Monsters: More Dire Animals
Let's convert some dire animals from the Monster Manual II for D&D 3.0. The animals are dire toad, dire hawk (later reprinted and updated in Races of the Wild), dire snake, dire horse, dire elk, and dire elephant.
Dire Toad [Monster Manual II, page 74]
Attribute Modifiers: DX+1 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%) [12]; IQ-8 [-160]; HT+2 [20].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: Will+8 [40]; Per+10 [50]; FP-4 [-12]; Basic Move-1 [-5].
Advantages: Amphibious [10]; DR 1 (Tough Skin, -40%) [3]; Doesn’t Breathe (Oxygen Storage, 200x, -20%) [16]; Extra Legs (Four Legs) [5]; Night Vision 5 [5]; Peripheral Vision [15].
Extensible Tongue: Binding 7 (Melee Attack, Reach 1-4, Cannot Parry, -20%; One-Shot, -10%; Retractable, Can release, +100%) [24].
Poison: Toxic Attack 1d-1 (Follow-Up, Bite, +0%) [3].
Disadvantages: Cold-Blooded (50°) [-5]; Horizontal [-10]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10]; Short Lifespan 3 [-30]; Wild Animal [-30].
Perks: Limited Camouflage (Swamp) [1].
Features: Born Biter 2.
Creature Type: Animal.
Bite (11): thrust 1d-3 crushing + follow-up 1d-1 toxic, Reach C.
Extensible Tongue (11): The dire toad’s tongue functions as an ST 7 melee Binding (p. B40) that can grapple foes at Reach 1-4 and pull them into the mouth.
Traits: Amphibious; Born Biter 2; Cold-Blooded (50°); Doesn’t Breathe (Oxygen Storage, 200x); Extra Legs (Four Legs); Horizontal; Limited Camouflage (Swamp); Night Vision 5; No Fine Manipulators; Peripheral Vision; Restricted Diet (Carnivore); Short Lifespan 3; Wild Animal.
Skills: Survival (Swamp)-11.
Creature Type: Animal.
Attribute Modifiers: DX+3 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%) [36]; IQ-6 [-120]; HT+2 [20].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: Will+6 [30]; Per+8 [40]; Basic Move -4 [-20].
Advantages: Acute Vision 4 [8]; Enhanced Move 1 (Air) [20]; Flight (Cannot Hover, -15%; Winged, -25%) [24]; Night Vision 6 [6]; Sharp Claws [5]; Sharp Beak [1].
Disadvantages: Foot Manipulators [-6]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10]; Short Lifespan 1 [-10]; Wild Animal [-30].
Perks: Feathers [1].
Creature Type: Animal.
Sharp Claws (15): thrust 1d-2 cutting, Reach C.
Sharp Beak (15): thrust 1d-2 large piercing, Reach C.
Traits: Acute Vision 4; Enhanced Move 1 (Air); Feathers; Foot Manipulators; Night Vision 6; No Fine Manipulators; Restricted Diet (Carnivore); Short Lifespan 1; Wild Animal.
Skills: Aerobatics-13; Brawling-15; Flight-13.
Creature Type: Animal.
Attribute Modifiers: ST+10 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -20%) [40]; IQ-8 [-160]; HT+3 [30].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+2; Will+8 [40]; Per+8 [40]; Basic Move -1 [-5].
Advantages: Constriction Attack [15]; DR 2 (Flexible, -20%) [8]; Double-Jointed [15]; Fangs [2]; Infravision [10].
Poison: Toxic Attack 2d (Cyclic, 1 day, 4 cycles, Resistible, +20%; Follow-Up, Fangs, +0%; Resistible, HT-4, -10%) [9].
Disadvantages: Cold-Blooded (50°) [-5]; No Manipulators [-50]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10]; Wild Animal [-30].
Perks: Scales [1].
Features: No Legs (Slithers).
Creature Type: Animal.
Fangs (10): thrust 1d+2 impaling (KYOS: 3d-1 impaling) + follow-up 2d toxic (four 1-day cycles, resistible with HT-4), Reach C.
Traits: Cold-Blooded (50°); Constriction Attack; Double-Jointed; Infravision; No Legs (Slithers); No Manipulators; Restricted Diet (Carnivore); Scales; Wild Animal.
