Category Archives: dinosaurs

Denizens of Dinosaur Island: Octyrannopus and Rocketceratops

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Matt Wedel

New Monster: Octyrannopus Stats: as Tyrannosaurus, except with tentacles and a central beak. Attacks (in addition to stomp and tail-swipe): Tentacles: +10 to hit, reach 10 ft., 2 targets. Hit: 15 (2d8+6) bludgeoning damage, and the target is grappled (escape DC … Continue reading →

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The Battle for Minatou, Part 1 – Battle encounter table

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Matt Wedel

In the last Dinosaur Island post, I mentioned that the Neanderthal queen, Vrenn Larr, needed a Diplodocobra, but I didn’t say what she needed it for. As they travel around the archipelago, the party is getting closer to an inevitable … Continue reading →

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Dinosaur hunting for low-level wimps

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Matt Wedel

I’ve been rereading Robert E. Howard’s original Conan stories, inspired in large part by this awesome Kickstarter. Not all of the Conan stories, just some. I find REH like Lovecraft or Burroughs: I get occasional manias for them, but I … Continue reading →

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Denizens of Dinosaur Island: the Diplodocobra

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Matt Wedel

Armor Class: 14 Hit Points: 136 (13d12+52) Speed: 25 ft. STR 25 (+7)  –  DEX 15 (+2)  –  CON 19 (+4)  –  INT 6 (-2)  –  WIS 12 (+1)  –  CHA 9 (-1) Skills: Perception +4 Senses: passive Perception 14 … Continue reading →

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Dinosaur Island map

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Matt Wedel

Not mine, I took the “Map of the Lost Islands” from Dyson’s Dodecahedron, overlaid a hex grid, and colored it in GIMP. Hexes will be 5 miles across for my campaign, but you could make them any size. Green areas … Continue reading →

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Dinosaur Island monster tables

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Matt Wedel

London and I have been playing a lot of D&D 5e. I played 4e a few times and it just never took – everything was too complicated. When it takes an entire session just to level up, that’s too much … Continue reading →

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