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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Raven Crowking" data-source="post: 4004903" data-attributes="member: 18280">And, if one were using an Australian-type backdrop, players would rightly raise an eyebrow at massive herds of buffalo....or even one buffalo.  Likewise, in a European-themed area, the appearance of kangaroos would require explaining.As your post suggests, players come to the table with some preconceived notions (predominantely cultural or historical) about what is possible and/or likely in the game world.  Even at 1st level, the characters have lived in that world for over a dozen years (in some cases, over a century) and should have some idea what is normal.But, in the OP, we are not even talking about a 1st level game.  We are talking about a 10th level game, by which point both players and their characters should have some idea what the texture of the world is like.I disagree.  Not because dinosaurs are any stranger than, say, medusas, but because their existance is going to leave a large footprint on the world.  IMHO, it is part of good DMing to consider the footprints that creatures leave on your world, so that the players have clues as to what they are likely to meet in a given area.  A ruin inhabited by thousands of dire rats, for instance, is going to show signs of things having been gnawed, and is going to exhibit rat droppings.  Finding signs of the creature's existence is as important as meeting the creature itself -- it is a requisite for anticipation.Hence "Unless of course, he prefers this new player to the one who quit."(Although, of course, I am the first person to say you shouldn't be playing in -- or running -- a game you aren't enjoying.)But, frankly, that doesn't seem to be the case from the OP.  Which may suggest that the dinosaur was the straw that broke the camel's back, and that the DM might want to communicate what is possible in his campaign world a bit more clearly.  And might want to say "No" to something that doesn't fit.Normally I come down in defense of the DM.  I am the first person to say that the DM has every right to say "My way or the highway."  But, if the DM doesn't want the players to select the highway, he must provide a game that they enjoy playing in.RC</blockquote>

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