Disadvantages: Cold-Blooded (50°) [-5]; Horizontal [-10]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10]; Short Lifespan 3 [-30]; Wild Animal [-30].
Perks: Limited Camouflage (Swamp) [1].
Features: Born Biter 2.
Creature Type: Animal.
Typical Stats
|
ST: |
10 |
HP: |
10 |
Speed: |
5.75 |
|
DX: |
11 |
Will: |
10 |
Move: |
4 ground, 1 water |
|
IQ: |
2 |
Per: |
12 |
|
|
|
HT: |
12 |
FP: |
8 |
SM: |
+0 |
|
Dodge: |
8 |
Parry: |
N/A |
DR: |
1* (tough skin) |
Extensible Tongue (11): The dire toad’s tongue functions as an ST 7 melee Binding (p. B40) that can grapple foes at Reach 1-4 and pull them into the mouth.
Traits: Amphibious; Born Biter 2; Cold-Blooded (50°); Doesn’t Breathe (Oxygen Storage, 200x); Extra Legs (Four Legs); Horizontal; Limited Camouflage (Swamp); Night Vision 5; No Fine Manipulators; Peripheral Vision; Restricted Diet (Carnivore); Short Lifespan 3; Wild Animal.
Skills: Survival (Swamp)-11.
Creature Type: Animal.
Dire Hawk [Races of the Wild, page 189]
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: Will+6 [30]; Per+8 [40]; Basic Move -4 [-20].
Advantages: Acute Vision 4 [8]; Enhanced Move 1 (Air) [20]; Flight (Cannot Hover, -15%; Winged, -25%) [24]; Night Vision 6 [6]; Sharp Claws [5]; Sharp Beak [1].
Disadvantages: Foot Manipulators [-6]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10]; Short Lifespan 1 [-10]; Wild Animal [-30].
Perks: Feathers [1].
Creature Type: Animal.
Typical Stats
|
ST: |
10 |
HP: |
10 |
Speed: |
6.25 |
|
DX: |
13 |
Will: |
10 |
Move: |
2 ground, 12 air (cannot hover) |
|
IQ: |
4 |
Per: |
12 |
|
|
|
HT: |
12 |
FP: |
12 |
SM: |
+0 |
|
Dodge: |
9 |
Parry: |
10 (unarmed) |
DR: |
0 |
Sharp Beak (15): thrust 1d-2 large piercing, Reach C.
Traits: Acute Vision 4; Enhanced Move 1 (Air); Feathers; Foot Manipulators; Night Vision 6; No Fine Manipulators; Restricted Diet (Carnivore); Short Lifespan 1; Wild Animal.
Skills: Aerobatics-13; Brawling-15; Flight-13.
Creature Type: Animal.
Dire Snake [Monster Manual II, page 74]
Attribute Modifiers: ST+10 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -20%) [40]; IQ-8 [-160]; HT+3 [30].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+2; Will+8 [40]; Per+8 [40]; Basic Move -1 [-5].
Advantages: Constriction Attack [15]; DR 2 (Flexible, -20%) [8]; Double-Jointed [15]; Fangs [2]; Infravision [10].
Poison: Toxic Attack 2d (Cyclic, 1 day, 4 cycles, Resistible, +20%; Follow-Up, Fangs, +0%; Resistible, HT-4, -10%) [9].
Disadvantages: Cold-Blooded (50°) [-5]; No Manipulators [-50]; Restricted Diet (Carnivore) [-10]; Wild Animal [-30].
Perks: Scales [1].
Features: No Legs (Slithers).
Creature Type: Animal.
|
Knowing Your Own Strength [10] |
Typical Stats
|
ST: |
20 |
HP: |
20 |
Speed: |
5.75 |
|
DX: |
10 |
Will: |
10 |
Move: |
4 |
|
IQ: |
2 |
Per: |
10 |
|
|
|
HT: |
13 |
FP: |
13 |
SM: |
+2 |
|
Dodge: |
8 |
Parry: |
N/A |
DR: |
2* |
Traits: Cold-Blooded (50°); Constriction Attack; Double-Jointed; Infravision; No Legs (Slithers); No Manipulators; Restricted Diet (Carnivore); Scales; Wild Animal.
