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Re: Reinhardt

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L-Space wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:20 pmI countered that what you brought back was just the physical form
So, it's like grave robbing? Considering how many cultures tend to frown on disturbing the remains of the dead, that might be why necromancy tends to be viewed as something less than positive.
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Re: Reinhardt

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Ken wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:11 pm
L-Space wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:20 pmI countered that what you brought back was just the physical form
So, it's like grave robbing? Considering how many cultures tend to frown on disturbing the remains of the dead, that might be why necromancy tends to be viewed as something less than positive.
Grave robbing? I prefer the term 'premature archaeology.' :D
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Re: Reinhardt

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L-Space wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:17 pm
Ken wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:11 pm
L-Space wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:20 pmI countered that what you brought back was just the physical form
So, it's like grave robbing? Considering how many cultures tend to frown on disturbing the remains of the dead, that might be why necromancy tends to be viewed as something less than positive.
Grave robbing? I prefer the term 'premature archaeology.' :D
And the people who will hang you for doing it prefer to refer to that as "corrective treatment".
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Re: Reinhardt

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Davies wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:31 pm
L-Space wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:17 pm
Ken wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:11 pm

So, it's like grave robbing? Considering how many cultures tend to frown on disturbing the remains of the dead, that might be why necromancy tends to be viewed as something less than positive.
Grave robbing? I prefer the term 'premature archaeology.' :D
And the people who will hang you for doing it prefer to refer to that as "corrective treatment".
Seems more like an acceptable substitute for conscripting an army full of perishers. If you're doing it to boost production, you're even a direct boon to the community.
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Large Theropods

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CERATOSAURUS
Pronounciation:
sair-AT-oh-saurus ("horn lizard")
Role: Large Predator
PL 9 (66)- Minion Rank 4, Sidekick Rank 11
Normal Version:
PL 6-7
STRENGTH 6 STAMINA 7 AGILITY 3
FIGHTING 8 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 0 PRESENCE -3

Skills:
Athletics 3 (+8)
Expertise (Survival) 5 (+5)
Intimidation 10 (+7, +8 Size)
Perception 5 (+5)
Stealth 2 (+5, +3 Size)

Advantages:
Fast Grab, Improved Critical (Bite), Improved Hold, Improved Initiative, Startle

Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 4 (Low-Light Vision, Acute Scent & Extended Scent 2) [4]
Speed 3 (16 mph) [3]
"Theropod Bite" Strength-Damage +2 (Feats: Penetrating 3) [5]

"Dino Sized" Growth 2 (Str & Sta +2, +2 Mass, +1 Intimidation, -1 Dodge/Parry, -2 Stealth) -- (10 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [5]
Strength-Damage +1 [1]

Offense:
Unarmed +8 (+7 Damage, DC 22)
Teeth +8 (+9 Damage, DC 24)
Initiative +7

Defenses:
Dodge +4 (DC 14), Parry +7 (DC 17), Toughness +7, Fortitude +8, Will +3

Complications: 
Disabled (Animal)- Dinosaurs cannot speak to humans, nor use their limbs to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Cold Climates)- The Age of Reptiles was a much hotter time period than our own. Creatures from that era will be more susceptible to Cold and Ice-based attacks.

Total: Abilities: 26 / Skills: 26--13 / Advantages: 5 / Powers: 18 / Defenses: 4 (66)

Era: Early Jurassic
Range: North America
Size: Up to 20 feet long
Encounter Groups: Unknown (likely solitary or rarely-gathering)
Tactics: Chasing using speed, pouncing and tearing into flesh with sharp teeth
Same Stats As: Gojirasaurus (slightly smaller theropod- may not actually be it's own species), Cryolophosaurus, Dilophosaurus

-Ceratosaurus is as close to "iconic" as you get for the 20-foot Theropods- I recall reading about it as a kid, it's visually distinctive (the small horn on its nose), and it was a solid bet for "a dangerous predator, but not like an ALLOSAURUS or something..." tales. It's a bit more lightly built than something like Carnotaurus.

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CARNOTAURUS
Pronounciation:
CAR-no-TAWR-us ("flesh-eating bull")
Role: Mid-Sized Theropod
PL 9 (77)- Minion Rank 6, Sidekick Rank 16
Normal Version:
PL 7-8
STRENGTH 7 STAMINA 8 AGILITY 1
FIGHTING 5 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 1 PRESENCE -3

Skills:
Athletics 3 (+10)
Close Combat (Bite) 3 (+8)
Expertise (Survival) 5 (+6)
Intimidation 12 (+11 Size)
Perception 6 (+7)
Stealth 7 (+6, +5 Size)

Advantages:
Fast Grab, Improved Critical (Bite) 2, Improved Hold, Improved Initiative, Startle

Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 4 (Low-Light Vision, Acute Scent & Extended Scent 2) [4]
Speed 3 (16 mph) [3]
"Theropod Bite" Strength-Damage +1 (Feats: Penetrating 3) [4]

"Dino-Sized" Growth 3 (Str & Sta +3, +3 Mass, +1 Intimidation, -1 Dodge/Parry, -3 Stealth) -- (12 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [7]
Strength-Damage +1 (Feats: Reach) [2]

Offense:
Unarmed +5 (+8 Damage, DC 23)
Bite +8 (+9 Damage, DC 24)
Initiative +5

Defenses:
Dodge +6 (DC 16), Parry +7 (DC 17), Toughness +8, Fortitude +9, Will +6

Complications: 
Disabled (Animal)- Dinosaurs cannot speak to humans, nor use their limbs to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Cold Climates)- The Age of Reptiles was a much hotter time period than our own. Creatures from that era will be more susceptible to Cold and Ice-based attacks.

