Jab's Dinosaur Builds!: Plateosaurus! Europasaurus!
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Tits!
A Sombre Tit.
TITS
Role: Tiny Round Birds, "WTF?"-Named Creatures
PL 0 (22)- Minion Rank 2, Sidekick Rank 5
Normal Version: PL 0
STRENGTH -5 STAMINA -5 AGILITY -2
FIGHTING -2 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 1 PRESENCE -3
Skills:
Athletics 10 (+5)
Close Combat (Unarmed) 2 (+4)
Expertise (Survival) 4 (+5)
Expertise (Singing) 8 (+5)
Perception 4 (+5)
Advantages:
Close Attack 4, Improved Initiative
Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 3 (Extended Scent, Low-Light & Ultravision) [3]
Flight 4 (32 mph) (Flaws: Winged) [4]
"Fun Size" Shrinking 12 (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) -- (6 inches) [25]
(-3 Strength, +6 Defenses, +12 Stealth, -6 Intimidation, -1 Speed)
Offense:
Unarmed +4 (-5 Damage, DC 10)
Initiative +2
Defenses:
Dodge +4 (DC 14), Parry +4 (DC 14), Toughness -5, Fortitude +0, Will +0
Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Birds cannot speak to humans, nor use their wings & beaks to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Small Size)- At their natural size, Small Birds are vulnerable to large creatures- even without good accuracy. Anything of Size Rank -2 or more (human size and up) using a melee attack on a Bird of this scale effectively strike with Burst Area Damage at their strength rank naturally.
Total: Abilities: -34 / Skills: 28--14 / Advantages: 5 / Powers: 32 / Defenses: 5 (22)
Era: Modern Day
Range: North America, Eurasia, Africa
Stereotypes: Friendly, charming, musical.
Colouring: Typially dark with at least one distinctive bright color.
Size: 9-11 inches long (2-3 ounces)
Encounter Groups: Solitary or small flocks.
Diet: Usually bugs and stuff, but occasionally fruit.
Tactics: Flee rapidly, occasionally batter with pointy beak.
-And now we come to the mighty Tits. Yes, the Tits. Named that because it means "small" in some languages, these are tiny, tiny birds, but give us some of the most amazing animal names in history. They are identical to Songbirds, being mouse-sized and super fragile. NOBODY could have come up with these names without being kidding, I swear. Some have crests. They are common throughout Eurasia, Africa & North America.
Types of Tits:
SOMBRE TIT: Meditteranean Tits.
PENDULINE TITS: Named for their long, hanging nests.
CHICKADEE: North American Tits, named for their distinctive call, "Chick-a-dee dee dee dee dee".
GREAT TIT: SALMA HAYEK!! I mean, one of the largest species of Tits. Common across Eurasia & Africa.
TITMICE: Typically crested Tits from North America. The singular is "Titmouse", which is only slightly less silly than "Tit".
YELLOW TIT: From the Himalayas- one of the most spectacular Tits.
AFRICAN BLUE TIT: The most colorful of Tits.
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Re: Songbirds
Also filthy liars, blue birds and blue jays have no blue pigment in their feathers, but use an optical trick called 'light scattering' to cause their brownish-gray feathers to appear blue to the eye.Jabroniville wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 12:13 am
BLUEBIRDS: Famous for their bright blue plumage. Seen throughout the Americas.
Re: Jab's Animal Builds (Songbirds! Great Tits!)
Somebody had waaaaay too much fun writing up that post
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Re: Jab's Animal Builds (Songbirds! Great Tits!)
Next he'll have to stat up the boobies.Jabroniville wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 2:23 amI'm just trying to show my appreciation for some beautiful tits, dawg.
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Lyrebirds
LYREBIRDS
Role: Poor-Flying Displaying Birds
PL 0 (22)- Minion Rank 2, Sidekick Rank 5
Normal Version: PL 0
STRENGTH -4 STAMINA -4 AGILITY -2
FIGHTING -2 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 1 PRESENCE -3
Skills:
Athletics 10 (+5)
Close Combat (Unarmed) 2 (+4)
Expertise (Survival) 4 (+5)
Expertise (Singing) 8 (+5)
Perception 4 (+5)
Advantages:
Close Attack 4, Improved Initiative
Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 3 (Extended Scent, Low-Light & Ultravision) [3]
Flight 2 (8 mph) (Flaws: Winged, Gliding) [1]
Speed 2 (4 mph) [2]
"Tiny Size" Shrinking 8 (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) -- (1 foot) [17]
(-2 Strength, +4 Defenses, +8 Stealth, -4 Intimidation, -1 Speed)
Offense:
Unarmed +4 (-4 Damage, DC 11)
Initiative +2
Defenses:
Dodge +2 (DC 14), Parry +2 (DC 14), Toughness -4, Fortitude +0, Will +0
Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Birds cannot speak to humans, nor use their wings & beaks to easily manipulate objects.
