Talk:Utahraptor (5e Creature)

LeToastyBoi: I changed the image on this page because the new one is a feathered variant of the Walking With Dinosaurs Utahraptor, and I loved wwd as a small kid

Utahraptor Size

Dinomaster337, you claim this should be a large creature because of its weight, and while I would normally agree with you (also considering the creature's length), the allosaurus in the MM weighs far, far more than a polar bear, and yet it's a "large" creature. An allosaurus is also literally more than twice as long as a utahraptor, and so I decided that with just how much smaller a utahraptor is in comparison, the Medium size fits far better. There are other, non-dinosaur examples of weird size choices for 5e monsters, but I really do believe that Medium is the appropriate size for a utahraptor. --IntellectMaster (talk) 16:33, 25 March 2021 (MDT)

That is actually a very argument. When I think of it, I can actually think of a few examples: the black bear is listed as a Medium creature, but if you look at American black bears, they can reach upwards of 660 pounds, with large specimens even reaching into the 800s. --Dinomaster337 (talk) 19:40, 25 March 2021 (MDT)

LeToastyBoi: I had used the Ground Hawk as a template due to the fact that Dakotaraptor is a similar dromeosaur however, it is slightly smaller as far as the fossil record knows, so the Large part might be something I used from Ground Hawk's stats. And I re-added the part about gnomes being a preferred prey, I just kinda feel like that makes the Utahraptor feel a little more sinister, but that is just me.

I'm sorry, SCENT GLANDS?! Why not just blame it on their fondness for bright colors?? At least that's funny instead of slightly weird, as if the utahraptors are hunting gnomes like children hunt Easter eggs to open the colored wrappers for the treat within, instead of like an edgy werewolf hunting the female protagonist while saying "I can smell your fear!" and proceeding to not find her for several minutes despite that claim. --IntellectMaster (talk) 13:00, 12 April 2021 (MDT)