Total: Abilities: 18 / Skills: 36--18 / Advantages: 6 / Powers: 20 / Defenses: 15 (77)

Era: Cretaceous
Range: South America
Size: Up to 25 feet long (3 tons)
Encounter Groups: Unknown
Tactics: Chasing using speed, pouncing and tearing into flesh with sharp teeth
Same Stats As: Juvenile Megalosaurus & Allosaurus

-Carnotaurus is a pretty cool theropod, though amongst the smallest ones in the "Heavyweight" class. It's best-known for it's distinctive horn-like structures on it's head, though they're not QUITE as bull-like as the name implies, however awesome that would be. They're 25 feet long and full of teeth, like any great theropod should be, and were even the main villain of one Dino-themed movie- Disney's Dinosaur. The one with the Iguanodons. Curiously, Carnotaurus was basically just T-Rex with the serial numbers filed off- it was MUCH too big in that film (in reality, they'd be much smaller than Iguanodons were). And Carnotaurus in that basically acted like your everyday T-Rex wannabe, doing standard evil predator things like hunting the heroes and their moms and stuff. Carnotaurus is handy if you want to avoid the cliches- EVERYONE is going to expect a T-Rex, and Allosaurus is getting just as bad as the official "secondary" huge dino-predator out there.

-As the smallest of this class, Carnotaurus is 'only' PL 9, but still animal enough for most of the Hadrosaurs and Iguanodons out there. Iguanodon is PL 8, and Lambeosaurus is PL 9, but both are FAR below this guy in terms of Skills, Advantages and overall nastiness. They probably wouldn't want to mess with equal-PL characters, though. You can freely use the stats for this go on juvenile Allosaurs and other theropods- they're known to gather in groups, so family members may be smaller.
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Allosaurus & Friends

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ALLOSAURUS
Pronounciation:
AL-oh-SAWR-us ("different lizard")
Role: Mid-Sized Theropod
PL 10 (90)- Minion Rank 6, Sidekick Rank 18
Normal Version:
PL 8-9
STRENGTH 7 STAMINA 9 AGILITY 1
FIGHTING 6 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 1 PRESENCE -3

Skills:
Athletics 3 (+10)
Close Combat (Bite) 3 (+9)
Expertise (Survival) 5 (+6)
Intimidation 13 (+12 Size)
Perception 6 (+7)
Stealth 8 (+9, +5 Size)

Advantages:
Fast Grab, Improved Critical (Bite) 2, Improved Hold, Improved Initiative, Startle, Takedown

Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 4 (Low-Light Vision, Acute Scent & Extended Scent 2) [4]
Speed 3 (16 mph) [3]
"Theropod Bite" Strength-Damage +2 (Feats: Penetrating 5) [7]

"Dino-Sized" Growth 4 (Str & Sta +4, +4 Mass, +2 Intimidation, -2 Dodge/Parry, -4 Stealth) -- (15 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [9]
Strength-Damage +2 (Feats: Reach) [3]
Impervious Toughness 5 [5]

Offense:
Unarmed +6 (+9 Damage, DC 24)
Bite +9 (+11 Damage, DC 26)
Initiative +5

Defenses:
Dodge +6 (DC 16), Parry +7 (DC 17), Toughness +9 (+3 Damage), Fortitude +10, Will +6

Complications: 
Disabled (Animal)- Dinosaurs cannot speak to humans, nor use their limbs to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Cold Climates)- The Age of Reptiles was a much hotter time period than our own. Creatures from that era will be more susceptible to Cold and Ice-based attacks.

Total: Abilities: 18 / Skills: 38--19 / Advantages: 7 / Powers: 31 / Defenses: 15 (90)

Era: Late Jurassic
Range: North America
Size: Up to 30 feet long (3 tons)
Encounter Groups: Unknown
Tactics: Chasing using speed, pouncing and tearing into flesh with sharp teeth
Same Stats As: Megalosaurus, Albertosaurus, Daspletosaurus

-You know how you can tell living in the Age of Dinosaurs would be freaking terrifying? Because something like THIS- a predator upwards of 30 feet long with giant knife-teeth and a running speed far great than man's... is not even CLOSE to the largest specimen of predator around! People always call it the "baby brother" of T-Rex, as it's easily the second-most popular giant theropod in existence (being the main enemy monster in Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World"), and talk about how it's very lightly-built, has a small head, and how it's teeth aren't quite capable of crushing bone. And yet, this thing would easily kill 20 people at once, in one fight. It could fit your whole torso into it's mouth.