Total: Abilities: -32 / Skills: 28--14 / Advantages: 5 / Powers: 23 / Defenses: 4 (14)
Era: Modern Day
Range: Australia.
Stereotypes: Friendly, charming, musical.
Colouring: Brown with extremely colorful tailfeathers.
Size: Around a foot long (1.5 lbs.)
Encounter Groups: Solitary or small groups.
Diet: Usually bugs and stuff, but occasionally fruit.
Tactics: Flee rapidly, occasionally batter with pointy beak.
-The strange Lyrebirds are Peacock-like, but are ground-dwelling Passerines (songbirds). They are known for their remarkable ability to mimic sounds in their vicinity (their vocal chords are the most complex of the entire songbird family), but are very poor fliers, typically only gliding. There are two species- the Superb Lyrebird & the Albert's Lyrebird. Like most passerines, they consume invertebrates for the most part.
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Shrikes
Half adorable songbird, half “You have failed me for the last time”.
SHRIKES
Role: Butcherbirds
PL 0 (26)- Minion Rank 2, Sidekick Rank 6
Normal Version: PL 0
STRENGTH -5 STAMINA -5 AGILITY -2
FIGHTING -2 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 1 PRESENCE -3
Skills:
Athletics 10 (+5)
Close Combat (Unarmed) 2 (+4)
Expertise (Survival) 4 (+5)
Expertise (Singing) 8 (+5)
Perception 4 (+5)
Advantages:
Close Attack 5, Fast Grab, Improved Hold, Improved Initiative
Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 3 (Extended Scent, Low-Light & Ultravision) [3]
Flight 4 (32 mph) (Flaws: Winged) [4]
"Fun Size" Shrinking 12 (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) -- (6 inches) [25]
(-3 Strength, +6 Defenses, +12 Stealth, -6 Intimidation, -1 Speed)
Offense:
Unarmed +5 (-5 Damage, DC 10)
Initiative +2
Defenses:
Dodge +4 (DC 14), Parry +5 (DC 15), Toughness -5, Fortitude +0, Will +0
Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Birds cannot speak to humans, nor use their wings & beaks to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Small Size)- At their natural size, Small Birds are vulnerable to large creatures- even without good accuracy. Anything of Size Rank -2 or more (human size and up) using a melee attack on a Bird of this scale effectively strike with Burst Area Damage at their strength rank naturally.
Total: Abilities: -34 / Skills: 28--14 / Advantages: 8 / Powers: 32 / Defenses: 6 (26)
Era: Modern Day
Range: Eurasia, Africa
Stereotypes: Sadistic.
Colouring: Various colors.
Size: 6-9 inches long (2-3 ounces)
Encounter Groups: Solitary.
Diet: Insects, small lizards.
Tactics: Capture and impale upon sharp objects, tearing strips off.
-The tiny Shrikes are little-known, but those who've heard of them definitely remember these little psychos. Shrikes are known as "Butcherbirds" for their predatory tactics of taking tiny animals and actually SPEARING THEM on small spikes, branches or other sharp things it can find. From there, they tear manageable strips off the impaled victims, or sometimes just store them there for eating later. You can imagine the surprise of people coming across a tiny lizard or insect impaled upon a piece of barbed wire or a thorn. Shrikes are small and generally monogamous, and gain their name from the old English "shriek", for their high-pitched calls. Among the largest is the Great Grey Shrike, which makes up half its diet with rodents.
-Shrikes are extremely tiny, barely half a foot long at their peak, so they's still PL 0, but are deadly to other, even smaller animals.
Shrikes:
* Most Shrikes are among the same group, but there's a handful of similar creatures:
SHRIKETIT: From Australia. A spider-hunter that will also hunt smaller birds during the breeding season.
CUCKOOSHRIKES: Related to neither Cuckoos nor Shrikes that closely.
BUSHSHRIKES: Not closely related, but similar-looking passerines.
BOUBOUS: Like above.
VANGAS: African & Asian-type predatory birds.
Re: Jab's Animal Builds (Songbirds! Great Tits! Lyrebirds! Shrikes!)
I thought you'd have detailed the boobies since you just finished the tits.
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Re: Jab's Animal Builds (Songbirds! Great Tits! Lyrebirds! Shrikes!)
