FREQUENCY: Common
NO. APPEARING: 11-20
ARMOR CLASS: 5
MOVE: 15"
HIT DICE: 4
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 horns, or 1 charge w i t h t r
a m p l e
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 2-5/2-5, or 2-16 and 1-4/1 -4
% IN LAIR: Nil (free roaming)
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Animal
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE:
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
LEVEL/XP VALUE: See the DMG, page
85.
SOURCE: "What's For Lunch?", "Into
The Age of Mammals", Dragon 137.
These oxlike animals roam the arctic tundras and forests.
These oxlike animals with short curved
horns are famous for their phalanx
defense. When threatened, the adults
gather in a shoulder circle facing outward,
with the young in the center. If an enemy
comes too close (usually 15? or so), 2-5
adults charge the interloper and trample
it. There were several species of musk-oxen
in the Pleistocene, some larger than
others (up to 4 + 5 HD). They generally
stood 4½? high at the shoulder.