Category talk:Woods

Color me dumb, but how are woods distinguished from forests? Is this difference plain to the average user? I'm willing to admit that I might be dumber than the average user, but I don't see why Ankhwood (or any of the other "woods") isn't classified as a forest. :) Wanderscribe (talk) 04:00, May 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * A woodland is a low-density forest. The distinction is interesting and relevant to how the 3.5 DMG handles forest terrain (number of trees, distance of Spot checks).
 * But that's just in American speech. British speech has it that a woodland is simply smaller than a forest, regardless of density. And of course, the Wikipedia article for "forest" also says a forest can also be called a "wood" or "woods", making it kind of uncertain whether, say, the Ankhwood is a woodland or a denser kind of forest. The Adhe Wood, for example, is small but actually quite dense. The Wood of Sharp Teeth is both large and dense.
 * Given how haphazard the naming convention is, there seems little benefit to distinguishing between woods and forests. I'm in favour of merging the categories. — BadCatMan (talk) 04:56, May 25, 2013 (UTC)