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DINOSAURS FOR THE STORYTELLER SYSTEM

By Laura Henson

Dino Wars by Jinny Johnson is a childrens book that categorizes several dinosaurs according to how
deadly they are. Each dinosaur has six Battle Tactics in which they are rated from 0 to 10 in Strength,
Armor, Speed, Agility, Scariness, and Special Skills. These categories are similar enough to Storytellers
statistics that I modified them for that game.

Species Strength Stamina Speed Dexterity Delirium Special


/Armor / Dodge Difficulty Dice
bonus Bonus
Non-Archosaurs
Dimorphodon: Permian 5 5/1 1 1/0 5 Sail allowed
Pelycosaur, 10 long, it to be
Eurasia and N. active earlier
America. than other
reptiles
Edaphrosaurus looked difficulty of
much like it but ate 6 to attack in
plants. low light.
Pareasaurus; Permian, 7 5/3 1 1/0 8 + 2 bite
African, anapsid, 8 +2 trample
Crocodilotarsians
Euparkeria: Thecodont, 2 3/0 7 5/2 3 + 2 bite
2, Triassic Africa +1 Claws
Desmatosuchus: 4 5/2 1 1/0 6 +3 spikes
aetosaur, 15, L. Triassic +3 Tail
N. America
Teleosaurus: sea 8 5/3 7 5/1 7 +1 bite
crocodile, 10 Jurassic +5 swim
Europe +2 hold
breath

Deinosuchus: 50 9 5/3 8 5/2 9 +2 bite


alligator, L. Cretaceous + 5 swim
N. America +2 hold
breath
Turtles & Euryapsids
Archelon, 15 sea turtle, 2 4/4 2 2/0 4 +5 bite
L. cretaceous N.
America
Shonisaurus: 45 long L. 8 2/2 8 5/3 8 + 5 swim
Triassic N. America +1 hold
Ichthyosaur breath
Ophtalmosaurus: 12 7 2/1 8 5/3 1 +5 swim
Ichthyosaur L. Jurassic +2 hold
Atlantic breath
Gift: Eyes of
the Cat
Species Strength Stamina Speed Dexterity Delirium Special
/Armor / Dodge Difficulty Dice
bonus Bonus
Pistosaurus: 9 1 2/0 5 5/1 3 +3 bite
Nothosaur, Triassic +2 swim
Europe +2 hold
breath
Plesiosaurus: 5 3/0 7 5/3 6 +3 bite
15Plesiosaur, Jurassic +3 swim
Europe +2 hold
breath
Kronosaurus: 42, 9 5/0 9 5/4 9 +3 bite
Pliosaur, E. Cretaceous +3 swim
Australia +3 hold
breath
Mosasaurus: 50 L. 8 5/ 0 8 5/3 10 +3 bite
Cretaceous Worldwide +3 swim
+3 hold
breath
Pterosaurs
Eudimophodon: L. 4 2/0 7 2/3 6 +5 flight
Triassic Europe, 29 +2 to dodge
WS. Ramp in flight
-1 to dodge
if grounded
Pterodaustro: 4 WS, L. 3 3/0 8 3/2 0 +1 swim
Jurassic Pterodactyl, S. +3 flight
America, flamingo-like +2 to dodge
in flight
-1 to dodge
if grounded
Rhamphorhynchus: 3 3 2/0 5 3/4 1 +1 fishing
WS Rhamp, L. Jurassic +4 flight
Europe +2 to dodge
in flight
-1 to dodge
if grounded
Scaphognathus: 3, WS 3 2/0 7 2/3 1 +3 flight
Rhamp L. Jurassic +2 to dodge
Europe in flight
-1 to dodge
if grounded
Pteranodon 5 3/0 8 3/3 7 +1 alertness
Cretaceous Pterodactyl, +5 flight
N. America & Asia 25+ +1 to dodge
wingspan in flight
-1 to dodge
if grounded
Quetzalcoatlus 7 3/0 8 3/4 7 +1 alertness
L. Cretaceous +5 flight
Pterodactyl, N. America +1 to dodge
39+ wingspan in flight
-1 to dodge
if grounded
Species Strength Stamina Speed Dexterity Delirium Special
/Armor / Dodge Difficulty Dice
bonus Bonus

