FREQUENCY: Uncommon

FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Tropical Wilderness Swamp])
FREQUENCY: Uncommon ([Tropical Freshwater Surface])
FREQUENCY: Rare ([Tropical Freshwater Depths])





NO. APPEARING: 2-12
ARMOR CLASS: 6
MOVE: 9"//12"
HIT DICE: 8
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURETYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 ~ 12
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-12 or 3-18
SPECIAL ATACKS: Upset river craft
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
INTELLIGENCE: Animal
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: L <(12xhuman-size: 14' L; 5' T; 2600#, up to 5500#: DJ5.61)>
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: V | 375 + 6

As their name implies, hippopotomi are found in rivers && lakes of tropical regions.
They are herbivores, but they aggressively defend their
own territory. A hippo' bites with exceedingly strong jaws, and a bull will
do 3-18 HP of damage/attack. There will be 1-3 bulls in a herd, 1 for
every 4 animals. If a boat or canoe passes over submerged hippopotomi
there is a 50% chance that a bull will emerge under it and tip the craft
over. Hippopotomi travel underwater by running along the bottom. They
can stay submerged for 15 minutes.

<artist: Todd Cameron Hamilton>
<*UA*: if a hippo is surprised, it will FIGHT>