Dinosaur, Deinonychus [209]

Climat/Terrain Any land
Organisation Pack
Fréquence Rare
Diète Carnivore
Cycle d'activité Day
Intelligence 1 - Intelligence animale
Trésor Nil
Alignement Neutre Absolu
Nombres 1-6
Classe d'armure 4
Mouvement Au sol : 21"
Vol : - Classe de vol :
Nage :
Enfouissement :
Web :
Dés de vie 4+1
Thac0 17
Nbre d'attaques 3
Dommage / attaques 1-3/1-3/2-8
Attaques spéciales Jump, rake
Défenses spéciales Nil
Résistance à la magie Nil
Taille L - larger than man-sized ( 7+' to 12' )
(12’ long)
Morale 11-12 - Stable
Valeur en XP 270 xp

Commentaires : This fast carnivore uses its speed, its long, grasping forearms, large teeth, and hind legs with their ripping talons in terrible combination. It hunts by running at prey, leaping, and raking with its rear claws as it claws and bites. The jump is a charge, so the creature gains a +2 on attack rolls. The rear talons count as only one attack, and cause a total of 2d6 damage. When attacking a larger creature, the deinonychus often jumps on top of it, and holds on with its front claws while continuing to rake with the rear claws.

The deinonychus has a relatively large brain for a dinosaur, and its pack hunts with cunning tactics. Despite being 12 feet long, this dinosaur is only about 6 feet tall. Its tail extends straight out behind it, held aloft by an intricate structure of bony supports, thus allowing its 150 pounds of weight to be carried entirely by the back legs.

The deinonychus is a dromaeosaur, dinosaurs which are related to ornithomimosaurs; its distant relatives include the chicken-sized night hunter, compsognathus, and the ostrich-like struthiomimus. Neither is as formidable as the deinonychus.