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P REHISTORIC A NIMALS I

C REATED AND ILLUSTRATED BY

J ESSE M OHN

W RITTEN BY

A ERYN “B LACKDIRGE ” R UDEL

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Prehistoric Animals I

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Prehistoric Animals I

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Prehistoric Animals I

Aepycamelus

FOR PLAYER CHARACTERS

A EPYCAMELUS (H IGH C AMEL )

CR 3

An aepycamelus can be gained as an alternative animal

companion for a druid of 4th level or higher.

Always Neutral Large Animal

Init +2; Senses low-light vision, scent;

Listen +7, Spot +6

Languages —

An aepycamelus makes an excellent mount or pack

animal. Its high back allows riders a good vantage point

to survey the surrounding area, although mounting the

tall beast can be challenging without special training.

An aepycamelus is smart and belligerent enough to

make a good war mount, and can be trained for such

duty with only a DC 15 Handle Animal check. Rearing

an aepycamelus colt requires a DC 19 Handle Animal

check. An adult aepycamelus can carry up to 400

pounds as a light load.

AC 14, touch 11, ﬂatfooted 12

(-1 size, +2 Dex, +3 natural)

hp 30 (4 HD)

Fort +7, Ref +6, Will +2

Speed 50 ft. (10 squares)

Melee 2 hooves +7 melee (1d6+5)

Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.

Base Atk +3; Grapple +12

AEPYCAMELUS IN THE REAL WORLD

Abilities Str 20, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 4

Feats Alertness, Endurance

Skills Listen +7, Spot +6

Aepycamelus was an ancient species of camel

that lived throughout North America during the

Miocene Epoch (5-10 million years ago). It was

the tallest of American camels and likely displayed

behavior similar to modern day giraffes, running with

a pacing gait, and browsing vegetation unreachable

by other herbivores.

Environment temperate grasslands

Organization solitary or herd (6-30)

Treasure none

Advancement 5-8 HD (Large); 9-12 (Huge)

This tall herbivore seems to combine elements of both

giraffes and camels. It has long, graceful legs, a small

hump on its back, and a very long neck.

Aepycamelus is a large herd mammal that combines traits

of camels and giraffes. It has very long legs, and a long

S-curved neck that places its head over 10 feet above the

ground. Aepycamelus does have the characteristic camel

hump, although it is much smaller than those seen on

normal dromedary camels.

A herbivorous grazer similar to the giraffe, the long

neck of aepycamelus allows it to dine on vegetation

other animals are unable to reach. Aepycamelus is a

hardy creature, although it lacks the sustained endurance

exhibited by desert-dwelling camels.

A typical aepycamelus stands 7 feet high at the shoulder,

although its head, supported by a long neck, stretches

a further 3 feet from the ground. An average specimen

weighs around 1,500 pounds.

COMBAT

An aepycamelus is not a particularly aggressive animal,

although herd members will band together to ﬁght off

carnivores. Large and powerful, an aepycamelus can

deliver devastating kicks with its hooves, often enough to

crack the skull of a wolf or hyena that strays too close.

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Prehistoric Animals I

Amebelodon

Amebelodon is a large, elephant-like herbivore found in

grassy savannahs and temperate wetlands. It is somewhat

smaller than a standard elephant, but still massive. It

possesses the characteristic elephantine trunk, which is

dexterous and strong enough to manipulate objects and is

useful for feeding. Amebelodon’s most striking feature,

however, are its spade-like bottom tusks, which give it its

more common name, “shovel-tusker.” An amebelodon

use its tusks to uproot water plants and tubers.

A MEBELODON (S HOVEL T USKER ) CR 6

Always Neutral Huge Animal

Init +0; Senses low-light vision, scent;

Listen +9, Spot +11

Languages —

AC 15, touch 8, ﬂatfooted 15

(-2 size, +7 natural)

hp 85 (10 HD)

Fort +11, Ref +7, Will +7

Amebelodon travel in herds numbering 10 to 30

individuals. Each herd is led by a matriarch, the dominant,

and usually largest, female in the group. Males are driven

away from the herd when they are large enough to fend

for themselves, and encounters with solitary shovel-

tuskers will almost always be with a lone bull.

Speed 40 ft. (8 squares)

Melee slam +13 (2d6+8) and 2 stamps +8

(1d8+4); or gore +13 (1d8+8)

Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft.

Base Atk +7; Grapple +23

Atk Options trample 2d8+12

An amebelodon is smaller than elephant, but not by

much. A typical adult stands about 7 feet high at the

shoulder and can weigh over 4 tons.

Abilities Str 26, Dex 10, Con 19, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 7

Feats Alertness, Endurance, Iron Will, Skill

Focus (Spot)

Skills Listen +9, Spot +11

COMBAT

Shovel-tuskers can be very dangerous, especially

during mating season when the males are highly

aggressive. An amebelodon attacks by slamming

opponents with its body or crushing them underfoot.

