Yes, this is the one whereby all the folk who say "ahh well actually the velociraptors of Jurassic Park are far more like utahraptor..." turn out to be right. Kind of.
We know more about this than we did, and people are far happier with the visualisation of birds as avian dinosaurs and creatures like the raptors being non-avian dinosaurs. So feathers are something we're happier to see in reconstructions now than we were before.
They were probably intelligent for dinosaurs. Have you ever hung out with chickens? Doesn't take much to be intelligent for dinosaurs. But they weren't the super-geniuses monsters as portrayed in film. They were probably pack hunters (although the evidence isn't entirely conclusive), so thats the route I've gone with my take on them.
Utahraptor
by Cab Davidson
| Stat | Utahraptor |
| AC: | 3 |
| HD: | 5 |
| Move: | 150’ (50’) |
| Attacks: | 2 claws + 1 bite |
| Damage: | 1d10/1d10/1d12 |
| Number Appearing: | 1d4 (2d4) |
| Save As: | F3 |
| Morale: | 9 |
| Treasure Type: | V |
| Intelligence: | 3 |
| Alignment: | Neutral |
| XP Value: | 175 |
Among the larger species of dromaeosaur raptor dinosaurs, and like its smaller cousins velociraptor and deinonycus capable of using huge, curved toe claws to puncture deep into prey, utahraptor is a pack hunter capable of taking down prey many times larger than itself. It is both swift and cunning, possessing a high level animal intelligence and innate capability to see a hunt tactically. Being up to 21’ long and weighing p to 1100lb, they are a substantial threat to an adventuring party. They are capable of hunting as ambush predators, but prefer to scare foes and chase them towards other waiting pack members, with the chasers giving them no avenue for escape while the more senior pack members deliver killing blows.
Unlike smaller raptors they are incapable of even poor flight, but their feathered front limbs enable them to turn rapidly at full pace, making them both nimble and rather harder to hit.