Tarrasque

From: Challenger | Posted: 1/1/2006 11:07:48 PM | Message Detail

So, yesterday we played a long-running game in which I have a Lv. 16 Cleric of Pelor. Having recently acquired The Sword of Kas, and upon discovering that the only way to destroy it is to have it eaten by the Tarrasque, which must then be killed, we set off to do that very thing. I got to wield the sword, since someone had to feed it to the thing. Plus, it was one of only 2 weapons we had that would bypass its damage reduction.

I gotta admit, though, that negative level hurt a bit.

We find it in our flying ship, use magic to land a little ways from it. The rest of the party engages it while I use buffs and move forward. After a few rounds in which a few people almost die (and I summon stone giants for the Tarrasque to munch upon), I get close enough to charge. I do.

I roll a natural 20. Then I roll my Will save to make sure the Cleric is dominant, not the horribly evil intelligent sword. Cleric wins. The Tarrasque loses a head. Since it only has one, it is knocked out. I feed it the sword, after making yet another will save without difficulty. Our other Cleric casts Miracle to kill the Tarrasque, we win.

That makes 2 artifacts and one unique legendary monster destroyed by Masta Cley'a'ric. God, do I love that character. He's come a long way from being imprisoned in the Underdark.
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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/2/2006 1:10:14 AM | Message Detail

How did you feed a sword to a headless tarrasque?

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From: ClericOfTorm | Posted: 1/2/2006 1:13:20 AM | Message Detail

: - )
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From: Hashslinging Slasher | Posted: 1/2/2006 7:33:26 AM | Message Detail

one word, nice
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From: bacaramon | Posted: 1/2/2006 7:35:22 AM | Message Detail

He let the meat slide down its throat hole.
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From: BakaNoKami | Posted: 1/2/2006 8:34:48 AM | Message Detail

Nerf throat holes.
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From: DnDer | Posted: 1/2/2006 1:34:09 PM | Message Detail

I remember when killing the tarrasque required a legendarily, near-epic campaign in and of its own right.

I remember when the tarrasque actually scared PCs.

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From: Challenger | Posted: 1/2/2006 1:41:55 PM | Message Detail

In its defense, some of us would definitely have died if I hadn't rolled that 20. It still had nearly 600 hit points left, and had already nearly finished off 2 of our best men. Plus, there were 6 of us, and nearly everyone had a cohort, which helped a lot. Though two of our main characters were pretty much worthless. Meh. The Tarrasque honestly isn't all that frightening. Especially if you have Freedom of Movement, and we of course did.
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From: mysterygilgamesh4 | Posted: 1/2/2006 1:43:24 PM | Message Detail

"I remember when killing the tarrasque required a legendarily, near-epic campaign in and of its own right."

And I remember having to walk two miles in the snow, uphill both ways, naked, to do it. While being assaulted by minions of Vecna, because your wizard decided the eye would look nice mounted over his fireplace.

And that orc's had to be slain by the thousand just to gain a single level.

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From: DnDer | Posted: 1/2/2006 1:44:47 PM | Message Detail

All right! Finally someone who understands me!

<flips Gil the bird>

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From: Orion_Kurnous | Posted: 1/2/2006 3:26:52 PM | Message Detail

Define: bird
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From: TheMasterSword | Posted: 1/2/2006 3:28:32 PM | Message Detail

Wait, is that a serious question?

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From: DnDer | Posted: 1/2/2006 4:22:56 PM | Message Detail

XD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_%28disambiguation%29


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From: Hashslinging Slasher | Posted: 1/2/2006 5:04:37 PM | Message Detail

^^^ XDXD
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From: Wifey | Posted: 1/2/2006 7:04:08 PM | Message Detail

I'm still afraid of the Tarrasque.
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From: mystic belmont | Posted: 1/2/2006 7:08:11 PM | Message Detail

I thought the only way to kill it was to use a wish.
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From: SRT Venom | Posted: 1/2/2006 7:22:46 PM | Message Detail

Our other Cleric casts Miracle to kill the Tarrasque, we win.

You are correct.
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From: DnDer | Posted: 1/2/2006 8:36:40 PM | Message Detail

From: mystic belmont | Posted: 1/2/2006 7:08:11 PM | Message Detail
I thought the only way to kill it was to use a wish.


In 2nd edition, it required reducing the Tarrasque to -30 HP and using a Wish spell. Otherwise, even the tiniest piece would regenerate into another fearsome beast. (Also, the 2e art is scarier than the big, dumb-looking thing in the 3.x books.)

It was also all the more scary because of it's negative THAC0 (-5), which - in very casual terms - means it hits every time. And when its damage codes are 1-12/1-12/2-24/5-50/1-10/1-10 (claw/claw/bite/tail/horn/horn)... you can see how things got messy quickly. Did I mention that its bit functions as a Sword of Sharpness?

