FREQUENCY: Common
NO. APPEARING: 1-20
ARMOR CLASS: 6
MOVE: 18? to 24?
HIT DICE: ½ to 4
NO. OF ATTACKS: 2 (kick/peck)
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-2 to 2-8/1-4
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
INTELLIGENCE: Animal
SIZE: S to L (6? to 13? long)
Ornithomimosaurs are saurischian dinosaurs
related to the
coelurosaurs,
and are found in Cretaceous landscapes. They are
like coelurosaurs in many respects, but
the head is light and toothless, the arms are long and slim and have grasping
hands, and the
legs are long and powerful. The eyes are
huge, and the beak is
ostrichlike. These dinosaurs strongly
resemble flightless birds
such as the ostrich and emu, and are omnivores.
An example of
the type is Struthiomimus.
Large individuals may show gustatory
interest in helpless creatures of man-size
or smaller. Ornithomimosaurs vary with size as shown below:
| MOVE: | 18" | 21" | 21" | 24" |
| HIT DICE: | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 |
| DAMAGE: | 1-2 | 1-4/1 | 1-6/1-2 | 2-8/1-4 |
| SIZE: | S(6) | S(7-8) | M(9-10) | L(11-13) |