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pres_man 10-06-04, 06:19 PM	Dire Iguanas are domesticated for riding and as beasts of burden by lizardfolk. Combat A dire iguana not trained for war does not normally use its teeth or tail to attack. A dire iguana trained for war uses its tail as its primary attack. *Its bite and tail attacks are treated as a secondary attacks and add only half the dire iguana’s Strength bonus to damage. Dire Iguana Large Animal Hit Dice: 4d8+12 (30 hp) Initiative: +1 Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares) Armor Class: 14 (–1 size, +1 Dex, +4 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 13 Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+11 Attack: Bite +1 melee (1d8+2*) or Tail +1 melee (1d6+2*) Full Attack: Bite +1 melee (1d8+2*) and Tail +1 melee (1d6+2*) Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft. (10 ft. for tail) Special Attacks: — Special Qualities: Low-light vision Saves: Fort +7, Ref +5, Will +5 Abilities: Str 18, Dex 13, Con 17, Int 1, Wis 13, Cha 6 Skills: Climb +9, Swim +8 Feats: Athletic, Endurance Environment: Temperate marshes Organization: Domesticated Challenge Rating: 2 Advancement: — Level Adjustment: — Carrying Capacity: A light load for a dire iguana is up to 300 pounds; a medium load, 301–600 pounds; and a heavy load, 601–900 pounds. A dire iguana can drag 4,500 pounds. Due to their low intelligence dire iguanas are rarely trained for combat.
obrysii 10-06-04, 08:28 PM	It needs waaay more than 3 HD to be a dire animal!
pres_man 10-07-04, 12:52 AM	Dire Animals from SRD (ranked low to high HD) 1 HD Rat 3 HD Badger Weasel 4 HD Bat 5 HD Ape 6 HD Wolf 7 HD Boar 8 HD Lion 12 HD Bear 16 HD Tiger 18 HD Shark 3 out of 11 have 3 or fewer HD, so I don't think it needs waaay more. But maybe bumped up to 4 HD might be reasonable. I tried to balance it with a heavy horse.
moosekickedmysisterstoof 10-10-04, 03:26 PM	I like it, but I think that it should have a "tailslap" attack, due to the fact that iguanas often lash at their foes with their lengthy tails.
pres_man 10-12-04, 01:14 PM	I did a little (very little in fact) research and I see your point.