Dire/Tyrannosaurs [Archive] - Wizards Community

Dire/Tyrannosaurs [Archive] - Wizards Community

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The_Exploding Chicken
08-09-05, 03:45 PM Ok i got a couple of questions

1. What does the word "Dire" Mean and is there a way to make thing Dire?

2. Anyone have stats for the T-Rex im trying to make a playble character?
Nuntius128
08-09-05, 03:48 PM Check out the link in my sig. There's a Dire Animal template in there. It isn't quite core, but it is effective.
Ziatyn Phoenixwolf
08-09-05, 04:44 PM The word dire means serious, but the way that it is used in D'n'D it refers to the meagfauna of the ice age in a way, or any form of gaint normal animal usually mammilian since it deems primarily used to describe prehistoric creatures, and Dinos are already prehistoric it almost seems like it woould not fit.
Manyfist
08-09-05, 05:28 PM You can only apply the Dire word to any mammal that had an Cuz from the last great Ice age. You can't be serious to apply it to an Dino. ;)
Mercurius
08-09-05, 06:14 PM TYRANNOSAURUS
Huge Animal
Hit Dice:18d8+99 (180 hp)
Initiative:+1
Speed:40 ft. (8 squares)
Armor Class:14 (–2 size, +1 Dex, +5 natural) touch 9, flat-footed 13
Base Attack/Grapple:+13/+30
Attack: Bite +20 melee (3d6+13)
Full Attack: Bite +20 melee (3d6+13)
Space/Reach:15 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:Improved grab, swallow whole
Special Qualities:Low-light vision, scent
Saves:Fort +16, Ref +12, Will +8
Abilities:Str 28, Dex 12, Con 21, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 10
Skills:Hide –2, Listen +14, Spot +14
Feats:Alertness, Improved Natural Attack (bite), Run, Toughness (3), Track
Environment:Warm plains
Organization:Solitary or pair
Challenge Rating:8
Treasure:None
Alignment:Always neutral
Advancement:19–36 HD (Huge); 37–54 HD (Gargantuan)
Level Adjustment:—
Despite its enormous size and 6-ton weight, a tyrannosaurus is a swift runner. Its head is nearly 6 feet long, and its teeth are from 3 to 6 inches in length. It is slightly more than 30 feet long from nose to tail.
Combat
A tyrannosaurus pursues and eats just about anything it sees. Its tactics are simple—charge in and bite.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a tyrannosaurus must hit an opponent of up to one size smaller with its bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can try to swallow the foe the following round.
Swallow Whole (Ex): A tyrannosaurus can try to swallow a grabbed opponent of up to two sizes smaller by making a successful grapple check. The swallowed creature takes 2d8+8 points of bludgeoning damage and 8 points of acid damage per round from the tyrannosaurus’s gizzard. A swallowed creature can cut its way out by using a light slashing or piercing weapon to deal 25 points of damage to the gizzard (AC 12). Once the creature exits, muscular action closes the hole; another swallowed opponent must cut its own way out.
A Huge tyrannosaurus’s gizzard can hold 2 Medium, 8 Small, 32 Tiny, or 128 Diminutive or smaller opponents.
Skills: A tyrannosaurus has a +2 racial bonus on Listen and Spot checks.

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DIRE ANIMAL
Dire animals are larger, tougher, meaner versions of ordinary animals. Each kind tends to have a feral, prehistoric, or even demonic appearance.
allenchan
08-09-05, 06:45 PM Dinosaurs are animals. :D

On the same note, you can be were-dinos.
Crispy_Spellthief
08-09-05, 07:01 PM Really? Where might I find a means of learning how to be were-dino? Cause that would be damn cool.
Manyfist
08-09-05, 07:06 PM Really? Where might I find a means of learning how to be were-dino? Cause that would be damn cool.
MM 3.5 ;)
Kothardarastrix
08-09-05, 08:02 PM Also as covered in the Lycanthropy thread, you can be no more than 1 size category different in size from the Creature you want to be a Lycan of.
Melpomene
08-09-05, 08:08 PM You also have to be able to front the requisit number of HD, which is an impressive feat for anything but an NPC sauramorph.
Melpomene
08-09-05, 08:10 PM Almost forgot: The Complete Guide to T-Rexes, a 3.0 splatbook, has intellegent Tyrannasaurs.
Nuntius128
08-09-05, 09:48 PM The word dire means serious, but the way that it is used in D'n'D it refers to the meagfauna of the ice age in a way, or any form of gaint normal animal usually mammilian since it deems primarily used to describe prehistoric creatures, and Dinos are already prehistoric it almost seems like it woould not fit.