Boobie jokes are all well and good but Jab has a schedule to follow!
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Birds-Of-Pardise
Magnificent Bird-of-Pardise.
BIRDS-OF-PARADISE
Role: The Showiest Birds
PL 0 (22)- Minion Rank 2, Sidekick Rank 5
Normal Version: PL 0
STRENGTH -5 STAMINA -5 AGILITY -2
FIGHTING -2 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 1 PRESENCE -3
Skills:
Athletics 10 (+5)
Close Combat (Unarmed) 2 (+4)
Expertise (Survival) 4 (+5)
Expertise (Singing) 8 (+5)
Perception 4 (+5)
Advantages:
Close Attack 4, Improved Initiative
Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 3 (Extended Scent, Low-Light & Ultravision) [3]
Flight 4 (32 mph) (Flaws: Winged) [4]
"Fun Size" Shrinking 12 (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) -- (6 inches) [25]
(-3 Strength, +6 Defenses, +12 Stealth, -6 Intimidation, -1 Speed)
Offense:
Unarmed +4 (-5 Damage, DC 10)
Initiative +2
Defenses:
Dodge +4 (DC 14), Parry +4 (DC 14), Toughness -5, Fortitude +0, Will +0
Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Birds cannot speak to humans, nor use their wings & beaks to easily manipulate objects.
Weakness (Small Size)- At their natural size, Small Birds are vulnerable to large creatures- even without good accuracy. Anything of Size Rank -2 or more (human size and up) using a melee attack on a Bird of this scale effectively strike with Burst Area Damage at their strength rank naturally.
Total: Abilities: -34 / Skills: 28--14 / Advantages: 5 / Powers: 32 / Defenses: 5 (22)
Era: Modern Day
Range: North America, Eurasia, Africa
Stereotypes: Friendly, charming, musical.
Colouring: Typially dark with at least one distinctive bright color.
Size: 9-11 inches long (2-3 ounces)
Encounter Groups: Solitary or small flocks.
Diet: Usually bugs and stuff, but occasionally fruit.
Tactics: Flee rapidly, occasionally batter with pointy beak.
-The Birds-of-Paradise are a group known for their spectacular plumage- these small passerines usually sport incredibly complicated, ornate tailfeathers. They all hail from Southeast Asia.
Birds-Of-Paradise:
MAGNIFICENT BIRD-OF-PARADISE: Named for its amazing coat, especially the two long, light blue tail plumes.
KING OF SAXONY BIRD-OF-PARADISE: Simple birds with gigantic "tails" streaming from the sides of their head.
SICKLEBILLS: Named for their sabre-shaped bills, used for eating bugs.
TWELVE-WIRED BIRD-OF-PARADISE: Striking bird with black plumage and a yellow underbelly with twelve "wires".
KING BIRD-OF-PARADISE: Bright red.
SUPERB BIRD-OF-PARADISE: One of the most elaborate courtship displays of all birds, brandishing their bright turquoise chests.
PARADISE RIFLEBIRDS: Named for their similarity to the uniforms of a British unit in the army.
PAROTIAS: Birds with long "wires" at their heads.
STANDARDWING BIRD-OF-PARADISE: Extremely rare wing plumes that are green on one half and blue on the other.
GREATER BIRD-OF-PARADISE: One of the more notable tail plumes.
EMPEROR BIRD-OF-PARADISE: Named for Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany.
WILSON'S BIRD-OF-PARADISE: Filmed for the first time by Sir David Attenborough.
RAGGIANA BIRD-OF-PARADISE: The national bird of Papua New Guinea, appearing on the flag.
ASTRAPIAS: Very long, wedge-shaped tail feathers.
PARADISE-CROWS: Greatly resemble crows.
PARDIGALLAS: Like crows with yellow bits on their heads.
MANUCODES: Also resemble crows.
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Corvids
CORVIDS:
-Corvids are actually pretty cool, despite being ultra-common, standard-issue birds in many ways. They are by far the most-intelligent Bird species in the world, with problem-solving skills akin to Great Apes, and brains capable of understanding numerous lessons. It took people YEARS to uncover the depths of their brilliance, though they always had a reputation for cleverness and ingenuity. It turns out that Corvids (Crows, Ravens, Magpies, etc.) don't just succeed in laboratory tests- they EXCEED expectations. When two Crows were given different sticks with which to perform some kind of tool-using test, the Crow with the faulty stick observed the successful one, then BENT HIS STICK INTO THE APPROPRIATE SHAPE, allowing him to succeed as well. They are also the only vertebrate other than humans to be able to communicate "Displacement" to others (Ants & Bees are the others)- essentially "this _____ is over ______".
