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Sexual Dimorphism Anything That Survived the Initial Bite and Break Food Into Females Are 8’ Long, 160 Lbs An Unofficial Bestiary for GURPS 4th Edition Volume 1 Living Animals DISCLAIMER The material presented here is the original creation of the author, intended for use with the GURPS system from Steve Jackson Games. This material is not official and is not endorsed by Steve Jackson Games. GURPS is a registered trademark of Steve Jackson Games. This material is used here in accordance with the Steve Jackson Games online policy. 1 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Disclaimer..................................1 Barracudas...........................24 Elephants.............................49 Introduction..................................3 Billfish.................................24 Equines................................50 How to Use This Book...............3 Bluefish...............................25 Foxes...................................52 Required Books.....................3 Catfish.................................25 Goats...................................53 Animal Descriptions.............3 Eels......................................25 Hares...................................54 Reading Animal Stats............3 Lampreys.............................26 Hippos.................................54 Amphibians and Reptiles.............4 Pike......................................26 Hyenas.................................55 Crocodilians..........................4 Piranhas...............................26 Jackals.................................56 Frogs......................................6 Rays.....................................27 Kangaroos...........................57 Salamanders..........................8 Sharks..................................28 Koalas..................................58 Snakes...................................9 Invertebrates...............................30 Llamas.................................58 Turtles..................................11 Arachnids............................30 Monkeys..............................58 Birds.............................................12 Centipedes...........................30 Muskoxen............................59 Albatrosses..........................12 Cnidarians...........................31 Otters...................................59 Corvids................................12 Decapods.............................32 Pinnipeds.............................60 Doves..................................14 Octopuses............................33 Rabbits................................61 Eagles..................................14 Social Insects.......................34 Raccoons.............................61 Falcons................................15 Squid...................................35 Rhinos.................................61 Gamefowl............................16 Mammals.....................................36 Rodents................................62 Hawks..................................17 Antelopes............................36 Swine...................................63 Ospreys................................17 Apes....................................37 Water Buffalo......................63 Ostriches..............................18 Badgers................................38 Weasels................................64 Owls....................................18 Bats......................................39 Whales.................................64 Parrots.................................19 Bears....................................40 Wolverines...........................64 Penguins..............................19 Bison...................................41 Wolves.................................65 Puffins.................................20 Camels.................................41 Wombats..............................65 Seagulls...............................20 Cats......................................42 Yaks.....................................65 Secretary Birds....................20 Cattle...................................44 Animal Characters.....................67 Storks..................................21 Coyotes................................44 Animal Traits...........................67 Swallows.............................21 Deer.....................................45 Advantages..........................67 Vultures...............................22 Dholes.................................47 Disadvantages.....................68 Waterfowl............................23 Dogs....................................47 Features...............................68 Fishes...........................................24 Dolphins..............................48 Meta Traits..........................68 3 INTRODUCTION This is not a comprehensive guide to the animal kingdom. Consequently, unusually aggressive, large, intelligent, or Numerous important and interesting creatures are completely venomous beasts feature far more prominently than harmless absent. There are no beetles, starfish, or worms detailed in ones, despite their relative rarity in real life. Likewise, the these pages. Rather, it is a compilation of animals which may description of each animal emphasizes entertainment over be significant to characters during an adventure. In other education. words, animals which can threaten people or be of use to them. HOW TO USE THIS BOOK REQUIRED BOOKS READING ANIMAL STATS In addition to the GURPS Basic Set (4th Edition), GURPS This supplement uses simplified stat blocks for ease of use, Powers: Enhanced Senses and GURPS Template Toolkit 2: rather than full racial templates. Races are absolutely essential for understanding the rules in ST, DX, IQ, HT, HP, Will, Per, FP, Speed: Basic attributes this book. GURPS Bio-Tech, GURPS Furries, GURPS and secondary characteristics which follow the usual GURPS Martial Arts, GURPS Powers, GURPS Powers: Totems and rules. Nature Spirits, and GURPS Power-Ups 2: Perks are also Move: Move in the air (for flying animals), on the ground (for needed for a few creatures. those which aren’t aquatic), and in water (for amphibious or ANIMAL DESCRIPTIONS aquatic creatures). If there are two Move scores separated by Each entry starts with the following information about the a slash, the first is Basic Move, the second top speed with animal: Enhanced Move (not listed in traits unless it has special limitations). Diet: Carnivores eat mostly meat, herbivores eat mostly plants, and omnivores eat a mixed diet. A preferred type of SM: Size Modifier. Note that this is already accounted for in food is noted in brackets. Most animals are able to eat other the reach of attacks. food, including some vegetation for carnivores, and small Dodge: This already includes modifiers such as Combat amounts of meat for herbivores. Reflexes and Enhanced Dodge. Distribution: This is simply where the animal can be found. Parry: Only listed for animals which have arms or strikers to Animals only live in areas where there is a suitable habitat, parry with. so a jungle-dwelling species will not be found in Antarctica DR: The natural DR of the creature, covering all locations even if it has ‘worldwide’ distribution. except the eyes. This always has the Tough Skin limitation Habitat: The type of terrain that it lives in. Categories are the (but DR listed under traits may not). same as specialties for Survival skill (plus Urban, Attacks: A number in brackets after the attack name indicates corresponding to the Urban Survival skill) and an animal effective skill. Damage already accounts for modifiers from with that skill will know it at the given level for every traits, skills, and so on. Any attack named ‘bite’ can also specialty which matches its habitats. grapple and worry (GURPS Martial Arts p. 115). Any attack Niche: When the creature is active and how it feeds. The named ‘claw’ which does cutting or impaling damage can former can be cathemeral (active both day and night), also be used for a Clawed Grapple (GURPS Furries p. 17). crepuscular (active around dawn and dusk, sleeping during Traits: A list of important advantages, disadvantages, and the day and night), diurnal (active during the day), or features. Note that overall DR, Enhanced Move and many nocturnal (active at night). Feeding patterns are browsers traits which affect attacks are not listed here, as they are (steady consumption of abundant food, such as grass or accounted for elsewhere in the description. Some other traits plankton), foragers (which wander in search of food, like are also omitted for the sake of brevity, notably all bugs, carrion, or fruit, which needs little effort to take it once Appearance, Lifespan, and Sleep related traits and any found), ambush predators (which wait for food to come to Wealth. See Chapter 6 for details of traits not in the GURPS them), pursuit predators (which actively hunt their prey), and Basic Set. pack hunters (which form groups to hunt). Skills: Skills of a typical adult (including trait bonuses). Note Size: An approximate size and weight for an average adult. that Survival covers each specialty of the animal’s habitat. 4 CHAPTER 1: AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES Both amphibians and reptiles are cold-blooded and (usually) American Alligator lay eggs, but they are only distantly related. Diet: Carnivore (fish). Amphibians have a complex life cycle, with slimy eggs Distribution: South-eastern United States. hatching into soft-bodied, aquatic tadpoles before developing Habitat: Fresh-Water Lake, Swampland. legs, lungs, and a rigid skeleton. A typical adult has a wide Niche: Cathemeral ambush predator. mouth, bulging eyes, broad neck, sprawling legs, and webbed feet. Their skin is permeable, making them vulnerable
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