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Animal Archives 1:

North American Prehistoric Animals

Animal Archives Vol. 1

North American Prehistoric Animals

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Jesse Mohn

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Bear, short-faced

Animal Archives 1:

North American Prehistoric Animals

Arctodus simus

North America (Pleistocene)

Large Animal (mammal)

Hit Dice: 9d8+36 (76 hp)

Initiative: +1

Speed: 40 ft. (10 squares)

Armor Class: 14 (+1 dex, +4 natural, -1 size), touch 10,

lat-footed 14

Base Attack/Grapple: +6/+25

Attack: Claw +14 melee (1d8+9)

Full Attack: 2 claws +14 melee (1d8+9), bite +9 melee

(2d6+4)

Space/Reach: 10 ft./ 5 ft.

Special Attacks: Improved grab

Special Qualities: Low-light vision, Scent

Saves: Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +4

Abilities: Str 29, Dex 13, Con 19, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 5

Skills: Climb +12, Intimidate +12, Listen +4, Spot +5,

Swim +12

Feats: Endurance, Run, Track

Environment: Cold forests and hills

Organization: Solitary or pair

Challenge Rating: 5

Treasure: None

Alignment: Always neutral

Advancement: 9-11 HD (Large)

The short-faced bear is the largest bear that has ever

existed, standing 11+ ft. tall and weighing up to 2,000

lbs. The short-faced bear looks much lankier than most

other bears, having noticeably longer legs. This allows

a short-faced bear to run faster than its cousins.

Short-faced bears are carnivores, but would rather

scavenge than hunt if possible. Like most bears,

they are territorial and aggressive if threatened.

COMBAT

The short-faced bear is fearless when dealing with

creatures smaller than itself. It will either charge a

creature it deems a threat (or meal), or stand and make

an intimidate check, followed by its standard attacks.

Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, a short-faced

bear must hit with a claw attack. It can then attempt

to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an

attack of opportunity.

Low-Light Vision (Ex): Short-faced bears can see

in conditions of lowered light as well as a human

can in daylight.

Scent (Ex): The creature can detect approaching

creatures, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense

of smell.

Skills: A short-faced bear uses its Strength score instead

of its Charisma score for Intimidate skill checks.

Author: Jesse Mohn

Illustrator: Jesse Mohn

Monsters

Bird, Green River Wader

Animal Archives 1:

North American Prehistoric Animals

Presbyornis pervetus

North America (Eocene)

Small Animal (bird)

Hit Dice: 1d8+1 (5 hp)

Initiative: +2

Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares); ly 40 ft. (good) (8 squares)

AC: 13 (+1 size, +2 dex), touch 13, lat-footed 11

Base Attack/Grapple: +0/-6

Attack: Bite -1 melee (1d3-1)

Full Attack: Bite -1 melee (1d3-1)

Face/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.

Special Qualities: low-light vision

Saves: Fort +3, Ref +4, Will +1

Abilities: Str 8, Dex 15, Con 13, Int 1, Wis 13, Cha 5

Skills: Hide +7, Listen +5, Spot +6, Swim +8

Feats: Alertness

Environment: Temperate wetlands

Organization: Solitary or lock (2-12)

Challenge Rating: 1/3

Treasure: none

Alignment: Always neutral

Advancement: 2-5 HD (Small)

A green river wader stands between 2 1/2

and 3 feet tall. They resemble a cross

between two birds, having stilted legs

and a long, graceful neck like a stork,

and a head, bill, and webbed feet

like a duck. Green river waders are

attractive shoreline birds that live

and breed on freshwater lakes

and rivers.

Wealthy collectors pay handsomely

for green river waders (up to 700

gp!), and the birds are occasionally

used as familiars. As a familiar, green

river waders grant their wizard a +2

bonus to swim checks.

COMBAT

Green river waders are non-combative

in general, and will usually fly away

from danger.

Low-light Vision (Ex): A green river

wader can see in conditions of low-

ered light as well as a human can in

daylight.

Skills: A green river wader receives a

+8 racial bonus to all Swim checks.

Author: Jesse Mohn

Illustrator: Jesse Mohn

Monsters

Bull Swine

Animal Archives 1:

North American Prehistoric Animals

Dinohyus

North America (Miocene)

Large Animal (Mammal)

Hit Dice: 6d8+18 (48 hp)

Initiative: +1

Speed: 40 ft. (8 squares)

AC: 13 (-1 size, +1 dex, +3 natural), touch 10,

lat-footed 12

Base Attack/Grapple: +4/+13

Attack: Bite +9 melee (1d8+7/x3)

Full Attack: Bite +9 melee (1d8+7/x3)

Face/Reach: 10 ft./10 ft.

Special Attacks: Augmented critical multiplier

Special Qualities: Ferocity, low-light vision, scent

Saves: Fort +10, Ref +6 Will +3

Abilities: Str 21, Dex 12, Con 16, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 5

Skills: Intimidate +8, Listen +6, Spot +6

Feats: Great Fortitude, Toughness

Environment: Temperate grasslands

Organization: Solitary

Challenge Rating: 3

Treasure: none

Alignment: Always neutral

Advancement: 7-10 HD (Large)

The dinohyus, or “terrible hog” is a swine the size of

a bull. These fearsome animals are typically 6-7 feet at

the shoulder, and are up to 10 feet long. Bull swine are

omnivorous creatures, scavenging and hunting for plants

and animals alike. Bull swine are territorial, even driving

off others of their own kind (unless it happens to be their

mating season).

COMBAT

Bull swine typically charge at the nearest creature

deemed a threat, attacking until the threat leaves its

territory or the bull swine is dead.

Augmented Critical Multiplier (Ex): The critical

mutiplier for the bull swine’s bite is x3.

Ferocity (Ex): The bull swine is extremely talented in

shrugging off wounds, which allows it to continue to

ight while dying or disabled. The creature can ight and

act up to -10 hit points. When the bull swine reaches -10

hit points, the creature instantly falls over dead.

Low-light Vision (Ex): A bull swine can see in conditions

of lowered light as well as a human can in daylight.

Scent (Ex): The creature can detect approaching

creatures, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense

of smell.

Skills: Bull swine use their Strength modiier instead of their

Charisma modiier when making Intimidate skill checks.

Author: Jesse Mohn

Illustrator: Jesse Mohn

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