We were at the Field Museum of Natural History this weekend. One of my favorite museums in the world. I love the dinosaur exhibit. Got to see Sue and Lucy, two of my favorite girls in anthropology. I also got to see the creature I loved as a kid. The Dimetrodon. Often confused as a dinosaur these creatures are much, much older. The also do not appear in the Ubiquity books that I have seen.
So here is my hand at making a monster.
Dimetrodon
Follower 2
Archetype: Prehistoric Synapsid
Motivation: Survival
Style: 0 Health: 9-10
Primary Attributes
Body: 6 Charisma: 0
Dexterity: 5 Intelligence: 0
Strength: 5 Willpower: 3
Secondary Attributes
Size: 0-1
Initiative: 5
Move: 10
Perception: 3
Defense: 10
Stun: 6
Skills Base Levels Rating (Average)
Brawl 5 3 8 (4)
Stealth 5 3 8 (4)
Survival 0 5 5 (2+)
Talents
Skill Aptitude (+2 Survival rating)
Resources
None
Flaw
Bestial (Cannot communicate or use tools)
Weapons Rating Size Attack (Average)
Bite 0 L 0 8 L (4) L
Claw 2 L 0 10 L (5) L
Ready to attack your players!
The dimetrodon's skeleton is the inspiration for one of the most prolific beasts of ancient mythology.
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The bones of the dimetrodon were trafficked by Mongolian traders wan fairly common throughout the courts and temples of ancient Asia an Europe.
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Ancient man did the best with the evidence available to him:
Here we have the robust body and claws of a lion.
Here we also have a pointed beak like an eagle.
And over here are these large curved bones which logic dictates are wing supports.
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Ladies and gentlemen , I present to you
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The Griffin
I love the dimetrodon, and while my kid brother was the dinosaur fan in the family, I treasured my toy dimetrodon (called Dimitri) which was my lone dino toy (and yes, I know full well that, as you say, dimetrodons are pre-dinosaur genus, but you know what I mean).
ReplyDeleteDimitri needs to show up in one of my games!
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ReplyDeleteThe dimetrodon is a pretty impressive animal. I crazy to think there were a time when animals of that nature roamed the earth.http://deargamer.com
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