Skills: Stealth-12; Wrestling-12.
Creature Type: Animal.
Creature Type: Animal.
Dire Snake Venom
This poison is extracted from a dire snake. A living victim must make an immediate HT-4 roll or suffer 2d toxic damage. Every day for 4 more cycles he must make another HT-4 roll to resist or take the same amount of damage.
Form: Follow-Up Poison.
Cost: $240 (singular); $85 (5-batched).
Recipe: $24; 1 day; defaults to Poisons-1.
Statistics: Toxic Attack 2d (Cyclic, 1 day, 4 cycles, Resistible, +20%; Follow-Up Poison, -20%; Resistible, HT-4, -10%) [8].
Dire Horse [Monster Manual II, page 75]
Attribute Modifiers: ST+22 (No Fine Manipulators, -40%; Size Modifier, -20%) [88]; IQ-6 [-120]; HT+2 [20].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+2; Will+6 [30]; Per+6 [30]; FP+3 [9]; Basic Move+3 [15].
Advantages: DR 1 (Tough Skin, -40%) [3]; DR 3 (Partial, Face, -50%) [8]; Enhanced Move 1 (Ground) [20]; Extra Legs (Four Legs) [5]; Hooves [3]; Night Vision 4 [4]; Peripheral Vision [15]; Temperature Tolerance 1 (Cold) [1]; Ultrahearing [5].
Disadvantages: Bad Temper (12) [-10]; Horizontal [-10]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Restricted Diet (Herbivore) [-10]; Short Lifespan 1 [-10]; Weak Bite [-2]; Wild Animal [-30].
Perks: Fur [1].
Creature Type: Animal.
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Knowing Your Own Strength [77] |
Typical Stats
|
ST: |
32 (KYOS: 23) |
HP: |
32 (KYOS: 23) |
Speed: |
5.5 |
|
DX: |
10 |
Will: |
10 |
Move: |
8 |
|
IQ: |
4 |
Per: |
10 |
|
|
|
HT: |
12 |
FP: |
15 |
SM: |
+2 |
|
Dodge: |
8 |
Parry: |
N/A |
DR: |
1* (tough skin), 3 (face) |
Weak Bite (12): thrust 1d+2 crushing (KYOS: 2d+1 crushing), Reach C.
Traits: Bad Temper (12); Enhanced Move 1 (Ground); Extra Legs (Four Legs); Fur; Horizontal; Night Vision 4; No Fine Manipulators; Peripheral Vision; Restricted Diet (Herbivore); Short Lifespan 1; Temperature Tolerance 1 (Cold); Ultrahearing; Wild Animal.
Skills: Brawling-12.
Creature Type: Animal.
Dire Elk [Monster Manual II, page 75]
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+3; Will+6 [30]; Per+6 [30]; FP+3 [9]; Basic Move+3 [15].
Advantages: DR 2 (Tough Skin, -40%) [6]; Enhanced Move 1 (Ground) [20]; Extra Legs (Four Legs) [5]; Hooves [3]; Night Vision 4 [4]; Peripheral Vision [15]; Temperature Tolerance 2 (Cold) [2]; Ultrahearing [5].
Antlers [16]: 2 x Natural Weapon (Impaling; Resilient, Double DR, +10%; Single, -20%) [8].
Disadvantages: Bad Temper (12) [-10]; Horizontal [-10]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Restricted Diet (Herbivore) [-10]; Short Lifespan 1 [-10]; Weak Bite [-2]; Wild Animal [-30].
Perks: Fur [1].
Creature Type: Animal.
Antlers (12): thrust 5d impaling (KYOS: 6d impaling), Reach C-2. The antlers have DR 4 and can be used to parry.
Disadvantages: Bad Temper (12) [-10]; Horizontal [-10]; No Fine Manipulators [-30]; Restricted Diet (Herbivore) [-10]; Short Lifespan 1 [-10]; Weak Bite [-2]; Wild Animal [-30].
Perks: Fur [1].
Creature Type: Animal.
