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Three Reasons the Ecology of Monsters Can Make Creatures Worse
During the early years of Dungeons & Dragons, speculative fiction enjoyed something of a fashion for combining science and fantasy, so the popular Pern novels by Anne McCaffrey and Darkover novels by Marion Zimmer Bradley provided scientific explanations for fantasy-flavored worlds … Continue reading →
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Tagged Dragon magazine, ecology, George R.R. Martin, James Wyatt, Kim Mohan, Mike Mearls, monsters
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3 reasons science and ecology make a bad mix for some monsters
Back in the formative years of Dungeons & Dragons, speculative fiction enjoyed something of a fashion for combining science and fantasy, so the popular Pern and Darkover novels provided scientific explanations for what fantasy-flavored worlds of dragons and magic. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →
Posted in Inspiration, Role-playing game history
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Tagged Dragon magazine, ecology, James Wyatt, Kim Mohan, Mike Mearls, monsters
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