Some dinosaurs prefer the waste because it offers what most dinosaurs seek: rugged, isolated areas that hu-Â manoids seldom visit.
| Hit Dice: | 5d8+20 (42 hp) |
| Initiative: | +0 |
| Speed: | 30 ft. (6 squares) |
| Armor Class: | 18 (+8 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 18 |
| Base Attack/Grapple: | +3/+6 |
| Attack: | Bite +6 melee (1d8+4) |
| Full Attack: | Bite +6 melee (1d8+4) |
| Space/Reach: | 5 ft./5 ft. |
| Special Attacks: | Powerful charge 2d8+11 |
| Special Qualities: | Low-light vision, scent |
| Saves: | Fort +8, Ref +4, Will +2 |
| Abilities: | Str 16, Dex 11, Con 19, Int 1, Wis 12, Cha 6 |
| Skills: | Listen +5, Spot +5, Survival +9; racial bonuses |
| Feats: | Alertness, Endurance |
| Environment: | Warm deserts |
| Organization: | Solitary, pair, or herd (4–7) |
| Challenge Rating: | 3 |
| Treasure: | None |
| Alignment: | Always neutral |
| Advancement: | 6–10 HD (Medium); 11–15 HD (Large) |
| Level Adjustment: | — |
This beast looks like a small triceratops, with a bony frill behind its head and a sharp beaked mouth. It lacks the triceratops’s horns, however, and is roughly the size of a large dog.
Protoceratops is a desert-dwelling herbivorous dinosaur that roots for tubers below the baked earth and grazes on the rough leaves of desert weeds. It has a thick, bony skull and a tough hide to protect it from climate and predators.
A protoceratops is 6 to 8 feet long and weighs about 900 pounds.
Protoceratops are not very aggressive, but because they are the favored prey of larger creatures, they have developed Protoceratops travel in herds effective defenses. A threatened protoceratops lowers its head and charges, attempting to bull rush an enemy and escape. If it cannot get away, it attempts to charge as often as possible.
Powerful Charge (Ex): A protoceratops deals 2d8+11 points of damage when it makes a charge.
Skills: Protoceratops have a +4 racial bonus on Survival checks.
Source: Sandstorm, page 147.
| Hit Dice: | 9d8+36 (76 hp) |
| Initiative: | +0 |
| Speed: | 40 ft. (8 squares), burrow 10 ft. |
| Armor Class: | 14 (−1 size, +5 natural), touch 9, flat-footed 14 |
| Base Attack/Grapple: | +6/+18 |
| Attack: | Gore +13 melee (1d8+8) |
| Full Attack: | Gore +13 melee (1d8+8) and 2 claws +8 melee (1d8+4) |
| Space/Reach: | 10 ft./5 ft. |
| Special Attacks: | Trample 2d6+12 |
| Special Qualities: | Low-light vision, scent |
| Saves: | Fort +10, Ref +6, Will +6 |
| Abilities: | Str 27, Dex 10, Con 18, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 11 |
| Skills: | Listen +9, Spot +9 |
| Feats: | Alertness, Improved Natural Attack (claw), Iron Will, Run |
| Environment: | Warm deserts |
| Organization: | Solitary or pair |
| Challenge Rating: | 5 |
| Treasure: | None |
| Alignment: | Always neutral |
| Advancement: | 12–18 HD (Large); 19–27 HD (Huge) |
| Level Adjustment: | — |
This hippopotamus-sized beast is covered with short, grizzled fur. Its thick legs end in massive digging claws, and two large tusks project horizontally from its lower jaw. It shakes its head threateningly and prepares to charge.
A diprotodon is a giant relative of the wombat, an herbivorous, powerfully built marsupial.
Diprotodons are built to graze dry grasses and other tough desert vegetation. Their powerful teeth grind the fibrous plant matter to a fine pulp, and their digestive systems slowly process the food, extracting every drop of water and scrap of nourishment. Their powerful legs and claws are built for digging, and a diprotodons habitat is easy to identify from the large entrances to its nesting burrow.
Although mild mannered in general, a diprotodon is intensely territorial and does not hesitate to stamp an intruder into the ground. A diprotodon can move as quickly as a camel, despite its lumbering appearance, and when it charges, it often catches opponents off guard.
Trample (Ex): Reflex half DC 22. The save DC is Strength-based. See Trample.
Source: Sandstorm, page 148.