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| noapp = 1–2
 
| noapp = 1–2
 
| behaviour = subsocial
 
| behaviour = subsocial
| range = [[Savanna (range)|savanna]], [[Steppe (range)|steppe]], veldt
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| range = [[Savanna (range)|savanna]], [[Steppe (range)|steppe]], [[Veldt (range)|veldt]]
 
| size = 43 in. at shoulder, 12 ft. long
 
| size = 43 in. at shoulder, 12 ft. long
 
| weight = 1,605 lbs.
 
| weight = 1,605 lbs.
| int = 1
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| int = 2
 
| AC = 0
 
| AC = 0
 
| HD = 9
 
| HD = 9
| AP = 6
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| AP = 4
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| stride = 11
 
| THAC0 = 15
 
| THAC0 = 15
 
| hpdie = d12
 
| hpdie = d12
| attack = claw/claw, bite
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| attack = '''3''': two [[Claw (attack)|claws]]; [[Mandibles (attack)|mandibles]]
| dmg = 3–18/3–18, 4–48
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| dmg = claw (3–18); mandibles (4–48)
| special = spinning jump
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| special = [[Spinning Kick|spinning kick]]
 
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The bulette is a smaller, more nimble descendant of the ancient ankylosaurus, a member of the dinosaur family. It is rarely found, usually in obscure regions, preferring habitats of open ground with scattered trees. Trees form a part of its diet, as well as any creatures of any size hapless enough to fall into its path.
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'''Bulettes''' are massive, dangerous beasts, possessing immense strength and power in their limbs and bodies. They're able to cause tremendous [[Damage (hit points)|damage]] when [[Attacking in Combat|attacking]], in addition to [[Incidental Damage|incidental damage]].  They prefer warm climates and open ranges with soft, rich soil into which they can burrow. They're also able to swim, but enter the water only to cross river barriers.
  
It is feared, quite rightly, for the tremendous power of its snapping mouth and heavy claws. Its mouth is a tremendous maw, 31 in. long from the pointed chin to the back joint, filled with two rows of heavy incisor-like teeth. The claws on both the back and fore feet are razor-sharp and quick, as the beasts four-legs are curiously made of highly-flexible ball-joints, strengthened by corded tendons as thick as a human's wrist.
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[[File:Bulette.jpg|left|385px|thumb]]
  
Unless the bulette is threatened, it will usually attack only with its front claws and bite. However, if it is struck more than twice in a previous round and not completely [[Stun Lock|stunned]], the beast will surge into a fit of bloodlust, jumping eight feet in the air and attacking with a spinning attack that will bring all four of its feet and its jaws as well into contact with an enemy. Such action is so formidable that most, encountering the beast, will let it go its way. On the whole, it prefers heavier hoofed creatures as game, deigning to eat humanoids only when pressed or in times of great hunger.
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They have been known to wander hundreds of miles over the space of a few weeks. Though they are described as able to leap upwards through the ground, there is no truth in these myths — therefore the appellation of these creatures as "land sharks" is a misnomer.  Trees form a part of their diet, but these creatures also feed on large mammalian flesh and bones. When hunting for meat, it prefers large, heavy creatures such as [[Elephant|elephants]], [[Rhinocerous|rhinoceroses]] and [[Crocodile|crocodiles]].  They've been known to eat humanoids, but it's not generally  their nature.
  
One of the most misunderstood creatures in the game, it is supposed by many that this armoured, plated creature of massive proportion can somehow burrow through earth, though it is in no way streamlined in a manner that will allow this; that it will willingly expose the most vulnerable part of its protective armour plating to prey and that — most of all — that the knobs and natural plates of bone found along its back are somehow tougher or comparably lighter than metal once removed and dried from the bulette's carcass. None of these things has ever been observed and have been known to make many a knowledgeable sage laugh cheerfully for hours at a time.
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== Advantages ==
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The bulette's mandibles form an enormous maw with five to seven ridges of razor-sharp bone, two inches long; when the creature bites, it causes a tremendous amount of damage, making it able to bite a human in half.  The beast's four pillar-like legs connect to the bulette's shoulders with highly flexible ball-joints.  The legs end in long claws that are able to gouge and rend flesh.  Despite the bulette's size, these feet are agile and quick; the beast attacks by rearing up on its hind legs while slashing with its forefeet and mandibles.
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If the bulette is stunned, then at it's next opportunity the bulette will perform a violent, , whirling '''spinning kick''' with all four feet — striking first at whomever succeeded in stunning the beast last. The bulette then ends this turn with a bite of its mandibles, thus getting '''five attacks''' in a single [[Combat Round|round]].
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This attack is so formidable that most creatures let the bulette go its way unhindered.
  
  
 
See [[Bestiary]]
 
See [[Bestiary]]
  
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Latest revision as of 14:31, 29 July 2022

Bulette
Species beast
No. Appearing 1–2
Behaviour subsocial
Range savanna, steppe, veldt
Size 43 in. at shoulder, 12 ft. long
Weight 1,605 lbs.
Intelligence 2
Armour Class 0
Hit Dice 9
Action Points 4
Max. Stride 11
THAC0 15
Hp/Die d12
Attack Forms 3: two claws; mandibles
Damage claw (3–18); mandibles (4–48)
Special Attacks spinning kick

Bulettes are massive, dangerous beasts, possessing immense strength and power in their limbs and bodies. They're able to cause tremendous damage when attacking, in addition to incidental damage. They prefer warm climates and open ranges with soft, rich soil into which they can burrow. They're also able to swim, but enter the water only to cross river barriers.

Bulette.jpg

They have been known to wander hundreds of miles over the space of a few weeks. Though they are described as able to leap upwards through the ground, there is no truth in these myths — therefore the appellation of these creatures as "land sharks" is a misnomer. Trees form a part of their diet, but these creatures also feed on large mammalian flesh and bones. When hunting for meat, it prefers large, heavy creatures such as elephants, rhinoceroses and crocodiles. They've been known to eat humanoids, but it's not generally their nature.

Advantages

The bulette's mandibles form an enormous maw with five to seven ridges of razor-sharp bone, two inches long; when the creature bites, it causes a tremendous amount of damage, making it able to bite a human in half. The beast's four pillar-like legs connect to the bulette's shoulders with highly flexible ball-joints. The legs end in long claws that are able to gouge and rend flesh. Despite the bulette's size, these feet are agile and quick; the beast attacks by rearing up on its hind legs while slashing with its forefeet and mandibles.

If the bulette is stunned, then at it's next opportunity the bulette will perform a violent, , whirling spinning kick with all four feet — striking first at whomever succeeded in stunning the beast last. The bulette then ends this turn with a bite of its mandibles, thus getting five attacks in a single round.

This attack is so formidable that most creatures let the bulette go its way unhindered.


See Bestiary