tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397472181472965555.post2680630225083186305..comments2023-03-29T08:44:50.005-07:00Comments on Fists of Cinder and Stone: Thoughts on MegafaunaConnor W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13152164902819709334noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397472181472965555.post-79300541950266876482017-05-15T20:49:56.871-07:002017-05-15T20:49:56.871-07:00Oh my goodness, good catch, I had no idea! Its a g...Oh my goodness, good catch, I had no idea! Its a great picture for the Baluchitherium too.Connor W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13152164902819709334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397472181472965555.post-41726242054743405322017-05-15T05:02:27.735-07:002017-05-15T05:02:27.735-07:00Good stuff, and I agree that there's plenty of...Good stuff, and I agree that there's plenty of mileage in prehistorical animals beyond the tiresomely predictable cave bears and sabre-toothed tigers. Amusingly, the Baluchitherium (now thought to be a type of Paraceratherium) was actually one of the most dangerous creatures in the original Monster Manual, with a mighty 14 hit dice and two attacks doing 5-20 damage per hit. (Fire giants, by comparison, were only 11 HD with one attack for 5-30.) They seemed to have been forgotten about by 2nd edition, though, which is a shame...Joseph Manolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397472181472965555.post-27903436096474888572017-05-14T21:50:35.501-07:002017-05-14T21:50:35.501-07:00Now thats what I call topical! Hope you had a good...Now thats what I call topical! Hope you had a good visit!Connor W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13152164902819709334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397472181472965555.post-39852660031976341572017-05-14T20:47:50.685-07:002017-05-14T20:47:50.685-07:00Got the Google+ notification from the OSR communit...Got the Google+ notification from the OSR community about this post on my phone while heading to Mastodon State Historic Site in Imperial, MO. Not only did they cover the mastodon, but they also have mock-ups or pictures of the giant ground sloth, giant beavers, dire wolves, and the short-faced bear. Apparently, this was the first site that provided clear evidence that tied the Clovis-point culture to megafauna hunting.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231423670489116607noreply@blogger.com