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Raptor

Challenge
str
16
dex
14
con
12
int
4
wis
12
cha
5

AC 13 (natural armor)

HP 32 (5d8 + 10; bloodied 16)

Speed 60 ft.


Proficiency +2; Maneuver DC 13

Senses passive Perception 11

Languages


Pack Tactics. The raptor has advantage on attack rolls against a creature if at least one of the raptor’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and not incapacitated .


ACTIONS

Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it makes a DC 13 Strength saving throw , falling prone on a failure.

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

While raptors range in size from two-foot-tall velociraptors to six-foot-tall utahraptors, the four-foot-tall deinonychus is the most common of these feared pack hunters. Raptors are capable of disemboweling large prey with kicks from their huge, curved leg claws. Raptors are among the smartest and fastest dinosaurs and are capable of using the terrain to their advantage.

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.