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<blockquote data-quote="Banshee16" data-source="post: 4972538" data-attributes="member: 7883">I think the important thing is that D&amp;D basically rules that they're similar to a wolf, but bigger and stronger.....which seems to coincide with what we know of them.&nbsp; Were they the same?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; They had smaller brains, but they were much heavier bujilt than modern wolves....averaging 130-190 lbs vs. 85 lbs.&nbsp; But spiky they were not.&nbsp; I still don't think that it would be fun to tangle with one.From that perspective, the way they did Dire Animals in Frostburn seemed a little more rooted in reality....instead of having a dire tiger or whatever, they used the &quot;Dire&quot; appelation to stat out the smilodon.Overall, I don't know if wildlife is made dangerous enough in D&amp;D.&nbsp; The speed with which animals can rip a human apart is frightening.&nbsp; But, I guess if you're comparing an animal's stats to those of a lvl 1 commoner with no armor, yeah, the animal is going to be dangerous.But then, even with something like a Marine......if he doesn't have a firearm, and you put him in a room with a Siberian Tiger, I don't think he'd be walking out at the end....even if he had a knife.Banshee</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Banshee16, post: 4972538, member: 7883"] I think the important thing is that D&D basically rules that they're similar to a wolf, but bigger and stronger.....which seems to coincide with what we know of them. Were they the same? No. They had smaller brains, but they were much heavier bujilt than modern wolves....averaging 130-190 lbs vs. 85 lbs. But spiky they were not. I still don't think that it would be fun to tangle with one. From that perspective, the way they did Dire Animals in Frostburn seemed a little more rooted in reality....instead of having a dire tiger or whatever, they used the "Dire" appelation to stat out the smilodon. Overall, I don't know if wildlife is made dangerous enough in D&D. The speed with which animals can rip a human apart is frightening. But, I guess if you're comparing an animal's stats to those of a lvl 1 commoner with no armor, yeah, the animal is going to be dangerous. But then, even with something like a Marine......if he doesn't have a firearm, and you put him in a room with a Siberian Tiger, I don't think he'd be walking out at the end....even if he had a knife. Banshee [/QUOTE]

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