system-neutral

system-neutral
Frequencyuncommon
Number appearing1-4
Armor class2
Move12
Hit dice11
Damage per attack1d8 (gore) or 2d12 (trample)
Special attackscharge for double damage
Special defensesthick frill
Intelligencenon
Alignmentneutral
SizeL (25' long)
Terrain typetropical, plain, forest
Morale10

A massive quadrupedal dinosaur, broad-shouldered and built like a battering ram. The triceratops's signature is the bony neck frill and the three forward-facing horns — two long brow horns over the eyes and a shorter nasal horn. Hide is thick, leathery, and mottled brown-green.

In encounter, a triceratops is a herd herbivore that responds to threats with a flat-out charge: head down, frill set, the full mass of the animal driven onto its horns. Predators big enough to kill one (allosaur, tyrannosaur) generally try ambush, not direct confrontation.

Source: Original — Old School Gamers. Attribution: Old School Gamers. License: CC-BY-4.0.