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Knowing Your Own Strength [129] |
Typical Stats
|
ST: |
38 (KYOS: 27) |
HP: |
38 (KYOS: 27) |
Speed: |
5.5 |
|
DX: |
10 |
Will: |
10 |
Move: |
8 |
|
IQ: |
4 |
Per: |
10 |
|
|
|
HT: |
12 |
FP: |
15 |
SM: |
+3 |
|
Dodge: |
8 |
Parry: |
9 |
DR: |
2* (tough skin) |
Hooves (12): thrust 5d-1 crushing (KYOS: 6d-1 crushing), Reach C-2.
Weak Bite (12): thrust 3d-1 crushing (KYOS: 2d-1 crushing), Reach C.
Traits: Bad Temper (12); Enhanced Move 1 (Ground); Extra Legs (Four Legs); Fur; Horizontal; Night Vision 4; No Fine Manipulators; Peripheral Vision; Restricted Diet (Herbivore); Short Lifespan 1; Temperature Tolerance 2 (Cold); Ultrahearing; Wild Animal.
Skills: Brawling-12.
Creature Type: Animal.
Dire Elephant [Monster Manual II, page 76]
Attribute Modifiers: ST+60 (Size Modifier, -50%) [300]; IQ-5 [-100]; HT+3 [30].
Secondary Characteristic Modifiers: SM+5; Will+5 [25]; Per+6 [30]; Basic Move +2 [10].
Advantages: Acute Hearing 2 [4]; DR 6 (Tough Skin, -40%) [18]; Discriminatory Smell [15]; Enhanced Move 0.5 (Ground) [10]; Extra Legs (Four Legs) [5]; Extra-Flexible Weak Arm (1/2 ST; Trunk) [3]; Night Vision 5 [5]; Peripheral Vision [15]; Subsonic Speech [10].
Tusks [18]: 2 x Natural Weapon (Impaling; Extra Damage Type, Crushing, +20%; Resilient, Double DR, +10%; Single, -20%) [9].
Disadvantages: Bad Temper (12) [-10]; Ham-Fisted 1 [-5]; Horizontal (Can use trunk at up to full move, -50%) [-5]; One Arm [-20]; Restricted Diet (Herbivore) [-10]; Short Lifespan 1 [-10]; Weak Bite [-2]; Wild Animal [-30].
Notes: Weight 48,000 lbs.
Creature Type: Animal.
Tusks (12): thrust 10d+1 impaling or crushing (KYOS: 10d impaling or crushing), Reach C-5. The tusks have DR 4 and can be used to parry.
Disadvantages: Bad Temper (12) [-10]; Ham-Fisted 1 [-5]; Horizontal (Can use trunk at up to full move, -50%) [-5]; One Arm [-20]; Restricted Diet (Herbivore) [-10]; Short Lifespan 1 [-10]; Weak Bite [-2]; Wild Animal [-30].
Notes: Weight 48,000 lbs.
Creature Type: Animal.
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Knowing Your Own Strength [358] |
Typical Stats
|
ST: |
70 (KYOS: 39) |
HP: |
70 |
Speed: |
5.75 |
|
DX: |
10 |
Will: |
10 |
Move: |
7 |
|
IQ: |
5 |
Per: |
11 |
|
|
|
HT: |
13 |
FP: |
13 |
SM: |
+5 |
|
Dodge: |
8 |
Parry: |
9 |
DR: |
6* (tough skin) |
Trunk (12): thrust 4d+2 crushing (KYOS: 3d+1 crushing), Reach C-5.
Bite (12): thrust 5d+2 crushing (KYOS: 5d+1 crushing), Reach C.
Traits: Acute Hearing 2; Bad Temper (12); Discriminatory Smell; Enhanced Move 0.5 (Ground); Extra Legs (Four Legs); Extra-Flexible Weak Arm (1/2 ST; Trunk); Ham-Fisted 1; Horizontal (Can use trunk up to full move); Night Vision 5; One Arm; Peripheral Vision; Restricted Diet (Herbivore); Short Lifespan 1; Subsonic Speech; Weak Bite; Wild Animal.
Skills: Brawling-12; Intimidation-14; Survival (Plains)-11.
Notes: Weight 48,000 lbs.
Creature Type: Animal.
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