AC 13 (natural armor)
HP 32 (5d8 + 10; bloodied 16)
Speed 60 ft.
Proficiency +2; Maneuver DC 13
Senses passive Perception 11
Languages —
Pack Tactics. The raptor has advantage on attack rolls against a creature if at least one of the raptor’s allies is within 5 feet of the creature and not incapacitated .
ACTIONS
Claw. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 8 (1d10 + 3) slashing damage. If the target is a Medium or smaller creature, it makes a DC 13 Strength saving throw , falling prone on a failure.
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.
While raptors range in size from two-foot-tall velociraptors to six-foot-tall utahraptors, the four-foot-tall deinonychus is the most common of these feared pack hunters. Raptors are capable of disemboweling large prey with kicks from their huge, curved leg claws. Raptors are among the smartest and fastest dinosaurs and are capable of using the terrain to their advantage.
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.