ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

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Fan-Made Dossier: Introducing Allodesmus!
Common Name: Allodesmus
Scientific Name: Allodesmus fraternitas
Time: Miocene
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Loyal

Wild:
The day of an Allodesmus consists of three main activities: lounging on the beach, hunting fish, seabirds and trilobites, and playing in the ocean. They are very much social animals, and not just with each other. Seeing groups of Allodesmus and Ichthyosaurs playing and hunting together is quite common and vastly entertaining.
While they will tolerate most any large (man-sized) creature near them, if one Allodesmus is distressed, it will unleash its characteristic barking bellow. Its bark is worse than its bite, as it calls all nearby Allodesmus to its aid; together they make short work of the threat with their powerful jaws. There are even reports of a large group of Allodesmus protecting their Ichthyosaur friends from a Mosasaur!

Domesticated
A tamed Allodesmus' first loyalty is to its master; it will only help those in its new family. Their jaws are powerful, they can stay underwater for extreme lengths of time, and their speed in the water is rivalled only by the Ichthyosaurs'. Best of all, if it or its rider is in danger, wild Allodesmus will still answer its call for aid. While this can save one's life in emergencies, it is not a good hunting tactic as the wild individuals usually eat everything first.

Author's notes:
For those who are unaware, this is basically a prehistoric sea lion. Aside from the above mentioned stats, it would be about as slow as a Carbonemys on land, with somewhat low carry weight and average health. Its rally cry may sound OP, but its strength depends entirely on the presence of wild individuals.

So, what do you think?
Last edited by I Want MY Burd; Sep 15, 2015 @ 8:21pm
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Startled_Partled Sep 15, 2015 @ 8:19pm 
You should suggest this to the devs :steamhappy:
Startled_Partled Sep 15, 2015 @ 8:20pm 
Originally posted by acreasey:
You should suggest this to the devs :steamhappy:
Meaning it's amazing
I Want MY Burd Sep 15, 2015 @ 8:52pm 
Originally posted by acreasey:
Originally posted by acreasey:
You should suggest this to the devs :steamhappy:
Meaning it's amazing
Thank you! Although I'm not sure the dev's take player recommendations for entire creatures lol. Might be worth a shot.
Chiika Sep 15, 2015 @ 9:26pm 
I'd love to have a giant tamed sea-lion! That would be so much cooler than a sarco, IMHO.
I Want MY Burd Sep 16, 2015 @ 2:38pm 
Originally posted by CraziiCraft:
I'd love to have a giant tamed sea-lion! That would be so much cooler than a sarco, IMHO.
As it stands now, I think I agree with you lol
dinkey (Banned) Sep 16, 2015 @ 4:13pm 
This is by far my favorite dossier yet :D I NEED this as a mount!!!
I Want MY Burd Sep 16, 2015 @ 4:59pm 
Originally posted by dinkey:
This is by far my favorite dossier yet :D I NEED this as a mount!!!
I'm honored! There are A LOT of fan dossiers... I should know! Thanks a bunch :)
I Want MY Burd Sep 16, 2015 @ 5:32pm 
Originally posted by Snoopy Sniper:
Weird... I saw your dossier earlier, and thought it was a dinosaur. I later thought today "I really want to ride a prehistoric seal to hunt penguins." So I looked up "prehistoric seals" and found Allodesmus... weird coincidence.
Eh... Allodesmus, Allosaurus... Lol
I found it by searching "pinniped" on Wikipedia and checking for extinct genera
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Date Posted: Sep 15, 2015 @ 7:48pm
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