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Dinosaur, Therizinosaurus



This feathered bipedal saurian looks somewhat comical—save for its outlandish sword-sized claws.

Therizinosaurus CR 10

XP 9,600
N Gargantuan animal
Init +7; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +25

DEFENSE

AC 24, touch 9, flat-footed 21 (+3 Dex, +15 natural, –4 size)
hp 133 (14d8+70)
Fort +14, Ref +12, Will +8

OFFENSE

Speed 40 ft.; sprint
Melee 2 claws +17 (4d6+10/15–20 plus 1d6 bleed)
Space 20 ft.; Reach 20 ft.
Special Attacks bleed (1d6), sweeping strike, vicious claws

STATISTICS

Str 30, Dex 17, Con 20, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 11
Base Atk +10; CMB +24; CMD 37
Feats Improved Critical (claw), Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Run, Skill Focus (Perception), Vital Strike, Weapon Focus (claw)
Skills Perception +25

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Sprint (Ex)

Once per hour, a therizinosaurus can move at 10 times its normal speed (400 feet) when it makes a charge.

Sweeping Strike (Ex)

As a full-round action, a therizinosaurus can hunker down and make a great, sweeping attack with its claws against up to four adjacent foes. The dinosaur makes an attack roll against each target, inflicting claw damage on a successful hit.

Vicious Claws (Ex)

A therizinosaurus’s claws threaten a critical hit on an 18–20.

ECOLOGY

Environment warm plains
Organization solitary, pair, or flock (3–8)
Treasure none

At first glance, this dinosaur’s massive claws may well convince observers that it is a predator, but the therizinosaurus is in fact an omnivore.

Nonetheless, the therizinosaurus has a foul temper and is both easily angered and difficult to spook. With its deepcutting claws, the therizinosaurus is more than a match for even the mightiest of predatory dinosaurs. A therizinosaurus is 35 feet long and weighs 13,000 pounds.

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