-Corvids are actually pretty cool, despite being ultra-common, standard-issue birds in many ways. They are by far the most-intelligent Bird species in the world, with problem-solving skills akin to Great Apes, and brains capable of understanding numerous lessons. It took people YEARS to uncover the depths of their brilliance, though they always had a reputation for cleverness and ingenuity. It turns out that Corvids (Crows, Ravens, Magpies, etc.) don't just succeed in laboratory tests- they EXCEED expectations. When two Crows were given different sticks with which to perform some kind of tool-using test, the Crow with the faulty stick observed the successful one, then BENT HIS STICK INTO THE APPROPRIATE SHAPE, allowing him to succeed as well. They are also the only vertebrate other than humans to be able to communicate "Displacement" to others (Ants & Bees are the others)- essentially "this _____ is over ______".
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Jays
Black-Throated Magpie-Jay.
JAYS
Role: Colorful Corvids
PL 1 (23)- Minion Rank 2, Sidekick Rank 5
Normal Version: PL 0
STRENGTH -5 STAMINA -4 AGILITY 2
FIGHTING 2 DEXTERITY 0
INTELLIGENCE -4 AWARENESS 2 PRESENCE -3
Skills:
Aerobatics 6 (+6)
Close Combat (Beaky Bite) 4 (+6)
Expertise (Survival) 6 (+8)
Perception 4 (+6)
Advantages:
Inventor
Powers:
"Animal Senses" Senses 3 (Extended Scent, Low-Light & Extended Vision) [3]
Flight 3 (16 mph) (Flaws: Winged) [3]
"Tiny Size" Shrinking 8 (Feats: Innate) (Extras: Permanent +0) -- (1 foot) [17]
(-2 Strength, +4 Defenses, +8 Stealth, -4 Intimidation, -1 Speed)
Offense:
Unarmed +6 (-5 Damage, DC 11)
Initiative +2
Defenses:
Dodge +6 (DC 16), Parry +6 (DC 16), Toughness -4, Fortitude +0, Will +3
Complications:
Disabled (Animal)- Birds cannot speak to humans, nor use their wings & beaks to easily manipulate objects. Though Ravens can be taught to MIMIC HUMAN SPEECH. In deep, Satanic voices.
Total: Abilities: -16 / Skills: 20--10 / Advantages: 1 / Powers: 23 / Defenses: 5 (23)
Era: Modern Day
Range: North America & Eurasia.
Stereotypes: Friendly chatterboxes.
Colouring: Usually bright blue. Some are brown.
Size: Up to 15 inches long (less than a pound)
Encounter Groups: Small groups of birds.
Diet: Omnivorous, preferring smaller animals and bugs.
Tactics: Flee rapidly, occasionally batter with pointy beak.
-Jays, mostly known for the striking Blue Jay, are actually Corvids like Crows, Magpies & Ravens. Most are very colorful, with blues quite common, and they're split into Old & New World lineages. They're considered fairly intelligent, but not nearly as much as the other Corvids.
Jays:
BROWN JAYS: Old World jays, like the Eurasian Jay. Mostly brown and plain-looking.
Canada Jay.
GREY JAYS: Live in Arctic climates, like Russia & Canada. The Canada Jay will boldly approach humans and readily steal from traps meant for other animals.
Steller's & Purplish-Backed Jays.
AMERICAN JAYS: Typically blue in color, this is the most numerous group by far, with many varying appearances- some are mostly black, while others are blue. Some specific ones are listed below.
BLUE JAY: Famous and incredibly striking, the Blue Jay gives its name to Canada's only Major League Baseball team. They are notoriously violent to other birds, raiding nests and even decapitating their victims. Comparatively slow fliers, making them easily-victimized by Birds of Prey in open air.
SCRUB JAYS: North American Jays known for nesting in scrubs and bushes very close to the ground. Somewhat obscure but not uncommon.
Black-Collared, Unicolored & Turquoise Jays.
CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICAN JAYS: Many of these are very striking- black & blue or mostly blue.
Re: Jab's Animal Builds (Great Tits! Lyrebirds! Shrikes! Birds Of Paradise!)
Ah the little tits. Bless them all! So lovely to behold! So soft, so cuddley, so colorful.
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Re: Tits!
You may have heard but Great Tits might be threatened by climate change.Jabroniville wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 11:31 pm GREAT TIT: SALMA HAYEK!! I mean, one of the largest species of Tits. Common across Eurasia & Africa.