That's just according to the MM, though. There was a capaign ("How the Mighty Are Fallen," I believe) that featured the only printed 10th-level spell (to my memory), designed for the express purpose of killing the Tarrasque.

So yea... It was a little harder to kill "back in the Day."

IMHO, of course.


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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/2/2006 8:50:47 PM | Message Detail

A THAC0 of -5 doesn't mean it hit every time. If you had a -10 AC, it would only hit 75% of the time... ;-)

Plus, the Tarrasque now hits pretty much every time too on most characters. a THAC0 of -5 is equivalent of a +25 in 3rd ed, and the Tarrasque has much higher than that. I don't recall offhand, but around +50 or so IIRC.

The Tarrasques actual stats are MUCH MUCH higher in 3rd ed, and he's MUCH MUCH tougher. It's just, so are the characters. Still, I think he's no easier to kill now than he was.

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From: Dark Lord Onix | Posted: 1/2/2006 11:35:06 PM | Message Detail

Can someone post a pic of him in 2nd ed?
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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/2/2006 11:37:05 PM | Message Detail

http://www.planetadnd.com/interactive_books/tarasque.gif

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From: Dark Lord Onix | Posted: 1/3/2006 12:02:21 AM | Message Detail

thank you

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From: Wifey | Posted: 1/3/2006 12:06:14 AM | Message Detail

Meh. I don't like that cunning look on the face of a 3-int creature.
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From: Challenger | Posted: 1/3/2006 12:15:45 AM | Message Detail

The funny thing about the Tarrasque is that I never pictured him looking at all like that. I've always thought that he should be like a Colossal elephant, with absolutly massive tusks and a thick, heavy tail about 15 feet long. I just think that would be a bit cooler than the souped up T-rex look it has going now.

On a wierd side note, has anyone else ever noticed that the Dire elephant, in MM2, has a 10 foot climb speed?
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From: Challenger | Posted: 1/3/2006 12:16:08 AM | Message Detail

I totally misspelled weird. God, I suck.
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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/3/2006 12:16:16 AM | Message Detail

I'm not sure how legal it is, but you can find his stats (and pretty much any other 2nd ed monster too) on that site as well. I don't -think- there is any sort of OGL for 2nd ed, but that site has been there for a long time and no one has shut it down, so... eh.

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From: tsebsitsecni | Posted: 1/3/2006 12:25:10 AM | Message Detail

Tarrasques are OGL.

http://d20srd.org/srd/monsters/tarrasque.htm

Yay.
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From: Wifey | Posted: 1/3/2006 12:26:01 AM | Message Detail

I think he meant the 2e Tarrasque. ;)
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From: tsebsitsecni | Posted: 1/3/2006 12:26:52 AM | Message Detail

Bah. You mean for 2nd ed. Screw 2nd edition. I doubt they'll come after you.
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From: mystery shadow | Posted: 1/3/2006 12:31:25 AM | Message Detail

Here's a good question: Elephants can't Jump. So does the Elephant have a Jump skill?
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From: pquekadl | Posted: 1/3/2006 12:33:24 AM | Message Detail

I don't like that second edition pic.; it's to anthropomorphic. I've never liked the third edition one much either; it looks like he's smiling.
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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/3/2006 12:34:17 AM | Message Detail

Is there a 1st ed pic?

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From: Challenger | Posted: 1/3/2006 12:41:57 AM | Message Detail

Here's a question I should have thought of earlier. My Cleric, being fond of crafting magical items, wanted to take parts of the Tarrasque with him. God only knows what spells or items you could make out of it, since in every game world, the first time someone kills it is the only time. I was thinking of some armor made from its carapace...

Anyway, my DM wasn't sure that would be possible, for one simple reason. Does the Wish or Miracle merely make the Tarrasque dead, or does it destroy the Tarrasque entirely, meaning there is no Colossal corpse left to take parts of? We couldn't decide which it was.
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From: pquekadl | Posted: 1/3/2006 1:05:50 AM | Message Detail

I would go with the former, simply because I wouldn't want to deny someone the awesomeness of having terrasque plate mail.
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From: Hashslinging Slasher | Posted: 1/3/2006 3:11:18 PM | Message Detail

^^6 wow on the pyrotarrasque
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From: mysterygilgamesh4 | Posted: 1/3/2006 3:19:46 PM | Message Detail

"Also, the 2e art is scarier than the big, dumb-looking thing in the 3.x books."

The 2nd ed. art also looks exactly nothing like the Tarrasque is supposed to look like. Simply put, the artist drew whatever the Hell he felt like drawing, and the put it as a Tarrasque. The 3rd+ ed. Tarrasque matches up almost identically to the 1st ed. Tarrasque, which should be no surprise, because the 1st ed. Tarrasque provided the proper picture of the creature, as does the 3rd+ ed. Tarrasque.

