Dinosaur, Centrosaurus (Monoclonius)
- Armor Class
- 3 [16] head; 4 [15] body
- Hit Dice
- 8
- Attacks
- Gore or Trample (1d6+2)
- Special
- front/body AC, ceratopsian charge, trample multiple smaller foes, gore larger foes
- Move
- 9
- HDE/XP
- 8/800
Description
A Centrosaurus (sometimes called monoclonius) is a ceratopsian dinosaur, a member of the family best known for the triceratops. While the triceratops has three horns, the centrosaur has a single large horn on its nose, two smaller horns on its frill, and a pair of short horns pointing up over the eyes (the latter probably for defensive purposes). Like all ceratopsians, the armor class of the centrosaurus depends on whether the attacker is in front of the creature, behind, or beside it.
They are aggressive toward interlopers, attacking anyone who might appear to be a threat. These creatures are about 18 feet long and weigh about 12,000 pounds (6 tons). A centrosaur will usually attempt to trample smaller opponents. One adjacent man-sized or up to three smaller opponents may be trampled simultaneously; the creature rolls a single attack roll which is compared to the Armor Class of each potential victim, and then rolls a separate damage roll for each one successfully hit. The gore attack may only be used against a single man-sized or larger creature, but may be used in the same round as the trample if the creature being gored is larger than man- sized. Also note that a charging bonus may be applied to the gore attack.
See Also
Other creatures grouped under Dinosaur: Dinosaur, Allosaurus, Dinosaur, Ankylosaurus, Dinosaur, Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus), Dinosaur, Brachiosaurus, Dinosaur, Camarasaurus, Dinosaur, Ceratosaurus, Dinosaur, Cetiosaurus, Dinosaur, Compsognathus, Dinosaur, Deinonychus, Dinosaur, Diplodocus, Dinosaur, Edmontosaurus (Anatosaurus, Trachodon), Dinosaur, Elasmosaurus, Dinosaur, Euoplocephalus, Dinosaur, Gorgosaurus, Dinosaur, Iguanadon, Dinosaur, Lambeosaurus, Dinosaur, Megalosaurus, Dinosaur, Mosasaurus, Dinosaur, Pentaceratops, Dinosaur, Plateosaurus, Dinosaur, Plesiosaurus, Dinosaur, Pteranodon, Dinosaur, Pterodactyl, Dinosaur, Stegosaurus, Dinosaur, Styracosaurus, Dinosaur, Teratosaurus, Dinosaur, Triceratops, Dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Dinosaur, Velociraptor.
Source note: This creature is converted from The Basic Fantasy Field Guide of Creatures Malevolent and Benign – Omnibus Edition, 1st Edition Release 4, © 2010–2025 Chris Gonnerman, R. Kevin Smoot, James Lemon, Matt Sluis, and Contributors. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide textual material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International; this page adapts that creature to White Box.