-This class of super-theropods is a notable PL 10 variant of what Carnotaurus was- it's only slightly more advanced (+1 to any given stat) in damage output, toughness and accuracy, so it's not a BIG leap, but it's enough to match all but the largest and toughest dinosaurs in one-on-one combat. And since these things are known to occasionally meet up in GROUPS, your PCs could be in very big trouble if they come across more than one of them in an adventure. Any one of these is a classic "Non-Cliche" predatory dino to use in a campaign, though Big Al himself is frequently just as overdone. 


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ALBERTOSAURUS
Pronounciation:
Al-BERT-oh-SAWR-us ("Alberta lizard")
Role: Mid-Sized Theropod
PL 10 (90)- Minion Rank 6, Sidekick Rank 18
Normal Version:
PL 8-9
STRENGTH 7 STAMINA 9 AGILITY 1
FIGHTING 6 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 1 PRESENCE -3

Skills:
Athletics 3 (+10)
Close Combat (Bite) 3 (+9)
Expertise (Survival) 5 (+6)
Intimidation 13 (+12 Size)
Perception 6 (+7)
Stealth 8 (+9, +5 Size)

Advantages:
Fast Grab, Improved Critical (Bite) 2, Improved Hold, Improved Initiative, Startle, Takedown

Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 4 (Low-Light Vision, Acute Scent & Extended Scent 2) [4]
Speed 3 (16 mph) [3]
"Theropod Bite" Strength-Damage +2 (Feats: Penetrating 5) [7]

"Dino-Sized" Growth 4 (Str & Sta +4, +4 Mass, +2 Intimidation, -2 Dodge/Parry, -4 Stealth) -- (15 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [9]
Strength-Damage +2 (Feats: Reach) [3]
Impervious Toughness 5 [5]

Offense:
Unarmed +6 (+9 Damage, DC 24)
Bite +9 (+11 Damage, DC 26)
Initiative +5

Defenses:
Dodge +6 (DC 16), Parry +7 (DC 17), Toughness +9 (+3 Damage), Fortitude +10, Will +6

Complications: 
Disabled (Animal)- Dinosaurs cannot speak to humans, nor use their limbs to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Cold Climates)- The Age of Reptiles was a much hotter time period than our own. Creatures from that era will be more susceptible to Cold and Ice-based attacks.

Total: Abilities: 18 / Skills: 38--19 / Advantages: 7 / Powers: 31 / Defenses: 15 (90)

Era: Late Jurassic
Range: North America
Size: Up to 33 feet long (3 tons)
Encounter Groups: Unknown
Tactics: Chasing using speed, pouncing and tearing into flesh with sharp teeth
Same Stats As: Megalosaurus, Allosaurus, Daspletosaurus

-Albertosaurus is somewhat well-known, but less so than Allosaurus. It was discovered in Central Alberta by a man named Joseph Burr Tyrrell, who found some fossils while searching for oil deposits- this find led to a staggering amount of fossil deposits in the region, which led to the creature, a Tyrannosaurid, being named "Albertosaurus" after the Province in which it was discovered, and Tyrrell's name would be used for the world-class Dinosaur Museum nearby. This entire region is pretty much my hometown, which makes it amusing going to places like the Natural History Museum in New York and seeing almost every single dinosaur coming from the Red Deer River that gives my place of birth its name (Red Deer, Alberta).

-Albertosaurus is yet another dinosaur named after my home area. Edmontonia, Edmontosaurus, and now this thing, which is easily the coolest of the three. Alberta is just a mega-hotbed of fossil finds, so it lends names out a fair bit. Albertosaurus is actually a Tyrannosaurid (thus having two-fingered forelimbs), but is equivalent to Allosaurus in size. The Royal Tyrell Museum in Alberta features life-size statues of a family of these, and trust me- being "smaller" than a Tyrannosaurus Rex does not make them any less terrifying on their own.

-Large groups of Albertosaurs found in single locations gives credence to pack behavior among Tyrannosaurids. Statistically, they are identical to the Allosaurus.



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MEGALOSAURUS
Pronounciation:
MEGG-a-loh-SAWR-us ("great lizard")
Role: Mid-Sized Theropod
PL 10 (90)- Minion Rank 6, Sidekick Rank 18
Normal Version:
PL 8-9
STRENGTH 7 STAMINA 9 AGILITY 1
FIGHTING 6 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 1 PRESENCE -3

Skills:
Athletics 3 (+10)
Close Combat (Bite) 3 (+9)
Expertise (Survival) 5 (+6)
Intimidation 13 (+12 Size)
Perception 6 (+7)
Stealth 8 (+9, +5 Size)

Advantages:
Fast Grab, Improved Critical (Bite) 2, Improved Hold, Improved Initiative, Startle, Takedown

Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 4 (Low-Light Vision, Acute Scent & Extended Scent 2) [4]
Speed 3 (16 mph) [3]
"Theropod Bite" Strength-Damage +2 (Feats: Penetrating 5) [7]

"Dino-Sized" Growth 4 (Str & Sta +4, +4 Mass, +2 Intimidation, -2 Dodge/Parry, -4 Stealth) -- (15 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [9]
Strength-Damage +2 (Feats: Reach) [3]
Impervious Toughness 5 [5]

Offense:
Unarmed +6 (+9 Damage, DC 24)
Bite +9 (+11 Damage, DC 26)
Initiative +5

Defenses:
Dodge +6 (DC 16), Parry +7 (DC 17), Toughness +9 (+3 Damage), Fortitude +10, Will +6

Complications: 
Disabled (Animal)- Dinosaurs cannot speak to humans, nor use their limbs to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Cold Climates)- The Age of Reptiles was a much hotter time period than our own. Creatures from that era will be more susceptible to Cold and Ice-based attacks.

