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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dave2008" data-source="post: 9329542" data-attributes="member: 83242">There is nuance in things.  Ideally I would like to see a clear game jargon the defined different terms. I thought minigiant had a good start.SureBecause things are complex.As far was we know <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />In the context of our world it is hard to see them evolving naturally, but without a more thorough understanding of their biology that would be hard to say.  That is basically the same for other worlds in our universe too.However, they don't defy an physical laws. The are roughly like bears and bears exist in our world. Nothing extraordinary about that really. The only thing that is unusual it the specific expression of the bear morphology. If that can't be explained by evolution, in a fantasy world it could have been made with magic or genetic engineering in a sci-fi world.  Now, once created, the owlbear is otherwise a natural animal, like I said nothing extraordinary about it. So it comes down to how you want to define the creature: by what it is or how it is made. For me, I prefer what it is. So, I would call an owlbear an ordinary creature manifest through extraordinary means.  Does it make sense why I said "iffy" instead of going through that whole explanation previously?</blockquote>

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