Hi All,
I'm running a PbP on these 'ere boards set in the Hold of Belkzen and latterly the Realm of the Mammoth Lords. I know these lands have a large population of 'megafauna', based on extinct post Cretaceous animals - mammoths, woolly rhinos, terror birds, sabre-toothed tigers, aurochs, etc.
This seems like a fun seam to mine for encounter ideas, and I'd like to expand my menagerie of creatures to use beyond those presented in the bestiary.
First off, I'd welcome any third party or 3.5 era references to such creatures not covered in Pathfinder.
More importantly, for the boffins, can you suggest any cool species which haven't been given much RPG love, and I'll try have a stab at statting them up!
A few interesting critters I ran across in some post lunch Wikipediaing:
Andrewsarchus: possibly the largest mammalian carnivore to walk on land, seems reminiscent of a long-faced super hyena on the scanty evidence.
Megistotherium: the biggest and baddest hyaenodon around.
Sarkastodon: seems like a hyena/bear mash-up, but bigger than both!
Amphicyon – a bear dog.
Deinotherium – an uglyphant!
Indricotheres – making mammoths look small.
I think that Pathfinder might explore more of the varietys of prehistoric life, dinos included.
Dire Wolf
Short-faced bear
Megatherium - giant ground sloth
American Lion
Any of the Dire animals can be used.
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Ambleocetus- A walking whale that lived like a croc
Dinofelis- Another saber toothed kitty
Austrolopithicus(sp)- Human ancestors!
Thylacaleo- Preadatory giant ass marsupial
Diprotodon- Giant Wombat...need I say more? must be rideable, of course
Procoptodon goliah- 2 meter tall kangaroo, now imagine having one as a mount
"Boar Croc"- http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/11/20/article-1229250-074774C1000005DC- 947_634x388.jpg