Dinosaur, Rugops

Abelisaurids are meat-eaters that have small, short-snouted skulls armed with small pointed teeth.

Originally Posted by Knightfall1972 of the En World forums.

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Some abelisaurids have cone-shaped horns projecting from their skulls. Their snout bones have a wrinkled texture-a criss-cross pattern of grooves for blood vessels-suggesting that in life their snouts had a horny, or bill-like, covering, rather than scales. Small head size (relative to their body) and small teeth suggest that they may have been scavengers.

Rugops
Huge animal
Hit Dice	15d8+81 (148 hp)
Initiative	+2 (Dexterity)
Speed	50 ft. (10 squares)
AC	18 (-2 size, +2 Dexterity, +8 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 16
Base Attack/Grapple	+8/+24
Attack	Bite +14 melee (2d6+12)
Full Attack	Bite +14 melee (2d6+8) and gore +9 melee (1d8+4)*
Space/Reach	15 ft. / 10 ft.
Special Attacks	Improved grab, swallow whole
Special Qualities	Low-Light Vision, Scent
Saves	Fort +14, Ref +11, Will +7
Abilities	Strength 26 (+8), Dexterity 15 (+2), Constitution 20 (+5), Intelligence 2 (-4), Wisdom 14 (+2), Charisma 10 (+0)
Skills	Hide -4, Jump +20, Listen +12, Spot +12, Survival +10
Feats	Alertness, Endurance, Run, Toughness (2), Track
Environment	Warm plains and hills
Organization	Solitary or pair
Challenge Rating	7 (CR 8 with gore)
Treasure	None
Alignment	Always neutral
Advancement	16-25 HD (Huge), 26-35 HD (Gargantuan)

*If one decides to give it “small horns” like noted below then it should have a gore attack to.

Skills: Rugops primus has a +4 racial bonus on Listen, Spot, and Survival checks.