Total: Abilities: 18 / Skills: 38--19 / Advantages: 7 / Powers: 31 / Defenses: 15 (90)

Era: Late Jurassic
Range: North America
Size: Up to 30 feet long (3 tons)
Encounter Groups: Unknown
Tactics: Chasing using speed, pouncing and tearing into flesh with sharp teeth
Same Stats As: Albertosaurus, Allosaurus, Daspletosaurus

-Among the most important scientific finds of all time was Megalosaurus- the first true dinosaur ever described by science. This led to a HUGE interest in these extinct creatures, as people everywhere went "a twenty-foot WHAT?". This thing was discovered so long ago (1824!) that people at first assumed it was a 20-foot monitor lizard, because what ELSE could it be? The realization that this was a bipedal carnivore was shocking, and caused a "Dinosaur Boom" that continues to this very day.

-Megalosaurus ("great lizard", because what else were you gonna call it?) had an awesome name, but is actually not that common- most of its Theropod relatives are much more famous- Carnotaurus, Allosaurus, Albertosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Deinonychus, Velociraptor, etc. Its sole pop cultural relevance comes from the Jim Henson Company's Dinosaurs show, in which the main character, Earl, was a Megalosaurus. The animal's fossils are hard to come by, very incomplete (the head is just hypothetical at this point- we've just found bits of jaw), and not that detailed. 
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Re: Reinhardt

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BriarThrone wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:37 pm
Davies wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:31 pm
L-Space wrote: Tue Jan 23, 2018 11:17 pm
Grave robbing? I prefer the term 'premature archaeology.' :D
And the people who will hang you for doing it prefer to refer to that as "corrective treatment".
Seems more like an acceptable substitute for conscripting an army full of perishers. If you're doing it to boost production, you're even a direct boon to the community.
That's the beauty of being a Necromantic Mortician with a good alignment (though i perfer my wizard's be Lawful Neutral douche's that use the kingdom laws to both their&the parties advantage :D),you can always use the Pauper's Graves(every Medium sized City/Town has at least one Pauper's Grave in their Cemetery) for manual labor in and around the city.Heck,you could even pay the dearly departed's family half of what they would've made if they were living doing the same job(believe you me,get enough free labor going and every politician in town will suddenly be your best friend).....
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Tyrannosaurus Rex

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TYRANNOSAURUS REX
Pronounciation:
tie-RAN-oh-saurus REX ("tyrant lizard king")
Role: Huge-Sized Theropod, Prehistoric Nightmare Fuel
PL 11 (108)- Minion Rank 8, Sidekick Rank 22
Normal Version:
PL 9-10
STRENGTH 8 STAMINA 11 AGILITY 0
FIGHTING 8 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 1 PRESENCE -3

Skills:
Athletics 2 (+10)
Close Combat (Bite) 1 (+9)
Expertise (Survival) 5 (+6)
Intimidation 15 (+15 Size)
Perception 6 (+7)
Stealth 9 (+3 Size)

Advantages:
All-Out Attack, Diehard, Fast Grab, Improved Critical (Bite) 4, Improved Hold, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Startle, Takedown

Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 5 (Low-Light Vision, Acute Scent & Extended Scent 3) [5]
Speed 3 (16 mph) [3]
"Theropod Bite" Strength-Damage +3 (Feats: Penetrating 7) [10]

"Dino-Sized" Growth 6 (Str & Sta +6, +6 Mass, +3 Intimidation, -3 Dodge/Parry, -6 Stealth) -- (21 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [13]
Strength-Damage +2 (Feats: Reach) [3]
Impervious Toughness 7 [7]

Offense:
Unarmed +8 (+10 Damage, DC 25)
Bite +9 (+13 Damage, DC 28)
Initiative +4

Defenses:
Dodge +5 (DC 15), Parry +7 (DC 17), Toughness +11 (+4 Impervious), Fortitude +12, Will +8

Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Dinosaurs cannot speak to humans, nor use their limbs to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Cold Climates)- The Age of Reptiles was a much hotter time period than our own. Creatures from that era will be more susceptible to Cold and Ice-based attacks.

