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    Default Re: More Dinosaurs than Isla Nublar (okay, not really, PEACH)

    Woo, for the first time in a long time, three monsters in a week!

    I am still in the process of making the other two elemental dinos, so in the meantime, here's a ceratopsian.
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    Yinlong
    Small Animal
    Hit Dice:
    2d8
    Initiative: +0
    Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares)
    Armor Class: 13 (+1 size, +2 natural), touch 11, flatfooted 13
    Base Attack/Grapple: +1/-2
    Attack: Headbutt +3 melee (1d3+1)
    Full Attack: Headbutt +3 melee (1d3+1)
    Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
    Special Attacks: Powerful Charge
    Special Qualities: Lowlight vision, scent
    Saves: Fort +5, Ref +3, Will +0
    Abilities: Str 12, Dex 11, Con 14, Int 1, Wis 10, Cha 7
    Skills: Listen +3, Spot +2
    Feats: Run
    Environment: Warm plains
    Organization: pair, family (2-4), or herd (5-22)
    Challenge Rating: 1
    Treasure: None
    Alignment: Always Neutral
    Advancement: 3-4 HD (Small); 5-8 HD (Medium)
    Level Adjustment: -----

    Amidst the open plains, severally small, bone-headed creatures can be seen. They are running around, grazing on a variety of ferns. They have tannish-brown skin, and small spines along their back.

    Yinlong are ancient, tiny ceratopsians, possibly the oldest of their kind. They are very similar to a variety of other lizards, with the exception of a bony head that extends towards the back. It is likely this is the beginning of a form of frill. Yinlong are small herbivores often preyed upon by raptor-sized creatures, such as Guanlong.

    Yinlong are extremely fast and durable for their size. This is probably to help ensure its survival from its bloodthirsty predators. Unlike other ceratopsians, Yinlong are bipedal. Yinlong are about 4 ft. in length.

    Combat
    Yinlong rarely fight creatures larger than it, but if they are threatened, they will charge with their heads, similar to the tactics of a pachycephalosaur (this has led people to assume the two creature types are somehow related).

    Powerful Charge (Ex): When making a headbutt attack as part of a charge, the Yinlong deals 2d4+2 damage instead of the usual 1d3+1.

    As Animal Companions
    Yinlong can be selected as an animal companion by a 1st level Druid, or a 4th level ranger.
    Last edited by LOTRfan; 2011-05-09 at 11:38 AM.
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