Animal Monsters
in OSRIC
126 monsters
- Albertosaurus - Much smaller cretaceous carnivore
- Allosaurus - Jurassic carnivore
- Anklyosaurus - Cretaceous herbivore with bony, armoured back
- Apatosaurus - Jurassic herbivore, once called brontosaurus
- Ape - Large primates found in remote rainforests
- Archaeopteryx - Jurassic carnivore; no bigger than an ordinary bird
- Archelon - Cretaceous carnivore; a kind of gigantic turtle
- Argentinosaurus - Cretaceous herbivore, relatively recently discovered, twice as massive as brachiosaurus
- Axe Beak - Diurnal hunters, these ostrich-like birds run fast and attack prey with their strong beaks
- Baboon - An aggressive primate adapted to life on the ground
- Badger - Squat and broad, muscular, burrowing mammals with iron hard digging claws
- Barracuda - A fearsome, very fast aquatic predator found in warm salt water
- Bat, Ordinary - Common bats that swarm when startled
- Bear, Black - Omnivorous bears that are not particularly aggressive unless cubs are threatened
- Bear, Brown - Aggressive strain of bear including the famous grizzly, fights to the death
- Bear, Cave - Monstrous bears even larger than grizzly bears
- Bear, Polar - Long, lean carnivores slightly taller than grizzly bears, and just as hostile
- Boar - Bad-tempered wild swine covered in coarse, grayish-black fur
- Brachiosaurus - Jurassic herbivore; long thought to be the largest land dinosaur
- Buffalo - Native to tropical and subtropical plains
- Bull - Very aggressive cattle
- Camarasaurus - Very common Jurassic herbivore
- Camel - Irascible animals that are adapted to life in dry climates
- Cat, Domestic - Small domestic feline
- Cat, Wild - Small wild feline
- Cave Lizard - Lizards that dwell in underground settings with camouflage colouration
- Centrosaurus - Cretaceous herbivore that seems to have lived in very large herds
- Ceratosaurus - Jurassic carnivore
- Cetiosaurus - Jurassic herbivore, earlier relative of the other types
- Charonosaurus - Cretaceous herbivore
- Compsognathus - Jurassic carnivore
- Cougar - Solitary great cats that range widely while hunting
- Dakon - Intelligent apes resembling gorillas with light brown colouration, green eyes, and black hands
- Deinonychus - Cretaceous carnivore
- Diceratops - Cretaceous herbivore; extremely rare compared to triceratops
- Dilophosaurus - Jurassic carnivore
- Dimetrodon - Permian carnivore
- Diplodocus - Jurassic herbivore, famously long
- Dire Wolf - Efficient pack hunters that will kill anything they can catch
- Draft Horse - Bred for great strength and endurance. Used to pull vehicles and ploughs or as beasts of burden
- Dunkleosteus - Devonian carnivore; formerly known as dinichthys
- Eagle - Large bird of prey, can exceed three feet in length with a wingspan of five to eight feet, weighing up to twelve pounds
- Edmontosaurus - Cretaceous herbivore, formerly "anatosaurus"
- Elasmosaurus - Cretaceous carnivore
- Electric Eel - Non-aggressive fresh water dwellers, preferring warm water
- Elephant, African - Large mammal with grey hide, tusks, trunk and large ears found in subtropical plains
- Elephant, Asian - Large mammal with grey hide, tusks, trunk and ears found in subtropical plains
- Euparkeria - Triassic carnivore
- Falcon - Small bird of prey, typically around a foot in length with a wingspan of two to three feet
- Giant Bat - Large carnivorous bat with 15-foot wingspan
- Giant Boar - Ancient ancestor to the modern boar, even more aggressive
- Giant Crab - Unintelligent crustaceans that lurk in coastal waters and creep along beaches
- Giant Crayfish - Large freshwater crustaceans that ambush prey from concealment
- Giant Crocodile - More than 50' long crocodile that will attack small ships
- Giant Frog - Giant frogs from 2 to 6 feet in length with natural camouflage
- Giant Gar - Large predatory fish that live in deep rivers and lakes
- Giant Lizard - Giant lizards that dwell in marshy or swampy areas
- Giant Moray Eel - Salt water dwellers with a nasty temper and a mouth full of teeth
- Giant Octopus - Giant, eight-armed cephalopods. Lurk in coastal waters, close to settlements.
- Giant Pike - Aggressive predators found in larger and deeper lakes
- Giant Rat - Large scavenging rodents that grow up to 4 feet long and weigh over 50 pounds
- Giant Sea Turtle - Massive beasts, normally placid but ferocious when they feel they are under attack
- Giant Snake, Adder - Common name for giant poisonous snakes
- Giant Snake, Boa - Large carnivorous snake that drops on prey from above and constricts
- Giant Snake, Cobra - Hooded giant snake that can spit poison
- Giant Snapping Turtle - Aggressive predators, lying in wait for prey in shallow waters
- Giant Squid - Giant, ten-armed cephalopods. Two of the ten arms are larger, and may be used to attack ships
- Giant Toad - Warty amphibians with long, sticky tongues. As large as a great hound, weighing 150 to 250 pounds.