Total: Abilities: 18 / Skills: 38--19 / Advantages: 12 / Powers: 41 / Defenses: 18 (108)

Era: Cretaceous
Range: North America
Size: Up to 43 feet long (7 tons)
Encounter Groups: Unknown
Tactics: Ambush predator, pouncing and tearing into flesh with sharp teeth, also crushing bone
Same Stats As: Tarbosaurus ("the Asian T-Rex")

-Awwwwww yeah, it's time for the frickin' T-Rex. EASILY the most famous dinosaur ever, and just about every kid's favourite animal, and probably the most studied dinosaur ever as well. Debates still rage over just what kind of a hunter it was- it's clear it engaged in some carrion-eating and kill-stealing, and had among the greatest senses of smell of any animal ever, but there's good evidence of actual hunting practices. It could've easily outrun a human being, and probably most other large dinosaurs as well (any physics-rules that meant T-Rex couldn't run likely also disqualify most of it's prey), and it's bite has among the highest G-forces in animal history. And those tiny lil' arms? Each one is apparently capable of lifting over FOUR-HUNDRED POUNDS, despite being a metre long each.

-The past several years haven't been as kind to it's rep as the "King of Beasts", since we now know of various predators that were larger in size, but Tyrannosaurus Rex (and seriously? Is there a cooler name in the entire history of the world?) still has the most powerful bite, and the nastiest teeth. Teeth like steak knives, able to bite off enough meat at once to feed an entire human family for a year, a skull larger than a man, and reasonable estimates imply that it could bite through solid BONE- something very few other animals are capable of. The Asian Tarbosaurus (itself VERY similar to T-Rex, so much so that they could easily be the same animal) is a near-exact replica.

-Obviously, T-Rex fits into any number of campaigns. Unless you're avoiding cliches, he's a no-brainer for a Savage Land/Time Travel story, as no predator evokes feelings of terror such as this one. At PL 11, I feel that one T-Rex would easily challenge a party of adventurers for a short while- and deserves to be a notch above Elephants (PL 9), Triceratops (PL 10) and others, and that he should be a step beyond Allosaurus, who more easily fits a PL 10 animal. More "standard" versions of the beast can be PL 9-10: I've seen guys like Pyro finish off a T-Rex in one hit in certain comics. A +13 Bite with 7 ranks of Penetrating and 4 ranks of Improved Critical (meaning he rolls a Crit 25% of the time)? Yeah, you don't want none of that.
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Re: Tyrannosaurus Rex

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Jabroniville wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:19 am -Awwwwww yeah, it's time for the frickin' T-Rex. EASILY the most famous dinosaur ever, and just about every kid's favourite animal, and probably the most studied dinosaur ever as well. Debates still rage over just what kind of a hunter it was- it's clear it engaged in some carrion-eating and kill-stealing, and had among the greatest senses of smell of any animal ever, but there's good evidence of actual hunting practices. It could've easily outrun a human being, and probably most other large dinosaurs as well (any physics-rules that meant T-Rex couldn't run likely also disqualify most of it's prey), and it's bite has among the highest G-forces in animal history. And those tiny lil' arms? Each one is apparently capable of lifting over FOUR-HUNDRED POUNDS, despite being a metre long each.

-The past several years haven't been as kind to it's rep as the "King of Beasts", since we now know of various predators that were larger in size, but Tyrannosaurus Rex (and seriously? Is there a cooler name in the entire history of the world?) still has the most powerful bite, and the nastiest teeth. Teeth like steak knives, able to bite off enough meat at once to feed an entire human family for a year, a skull larger than a man, and reasonable estimates imply that it could bite through solid BONE- something very few other animals are capable of. The Asian Tarbosaurus (itself VERY similar to T-Rex, so much so that they could easily be the same animal) is a near-exact replica.
One interesting bit of palentologic trivia: the T-Rex tail is one of the most puzzling elements of its anatomy so far nobody has ever found a skeleton that included the tip bones. Some scientists think that the tip was pure cartilage. Others that its bones have been constantly misplaced to other dinos.
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Huge Theropods

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CHARCHARODONTOSAURUS
Pronounciation:
Car-CARR-oh-dawn-to-SAWR-us ("jagged tooth lizard")
Role: Huge-Sized Theropod, Prehistoric Nightmare Fuel
PL 11 (104)- Minion Rank 7, Sidekick Rank 21
Normal Version:
PL 9-10
STRENGTH 8 STAMINA 11 AGILITY 0
FIGHTING 8 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 1 PRESENCE -3

Skills:
Athletics 2 (+10)
Close Combat (Bite) 2 (+10)
Expertise (Survival) 5 (+6)
Intimidation 15 (+15 Size)
Perception 6 (+7)
Stealth 8 (+1 Size)

Advantages:
All-Out Attack, Diehard, Fast Grab, Improved Critical (Bite) 3, Improved Hold, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Startle, Takedown

Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 5 (Low-Light Vision, Acute Scent & Extended Scent 3) [5]
Speed 3 (16 mph) [3]
"Theropod Bite" Strength-Damage +2 (Feats: Penetrating 5) [7]

"Dino-Sized" Growth 6 (Str & Sta +6, +6 Mass, +3 Intimidation, -3 Dodge/Parry, -6 Stealth) -- (21 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [13]
Strength-Damage +2 (Feats: Reach) [3]
Impervious Toughness 7 [7]

Offense:
Unarmed +8 (+10 Damage, DC 25)
Bite +10 (+12 Damage, DC 27)
Initiative +4

Defenses:
Dodge +5 (DC 15), Parry +7 (DC 17), Toughness +11 (+4 Impervious), Fortitude +12, Will +8

Complications: 
Disabled (Animal)- Dinosaurs cannot speak to humans, nor use their limbs to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Cold Climates)- The Age of Reptiles was a much hotter time period than our own. Creatures from that era will be more susceptible to Cold and Ice-based attacks.

