Rhinoceros

Dim, armoured, herbivorous mammals

Type: Animal

Biome: Plains

Stat Blocks

Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy

Monster statistics extracted from online SRD wiki, not the published hardcover edition.

Dim, armoured, herbivorous mammals.

Special Abilities

Charge: If disturbed or threatened, will charge in a random direction. Requires a clear run of at least 20 yards. Make a horn attack on all in the path: inflicts double damage.

Trample: 3-in-4 chance of trampling each round. +4 to-hit human-sized or smaller creatures.

Variants

Normal Rhinoceros (standard encounter)

Charge; Trample: See main entry.

Armor Class	5 [14]
Hit Dice	6 (27hp)
Number Appearing	0 (1d12)
Attacks	1 × horn (2d4) or 1 × trample (2d8)
THAC0	14 [+5]
Movement	120' (40')
Saving Throws	D12 W13 P14 B15 S16 (3)
Morale	6
Alignment	Neutral
XP	275
Treasure Type	None

Woolly Rhinoceros (cold Lost World areas)

Giant rhinoceroses adapted for cold climates: their bodies covered with shaggy, white fur. Live in herds, in cold Lost World areas. Charge; Trample: See main entry.

Armor Class	4 [15]
Hit Dice	8 (36hp)
Number Appearing	0 (1d8)
Attacks	1 × horn (2d6) or 1 × trample (2d12)
THAC0	12 [+7]
Movement	120' (40')
Saving Throws	D10 W11 P12 B13 S14 (4)
Morale	6
Alignment	Neutral
XP	650
Treasure Type	None

OSRIC

Armor Class	6
Hit Dice	8
Number Encountered	1d6
Attacks	1
Damage	2d4
Move	120-ft
Alignment	Neutral
Intelligence	Animal
XP	7/550+10/hp
Treasure Type	None
Size	Large
Frequency	Common
Lair	Nil

Monster statistics extracted from online SRD wiki, not the published hardcover edition.

Rhinoceroses are aggressive quadrupedal herbivores that will charge any creature they can detect. Rhinos have poor eyesight but have a very good sense of smell and excellent hearing. There are 2 common types of rhinos, single horn and double horned. Double horned rhinos are larger, having 9 HD and doing 2d6 damage. The single horn variety has 8 HD and does 2d4 damage.

In combat a rhino will charge, doing double damage on a successful attack. Any opponent on the ground or low to the ground will be trampled for 2d4 damage for each successful foreleg attack.

A woolly rhinoceros is a larger version of the rhino that roams Arctic areas of “lost world” settings, though they can also be encountered in the wild.