Jab's Dinosaur Builds!: Argentinosaurus! Mokele-Mbembe!

[Ken]

And it is a truly proud and noble animal.

Yes, but two beavers are better than one. They're twice the fun; ask anyone

[Spectrum]

I hear that Wynona has a big brown one.

[Ken]

I hear that Wynona has a big brown one.

Mary, mother of God!! What did I just see...

[Jabroniville]

GIANT PACARANA (Josephoartigasia Monesi)
Role: Hippo-Sized Rodent, REAL ANIMAL!!!
PL 6 (29)- Minion Rank 2, Sidekick Rank 6
Normal Version: PL 2
STRENGTH 5 STAMINA 4 AGILITY 2
FIGHTING 5 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 0 PRESENCE -3

Skills:
Intimidation 7 (+5 Size)
Perception 3 (+3)

Advantages:
None

Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 3 (Acute & Extended Scent, Low-Light Vision) [3]
Growth 2 (Str & Sta +2, +2 Mass, +1 Intimidation, -1 Dodge/Parry, -2 Stealth) -- (10 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [5]

"Natural Weapons" Strength-Damage +1 [1]

Offense:
Unarmed +5 (+5 Damage, DC 20)
Bite +5 (+6 Damage, DC 21)
Initiative +2

Defenses:
Dodge +3 (DC 13), Parry +4 (DC 14), Toughness +4, Fortitude +4, Will +3

Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Rodents cannot speak to humans, nor use their paws to easily manipulate objects.

Total: Abilities: 10 / Skills: 10--5 / Advantages: 0 / Powers: 9 / Defenses: 5 (29)

Era: Pliocene to Pleistocene
Range: Grasslands, forests.
Stereotypes: None.
Colouring: Unknown.
Size: Up to 10 feet long (around 1 ton)
Encounter Groups: Small groups.
Diet: Grass & vegetation, opportunistic hunters.
Tactics: Bite savagely with large teeth.

-Yes, the largest rodent of all time could actually reach the size of a HIPPO, being a distant relative of the modern Pacarana. These are thought to have weighed around a ton, and are a true sign to how weird evolution can be- where animals that are mere inches long can over time evolve into true giants. They're only known from a skull, so a lot is unknown about these creatures, but the gigantic teeth may have been used for defense against Saber-Toothed Cats and Terror Birds.

[Davies]

What an Unusual Size.

So these things flourished between 2 million and 10,000 years ago, approx. Means we can justify rat hunts in our Hyborian or Valusian age games.

[Ares]

[Jabroniville]

RODENT OF UNUSUAL SIZE (Rattus holycrapus)
Role: Nightmare Fuel
PL 5 (9)- Minion Rank 1, Sidekick Rank 2
Normal Version: PL 2
STRENGTH 1 STAMINA 2 AGILITY 2
FIGHTING 5 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 0 PRESENCE -3

Skills:
Athletics 4 (+4)
Intimidation 7 (+4)
Perception 3 (+3)
Stealth 6 (+8)

Advantages:
None

Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 3 (Acute & Extended Scent, Low-Light Vision) [3]

"Natural Weapons- Diseased Teeth"
Strength-Damage +3 Linked to Weaken Stamina 2 (Extras: Progressive +2) [9]

Offense:
Unarmed +5 (+1 Damage, DC 16)
Bite +5 (+4 Damage, DC 19)
Initiative +2

Defenses:
Dodge +4 (DC 14), Parry +5 (DC 15), Toughness +2, Fortitude +2, Will +1

Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Rodents of Unusual Size cannot speak to humans, nor use their paws to easily manipulate objects.

Total: Abilities: 6 / Skills: 20--10 / Advantages: 0 / Powers: 11 / Defenses: 3 (9)

Era: Fantasy Realms
Range: Grasslands, forests.
Stereotypes: Evil, diseased plague-hordes.
Colouring: Brown, grey, black, tan
Size: Up to 4.5 feet long (77-145 lbs.)
Encounter Groups: Various, from solitary to hordes.
Diet: Grass & vegetation, opportunistic hunters.
Tactics: Bite savagely with large teeth.

-This is the sucker seen in The Princess Bride, possibly the greatest movie of all time. Basically a Giant Rat, an R.O.U.S. is big and strong compared to most any rodent, easily able to tackle and knock over a human male (even an experienced dashing swordsman/pirate) if it gets the jump on it. Once they're armed with a sword or something, the Rodent is basically screwed, but at PL 4.5, they can be pretty scary to an unaware human being with no powers.

[Thorpocalypse]

NAKED MOLE-RAT (Heterocephalus glaber)
Role:

What is that? That freaky thing?

Rufus is all I could think about when I saw that.

[Thorpocalypse]

I hear that Wynona has a big brown one.

Mary, mother of God!! What did I just see...

Ah, yes. I've run into a few of those in my day. More frequently, though, I've run into the Angry kind.

[Jabroniville]

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What is that? That freaky thing?

Rufus is all I could think about when I saw that.

Lol, nice. Good to hear from you again, man . I did some ‘90s Image builds while you were away! I remember you admiring the sheer mindless brutality of those books ages ago!

[Jabroniville]

And PS, I knew I'd get Princess Bride remarks the second I posted the Giant Pacarana, so I intentionally withheld the R.O.U.S. build until I'd posted it .

[Jabroniville]

RABBITS & HARES (Order- Lagomorpha):

-Lagomorphs are highly-similar to Rodents in numerous ways, especially the small size and their teeth (the two share common ancestors). Famous for their ability to breed with great rapidity, their speed, and their ears, this Order is common throughout most of the world. Rabbits & Hares are still hunted heavily for their meat, but their ability to procreate is so staggering that many of the species are still at the level of "Urban Pests"- here in Edmonton, you'll see a rabbit just about every day. The order isn't very diverse, and most of the animals look the same.

-The differences between Rabbits & Hares are pretty minor- Rabbit bunnies are born blind and hairless, whereas Hares give birth to sighted, furred children. Hares are generally larger, thinner and more athletic. Hares have not been domesticated, nor do they gather in groups and burrow underground. There's also the Pika family, with their much shorter ears, and tinier size (none weigh more than a pound).

-Rabbits are popular animals, owing to cuteness and the ears and junk- easily-recognizable, they make an ideal animal for cartoons- Walt Disney's first creation, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, was a huge hit (when he was fired from the animation company that produced the cartoons, he simply swapped the rabbit ears with mouse ones to make Mickey Mouse), and Bugs Bunny took inspiration from him. We would also see Roger Rabbit, The March Hare (the phrase "mad as a March Hare" comes from the images of hares fighting during their March breeding season), and of course Watership Down, a very dark, bloody picture that features the kind of stuff that you'd only show to children if you wanted to SCARE THEM SHITLESS, FOREVER.

[Davies]

The rabbit has a charming face:
Its private life is a disgrace.
I really dare not name to you
The awful things that rabbits do;
Things that your paper never prints--
You only mention them in hints.

The rest is kind of classist, so I won't repeat it here.

[Thorpocalypse]

Lol, nice. Good to hear from you again, man . I did some ‘90s Image builds while you were away! I remember you admiring the sheer mindless brutality of those books ages ago!

I saw that. I have a lot of catching up to do, but I couldn't pass up a chance to comment about the beavers.

[catsi563]

“All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.”
― Richard Adams, Watership Down


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