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<blockquote data-quote="Demetrios1453" data-source="post: 6975430" data-attributes="member: 6801060"><p>Since we're looking at it from a scientific standpoint, I do have to applaud the treatment of dinosaurs (and other prehistoric reptiles) in 5e, especially in comparison to previous editions. The 3e MM came out a full seven years after <em>Jurassic Park</em>, but read like a textbook from the '60s, if not earlier! Granted, the 5e MM isn't perfect, but it's a lot better. The only real blunder (other than unceremoniously dumping them all into under "dinosaur" entries of course), is calling Plesiosaurus a dinosaur. Compare that to Dimetrodon, which is stated to be a reptile "commonly found where dinosaurs live" (implicitly stating that it itself is not a dinosaur), or Pteranodon, which is called a reptile and not a explicitly dinosaur (this is a bit more ambiguous, but at least it's a start, which carries over to Quetzalcoatlus, which is only described in terms of being a relative of Pteranadon). Velociraptors are correctly described as feathered for the first time in D&D history that I'm aware of (although this is only implied for Deinonychus, as a "relative of Velociraptor", and ignored entirely for Tyrannosaurus). And with Brontosaurs quite possibly being a valid taxon again, they can actually use it without everyone coming down on them for not using Apatosaurus instead...</p><p></p><p>As I said above, I very much like the selection we've got for dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles in the MM and VGtM. I can't wait to send my players into a nasty dinosaur-infested area in some upcoming campaign! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Demetrios1453, post: 6975430, member: 6801060"] Since we're looking at it from a scientific standpoint, I do have to applaud the treatment of dinosaurs (and other prehistoric reptiles) in 5e, especially in comparison to previous editions. The 3e MM came out a full seven years after [i]Jurassic Park[/i], but read like a textbook from the '60s, if not earlier! Granted, the 5e MM isn't perfect, but it's a lot better. The only real blunder (other than unceremoniously dumping them all into under "dinosaur" entries of course), is calling Plesiosaurus a dinosaur. Compare that to Dimetrodon, which is stated to be a reptile "commonly found where dinosaurs live" (implicitly stating that it itself is not a dinosaur), or Pteranodon, which is called a reptile and not a explicitly dinosaur (this is a bit more ambiguous, but at least it's a start, which carries over to Quetzalcoatlus, which is only described in terms of being a relative of Pteranadon). Velociraptors are correctly described as feathered for the first time in D&D history that I'm aware of (although this is only implied for Deinonychus, as a "relative of Velociraptor", and ignored entirely for Tyrannosaurus). And with Brontosaurs quite possibly being a valid taxon again, they can actually use it without everyone coming down on them for not using Apatosaurus instead... As I said above, I very much like the selection we've got for dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles in the MM and VGtM. I can't wait to send my players into a nasty dinosaur-infested area in some upcoming campaign! :D [/QUOTE]
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