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Dire Animals

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#1
CbgH
Jul 15, 2015 14:06:35
After perusing the MM I was disapointed to see other dire animals in the current MM. Do we have any resources for creating them?

#2
Mechatarrasque
Jul 15, 2015 14:21:46
No dire templates if that is what you are hoping for (I am hoping that if there is a MM2, it has more templates in it). The chart on page 274 of the DMG has baseline values for all the CR's, so if you wanted to make an animal that was 1 or 2 levels higher than a baseline one, you could use the table to figure out the AC, hitpoints, and damage of the new monster's attack.

#3
Yunru
Jul 15, 2015 16:55:38 Compare the wolf and the Dire wolf, it might give you enough to reverse-engineer a template.
(Reply to #3)
CbgH

Thanks

#5
Illithidbix
Jul 16, 2015 15:53:11
The giant animals pretty much replace the Dire variants from previous editions.

The Giant Hyena and Dire Wolf are pretty similar and both CR 1.

The MM has Giant Ape, Giant Badger, Giant Bat, Giant Boar, Giant Centipede, Giant Constrictor Snake, Giant Crab, Giant Crocodile, Giant Eagle, Giant Elk, Giant Fire Beetle, Giant Frog, Giant Goat, Giant Hyena, Giant Lizard, Giant Octopus, Giant Owl, Giant Poisonous Snake, Giant Rat, Giant Scorpion, Giant Sea Horse, Giant Shark, Giant Spider, Giant Toad, Giant Vulture*, Giant Wasp, Giant Weasel and Giant Wolf Spider

There is also the Worg, which is a bigger wolf, but less than a Dire Wolf that is often found with goblins.

*Giant Vultures are evil and oddly intelligent, to counter the intelligent and good giant eagles.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 CbgH Jul 15, 2015 14:06:35	After perusing the MM I was disapointed to see other dire animals in the current MM. Do we have any resources for creating them?
#2 Mechatarrasque Jul 15, 2015 14:21:46	No dire templates if that is what you are hoping for (I am hoping that if there is a MM2, it has more templates in it). The chart on page 274 of the DMG has baseline values for all the CR's, so if you wanted to make an animal that was 1 or 2 levels higher than a baseline one, you could use the table to figure out the AC, hitpoints, and damage of the new monster's attack.
#3 Yunru Jul 15, 2015 16:55:38	Compare the wolf and the Dire wolf, it might give you enough to reverse-engineer a template.
(Reply to #3) CbgH	Thanks
#5 Illithidbix Jul 16, 2015 15:53:11	The giant animals pretty much replace the Dire variants from previous editions. The Giant Hyena and Dire Wolf are pretty similar and both CR 1. The MM has Giant Ape, Giant Badger, Giant Bat, Giant Boar, Giant Centipede, Giant Constrictor Snake, Giant Crab, Giant Crocodile, Giant Eagle, Giant Elk, Giant Fire Beetle, Giant Frog, Giant Goat, Giant Hyena, Giant Lizard, Giant Octopus, Giant Owl, Giant Poisonous Snake, Giant Rat, Giant Scorpion, Giant Sea Horse, Giant Shark, Giant Spider, Giant Toad, Giant Vulture, Giant Wasp, Giant Weasel and Giant Wolf Spider There is also the Worg, which is a bigger wolf, but less than a Dire Wolf that is often found with goblins. Giant Vultures are evil and oddly intelligent, to counter the intelligent and good giant eagles.