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DeinonychusCreature 2


NMediumAnimalDinosaur
Source Pathfinder Bestiary
Perception +7 (low-light vision, scent (imprecise) 30 feet)
Languages none
Skills Acrobatics +7, Athletics +9, Stealth +7
Str +3, Dex +3, Con +4, Int -4, Wis +1, Cha +2

AC 19; Fort +10; Reflex +9; Will +5;
HP 30
Speed 30 feet

Jaws One Action +9 (+4, -1) to hit 2d6+3 Piercing
Talon One Action +9 (+5, +1) to hit (agile) 1d6+3 Slashing

Low-Light Vision

The monster can see in dim light as though it were bright light, so it ignores the Concealed condition due to dim light.

Scent (Imprecise) 30 feet

Scent involves sensing creatures or objects by smell, and is usually a vague sense. The range is listed in the ability, and it functions only if the creature or object being detected emits an aroma (for instance, incorporeal creatures usually do not exude an aroma).

If a creature emits a heavy aroma or is upwind, the GM can double or even triple the range of scent abilities used to detect that creature, and the GM can reduce the range if a creature is downwind.

Darting Strike One Action

The deinonychus Strides up to 10 feet and then makes a Strike, or makes a Strike and then Strides up to 10 feet.

Predator's Advantage

Bleeding creatures are Flat-Footed to the deinonychus.


Deinonychuses are wily hunters that attack in groups of up to a dozen individuals, ripping apart their prey with sharp talons and powerful jaws. They are lean and muscular, and have two powerful legs and a long tail that helps them maintain balance. Although deinonychuses don't use their dexterous clawed forelimbs to attack, the dinosaurs can use them to pull aside small barriers. Although some of these dinosaurs have scaly skin, most have thatches of vibrantly colored feathers as well. A deinonychus is about 6 feet tall and weighs about 150 pounds.

However, larger deinonychuses exist. These creatures-which stand taller than a human-are called megaraptors.


Remnants from the world's primeval era, these enormous reptilian animals still exist in large numbers in isolated and remote wildernesses or far underground within magical Darklands caverns. Lizardfolk, orcs, giants, and other monstrous humanoids sometimes use dinosaurs as mounts, guards, or hunting animals. Humans and other ancestries have also been known to collect dinosaurs, be it to display them in menageries or keep them as exotic pets or guardians. Such activities are generally pursuits of the rich or eccentric, but certain druids and other guardians of nature feel strong kinships with dinosaurs as well and take them on as companions. When dinosaurs establish themselves in regions beyond their normal habitats, it is generally the result of these captive creatures escaping into the wild.


Traits

Common

Anything that doesn't list another rarity trait (uncommon, rare, or unique) automatically has the common trait. This rarity indicates that an ability, item, or spell is available to all players who meet the prerequisites for it. A creature of this rarity is generally known and can be summoned with the appropriate summon spell.