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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4793343" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>That depends- several nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes used hunting dogs, for instance. Trained raptors, depending upon their size and the environment, could do double duty, serving as mounts and hunting animals. Coupled with that reptilian metabolism, they might actually be more efficient to have than horses AND dogs to care for. That seemed to be the case in the K.R.A. Giambastiani books, at least, since the plains still thundered with million-beast size herds of Buffalo. If that's not enough, posit that your campaign world still contains mammoths and other megafauna appropriate to the region.</p><p></p><p>OTOH, they might also be quite rare, reserved only for high status warriors or perhaps even for specialized hunters who train and control them in packs- especially the smaller (chicken to dog sized) ones. </p><p></p><p>(BTW, the raptors don't have to be dinos, either. They could even be large flightless predatory birds like the Moas.)</p><p></p><p></p><p>Too true, too true.</p><p></p><p>If your magic system is based on mana, mana itself might be a depletable resource, and the nomadic lifestyle might provide a way for the mana to be replenished. That, of course, then leads to migration routes that parallel ley lines (when possible) and sacred places being potentially dangerous and volatile regions...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 4793343, member: 19675"] That depends- several nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes used hunting dogs, for instance. Trained raptors, depending upon their size and the environment, could do double duty, serving as mounts and hunting animals. Coupled with that reptilian metabolism, they might actually be more efficient to have than horses AND dogs to care for. That seemed to be the case in the K.R.A. Giambastiani books, at least, since the plains still thundered with million-beast size herds of Buffalo. If that's not enough, posit that your campaign world still contains mammoths and other megafauna appropriate to the region. OTOH, they might also be quite rare, reserved only for high status warriors or perhaps even for specialized hunters who train and control them in packs- especially the smaller (chicken to dog sized) ones. (BTW, the raptors don't have to be dinos, either. They could even be large flightless predatory birds like the Moas.) Too true, too true. If your magic system is based on mana, mana itself might be a depletable resource, and the nomadic lifestyle might provide a way for the mana to be replenished. That, of course, then leads to migration routes that parallel ley lines (when possible) and sacred places being potentially dangerous and volatile regions... [/QUOTE]
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