What do you guys think would be the most dangerous Dire animal?
Not necessarily by D&D rules, but in general?
Also any other discussion of dire animals - any interesting ones you've used or wanted to use.
Part of the description for dire animals in general is a "prehistoric" appearance - can prehistoric animals be Dire too?, could you get Dire Dinos?
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Dire arch-demon
Dire dragon
Dire mantis peacock shrimp
Dire pistol shrimp
>Dire dragon
Does that work with mythological animals?
Maybe depends if it's an intelligent dragon, or merely a fearsome and fire-breathing beast?
>can prehistoric animals be Dire too?, could you get Dire Dinos?
Generally no, a Dire Sloth is a prehistoric giant ground sloth.
If we take Dire and add it to animals we just need to add it to the most dangerous animals there are. Dire Polar Bears, Dire Hippos, Dire Tigers, Dire Gorilla, Dire Crocodile, Dire Elephant and so on.
Dire Bobbit Worm
Dire dire bear.
Dire dire dire bear
Dire dire dire dire bear
Et cetera
>Dire Crocodile
Gustave's pretty close.
A Dire hippo would be pretty horrific though
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Dire Dire Docks
Killer whale. Highly intelligent and social. The only natural predator of blue whales.
just stay out of the water lol
Dire Goose
Dire Emu
Dire Human
But, more seriously, dire baboon.
*blocks your path*
like nigga bring a towel
>only natural predator of blue whales.
I did not know that.
A whale's not a bad shout either, especially toothed whales - dire ones would be pretty terrifying
>dire human
>Dire Goose
Okay, let's calm down a bit here before things get out of hand
Dire Straits
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baby dire seal
Dire spinosaurus.
Dire Gelada
Some type of dire bee or dire wasp hive
Mumakil herd.
DiREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe
Dire japanese wasp
A threat to almost any party if they challenge you to a bard duel you're probably fucked
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Like 80% of my making this thread was so someone, maybe me, would make that pun
Too cute to attack, then it bites your head off
>Does that work with mythological animals?
Sure.
This explains the rabbit in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"!
Personally, I still think werehamsters are scarier.
Could Dire wild cats become a problem for civilization?
Dire mantis shrimp
why are they playing so fast, this isn't cool
Dire Otter, Wolverine, or Ermine
Dire Shrike
Dire Koala. Drop bears gunna get ya.
>Dire Shrike
That could be pretty scary, though they're not big birds
Might make it worse, if all they can pick up is very young children
>this isn't cool
I beg to differ.
Dire Portugese Man-o-war, although I guess that was sort of used in The Future is Wild.
This is assuming humans are creatures/animals/beasts
Is a moden human a dire chimp or the other way around?
Humans are celestial chimps
Is this a creationism joke?
>+1 club
I don't know about most dangerous, but dire frogs would definitely lead to disappearances at night. Frogs are basically stomachs with legs, and getting that stomach around smaller animals is what they are best at. They have excellent camouflage, especially at low light levels, they thrive in difficult, swampy terrain, and they can leap great distances if they want to escape. You would just be sitting by the campfire when your friend is suddenly pulled back into the brush. When you rush over to help him, a giant amphibian bursts from the bushes, over your head, and into the wilderness. You'll either have a difficult time getting your buddy back or you won't get him back.
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>What do you guys think would be the most dangerous Dire animal?
Honestly, mundane animals becoming Dire would be the biggest and most dangerous threats.
Sure, you'd have a Dire Wolf come down from the mountains to run off with an entire Cow clutched in it's mouth during a particularly bad winter, but that would be the exception and not the rule.
Dire FROGS, RATS, pests that have no respect for humans, actively bothering humanity and living in close proximity to our settlements or communities- they'd be the real threat.
Chub toad, chub toad, at the door
Run away quick or you'll run no more.
The very first combat encounter I ran for my current group was Dire Frogs attempting to drag away and eat their horses and donkey. One of the Ratfolk characters nearly got swallowed.
Something about falling angels and rising apes...
Dire bed bugs. What do you think vampires are?
Dire honey badger? It would become bear-sized and hunt elephants for fun.
Dire komodo dragon? The reason Australia had to become so dangerous, poisonous and arid.
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Can a civilization survive a dire locust swarm? Nope.
Would I commit suicide in a world with dire leeches? Maybe.
>T.Party members who challenged dire straits to a bard duel
>Rogue made Investigation check privately, didn't share results with the bard
Posting superior dire shrimp
Dire toad?
Dire Boars would actually be pretty horrifying.
Jesus Christ how big would that thing be?
Dire lamprey.
Perspective is a funny thing.
Also, dire rhino.
Dire Bobbit Worm
Dire Buffalo. I think going by the trends for how dangerous Cape Buffalo are, I think they'd be the next step up. They're reasonably fast breeding, and already highly aggressive, and on top of that wouldn't have the population limitations a dire carnivore would have. I think a dire version would represent the biggest potential threat to human life.
Dire Hippo
Dire Goat. Possibly a half-dragon if that's not enough.
Smart, eat everything, climb everywhere and possibly breathe fire.
Dire Pokemans?
Dire Carp
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