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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 7947229" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong><em>Deinonychus</em> Redux</strong></span></p><p>Medium Animal</p><p><strong>Hit Dice:</strong> 4d8+12 (30 hp)</p><p><strong>Initiative:</strong> +2</p><p><strong>Speed:</strong> 60 ft. (12 squares)</p><p><strong>Armor Class:</strong> 16 (+2 Dex, +4 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 14</p><p><strong>Base Attack/Grapple:</strong> +3/+7</p><p><strong>Attack:</strong> Talons +7 melee (1d10+3)</p><p><strong>Full Attack:</strong> Talons +7 melee (1d10+3) and 2 foreclaws +2 melee (1d3+1) and bite +2 melee (2d4+1)</p><p><strong>Space/Reach:</strong> 5 ft./5 ft.</p><p><strong>Special Attacks:</strong> Pounce</p><p><strong>Special Qualities:</strong> Low-light vision, scent</p><p><strong>Saves:</strong> Fort +7, Ref +6, Will +2</p><p><strong>Abilities:</strong> Str 17, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 10</p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> Hide +8* [<em>+16 in undergrowth</em>], Jump +21, Listen +6, Spot +6, Survival +6</p><p><strong>Feats:</strong> Run, Track</p><p><strong>Environment:</strong> Warm forests or plains</p><p><strong>Organization:</strong> Solitary, pair, or pack (3–6)</p><p><strong>Challenge Rating:</strong> 3</p><p><strong>Treasure:</strong> None</p><p><strong>Alignment:</strong> Always neutral</p><p><strong>Advancement:</strong> 5 HD (Medium); 6–8 HD (Large)</p><p><strong>Level Adjustment:</strong> —</p><p></p><p>A <em>Deinonychus</em> is bright green along its back and flanks, with a much lighter shade of the same colour on its underside. The body has darker spots or stripes. Its tail extends straight out behind itself, held aloft by an intricate structure of bony supports, thus allowing its weight to be carried entirely by the back legs. It stands 6 feet tall and weighs about 300 pounds, with a total length of 16 feet.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Combat</span></strong></p><p>A <em>Deinonychus</em> uses a combination of speed, grasping forearms, large teeth, and hind legs with ripping talons. It hunts by running at prey, leaping, and ripping with its rear talons as it claws and bites. The talons count as one attack. A <em>Deinonychus</em> has a relatively large brain for a dinosaur, and its pack hunts with cunning tactics.</p><p></p><p><strong>Pounce (Ex):</strong> If a <em>Deinonychus</em> charges, it can make a full attack.</p><p></p><p><strong>Skills:</strong> A <em>Deinonychus</em> has a +4 racial bonus on Hide, Jump, Listen, Spot, and Survival checks.</p><p></p><p>*Its racial bonus to Hide increases to +12 in undergrowth.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: green"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Design Notes</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: green">This is pretty close to the original SRD version except it has a slight reduction in Strength (since a real-life <em>Deinonychus</em> was probably around the weight of a small lion or large jaguar, not 600 pounds (which is well over the 500 lb normal maximum weight of a Medium creature). This version is still considerably larger than the real-life version, which was about 10 feet long or so.</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green">Also reduced the racial bonuses to skills from the original's +8 to a more modest +4, although I compensated by giving it a higher bonus for being "camouflaged for undergrowth" like a leopard (although there's no paleontological evidence for that it seems reasonable, and goes well with Jurassic Park style "hunting the hunter" encounters).</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green">I've also posted an alternative version of a <em>Deinonychus</em> as the Medium example for a <strong><a href="https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/5025902" target="_blank">Standard Maniraptors</a></strong> rough draft, but that was a work-in-progress I never got around to finishing. A finished version might get posted on this thread eventually!