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No, the dire wolf has not been brought back from extinction (www.newscientist.com)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

TIL a dire wolf is an extinct species and not something just made up for fantasy worlds. Half-expecting to see "No, the warg has not been brought back from extinction" next.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

But what if it had been? What a magical world that would be

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

In D&D we'd use it like a template for badass combat version. Get ready for dire trolls.