Although it can make goring attacks, an amebelodon

is less likely to do so than a standard elephant, as

their shovel-like tusks are ill-suited for combat. An

amebelodon typically charges threatening creatures

Environment temperate grasslands

Organization solitary or herd (6-30)

Treasure none

Advancement 11-20 HD (Huge); 21-30 (Gargantuan)

Trample (Ex): Reﬂex half DC 23. The save DC is

Strength-based.

This bizarre animal resembles an elephant, but it has four sets

of tusks, with the bottom two shaped like a spade or shovel.

FOR PLAYER CHARACTERS

An amebelodon can be gained as an

alternative animal companion for

a druid of 13th level or higher.

These large beasts make

effective mounts and pack

animals, and can be trained

from infancy with a DC

25 Handle Animal check.

An adult amebelodon

can carry up to 1,836

pounds as a light load.

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Prehistoric Animals I

Amebelodon

An amebelodon can be summoned with summon nature’s

ally V or a higher level summon nature’s ally spell. Treat

the amebelodon as being on the 5th-level list of the

Summon Nature’s Ally table.

Primal Roar (Su): Hollowtusk can unleash an eerie

roar once every 1d4+1 rounds. Creatures within

100 feet of the amebelodon paleoskeleton must

succeed on a DC 14 Will saving throw or become

shaken for 2d6 rounds. Any creature succeeding

on the Will save is immune to Hollowtusk’s roars

for 24 hours. This is a sonic, mind-affecting fear

effect to which any creature with more than 10

Hit Dice is immune.

AMEBELODON IN THE REAL WORLD

Amebelodon belonged to a group of primitive elephant-

like mammals called gompotheres, which were

widespread in North America during the Miocene and

Pliocene Epochs (12 to 2 million years ago). Gompotheres

differed from mammoths and other proboscideans

(elephant-like animals) primarily in their tooth structure

and the number of tusks displayed by most species,

usually four. Amebelodon ﬂoridanus , presented above,

was smaller than a modern day Asian elephant, while

a larger species, Amebelodon britti , was much larger,

rivaling the largest mammoths in size.

Trample (Ex): Reﬂex half DC 23.

This huge animated skeleton is shaped like an elephant

with odd, downward curving tusks. As the abomination

moves toward you, you realize this it is composed not

of brittle bone, but hard, granite-like rock.

Hollowtusk is bizarre undead creature that guards an

ancient fossil bed where its herd was killed millions

of years ago. It resembles the massive, ambulatory

skeleton of an elephant, although it belongs to a species

long since extinct. The name Hollowtusk was given to

the ancient skeleton by members of a primitive human

tribe in the area, who occasionally bury their dead on

the outskirts of the bone bed, believing it has magical,

restorative properties.

H OLLOWTUSK

CR 8

Amebelodon Paleoskeleton

Neutral Huge Undead (Earth)

Init +5; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision;

Listen +9, Spot +11

Languages —

AC 17, touch 9, ﬂatfooted 16

(-2 size, +1 Dex, +8 natural)

hp 65 (10 HD): DR 8/—

Resist turn resistance +2

Immune cold, undead immunities

Although undead, Hollowtusk is not mindless, and

retains its animal intellect and instincts. Countless

years of existence, however, have taught it a few new

tricks, and it can use its special abilities with a cunning

that far exceeds its actual intelligence level.

Fort +11, Ref +8, Will +7

Speed 40 ft. (8 squares)

Melee slam +13 (2d6+8) and 2 stamps +8

(1d8+4); or gore +13 (1d8+8)

Space 15 ft.; Reach 10 ft.

Base Atk +7; Grapple +23

Atk Options trample 2d8+12

Special Actions fossilize, primal roar

Attempts to turn Hollowtusk have met with failure, as

it shares a powerful connection to the fossil bed, and is

resistant to both turning and rebuking. The few sages

that have studied the bizarre skeletal guardian have

noted that the bone bed itself would need to be destroyed

or sanctiﬁed in order to put Hollowtusk to rest.

COMBAT

Hollowtusk typically begins combat with a primal roar,

attempting to drive off rather than slay intruders. If this

fails, it resorts to the same tactics it used in life: goring

with its sharp tusks and crushing opponents with its

powerful body. Hollowtusk rarely uses it fossilization

ability, saving the terrible curse for particularly potent

or stubborn adversaries.

Abilities Str 26, Dex 12, Con 19, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 9

SQ undead traits

Feats Alertness, Endurance, Improved Initiative B ,

Iron Will, Skill Focus (Spot)

Skills Listen +9, Spot +11

Fossilize (Su): Twice per day, Hollowtusk can

make a touch attack as a standard action,

without provoking attacks of opportunity. Any

opponent struck by this attack must succeed

on a DC 14 Fortitude save or be affected as if

by a ﬂesh to stone spell (CL 10th).

Author: Aeryn Rudel

Blackdirge Publishing

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