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Dinosaur, Dimorphodon

CR 1.00 Animal N Medium HD 2

The head of this colorful red and purple flying reptile is overly large, and its jaws are lined with tiny sharp teeth.

Description

The dimorphodon's jaws contain two separate rows teeth: several large fangs near the front (used to grip prey and inject poison) and numerous smaller, sharp teeth along the rest of the jaw.

Dimorphodons are known for being easy to train. Handle Animal checks to train dimorphodons are attempted with a +4 bonus, and a dimorphodon can know one bonus trick chosen by its trainer once the creature has been fully domesticated.

A dimorphodon's wingspan is between 4 and 5 feet long.

Combat Stats

11 (2d8+2)

14, touch 13, flat-footed 11 (+3 Dex, +1 natural)

Init

Speed

10 ft., fly 30 ft. (average)

Fort

Ref

Will

BAB

CMB

CMD

Melee: bite +3 (1d6+3 plus poison)

Ability Scores

str

dex

con

int

-4

wis

cha

Special Attacks

Poison — Bite—injury; save Fort DC 12; frequency 1/round for 4 rounds; effect 1d2 Str; cure 1 save.

Feats

Flyby Attack

Special Abilities

Universal Monster Rules

Poison (bite) Ex from Universal Monster Rule

A creature with this ability can poison those it attacks. The effects of the poison, including its save, frequency, and cure, are included in the creature's description. The saving throw to resist a poison is usually a Fort save (DC 10 + 1/2 the poisoning creature's racial HD + the creature's Con modifier; the exact DC is given in the creature's descriptive text). Poisons can be removed through neutralize poison and similar effects.

Feats, Traits & Items

Flyby Attack from Feat

When flying, the creature can take a move action and another standard action at any point during the move. The creature cannot take a second move action during a round when it makes a flyby attack.

Skills

Fly +7, Perception +5

Details

Type: Animal
Alignment: N
Size: Medium
Environment: warm coasts or forests
Organization: solitary, pair, or flock (3–9)
Treasure: none
Senses: low-light vision, scent; Perception +5
Source: Bestiary 4

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