Welcome to the Shiv!

Thanks for the scoop (and the map) Tom !

I would shake your hand but ... well, that is to say um, your arms are ...

::runs::

Tom knows you didn't just make fun of Tom's arms. Because you haven't been stepped on and/or eaten by Tom's foot and/or mouth.

Don't let it happen again, because next time Tom's feet and mouth won't be so slow to make up for it.

Also, here's the scoop: Tyrannosaurus rex arms are very small relative to overall body size, measuring only 1 meter (3.3 ft) long. However, they are not vestigial but instead show large areas for muscle attachment, indicating considerable strength. This was recognized as early as 1906 by Osborn, who speculated that the forelimbs may have been used to grasp a mate during copulation. It has also been suggested that the forelimbs were used to assist the animal in rising from a prone position. Another possibility is that the forelimbs held struggling prey while it was dispatched by the tyrannosaur's enormous jaws. This hypothesis may be supported by biomechanical analysis. Tyrannosaurus rex forelimb bones exhibit extremely thick cortical bone, indicating that they were developed to withstand heavy loads. The biceps brachii muscle of a full-grown Tyrannosaurus rex was capable of lifting 199 kilograms (439 lb) by itself; this number would only increase with other muscles (like the brachialis) acting in concert with the biceps. A Tyrannosaurus rex forearm also had a reduced range of motion, with the shoulder and elbow joints allowing only 40 and 45 degrees of motion, respectively. In contrast, the same two joints in Deinonychus allow up to 88 and 130 degrees of motion, respectively, while a human arm can rotate 360 degrees at the shoulder and move through 165 degrees at the elbow. The heavy build of the arm bones, extreme strength of the muscles, and limited range of motion may indicate a system designed to hold fast despite the stresses of a struggling prey animal (like baron arem heshvaun).

I like Tom.

may indicate a system designed to hold fast despite the stresses of a struggling prey animal (like baron arem heshvaun).

Heheh...

Joke, Joke, DINOSAUR FACTS!, Joke!

How delightfully nerdy!

Its something that annoys alot of people I know! We joke about something silly then after a pause in laughter I say 'Actually did you know that...'

So I found Tom's post hilarious!

Oooh handy

Another possibility is that the forelimbs held struggling prey while it was dispatched by the tyrannosaur's enormous jaws.

How many bites does it take to get into the center of a baron arem heshvaun anyway?

Thanks for the map!

Cool map. Also Tom has the best catch phrase of any Paizo staff member.

may indicate a system designed to hold fast despite the stresses of a struggling prey animal (like baron arem heshvaun).

But I'm all bones I tell ya, BONES !

::splashes on Musk de Cacahuète Beurrer, keeps running::

Tom Rex may be the best dinosaur who shrugged off extinction working at Paizo.

Who can beat a blog written by a dino talking in the 3rd person?

I ate Tom's arms for dinner.

I think I dig this tom fellow, I think we should enlist him!

I ate Tom's arms for dinner.

Tom thinks that with a fertile imagination like that, you should talk to Boss Sutter about getting in on our new fiction line. Tell him "Tom Rex sent you."

Steelfiredragon wrote:

I ate Tom's arms for dinner.

Tom thinks that with a fertile imagination like that, you should talk to Boss Sutter about getting in on our new fiction line. Tell him "Tom Rex sent for you."

I think Tom just ordered out for lunch...

Perfect Timing Tom.
We are returning to Session #2 of the Shiv tonight!

danke!

You find the best maps, Tom.

Just to warn you, Tom: EVERYTHING that bites me dies!!

Just to warn you, Tom: EVERYTHING that bites me dies!!

What about stepping on you? Tom has big feet and there are claws on them. OH! OH OH! What about slamming you with a tree? Tom can pick one up with his big mouth and hit you with it! OH! What about standing next to you and then when the meteors come Tom dodges to the side at the last minute?

Tom's just saying that Tom is quite creative in methods of mayhem.

Tail slap! Tail slap!

Anyone else wondering what would happen if Tom and Mr. Fishy ran into each other?

Wailing and gnashing of teeth I believe...

Anyone else wondering what would happen if Tom and Mr. Fishy ran into each other?

Do NOT summon Mr Fishy. He's actually a player in my SSAP campaign and isn't supposed to be in this forum. Seriously! ;-)

Tessius wrote:

Anyone else wondering what would happen if Tom and Mr. Fishy ran into each other?

Do NOT summon Mr Fishy. He's actually a player in my SSAP campaign and isn't supposed to be in this forum. Seriously! ;-)

Lol. Does Sr. Piscine search the messageboards looking for his name? :)