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Ankylosaurus

Challenge
str
18
dex
10
con
18
int
2
wis
12
cha
5

AC 16 (natural armor)

HP 63 (6d12 + 24; bloodied 31)

Speed 30 ft.


Proficiency +2; Maneuver DC 14

Senses passive Perception 11

Languages


ACTIONS

Tail. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 10 ft., one target. Hit: 17 (3d8 + 4) bludgeoning damage. If the target is a Large or smaller creature, it makes a DC 14 Strength saving throw . On a failure, it is knocked prone .

Legends and Lore

With a History or Nature check, characters can learn the following:

DC 10 Dinosaurs are mighty lizards common in some warm parts of the world.

DC 15 Dinosaurs can be trained, and their eggs are worth a fortune.

Description

The ankylosaurus is a herbivore that defends itself with an armor-plated back and powerful swings of its clubbed tail.

Behavior

Predator Behavior

1 Chasing herbivores or people

2 Feasting on a kill

3 Hungry; chases and attacks on sight

4 In a cave lair filled with remains of old victims


Herbivore Behavior

1 Grazing; flees or stampedes if approached

2 With an egg or baby; defends it fiercely

3 Charges any who approach

4 Migrating to new grazing lands

5 Stuck in a tar pit or bog

6 Wearing a saddle

Signs

1 Half-devoured corpse of a large herbivore dinosaur 

2 Huge reptilian footprints

3 Distant thumps, like a giant’s footsteps

4 A distant trumpeting roar

5 A giant mound of excrement

6 Trees snapped by immense force. DC 12 Survival check: Nearby dinosaur tracks

Encounters

Dinosaurs still exist on remote islands and plateaus and in hot climates.

CR 0–2 Plesiosaurus ; 1 to 3 pteranodons ; 1 or 2 raptors

CR 3–4 Allosaurus ; ankylosaurus ; 3 or 4 raptors

CR 5–10 2 or 3 allosauruses ; diplodocus ; 1 or 2 triceratops ; tyrannosaurus rex

CR 11–15 4 or 5 ankylosauruses ; 2 diplodocuses ; 3 triceratops

Monster Type Description

Beasts are natural animals whose existence and abilities are nonmagical. A bear and a tyrannosaurus rex are both beasts.