- Gorgosaurus - Cretaceous carnivore, smaller than tyrannosaurus
- Hawk - Medium bird of prey, typically around two feet long with a wingspan of four to five feet
- Hippopotamus - A massive herbivore dwelling in tropical and sub-tropical swamps, lakes, and rivers
- Horse, Heavy Warhorse - Heavy warhorse trained for combat
- Horse, Light Warhorse - Light warhorse trained for combat
- Horse, Medium Warhorse - Medium warhorse trained for combat
- Hyena - Doglike carnivores who hunt, scavenge, and steal meals
- Hypacrosaurus - Cretaceous herbivore
- Iguanodon - Cretaceous herbivore
- Indricotherium - A prehistoric ruminant that looks like a large rhinoceros
- Jackal - Small wild canines that prefer to attack prey en-masse
- Lion - Large cat found in grasslands and savannas with muscular bodies and prominent manes on males
- Mammoth - Huge, shaggy prehistoric relatives of the elephant
- Mastodon - Intelligent, aggressive prehistoric relatives of the elephant
- Mobat - Very large bat found in warm regions with plentiful warm-blooded prey
- Monitor Lizard - Aggressive carnivores found in warm regions with dark grey and black colouration
- Monoclonius - Cretaceous herbivore with only one horn
- Mosasaurus - Cretaceous carnivore that filled the same ecological niche as sharks
- Mule - Stubborn horse/donkey cross-breeds used as beasts of burden
- Normal Wolf - Carnivorous relatives of dogs that hunt in packs
- Nothosaurus - Triassic carnivore; amphibious like huge seals
- Ornitholestes - Jurassic carnivore
- Pentaceratops - Cretaceous herbivore, resembling a triceratops with a longer neck-frill and two extra horns protruding from under its eyes
- Plateosaurus - Triassic herbivore
- Plesiosaurus - Jurassic carnivore that may have preferred smaller prey than a man
- Prehistoric Lion - Larger versions of regular lions found in lost world settings
- Pteranodon - Giant-sized pterodactyls with wingspans of 25 feet or more
- Pterodactyl - Prehistoric winged reptilian creatures with a wingspan of around 25 to 30 inches
- Quetzalcoatlus - Cretaceous carnivore, huge for a flying creature
- Rhamphorhynchus - Jurassic carnivore flying dinosaur
- Rhinoceros - Dim, armoured, herbivorous mammals
- Riding Horse - Lightly built horses adapted to run at high speed
- Roc - Giant eagle-like birds with dark brown or golden plumage
- Saurolophus - Cretaceous herbivore
- Saurophaganax - Jurassic carnivore, may be just a very large allosaurus
- Shantungosaurus - Cretaceous herbivore
- Shark - Aggressive, predatory fish of low intelligence and unpredictable behaviour
- Smilodon - Giant cats with long sabre-like fangs, dangerous and aggressive predators
- Stegosaurus - Stocky, herbivorous dinosaurs with a ridge of plates along their backs, and a tail studded with spikes
- Styracosaurus - Cretaceous herbivore with a distinctive spiky neck-frill; about half the size of triceratops
- Tarbosaurus - Cretaceous carnivore, closely related to tyrannosaurus
- Telmatosaurus - Smaller cretaceous herbivore
- Tiger - Large striped great cat with orange fur and dark vertical stripes
- Triceratops - Massive (12' to the shoulder, almost 40' long), aggressive, herbivorous dinosaurs with a protective crest behind the head, and three long horns
- Tyrannosaurus - Cretaceous carnivore, long thought to be the largest land carnivore of the dinosaur age
- Velociraptor - Cretaceous carnivore
- Walrus - Large, flippered carnivorous animals with long ivory tusks
- War Dog - Large mastiffs or pit bulls trained to fight, typically armoured in leather
- Warthog - Aggressive omnivore, related to a pig
- Warthog - Tropical relatives of the common boar
- Weasel, Giant (or Ferret, Giant) - Long-bodied predatory animals with short legs and pointed, toothy snouts
- Weasel, Huge - Large blood-draining weasels found in forests and dungeons
- Weed Eel - Found in both salt and fresh water, preferring depths of around 30-ft
- Whale - Large aquatic mammals with considerable variation between species
- Wild Cattle - Skittish herd animals likely to flee at danger
- Wild Dog - Roaming packs that compete for food with wolves and refugees
- Wild Horse - Lightly built horses adapted to run at high speed
- Wolverine - A furry animal with a squat, powerful body and strong forelimbs armed with long claws for digging