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Jamallo Kreen
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Posted - 18 Oct 2007 :  23:05:49  Show Profile  Visit Jamallo Kreen's Homepage Send Jamallo Kreen a Private Message  Delete Topic
In the midst of the news reports of the carnage in Pakistan, I saw this interesting bit of news, which I can't think of where else to place but here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7046746.stm.

The gist of it is that African elephants can recognize the likelihood that a human is a predator by clothes! They quickly move away from someone wearing clothing formerly worn by a member of the Masai tribe (elephant hunters) but continue their normal routine around people wearing clothes from a neighboring tribe which doesn't hunt elephants. They also don't respond well to red clothing, which the Masai tend to favor. The article gives new meaning to the "Scent" ability possessed by some animals and "monsters," and also demonstrates just what the Wisdom score of an animal may actually mean in a game setting.

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Edited by - Jamallo Kreen on 18 Oct 2007 23:18:13

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Posted - 19 Oct 2007 :  00:04:58  Show Profile Send Kentinal a Private Message
At best I suspect a mod will travel here and delete the thread because Real World and no way Realm related.

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Hawkins
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Posted - 19 Oct 2007 :  00:44:05  Show Profile  Visit Hawkins's Homepage Send Hawkins a Private Message
quote:
Originally posted by Kentinal

At best I suspect a mod will travel here and delete the thread because Real World and no way Realm related.



Or it could be moved to D&D Core. It is kinda interesting and Core-related.

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Posted - 19 Oct 2007 :  00:53:14  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message
Jamallo, I'm afraid Kentinal's right. It's a stretch making this type of topic Realms-related. I think it would be best just to seal it completely.

Sorry.

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