You can only apply the Dire word to any mammal that had an Cuz from the last great Ice age. You can't be serious to apply it to an Dino. ;)

See my response. The description of the template certainly says nothing about mammals or reptiles, just animals.
Shemeska the Marauder
08-09-05, 09:55 PM For what it's worth, there was an actual real life species called the Dire Wolf, though they're very much extinct.
allenchan
08-10-05, 12:30 AM See my response. The description of the template certainly says nothing about mammals or reptiles, just animals.

Just to add to this, were-crocs are one of the four "classic" were-creatures, at least from what im used to reading like in forgotten realms. wolves, bears, rats, and crocodiles.

good sources for low-hd dinos to were into are in the eberron book and mm3
ibitak84
08-10-05, 08:13 AM I always thought "dire" meant -essentially- mean. I have no clue though, I never learnt that word in school. 2. Anyone have stats for the T-Rex im trying to make a playble character?I suggest a were-character, too. In fact, just use the Were-Boar, but make the Gore attack a Bite attack and change Boar empathy to Dinosaur empathy: Tadaa, instant Were-Tyrannosaurus! (Just add water.)
It's a smaller (Large, not Huge) specimen, but it's okay, I think; if you're a dinosaur enthusiatic, then you might want to change it into Allosaurus.

People tend to make up new stats for everything, when it's really not necessary. These are just abstract number representations and a little tweaking often suffices. :D
Agent Rasp
08-10-05, 09:00 AM Well, according to my handy-dandy Oxford Dictionary, dire means "calamitous, dreadful; ominous; very bad; urgent."

I would go with dreadful, if only because "dread wolf" sounds better than "calamity/calamitous wolf," "omen/ominous wolf," "very bad wolf," or "urgent wolf."

Though "bad wolf" could work, if you were playing a campaign in Fairytale Storybook land. After all, if there's a Big Bad Wolf, there must be smaller Bad Wolves as well, right? :D
ibitak84
08-10-05, 07:58 PM Well, according to my handy-dandy Oxford Dictionary, dire means "calamitous, dreadful; ominous; very bad; urgent."Just what I said: Essentially, it means "mean". ;)
Nuntius128
08-10-05, 10:35 PM Just what I said: Essentially, it means "mean". ;)

