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This article concerns Dinosaurs on the Fighting Fantasy world of Titan, although reference is also made to Dinosaurs which occur in the world of Orb and in the futuristic Fighting Fantasy land, Thalos.

Dinosaurs were a group of enormous reptiles who often appeared in the Fighting Fantasy books. [1]

Although Plesiosaurs and Pterosaurs aren't technically Dinosaurs, they are grouped with them here for convenience, as they typically are in non-specialist descriptions of Dinosaurs on Earth.


Distribution[]

There are no records of Dinosaurs in the Old World, except perhaps for Anteelocets in some remote period of prehistory.[2] The reasons for the absence of Dinosaurs on this continent are unknown; perhaps there have never been Dinosaurs in the Old World (suggesting that Dinosaurs in Allansia and Khul are of relatively recent origin - see further below); perhaps they have been hunted to extinction in the (comparatively) civilised lands of the Old World; or perhaps they are found there but only in out of the way places such as the plains of Lendleland and in the Anvils of the Gods which have hardly featured in Fighting Fantasy canon.

Origins[]

Dinosaurskeleton

The skeletal remains of a dinosaur.

There has been much scholarly discussion about the origins of Dinosaurs. Many scholars on Titan believe dinosaurs did not originate on the planet. They point out that Dinosaurs have no deity in the pantheon of the Animal Court, in contrast to creatures such as Lizards and Snakes. "Instead, some scholars suggest that Dinosaurs inhabit a primeval but parallel world to Titan, which is occasionally accessed by magical portals created by ancient and powerful races including the Brain Slayers".[3] Scholars such as Enstaflis Anaren of Shabak have posited the theory that there may have been at least three incursions between the parallel world of the Dinosaurs and Titan.[4]

The first such incursion occurred in eastern Irritaria, and caused the occurrence called "The Fall of the Savage Innocents."[4] It also scattered several species of Dinosaur across the region, that later evolved into creatures such as the Gunderwal.[4]

The second such incursion happened in Allansia. In the year 1772OT, the Celenasian War began. At the end of this war, a magical warpgate, which was intended to enable travel and exploration to other worlds, collapsed.[4] This portal then discharged a large number of Dinosaurs into the Celenasian Empire, thus destroying it. The descendants of these Dinosaurs now roam the Empire's former territory, on the Plain of Bones.[4]

The third and final such discharge occurred in Khul recently. The miner Horfak uncovered and opened an ancient portal in the Cloudhigh Mountains. Horfak became possessed by the portal's sentience, and led Dinosaurs to attack the neighbouring lands. Though Horfak was eventually slain, the Dinosaurs he unleashed still blight the area.[5][4]


Types[]

Dinosaurs in Orb[]

The Fighting Fantasy gamebook Talisman of Death is set in the world of Orb. The following Dinosaurs are encountered there:

Dinosaurs in Thalos[]

The Fighting Fantasy gamebook Robot Commando is set in the Dinosaur-inhabited futuristic land of Thalos (which is not known to be connected with the world of Titan). The following Dinosaurs are known to occur on Thalos:

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References[]

  1. Out of the Pit - 37-38/??, 93/??; Titan - The Fighting Fantasy World - 15/22, 93/210; Deathtrap Dungeon - 129, 245; Island of the Lizard King - 139; Portal of Evil - 14, 144, 149, 150, 174, 181, 213, 239, 319, 322, 327, 342, 350, 356, 387; Warlock Issue 6 - 31(28), 39(146), 42(186); Allansia - 83, 91, 131; Beyond the Pit - 40-43; Return to the Pit - 55-58
  2. The Crown of Kings - 447
  3. "Dinosaur",Beyond the Pit - pg. 40-43
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Dinosaur", Return to the Pit , pgs. 55-8
  5. Portal of Evil - "Background".
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