Monsters / Dinosaur, Stegosaurus

Dinosaur, Stegosaurus

CR 7 - 3,200 XP - N Huge Animal

Stat block

AC22 (touch 10, flat-footed 20)HP90 (12d8+36)SavesFort +13, Ref +10, Will +5Meleetail +16 (4d6+12 plus trip)Speed30 ft.AbilitiesStr 27, Dex 14, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 10BAB / CMB / CMD+9 / +19 / 31Senseslow-light vision, scent; Perception +16Environmentwarm plains

Combat brain - every behavior cites its line (4 rules)

Built only from this entry: stat-block special attacks, the printed Int score, the creature type, its feats and senses, and the behavioral prose of its own description. Nothing invented - an uncited behavior is a test failure.

trip (from melee)
melee: tail +16 (4d6+12 plus trip) - trip rides the hit
bruiser (from abilities)
abilities: Str 27 over Dex 14 - plant and full-attack, soak the hits
strikes-first (from feats)
feats: Improved Initiative - it moves before you do
power-attack (from feats)
feats: Power Attack - trades accuracy for damage when the hit is likely

From the entry

The stegosaurus is one of the most distinctive-looking dinosaurs-its twin rows of dorsal plates and spiked tail are enough to give most predators second thoughts before attacking. It is 30 feet long, 14 feet tall, and weighs 5,000 pounds.