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From: ClericOfTorm | Posted: 1/3/2006 3:22:07 PM | Message Detail

It also has, what, Int 3? It's not exactly going to look all that intelligent.
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From: mystic belmont | Posted: 1/3/2006 3:43:22 PM | Message Detail

After the tarrasque, bring it back as an undead tarrasque.
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From: lucifer777 | Posted: 1/3/2006 3:45:25 PM | Message Detail

From: mysterygilgamesh4 | Posted: 1/3/2006 5:19:46 PM | Message Detail
"Also, the 2e art is scarier than the big, dumb-looking thing in the 3.x books."

The 2nd ed. art also looks exactly nothing like the Tarrasque is supposed to look like. Simply put, the artist drew whatever the Hell he felt like drawing, and the put it as a Tarrasque. The 3rd+ ed. Tarrasque matches up almost identically to the 1st ed. Tarrasque, which should be no surprise, because the 1st ed. Tarrasque provided the proper picture of the creature, as does the 3rd+ ed. Tarrasque.


Says who? Find the "author" or whoever who described the tarrasque, since there's a "correct" depiction. No one knows what it looks like, it's described differently EVERYWHERE. So one's thoughts of what it looks like may be totally different that what joe down the street thinks.

Besides, I don't think it was meant to be pictured as a overgrown pissed off turtle.

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From: ClericOfTorm | Posted: 1/3/2006 3:58:13 PM | Message Detail

O rly? Doesn't look like a Turtle to me.
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From: TanikazeGyoukou | Posted: 1/3/2006 4:10:07 PM | Message Detail

I want to see the first edition Tarrasque now.
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From: lucifer777 | Posted: 1/3/2006 4:24:18 PM | Message Detail

O rly?

YA RLY, LOLZ

Turtle-
http://reptile.new21.org/dk/turtle/alligator-snapping-turtle.jpg

Tarrasque-
http://www.aethertraveller.com/images/tarrasque.gif
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From: Parakarry101 | Posted: 1/3/2006 8:05:44 PM | Message Detail

i believe that miracle or wish just makes it dead, it doesnt destroy it. this is mainly because there are rules to making items out of its hide and other assorted bits of flesh.
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From: Videogamechamp | Posted: 1/3/2006 8:16:13 PM | Message Detail

XD @ turtle pics.
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From: ClericOfTorm | Posted: 1/3/2006 9:00:11 PM | Message Detail

The only thing in relation is that the Tarrasque might move like one, that's all.
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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/4/2006 10:48:54 PM | Message Detail

You did look at the picks, right, CoT? They look practically like brothers.

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From: ClericOfTorm | Posted: 1/4/2006 11:12:29 PM | Message Detail

I've heard of some things being a "stretch"

Well this is a goddamn rip in the fabric of reality.
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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/4/2006 11:15:41 PM | Message Detail

They are both large, slow reptiles with hard, spiked carapaces, large, strong jaws, and an aggressive attitude. Not only that, but I dare you to name any creature BESIDES a snapping turtle and the Tarrasque that fits that description.

Face it; they're extremely similar.

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From: TanikazeGyoukou | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:12:01 AM | Message Detail

Most of the Tarrasque's torso is not enclosed in a shell. The Tarrasque has claws and large teeth. They look vastly different.
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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:12:38 AM | Message Detail

No, they don't.

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From: ClericOfTorm | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:14:15 AM | Message Detail

Yes, they do look different. Your single minded hatred of the 3e art doesn't mean it automatically resembles a reptile.
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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:16:27 AM | Message Detail

I like 3E art. I even like the Tarrasque's art. I also recognize he looks like an alligator snapper.

You might also want to realize the Tarrasque IS a reptile, so of course he resembles one.

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From: ClericOfTorm | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:21:09 AM | Message Detail

The Tarrasque is a Magical Beast.
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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:21:52 AM | Message Detail

Ummm... and? So is a shocker lizard.

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From: ClericOfTorm | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:24:32 AM | Message Detail

Wether or not it has the resemblences to an Animal, for all intents and purposes, it's a Magical Beast, not a reptile, or with the Reptilian subtype.
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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:25:42 AM | Message Detail

I don't have my 3.5 MM on me, and it seems flavor text was left out of the SRD, so I can't check to see if any indicators of him being a reptile is actually in such, but quoting the 2nd ed description (before he look plainly like a turtle, mind you):

It is rumored that the tarrasque is responsible for the extinction of one ancient civilization, for the records of their last days spoke of a "great reptilian punisher sent by the gods to end the world."

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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:26:41 AM | Message Detail

I could be wrong, but doesn't the reptilian subtype only apply to humanoids?

