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Dark Wizard
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Posted - 23 Feb 2017 :  07:33:21  Show Profile Send Dark Wizard a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
https://m.phys.org/news/2017-02-species-science-dungeons-dragons-character.html

Guess Shar has finally made the big leagues in the real world.

Of course Umberlee beat her to getting a name on a species by a few years.

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Well, I know how to end my campaign to the Plane of Shadow against the cult of Shar...

But they should have named it after Ghaunadaur.

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Wooly Rupert
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quote:
Originally posted by BadCatMan

Well, I know how to end my campaign to the Plane of Shadow against the cult of Shar...

But they should have named it after Ghaunadaur.



It says in the article that the snail lives in caverns, which makes Shar (or Ibrandul, who Shar killed and replaced) an obvious choice.

It says the same group also named a snail that lives deep in the Atlantic after Umberlee.

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Markustay
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Well, considering how many years it took her to actually accomplish anything against Mystra, a snail is apt.

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Ayrik
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I eagerly await the introduction of genetically-engineered species named after Gruumsh, Talos, Malar, Tiamat, and Asmodeus.

And I fear the day genetically-engineered ("demihuman"?) species are named after Corellon, Moradin, Lolth, and Gygax.

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moonbeast
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I had no idea that so many Brazilian biologists/zoologists were also D&D nerds.
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Barastir
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quote:
Originally posted by moonbeast

I had no idea that so many Brazilian biologists/zoologists were also D&D nerds.


You'd be surprised...

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