A triceratops (ytepka in the Chultan language[1]) was a gargantuan, herbivorous, herd dinosaur,[5] also known as three horn by the inhabitants of the Malatran Plateau.[2]
Description[]
These massive dinosaurs had a bony plate on their six-foot-long skull for defense, with two long horns on the top and a shorter horn at the nose. Their bodies extended for about 25 feet (7.6 meters), and they weighed around ten tons (nine metric tons).[5] They could travel up to 30 mi (48 km) a day.[10]
Behavior[]
Triceratops had especially short tempers for herbivores, and would charge, trample, and skewer any creature invading their territory.[5] When defending their young, they were intelligent enough to form a circle around them, horns facing outwards.[8]
Combat[]
A triceratops could trample creatures smaller than it; it would gore anything else.[5]
As a trained mount the rider would be shielded somewhat by the protective crest of the creature when in combat.[3]
Reputation[]
In Chult, where these dinosaurs were common, there was a secret society, the Triceratops Society, named after them, known for leaving iron triceratops figurines as signs of warning.[1]
Ecology[]
Habitats[]
Beyond the Prime Material plane, some could be found in the Forbidden Plateau.[11]
Notable triceratops[]
- Ubtao's Favorite, a racing triceratops from Port Nyanzaru.[12]
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Gallery[]
Appearances[]
Adventures
Novels & Short Stories
Video Games
Board Games
Card Games
Miniatures
Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
External Links[]
Triceratops article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 James Lowder, Jean Rabe (1993). The Jungles of Chult. (TSR, Inc), p. 20. ISBN 1-5607-6605-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Morrie Mullins, Christy Nichols (February 2001). Herd. Living Jungle (RPGA), p. 18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Logan Bonner, Eytan Bernstein, & Chris Sims (September 2008). Adventurer's Vault: Arms and Equipment for All Character Classes. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 13. ISBN 978-07869-4978-6.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 79–80. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 61. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 54. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 28. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 James Lowder, Jean Rabe (1993). The Jungles of Chult. (TSR, Inc), p. 10. ISBN 1-5607-6605-0.
- ↑ David Cook, Steve Winter, and Jon Pickens (November 1989). Monstrous Compendium Volume Three Forgotten Realms Appendix (MC3). (TSR, Inc). ISBN 0-88038-769-6.
- ↑ Logan Bonner, Eytan Bernstein, & Chris Sims (September 2008). Adventurer's Vault: Arms and Equipment for All Character Classes. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 11. ISBN 978-07869-4978-6.
- ↑ Dale Donovan (December 1995). “Liber Benevolentiae”. In Michele Carter ed. Planes of Conflict (TSR, Inc.), p. 18. ISBN 0-7869-0309-0.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, Steve Winter (September 19, 2017). Tomb of Annihilation. Edited by Michele Carter, Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7869-6610-3.
Connections[]
Sauropods: Anchisaurus • Brachiosaurus • Brontosaurus • Camarasaurus • Cetiosaurus • Diplodocus • Mamenchisaurus • Massospondylus • Plateosaurus
Ornithopods: Anatotitan • Ankylosaurus • Camptosaurus • Dacentrurus • Hadrosaurus • Iguanodon • Kentrosaurus • Lambeosaurus • Monoclonius • Paleocinthus • Pentaceratops • Stegosaurus • Styracosaurus • Trachodon • Triceratops
Pterosaurids: Pteranodon • Pterosaurus • Quetzalcoatlus
Aquatic: Elasmosaurus • Mosasaurus • Nothosaurus • Plesiosaurus • Pythosaurus • Temnodontosaurus