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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:28:09 AM | Message Detail

Crocodiles don't have the reptilian subtype, either, it seems, so I'm guessing I'm write. That, or they aren't reptiles, either.

...yeah, right.

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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:28:34 AM | Message Detail

Err, right.

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From: ClericOfTorm | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:29:04 AM | Message Detail

No idea. I read through the 3.5e description of the Tarrasque. Nothing Reptilian was mentioned, but it did say "it carries itself like a bird-of-prey"

So it seems it's more like a falcon/hawk/eagle, etc
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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:32:40 AM | Message Detail

I do have my 3.0 monster manual, and it mentions it as being scaly. To my knowledge, reptiles are the only extant group with scales... but I suppose that is a bit shaky ground to base an argument.

When I get back to college I'll have to check my 3.5 MM, but for the life of me I don't remember any line about it carrying itself like a bird of prey. To be honest, CoT, the more you post the more I'm convinced you are in fact a troll. Nobody could actually be as a ridiculous as you are acting. Its one thing to say you don't think the Tarrasque really looks like a turtle; it's another to say you think it's like a hawk.

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From: ClericOfTorm | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:34:16 AM | Message Detail

I'll have to check my 3.5 MM, but for the life of me I don't remember any line about it carrying itself like a bird of prey

I have the 3.5 MM in front of me, the line is in there.
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From: ClericOfTorm | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:35:28 AM | Message Detail

To be honest, CoT, the more you post the more I'm convinced you are in fact a troll. Nobody could actually be as a ridiculous as you are acting. Its one thing to say you don't think the Tarrasque really looks like a turtle; it's another to say you think it's like a hawk.

I never said i think it's like a hawk, But you based your one claim on it being reptilian because of a line of flavor text, so in kind i say it seems like a bird-of-prey because of that particular line.
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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:42:48 AM | Message Detail

So it seems it's more like a falcon/hawk/eagle, etc

I'll give you you never said that's what you think; you said that's what it seems to be.

I suppose I gave you too much credit to say you actually were thinking when you wrote that.

Or too little, depending on how you look at it.

Basing ones argument that the Tarrasque is reptilian on the fact the flavor text calls him reptilian is hardly a weak foundation. Saying he is more like a falcon/hawk/eagle than a reptile because the flavor text says he holds himself like a bird of prey (and I did find that line in an online amalgam of tarrasque descriptions) is just patently absurd. Just because something holds itself like a bird of prey does not mean it resembles a falcon, eagle, or hawk in any other way besides the way it holds itself. However, saying something is reptilian means it is reptilian.

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From: ClericOfTorm | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:43:50 AM | Message Detail

I suppose I gave you too much credit to say you actually were thinking when you wrote that.

Or too little, depending on how you look at it.


Pot. Kettle. Black. Etc.
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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:44:55 AM | Message Detail

Nice job responding to the meat of my post.

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From: ClericOfTorm | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:45:23 AM | Message Detail

It was rather undercooked. Put it in the oven some more.
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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:46:50 AM | Message Detail

I give up. The Tarrasque is a half-cooked chicken, not a giant reptilian killing machine. Are you happy now?

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From: Challenger | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:53:32 AM | Message Detail

My, isn't this thrilling.

I gotta say, the similarities between Tarrasque and turtle are pretty obvious to me. They're nowhere near exact, of course, but I have a hard time thinking of an existing creature that comes closer.
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From: Alazon | Posted: 1/5/2006 12:56:07 AM | Message Detail

I used to think the Tarrasque was essentially what would happen if instead of a T-Rex or lizard or what have you became godzilla, a turtle did, but now I realize the truth; he's a underdone piece of poultry.

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From: Dragoon Andrew | Posted: 1/5/2006 3:01:09 AM | Message Detail

So, if something carries itself like a bird, it's ACTUALLY A ****ING BIRD? Good God, but someone needs to stop huffing glue. I thought Alazon was exaggerating . . . man. Wow.

They are both large, slow reptiles with hard, spiked carapaces, large, strong jaws, and an aggressive attitude. Not only that, but I dare you to name any creature BESIDES a snapping turtle and the Tarrasque that fits that description.

Gamera.
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From: tsebsitsecni | Posted: 1/5/2006 3:09:16 AM | Message Detail

They are both large, slow reptiles with hard, spiked carapaces, large, strong jaws, and an aggressive attitude. Not only that, but I dare you to name any creature BESIDES a snapping turtle and the Tarrasque that fits that description.

Joan Rivers.
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From: Morgoth Bauglir | Posted: 1/5/2006 4:22:30 AM | Message Detail

It's not as though birds and reptiles are all that terribly different. The best question I can think of however is this one: Who the hell cares?! It vaguely resembles a turtle, barring the full limbs, receded shell, and bipedal appearance. It also looks like a concept drawing for one of Godzilla's foes. It doesn't matter.
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