Dinosaur FormSpell 4
Source Pathfinder Core Rulebook
Traditions Primal
Cast
(somatic, verbal)Duration 1 minute
You channel the primal forces of nature to transform into a Large animal battle form, specifically that of a powerful and terrifying dinosaur. You must have space to expand or the spell is lost. When you cast this spell, choose ankylosaurus, brontosaurus, deinonychus, stegosaurus, triceratops, or tyrannosaurus. You can decide the specific type of animal, but this has no effect on the form's Size or statistics. While in this form, you gain the animal and dinosaur traits. You can Dismiss the spell.
You gain the following statistics and abilities regardless of which battle form you choose:
- AC = 18 + your level. Ignore your armor's check penalty and Speed reduction.
- 15 temporary Hit Points.
- Low-light vision and imprecise scent 30 feet.
- One or more unarmed melee attacks specific to the battle form you choose, which are the only attacks you can Strike with. You're trained with them. Your attack modifier is +16, and your damage bonus is +9. These attacks are Strength based (for the purpose of the Enfeebled condition, for example). If your unarmed attack modifier is higher, you can use it instead.
- Athletics modifier of +18, unless your own is higher.
You also gain specific abilities based on the form you choose:
- Ankylosaurus
- Speed 25 feet;
- Melee
tail (backswing, reach 10 feet), Damage 2d6 bludgeoning; - Melee foot, Damage 2d6 bludgeoning.
- Brontosaurus
- Speed 25 feet;
- Melee tail (reach 15 feet), Damage 2d6 bludgeoning;
- Melee foot, Damage 2d8 bludgeoning.
- Deinonychus
- Speed 40 feet;
- Melee talon (agile), Damage 2d4 piercing plus 1 Persistent Bleed Damage;
- Melee jaws, Damage 1d10 piercing.
- Stegosaurus
- Speed 30 feet;
- Melee tail (reach 10 feet), Damage 2d8 piercing.
- Triceratops
- Speed 30 feet;
- Melee horn, Damage 2d8 piercing, plus 1d6 Persistent Bleed Damage on a critical hit;
- Melee >foot, Damage 2d6 bludgeoning.
- Tyrannosaurus
- Speed 30 feet;
- Melee jaws (deadly, reach 10 feet), Damage 1d12 piercing;
- Melee tail (reach 10 feet), Damage 1d10 bludgeoning.
Heightened (5th) Your battle form is Huge and your attacks have 15-foot reach, or 20-foot reach if they started with 15-foot reach. You instead gain 20 temporary HP, an attack modifier of +18, a damage bonus of +6, double the damage dice, and Athletics +21.
Heightened (7th) Your battle form is Gargantuan and your attacks have 20-foot reach, or 25-foot reach if they started with 15-foot reach. You instead gain AC = 21 + your level, 25 temporary HP, an attack modifier of +25, a damage bonus of +15, double the damage dice, and Athletics +25.
Traits
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.
TransmutationEffects and magic items with this trait are associated with the transmutation school of magic, typically changing something's form.
PolymorphThese effects transform the target into a new form. A target can't be under the effect of more than one polymorph effect at a time. If it comes under the effect of a second polymorph effect, the second polymorph effect attempts to counteract the first. If it succeeds, it takes effect, and if it fails, the spell has no effect on that target. Any Strikes specifically granted by a polymorph effect are magical. Unless otherwise stated, polymorph spells don't allow the target to take on the appearance of a specific individual creature, but rather just a generic creature of a general type or ancestry. If you take on a battle form with a polymorph spell, the special statistics can be adjusted only by circumstance bonuses, status bonuses, and penalties. Unless otherwise noted, the battle form prevents you from casting spells, speaking, and using most manipulate actions that require hands. (If there's doubt about whether you can use an action, the GM decides.) Your gear is absorbed into you; the constant abilities of your gear still function, but you can't activate any items.