Pteranodon (Airdragon)




FREQUENCY: Common (Cretaceous - OSRIC.186)
FREQUENCY: Common ([Tropical Wilderness Mountains])
FREQUENCY: Common ([Tropical Freshwater Surface])
FREQUENCY: Common ([Tropical Saltwater Surface])

NO. APPEARING: 3-18
ARMOR CLASS: 7
MOVE: 3”/15
HIT DICE: 3 + 3
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURETYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1 ~ 16
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-8
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
INTELLIGENCE: Non-
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: L (30’ wing spread) (2xhuman-size) (5'-8' L; 18'-23' wingspan) (dj5.309)
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: III | 85 + 4

Although these flying reptiles typically dive for marine prey, they will
attack any creature which appears to be vulnerable. They have no teeth
but {spear} victims with their beaks if they are too large to swallow at a gulp.
The beak of a typical pteranodon is about 4’ long. The creature weighs
only 40 or 50 pounds, but they can carry off prey four times their own
weight.

Aerial Combat: 15", class C.
These creatures' light bone structure makes them unwilling to collide with other creatures in the air,
but if necessary they will attempt to spear with their long, pointed beaks.
Their preferred method of attack is to drop upon earthbound creatures from above,
lift them up to several hundred feet and then allow them to plummet to their deaths.