Total: Abilities: 18 / Skills: 38--19 / Advantages: 11 / Powers: 38 / Defenses: 18 (104)

Era: Cretaceous
Range: South America
Size: Up to 43 feet long (7 tons)
Encounter Groups: Unknown
Tactics: Ambush predator, pouncing and tearing into flesh with sharp teeth, also crushing bone
Same Stats As: None

-Carcharodontosaurus is a T-Rex-like super-predator, but from Africa. It's more lightly-built, but has semi-serrated teeth, as is perhaps even LONGER than Tyrannosaurus. They died out in the era before the T-Rexes, so if you're looking for bragging rights, Rex wins out, but still, this is a nice choice if you want to surprise people. Plus, the name just sounds cool, if a bit too much of a mouthful. It differs in stats mainly by dropping power for accuracy in it's bite, and having less Penetrating ranks on it's Bite. So it's slightly less effective, but not by much.

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GIGANOTOSAURUS
Pronounciation:
JYE-gan-oh-toh-SAWR-us ("giant southern lizard")
Role: Huge-Sized Theropod, Prehistoric Nightmare Fuel
PL 11 (108)- Minion Rank 8, Sidekick Rank 22
Normal Version:
PL 9-10
STRENGTH 8 STAMINA 12 AGILITY 0
FIGHTING 9 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 1 PRESENCE -3

Skills:
Athletics 1 (+9)
Expertise (Survival) 5 (+6)
Intimidation 15 (+15 Size)
Perception 5 (+6)
Stealth 8 (+1 Size)

Advantages:
All-Out Attack, Diehard, Fast Grab, Improved Critical (Bite) 3, Improved Hold, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Startle, Takedown

Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 5 (Low-Light Vision, Acute Scent & Extended Scent 3) [5]
Speed 3 (16 mph) [3]
"Theropod Bite" Strength-Damage +2 (Feats: Penetrating 6) [8]

"Dino-Sized" Growth 6 (Str & Sta +6, +6 Mass, +3 Intimidation, -3 Dodge/Parry, -6 Stealth) -- (21 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [13]
Strength-Damage +3 (Feats: Reach) [4]
Impervious Toughness 9 [9]

Offense:
Unarmed +9 (+11 Damage, DC 26)
Bite +9 (+13 Damage, DC 27)
Initiative +4

Defenses:
Dodge +5 (DC 15), Parry +7 (DC 17), Toughness +12 (+5 Impervious), Fortitude +12, Will +8

Complications: 
Disabled (Animal)- Dinosaurs cannot speak to humans, nor use their limbs to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Cold Climates)- The Age of Reptiles was a much hotter time period than our own. Creatures from that era will be more susceptible to Cold and Ice-based attacks.

Total: Abilities: 22 / Skills: 34--17 / Advantages: 11 / Powers: 42 / Defenses: 16 (108)

Era: Cretaceous
Range: South America
Size: Up to 43 feet long (7.5 tons)
Encounter Groups: Unknown
Tactics: Ambush predator, pouncing and tearing into flesh with sharp teeth, also crushing bone
Same Stats As: None

-Giganotosaurus is up there- so much so that it's CLEARLY larger than T-Rex (and unlike Spinosaurus, is not some fish-eater with low bite force), and at least half a ton heavier. It still doesn't have the bite-force going for it, so while it evens out in damage, it loses 2 ranks of Penetrating, and makes up for the damage with sheer strength. It's a huge big-name predator though, so don't underestimate it. Like Carcharodontosaurus (a close relative), it died out millennia before T-Rex showed up, so it's possible T-Rex is just a more awesome, advanced predator with more efficient hunting methods. But I'm biased because T-Rex rules and is my favourite.
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Sail-Backed Theropods

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SPINOSAURUS
Pronounciation:
SPINE-oh-saurus ("spine lizard")
Role: Huge-Sized Theropod, Fish Eater, Prehistoric Nightmare Fuel
PL 11 (92)- Minion Rank 7, Sidekick Rank 19
Normal Version:
PL 9-10
STRENGTH 8 STAMINA 12 AGILITY 0
FIGHTING 7 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 1 PRESENCE -3

Skills:
Expertise (Survival) 5 (+6)
Close Combat (Bite) 2 (+9)
Intimidation 14 (+15 Size)
Perception 5 (+6)
Stealth 10 (+2 Size)

Advantages:
Diehard, Fast Grab, Improved Critical (Bite), Improved Hold, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Startle, Takedown

Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 5 (Low-Light Vision, Acute Scent & Extended Scent 3) [5]
Speed 3 (16 mph) [3]
"Theropod Bite" Strength-Damage +1 (Feats: Penetrating 2) [3]

"Dino-Sized" Growth 7 (Str & Sta +7, +7 Mass, +3 Intimidation, -3 Dodge/Parry, -7 Stealth) -- (25 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [15]
Strength-Damage +3 (Feats: Reach) [4]
Impervious Toughness 9 [9]

Offense:
Unarmed +9 (+11 Damage, DC 26)
Bite +9 (+12 Damage, DC 27)
Initiative +4

Defenses:
Dodge +5 (DC 15), Parry +7 (DC 17), Toughness +12 (+5 Impervious), Fortitude +12, Will +8

Complications: 
Disabled (Animal)- Dinosaurs cannot speak to humans, nor use their limbs to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Cold Climates)- The Age of Reptiles was a much hotter time period than our own. Creatures from that era will be more susceptible to Cold and Ice-based attacks.

