, but searching for one would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
==Camptosaurus==
This slow, exceptionally dumb iguanodont is easy prey for any hungry predator, typically too stupid to run until one of its number is killed. Anyone caught in a stampede of these creatures must roll a successful saving throw vs. death ray or be crushed to death. A herd consists of small, medium, and large individuals.
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Category:Forgotten Realms Appendix I Creatures