I think "mean" sums it up quite nicely. But not that nice. :D

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The_Exploding Chicken 08-09-05, 03:45 PM	Ok i got a couple of questions 1. What does the word "Dire" Mean and is there a way to make thing Dire? 2. Anyone have stats for the T-Rex im trying to make a playble character?
Nuntius128 08-09-05, 03:48 PM	Check out the link in my sig. There's a Dire Animal template in there. It isn't quite core, but it is effective.
Ziatyn Phoenixwolf 08-09-05, 04:44 PM	The word dire means serious, but the way that it is used in D'n'D it refers to the meagfauna of the ice age in a way, or any form of gaint normal animal usually mammilian since it deems primarily used to describe prehistoric creatures, and Dinos are already prehistoric it almost seems like it woould not fit.
Manyfist 08-09-05, 05:28 PM	You can only apply the Dire word to any mammal that had an Cuz from the last great Ice age. You can't be serious to apply it to an Dino. ;)
Mercurius 08-09-05, 06:14 PM	TYRANNOSAURUS Huge Animal Hit Dice:18d8+99 (180 hp) Initiative:+1 Speed:40 ft. (8 squares) Armor Class:14 (–2 size, +1 Dex, +5 natural) touch 9, flat-footed 13 Base Attack/Grapple:+13/+30 Attack: Bite +20 melee (3d6+13) Full Attack: Bite +20 melee (3d6+13) Space/Reach:15 ft./10 ft. Special Attacks:Improved grab, swallow whole Special Qualities:Low-light vision, scent Saves:Fort +16, Ref +12, Will +8 Abilities:Str 28, Dex 12, Con 21, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 10 Skills:Hide –2, Listen +14, Spot +14 Feats:Alertness, Improved Natural Attack (bite), Run, Toughness (3), Track Environment:Warm plains Organization:Solitary or pair Challenge Rating:8 Treasure:None Alignment:Always neutral Advancement:19–36 HD (Huge); 37–54 HD (Gargantuan) Level Adjustment:— Despite its enormous size and 6-ton weight, a tyrannosaurus is a swift runner. Its head is nearly 6 feet long, and its teeth are from 3 to 6 inches in length. It is slightly more than 30 feet long from nose to tail. Combat A tyrannosaurus pursues and eats just about anything it sees. Its tactics are simple—charge in and bite. Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a tyrannosaurus must hit an opponent of up to one size smaller with its bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can try to swallow the foe the following round. Swallow Whole (Ex): A tyrannosaurus can try to swallow a grabbed opponent of up to two sizes smaller by making a successful grapple check. The swallowed creature takes 2d8+8 points of bludgeoning damage and 8 points of acid damage per round from the tyrannosaurus’s gizzard. A swallowed creature can cut its way out by using a light slashing or piercing weapon to deal 25 points of damage to the gizzard (AC 12). Once the creature exits, muscular action closes the hole; another swallowed opponent must cut its own way out. A Huge tyrannosaurus’s gizzard can hold 2 Medium, 8 Small, 32 Tiny, or 128 Diminutive or smaller opponents. Skills: A tyrannosaurus has a +2 racial bonus on Listen and Spot checks. ________________________________________ ______ DIRE ANIMAL Dire animals are larger, tougher, meaner versions of ordinary animals. Each kind tends to have a feral, prehistoric, or even demonic appearance.
allenchan 08-09-05, 06:45 PM	Dinosaurs are animals. :D On the same note, you can be were-dinos.
Crispy_Spellthief 08-09-05, 07:01 PM	Really? Where might I find a means of learning how to be were-dino? Cause that would be damn cool.
Manyfist 08-09-05, 07:06 PM	Really? Where might I find a means of learning how to be were-dino? Cause that would be damn cool. MM 3.5 ;)
Kothardarastrix 08-09-05, 08:02 PM	Also as covered in the Lycanthropy thread, you can be no more than 1 size category different in size from the Creature you want to be a Lycan of.
Melpomene 08-09-05, 08:08 PM	You also have to be able to front the requisit number of HD, which is an impressive feat for anything but an NPC sauramorph.
Melpomene 08-09-05, 08:10 PM	Almost forgot: The Complete Guide to T-Rexes, a 3.0 splatbook, has intellegent Tyrannasaurs.
Nuntius128 08-09-05, 09:48 PM	The word dire means serious, but the way that it is used in D'n'D it refers to the meagfauna of the ice age in a way, or any form of gaint normal animal usually mammilian since it deems primarily used to describe prehistoric creatures, and Dinos are already prehistoric it almost seems like it woould not fit. You can only apply the Dire word to any mammal that had an Cuz from the last great Ice age. You can't be serious to apply it to an Dino. ;) See my response. The description of the template certainly says nothing about mammals or reptiles, just animals.
Shemeska the Marauder 08-09-05, 09:55 PM	For what it's worth, there was an actual real life species called the Dire Wolf, though they're very much extinct.
allenchan 08-10-05, 12:30 AM	See my response. The description of the template certainly says nothing about mammals or reptiles, just animals. Just to add to this, were-crocs are one of the four "classic" were-creatures, at least from what im used to reading like in forgotten realms. wolves, bears, rats, and crocodiles. good sources for low-hd dinos to were into are in the eberron book and mm3
ibitak84 08-10-05, 08:13 AM	I always thought "dire" meant -essentially- mean. I have no clue though, I never learnt that word in school. 2. Anyone have stats for the T-Rex im trying to make a playble character?I suggest a were-character, too. In fact, just use the Were-Boar, but make the Gore attack a Bite attack and change Boar empathy to Dinosaur empathy: Tadaa, instant Were-Tyrannosaurus! (Just add water.) It's a smaller (Large, not Huge) specimen, but it's okay, I think; if you're a dinosaur enthusiatic, then you might want to change it into Allosaurus. People tend to make up new stats for everything, when it's really not necessary. These are just abstract number representations and a little tweaking often suffices. :D
Agent Rasp 08-10-05, 09:00 AM	Well, according to my handy-dandy Oxford Dictionary, dire means "calamitous, dreadful; ominous; very bad; urgent." I would go with dreadful, if only because "dread wolf" sounds better than "calamity/calamitous wolf," "omen/ominous wolf," "very bad wolf," or "urgent wolf." Though "bad wolf" could work, if you were playing a campaign in Fairytale Storybook land. After all, if there's a Big Bad Wolf, there must be smaller Bad Wolves as well, right? :D
ibitak84 08-10-05, 07:58 PM	Well, according to my handy-dandy Oxford Dictionary, dire means "calamitous, dreadful; ominous; very bad; urgent."Just what I said: Essentially, it means "mean". ;)
Nuntius128 08-10-05, 10:35 PM	Just what I said: Essentially, it means "mean". ;) I think "mean" sums it up quite nicely. But not that nice. :D