# Dinosaur, Ankylosaurus (Cave)
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*This low-slung beast is covered in bony plates of armor, studs, and spikes. It trails an armored tail ending in a massive club of bone.*
<div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Cave Ankylosaurus</div>
<div class="CR">CR 6 (2,400 XP)</div>
<div class="SOU">Miniatures Handbook pg. 57</div>
<div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div>
N Large Animal
**Init** -2
**Senses** darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; **Perception** +13
#### defense
**AC** 24, 7 touch, 26 flat-footed (-2 Dex, +17 natural, -1 size)
**hp** 67 (7d8+35)
**Fort** +12, **Refl** +3, **Will** +3
**Feint** 16, **Demoralize** 18
#### offense
**Speed** 30 ft.
**Melee** tail +10 (2d8+7 plus stun)
**Space** 10 ft., **Reach** 10 ft.
**Special** trample (1d8+7, DC 18)
#### statistics
**Str** 21, **Dex** 6, **Con** 21, **Int** 1, **Wis** 12, **Cha** 6
**BAB** +5, **CMB** +11, **CMD** 19, **TA** +9, **RTA** +2
**Feats** [[Alertness]], [[Great Fortitude]], [[Power Attack]], [[Weapon Focus]] (tail)
**Skills** Perception +13
#### SpeciL abilities
### Stun (Ex)
The cave ankylosaurus’s tail can deliver a powerful, stunning blow. A creature struck by this attack must make a DC 18 save or be dazed for 1 round. If the strike is a critical hit and the target fails its save, it is instead stunned for 1d4 rounds. The save DC is Strength-based.
#### tactics
A cave ankylosaurus blunders heedlessly into combat, sometimes blundering right through and over whatever threatens it.
#### ecology
**Terrain** Underground
**Organization** Solitary or brood (2–8 plus 50% chance for 1 leader with 12 HD)
**Treasure** None
**Advancement** 8–12 HD (Large); 13–21 HD (Huge)
This dinosaur, built like a war machine, has stocky legs and a short, heavy body. All creatures know enough to give the cave anklyosaurus’s tail club a wide berth.
A cave ankylosaurus has a body about 8 feet long and weighs about 500 pounds