Animal Monsters

in OSRIC

• 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