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<blockquote data-quote="Wolfspider" data-source="post: 57833" data-attributes="member: 300">Oh, I dunno.&nbsp; Any ol' dinosaur would do.&nbsp; I just think it would be really neat.&nbsp; Coupled with those new dinosaur-themed druid spells from Dragon and ol' Sedek could be a real prophet of the thunderlizards! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />The Amedio jungle is in the southern part of the World of Greyhawk.&nbsp; A lot of it is unexplored or inhabited by old/lost civilizations and such.&nbsp; A nifty place to adventure, no doubt.A couple more points about animal and beast classifications:So much for animals in D&amp;D having to be vertibrates.&nbsp; The boneless octopus is listed in the back under animal.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:"&nbsp; data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />&nbsp; If the vertebrate classification can be so easily discarded, I don't see why the &quot;historic&quot; aspect couldn't also be ignored.Someone mentioned before how they thought that maybe dinosaurs were classified as beasts to reflect their superior intellects.&nbsp; However, none of the dinosaurs in the Monster Manual, even the vaunted velociraptor, has an Intelligence over 2.&nbsp; Neither do any of the animals.Also, speaking of Intelligence, porpoises and whales are also given Intelligence scores of 2, and I would think that if any animals were to be intelligent enough to be considered Beasts, it would be these sea mammals.So, if Intelligence isn't the reason why dinosaurs were classified as beasts instead of animals, I can only assume that they were classified such in order to prevent druids and other spellcasters from manipulating them.&nbsp; And I really think this is a poor reason, considering their level of power and the fun that could be had with these animals.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wolfspider, post: 57833, member: 300"] Oh, I dunno. Any ol' dinosaur would do. I just think it would be really neat. Coupled with those new dinosaur-themed druid spells from Dragon and ol' Sedek could be a real prophet of the thunderlizards! :D The Amedio jungle is in the southern part of the World of Greyhawk. A lot of it is unexplored or inhabited by old/lost civilizations and such. A nifty place to adventure, no doubt. A couple more points about animal and beast classifications: So much for animals in D&D having to be vertibrates. The boneless octopus is listed in the back under animal. :rolleyes: If the vertebrate classification can be so easily discarded, I don't see why the "historic" aspect couldn't also be ignored. Someone mentioned before how they thought that maybe dinosaurs were classified as beasts to reflect their superior intellects. However, none of the dinosaurs in the Monster Manual, even the vaunted velociraptor, has an Intelligence over 2. Neither do any of the animals. Also, speaking of Intelligence, porpoises and whales are also given Intelligence scores of 2, and I would think that if any animals were to be intelligent enough to be considered Beasts, it would be these sea mammals. So, if Intelligence isn't the reason why dinosaurs were classified as beasts instead of animals, I can only assume that they were classified such in order to prevent druids and other spellcasters from manipulating them. And I really think this is a poor reason, considering their level of power and the fun that could be had with these animals. [/QUOTE]

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