AC 13 (natural armor)
HP 30 (4d10 + 8; bloodied 15)
Speed 10 ft., fly 60 ft.
Proficiency +2; Maneuver DC 12
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages —
Flyby. The pteranodon doesn’t provoke an opportunity attack when it flies out of a creature’s reach.
ACTIONS
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing damage.
Legends and Lore
With a History or Nature check, characters can learn the following:
DC 10 Dinosaurs are mighty lizards common in some warm parts of the world.
DC 15 Dinosaurs can be trained, and their eggs are worth a fortune.
The pteranodon is a flying reptile with batlike wings spanning 20 feet across. It preys on fish and other small animals. Pteranodons are fiercely territorial and attack anyone who approaches their nesting grounds. Pteranodons are strong enough to carry riders.
Predator Behavior
1 Chasing herbivores or people
2 Feasting on a kill
3 Hungry; chases and attacks on sight
4 In a cave lair filled with remains of old victims
Herbivore Behavior
1 Grazing; flees or stampedes if approached
2 With an egg or baby; defends it fiercely
3 Charges any who approach
4 Migrating to new grazing lands
5 Stuck in a tar pit or bog
6 Wearing a saddle
1 Half-devoured corpse of a large herbivore dinosaur
2 Huge reptilian footprints
3 Distant thumps, like a giant’s footsteps
4 A distant trumpeting roar
5 A giant mound of excrement
6 Trees snapped by immense force. DC 12 Survival check: Nearby dinosaur tracks
Dinosaurs still exist on remote islands and plateaus and in hot climates.
CR 0–2 Plesiosaurus ; 1 to 3 pteranodons ; 1 or 2 raptors
CR 3–4 Allosaurus ; ankylosaurus ; 3 or 4 raptors
CR 5–10 2 or 3 allosauruses ; diplodocus ; 1 or 2 triceratops ; tyrannosaurus rex
CR 11–15 4 or 5 ankylosauruses ; 2 diplodocuses ; 3 triceratops
Beasts are natural animals whose existence and abilities are nonmagical. A bear and a tyrannosaurus rex are both beasts.