Basal Dinosaurs
Marasuchus: 4, 3 2/0 7 3/4 4 +1 bite
Lagosuchid, M. Triassic +5 to jump
S.America
Scutellosaurus: 4 1 3/3 6 1/1 0 +2 to hide
thyreophorian E.
Jurassic N. America
Lesothosaurus: 3 2 3/0 8 5/3 0 +2 survival
Fabrosaurid, E. Jurassic
Africa
Non Maniraptors
Coelophysis: 1 0 7 8 7 7 bite
15ceratosaur, LTriassic
N. America
ccoelophysidceratosaur
Carnotaurus: 25 L. 7 7 8 7 8 8 bite
Cretaceous S. America

Megalosaurus: 30 L. 9 0 8 8 10 9 claw/bite
Jurassic-E. Cretaceous
Europe

Cryolophosaurus: 26 9 0 7 8 9 9 brawl
Jurassic Antarctica
Allosaurid

Giganotosaurus: 43 10 4 8 8 10 10
Allosurid, L. Cretaceous intimidation
S. America

Suchomimus: 33 9 5 8 7 9 9 swim
spinosaur, E. Cretaceous
Europe-Africa

Daspletosaurus: 30 9 0 7 8 9 9 stealth
tyrannosaur, L.
Cretaceous Canada
Tyrannosaurus: 45 L. 10 8 5 8 10 10 bite
cretaceous N. America
& Asia
Maniraptors
Velociraptor, 6 5 0 9 9 8 8 Claws
Dromiceiomimus, 12, 5 0 9 9 4 8 alertness
Ostrich dino. L.
Cretaceous N. America
Therizinosaurus: 16, L. 7 0 6 7 7 5 claws
Cretaceous Asia

Sauropods
Plateosaurus: 21 8 0 2 5 8 8 survival
L. Triassic
Europe, Pro
Lufengosaurus: 8 3 6 6 9 3 survival
23, E. Jurassic
Asia Pro
Mamenchisaurus 9 0 6 2 10 9 tail/ trample
: 72 L. Jurassic
China, Euhelopid
Diplodocus: 90 10 0 2 5 10 9 tail/trample
Dip, L.Jurassic
America
Apatosaurus: 70 10 0 3 10 5 10 tail/trample
Dip, L. Jurassic
N.America

Seismosaurus: 10 0 3 8 10 5 trample
125 Dip, L
Jurassic N.
America
Amargasaurus: 7 3 4 3 9 10 alertness/
33 Dip, E. spines
Cretaceous S.
America
Stegosaurs
Lexovisaurus: 8 8 6 1 6 5 tail
16, M. Jurassic
Europe
Stegosaurus: 30 9 9 3 2 8 8 tail
L. Jurassic N.
America
Tuojiangosaurus: 8 9 1 5 8 6 tail
23 L. Jurassic
China
Wuerhosaurus: 8 1 2 3 6 7 tail spikes
20 E.
Cretaceous Asia
Ankylosaurs
Sauropelta: 25 7 9 2 1 7 9 smell
Nodosaur, E.
Cretaceous N.
America
Euoplocephalus: 8 9 2 1 8 8 tail club
18 Anky, L.
Cretaceous N.
America
Panoplosaurus: 9 10 2 4 7 7 ram
23 Nodosaur, L.
Creataceous N.
America
Marginocphales
most from L.
Cretaceous N.
America
Pachycephalosar 8 8 3 3 6 6 ram
us; 15, bone-
head
Protoceratops, 9 6 6 2 5 3 5 bite
Mongolia
Pentaceratops: 7 9 2 1 8 7 horns
20
Chasmosaurus: 7 7 3 5 7 7 horns
17
Torosaurus, 25, 0 8 3 5 7 6 horn
Styracosaurus, 8 9 6 5 8 8 horn
18
Triceratops, 30 10 10 2 5 8 8 horns
Ornithopods
Leallynasauria: 1 0 8 8 0 5 alertness
10 Hypsy, E.
Cretaceous
Australia
Iguanodon: 30 8 0 4 4 6 6 thumb
E. Ceataceous
Circumpolar
Ouranosaurus: 7 4 2 3 2 6 Thumb
23 Iguanadont,
E. Cretaceous
Africa
Parasaurolophus, 8 0 7 7 2 6 alarm call
30, hadro, L.
Cretaceous N.
America
Tsintaosaurus, 6 0 8 6 4 6 alertness
33 hadro, L.
Cretaceous Asia
Shantungosaurus 7 0 6 5 6 6 alertness
, 43 hadro, L.
Cretacious Asia

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