</span></p><p><span style="color: green"></span></p><p><span style="color: green">Both Cleon Special versions (the SRD Redux and Medium Maniraptor) might be unrealistically lethal due to their high damage outputs. This was deliberate, since I wanted to keep their "Damage-Per-Round" in a similar ballpark to Challenge Rating 3 predatory cats like the SRD Lion which have a similar excessive lethality. Which reminds me, I've got an Lion Redux lying around somewhere I ought to post sometime.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: red"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Skill Ranks:</strong> Hide 2S+2Dex+4R, Jump 2S+4R+Str4+12Speed, Listen 1S+4R+Wis1, Spot 1S+4R+Wis1, Survival 1S+4R+Wis1</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 7947229, member: 57383"] [SIZE=6][B][I]Deinonychus[/I] Redux[/B][/SIZE] Medium Animal [B]Hit Dice:[/B] 4d8+12 (30 hp) [B]Initiative:[/B] +2 [B]Speed:[/B] 60 ft. (12 squares) [B]Armor Class:[/B] 16 (+2 Dex, +4 natural), touch 12, flat-footed 14 [B]Base Attack/Grapple:[/B] +3/+7 [B]Attack:[/B] Talons +7 melee (1d10+3) [B]Full Attack:[/B] Talons +7 melee (1d10+3) and 2 foreclaws +2 melee (1d3+1) and bite +2 melee (2d4+1) [B]Space/Reach:[/B] 5 ft./5 ft. [B]Special Attacks:[/B] Pounce [B]Special Qualities:[/B] Low-light vision, scent [B]Saves:[/B] Fort +7, Ref +6, Will +2 [B]Abilities:[/B] Str 17, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 10 [B]Skills:[/B] Hide +8* [[I]+16 in undergrowth[/I]], Jump +21, Listen +6, Spot +6, Survival +6 [B]Feats:[/B] Run, Track [B]Environment:[/B] Warm forests or plains [B]Organization:[/B] Solitary, pair, or pack (3–6) [B]Challenge Rating:[/B] 3 [B]Treasure:[/B] None [B]Alignment:[/B] Always neutral [B]Advancement:[/B] 5 HD (Medium); 6–8 HD (Large) [B]Level Adjustment:[/B] — A [I]Deinonychus[/I] is bright green along its back and flanks, with a much lighter shade of the same colour on its underside. The body has darker spots or stripes. Its tail extends straight out behind itself, held aloft by an intricate structure of bony supports, thus allowing its weight to be carried entirely by the back legs. It stands 6 feet tall and weighs about 300 pounds, with a total length of 16 feet. [B][SIZE=5]Combat[/SIZE][/B] A [I]Deinonychus[/I] uses a combination of speed, grasping forearms, large teeth, and hind legs with ripping talons. It hunts by running at prey, leaping, and ripping with its rear talons as it claws and bites. The talons count as one attack. A [I]Deinonychus[/I] has a relatively large brain for a dinosaur, and its pack hunts with cunning tactics. [B]Pounce (Ex):[/B] If a [I]Deinonychus[/I] charges, it can make a full attack. [B]Skills:[/B] A [I]Deinonychus[/I] has a +4 racial bonus on Hide, Jump, Listen, Spot, and Survival checks. *Its racial bonus to Hide increases to +12 in undergrowth. [COLOR=green][SIZE=5][B]Design Notes[/B][/SIZE] This is pretty close to the original SRD version except it has a slight reduction in Strength (since a real-life [I]Deinonychus[/I] was probably around the weight of a small lion or large jaguar, not 600 pounds (which is well over the 500 lb normal maximum weight of a Medium creature). This version is still considerably larger than the real-life version, which was about 10 feet long or so. Also reduced the racial bonuses to skills from the original's +8 to a more modest +4, although I compensated by giving it a higher bonus for being "camouflaged for undergrowth" like a leopard (although there's no paleontological evidence for that it seems reasonable, and goes well with Jurassic Park style "hunting the hunter" encounters). I've also posted an alternative version of a [I]Deinonychus[/I] as the Medium example for a [B][URL='https://enworld.org/index.php?posts/5025902']Standard Maniraptors[/URL][/B] rough draft, but that was a work-in-progress I never got around to finishing. A finished version might get posted on this thread eventually! Both Cleon Special versions (the SRD Redux and Medium Maniraptor) might be unrealistically lethal due to their high damage outputs. This was deliberate, since I wanted to keep their "Damage-Per-Round" in a similar ballpark to Challenge Rating 3 predatory cats like the SRD Lion which have a similar excessive lethality. Which reminds me, I've got an Lion Redux lying around somewhere I ought to post sometime.[/COLOR] [COLOR=red][SIZE=3][B]Skill Ranks:[/B] Hide 2S+2Dex+4R, Jump 2S+4R+Str4+12Speed, Listen 1S+4R+Wis1, Spot 1S+4R+Wis1, Survival 1S+4R+Wis1[/SIZE][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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