Dinosaur, Protoceratops
Dinosaur, Protoceratops
CR 3 N Medium Animal
This reptilian quadruped has an oversized head with a massive beak and a wide frill. Its tail is deep and powerful.
A protoceratops is a sheep-sized relative of the larger, more famous ceratopsians like triceratops and styracosaurus. Their skulls are massive with respect to their body size and heavily muscled, allowing them to chop through thick desert vegetation in search of food. Protoceratops are belligerent creatures that protect themselves with gusto. Even large predators think twice about attacking a protoceratops herd.
Protoceratops are gregarious, living in mixed-sex herds of up to several dozen. Males are larger and more heavily ornamented than females. Both parents help in the raising of young, which are born in nests of up to a dozen. Protoceratops are most active around dawn and dusk, avoiding both the heat of the day and the darkest of the night. They are decent diggers, and may excavate scratch-burrows for water or roots.
A protoceratops grows to a maximum of six feet long and weighs around 200 pounds.
Protoceratops as Animal Companions
Starting Statistics: Size Small; Speed 30 ft..; AC +2 natural armor; Attack bite (1d4); Ability Scores Str 14, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 2, Wis 11, Cha 5; Special Qualities low-light vision, scent, top heavy
4th-Level Advancement: Size Medium; AC +3 natural armor Ability Scores Str +4, Dex -2, Con +4; Special Qualities shearing bite
Protoceratops CR 3
XP 800N Medium animal
Init +0; Senses low-light vision, Perception +5, scent
Defense
AC 15, touch 10, flat-footed 15 (+5 natural)
hp 34 (4d8+16)
Fort +10, Ref +4, Will +1
Defensive Abilities ferocity; Weakness top-heavy
Offense
Speed 30 ft.
Melee bite +7 (1d6+6/19-20×3)
Special Attacks shearing bite
Statistics
Str 18, Dex 11, Con 18, Int 2, Wis11, Cha 7
Base Atk +3; CMB +7; CMD 17
Feats Endurance,Great Fortitude
Skills Perception +5, Stealth +5
Ecology
Environment warm deserts
Organization solitary, pair, troop (3-8) or herd (9-40)
Treasure none
Special Abilities
Shearing Bite (Ex) The bite of a protoceratops threatens a critical hit on a roll of 19-20 and deals x3 damage on a successful critical hit.
Top-Heavy (Ex) A protoceratops is not treated as a quadruped for the purposes of its CMD against trip attempts.