It doesn't rattle....

From: Scott Haney <n0gud_at_arrl.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 20:44:17 -0500

> Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 15:12:29 +0300
> From: Mikko Rintasaari <rintasaa_at_mail.student.oulu.fi>
> Subject: 'merkin creatures
>
> In the lands of the Orlanthi (Dragon Pass) the example snake is listed as
> a cottonmouth. Isn't that an American rattlesnake?

It is a poisonous snake native to North America, but it is not a rattlesnake.

> If my orlanthi would
> see a snake with a rattling tail they would be crying chaos!

Definitely. :)

>
> Also the big forestcat in the Malkioni lands is listed as a bobcat, and
> not a lynx. Both seem immensely wrong and out of mythical context to me
> (and really irk some of my players who have seen such references).
>
> Can somebody give me the reasoning behind this, or is this just an attempt
> to make the setting feel more familiar to american gamers?
>

Only the designers can say for certain, but that would be my guess. But we're always free to change things as we see fit. There's no reason to stick with the 'official' description if you don't like it.

Baron von Moosehsunchen (once got WAY too close to a copperhead)

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