AC 14 (natural armor)
HP 84 (8d12 + 32; bloodied 42)
Speed 50 ft.
Proficiency +3; Maneuver DC 16
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages —
ACTIONS
Defensive Gore. Melee Weapon Attack: +8 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 24 (3d12 + 5) piercing damage, and the target has disadvantage on the next attack it makes against the triceratops before the end of the triceratops’s next turn.
Trample. The triceratops moves up to its speed in a straight line. It can move through the spaces of Large and smaller creatures. Each of these creatures makes a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw , taking 21 (3d10 + 5) bludgeoning damage 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.
The triceratops is a short-tempered herbivore armed with three horns and a bony frill that protects it from frontal attacks. The ferocity of its charge gives even the tyrannosaurus rex pause. In the remote lands where triceratops coexist with humanoids, triceratops are sometimes trained as war beasts.
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
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
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
Beasts are natural animals whose existence and abilities are nonmagical. A bear and a tyrannosaurus rex are both beasts.