Total: Abilities: 14 / Skills: 36--18 / Advantages: 8 / Powers: 39 / Defenses: 13 (92)

Era: Cretaceous
Range: Africa
Size: Up to 59 feet long
Encounter Groups: Unknown
Tactics: Ambush predator, quickly attacking sea creatures and fish
Same Stats As: None

-Spinosaurus is a semi-recently-famous dinosaur, mainly because of "Jurassic Park III", which used it as a usurper replacement for T-Rex, using it's larger size to mean it was tougher. This annoyed a great deal of fans, especially ones of T-Rex, but also paleontologists, who noted that Spinosaurus was likely a fish-eater (it's bones show a lot of evidence of being near water sources alot during it's life, and it's jaws & teeth are designed for it), and could NEVER have broken a Tyrannosaurs' grip on it's neck and then killed it like in the film. Nonetheless, it's also a PL 11 super-predator in my builds, having strength and size over the Tyrannosaurus, but lacking it's bite force or Penetrating nature. 

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BARYONYX
Pronounciation:
BEAR-ee-on-icks ("heavy claw")
Role: Smaller Spinosaurus
PL 9 (78)- Minion Rank 7, Sidekick Rank 19
Normal Version:
PL 9-10
STRENGTH 5 STAMINA 9 AGILITY 0
FIGHTING 7 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 1 PRESENCE -3

Skills:
Expertise (Survival) 5 (+6)
Close Combat (Bite) 2 (+9)
Intimidation 14 (+15 Size)
Perception 5 (+6)
Stealth 10 (+2 Size)

Advantages:
Diehard, Fast Grab, Improved Critical (Bite), Improved Hold, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Startle, Takedown

Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 5 (Low-Light Vision, Acute Scent & Extended Scent 3) [5]
Speed 3 (16 mph) [3]
"Theropod Bite" Strength-Damage +1 (Feats: Penetrating 2) [3]

Growth 4 (Str & Sta +4, +4 Mass, +2 Intimidation, -2 Dodge/Parry, -4 Stealth) -- (15 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [9]
Strength-Damage +3 (Feats: Reach) [4]
Impervious Toughness 5 [5]

Offense:
Unarmed +9 (+8 Damage, DC 23)
Bite +9 (+9 Damage, DC 24)
Initiative +4

Defenses:
Dodge +5 (DC 15), Parry +7 (DC 17), Toughness +9 (+3 Impervious), Fortitude +9, Will +8

Complications: 
Disabled (Animal)- Dinosaurs cannot speak to humans, nor use their limbs to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Cold Climates)- The Age of Reptiles was a much hotter time period than our own. Creatures from that era will be more susceptible to Cold and Ice-based attacks.

Total: Abilities: 14 / Skills: 36--18 / Advantages: 8 / Powers: 29 / Defenses: 9 (78)

Era: Cretaceous
Range: Europe
Size: Up to 33 feet long
Encounter Groups: Unknown
Tactics: Ambush predator, quickly attacking sea creatures and fish
Same Stats As: Irritator (close relative)

-Baryonyx was, for quite a long period of time, the most iconic Spinosaurid. A relatively complete specimen was discovered, making it a good example as to what OTHER Spinosaurids, some in very incomplete condition, looked like. Hell, it's why we think Spinosaurus looked as it did.
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Long-Clawed Reptiles

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ALXASAURUS
Pronounciation:
Alcks-a-saurus ("Alx Desert reptile")
Role: Disappointing Clawed Theropod
PL 5 (29)- Minion Rank 3, Sidekick Rank 8
Normal Version:
PL 2-4
STRENGTH 5 STAMINA 5 AGILITY -1
FIGHTING 3 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 0 PRESENCE -3

Skills:
Expertise (Survival) 4 (+4)
Intimidation 8 (+5 Size)
Perception 2 (+2)

Advantages:
None

Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 2 (Low-Light Vision, Acute Scent) [2]
Protection 1 [1]
"Huge Effin' Claws" Strength-Damage +1 [1]

"Dino-Sized" Growth 1 (Str & Sta +1, +1 Mass, +0 Intimidation, -0 Dodge/Parry, -1 Stealth) -- (8 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [3]
Strength-Damage +1 [1]

Offense:
Unarmed +3 (+6 Damage, DC 21)
Claws +3 (+7 Damage, DC 22)
Initiative -1

Defenses:
Dodge +2 (DC 12), Parry +4 (DC 14), Toughness +6, Fortitude +6, Will +2

Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Dinosaurs cannot speak to humans, nor use their limbs to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Cold Climates)- The Age of Reptiles was a much hotter time period than our own. Creatures from that era will be more susceptible to Cold and Ice-based attacks.

Total: Abilities: 6 / Skills: 14--7 / Advantages: 0 / Powers: 8 / Defenses: 8 (29)

Era: Cretaceous
Range: Asia
Size: Up to 13 feet long
Encounter Groups: Unknown (never gathered in fossils)
Tactics: Trying to threaten other creatures, gently swiping with heavy claws
Same Stats As: None

-Alxasaurus is a smaller version of Therizinosaurus, not being very large or impressive-looking.

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THERIZINOSAURUS
Pronounciation:
ther-IZ-in-oh-saurus ("scything reptile")
Role: Disappointing Clawed Theropod
PL 7 (41)- Minion Rank 3, Sidekick Rank 8
Normal Version:
PL 5-6
STRENGTH 7 STAMINA 8 AGILITY -1
FIGHTING 5 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 0 PRESENCE -3

Skills:
Expertise (Survival) 4 (+4)
Intimidation 8 (+8 Size)
Perception 2 (+2)

Advantages:
None

Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 2 (Low-Light Vision, Acute Scent) [2]
Protection 2 (Extras: Impervious 3) [5]
"Huge Effin' Claws" Strength-Damage +1 [1]

"Dino-Sized" Growth 6 (Str & Sta +6, +6 Mass, +3 Intimidation, -3 Dodge/Parry, -6 Stealth) -- (21 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [13]
Strength-Damage +1 [1]

Offense:
Unarmed +5 (+8 Damage, DC 22)
Claws +5 (+9 Damage, DC 24)
Initiative +8

Defenses:
Dodge +2 (DC 12), Parry +4 (DC 14), Toughness +10 (+2 Impervious), Fortitude +10, Will +2

Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Dinosaurs cannot speak to humans, nor use their limbs to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Cold Climates)- The Age of Reptiles was a much hotter time period than our own. Creatures from that era will be more susceptible to Cold and Ice-based attacks.

Total: Abilities: 0 / Skills: 14--7 / Advantages: 0 / Powers: 22 / Defenses: 12 (41)

Era: Cretaceous
Range: Asia
Size: Up to 40 feet long
Encounter Groups: Unknown (never gathered in fossils)
Tactics: Trying to threaten other creatures, gently swiping with heavy claws
Same Stats As: Deinochierus (huge-clawed Theropod that scientists are still arguing about the classification of), other Therizinosaurs are smaller versions

-This creature totally ended up disappointing me- hearing about this HUGE-clawed monster from hell was exciting for Juvenile Jab, but once it was uncovered that Therizinosaurs (nice name, guys; totally easy to pronounce and everything) were basically big, slow PLANT-EATING Theropods with giant guts and big slow claws... well, it was just lame. This sucker is HUGE, and known mostly from bits & pieces of fossils, and the fact that it's relatives are mostly-uncovered, but it's still a pretty weak Giant Animal- PL 7 simply because of it's sheer size. It doesn't even really have any combat capability- it's just a big dumb lug of an animal with slow-moving attacks that are nonetheless rather hard to avoid.
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Re: Huge Theropods

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Jabroniville wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:19 am TYRANNOSAURUS REX

"Dino-Sized" Growth 6 (Str & Sta +6, +6 Mass, +3 Intimidation, -3 Dodge/Parry, -6 Stealth) -- (21 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [13]
Strength-Damage +2 (Feats: Reach) [3]
Jabroniville wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:08 pm GIGANOTOSAURUS

"Dino-Sized" Growth 6 (Str & Sta +6, +6 Mass, +3 Intimidation, -3 Dodge/Parry, -6 Stealth) -- (21 feet) (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) [13]

-Giganotosaurus is up there- so much so that it's CLEARLY larger than T-Rex (and unlike Spinosaurus, is not some fish-eater with low bite force), and at least half a ton heavier.
Shouldn't Giganotosaurus have a rank more of Growth than the T-Rex, if it's that much larger?
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Re: Jab's Builds! (Armored & Frilled Dinosaurs! Theropods! T-Rex!)

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Growth ranks are about four feet longer in most cases, and I don't think its body is four feet longer- MAYBE if you include the tail. Usually I just kind of "wing it" for animals of similar sizes- it's not so much bigger than T-Rex that it deserves a whole extra rank. I mean, it's about the difference between a 6'5" dude and a 5'10" dude- notable, but not like... STATISTICALLY different.

Spinosaurus, for example, is a fair bit larger than either, and actually gets the extra rank.
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Re: Jab's Builds! (Armored & Frilled Dinosaurs! Theropods! T-Rex!)

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Jabroniville wrote: Wed Jan 24, 2018 10:41 pm Growth ranks are about four feet longer in most cases, and I don't think its body is four feet longer- MAYBE if you include the tail. Usually I just kind of "wing it" for animals of similar sizes- it's not so much bigger than T-Rex that it deserves a whole extra rank. I mean, it's about the difference between a 6'5" dude and a 5'10" dude- notable, but not like... STATISTICALLY different.

Spinosaurus, for example, is a fair bit larger than either, and actually gets the extra rank.
Ah. Thank you for the clarification.
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