Remember back in the 50s when they'd record like Elvis singing YOU AIN'T NOTHIN BUT A HOUND DOG and then they'd turn the record over and reverse it and it was all NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP and people were all like, "That is actually the voice of Satan coming from that song."
@cybernetic_squid: Sort of. There's different editions of it -- they're currently on 4, with 5 allegedly in the works. Pathfinder is based on Edition 3.5 and, from what I've heard, expands on the rules while ironing out some of the bugs in the system.
There's also house rules and variant rules from the extra sourcebooks, and, well, it gets really complicated from there.
We had another session today. More kobolds, and one of them had a pet donkey rat. What's a donkey rat you ask? I don't fucking know, there wasn't a picture according to our DM.
Also my Eidolon BITCHSLAPPED A KOBOLD TO DEATH. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
We also found our first loot cache, some small weapons and armor (nothing we could use) a sai, a spiked chain, a cooking pot (????), some gold, and some valuable minerals.
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
Probably in there for flavor (no pun intended).
Pretty common for a DM to concentrate on things like armor and stuff and ignore things sapient creatures carry around for not killing and keeping themselves alive in battle purposes.
I had a dwarf who could forge his own armor and weapons. He forced some masterwork cutlery just cause he had the time.
There is nothing that is not stupid about this thing. It's sort of making me mad.
Steve:
I think it's like, sort of like a puzzle monster, I guess? Like the instinct would be to fight it and pry the gem off its head, but it doesn't want to fight, and if you pry the gem up it's worthless.
Zack:
Oh, and by the way, it can will itself to die and has no fear or conception of death even though it has roughly human intelligence.
Steve:
But it might just walk up and say, "Hey, guys, this gem on my face is worth 500 gold pieces."
Zack:
What sort of life does a piece of shit like this make for itself in the D&D world? Is there a crude society of these useless fuckers just jabbering telepathically and admiring gems and casually dying because they don't give a fuck?
Steve:
We've done enough of these that you should know the answer to the why: wizards. Created by wizards for wizardly reasons.
Zack:
Man, fuck wizards!
Steve:
Dude, I am with you 100%. Wizards are the pits.
Zack:
Yep, my head gem is worth a fortune. Sure, I'll climb into that fucking basket. Go ahead and close the top. Oh, well, fuck my life.
Steve:
It would be annoying if you had one of these as a pet and you forgot to feed him. He would just feel hungry and then die because he was hungry.
Zack:
I would laugh if he did that, because fuck him. I would say, "Ha ha you armadillo piece of shit. I don't even care, your gem sucks. I hope you burn in hell."
Steve:
I wouldn't laugh because he was a loyal friend and a good listener.
Funny how the decided to make the gem worthless in later editions.
Then again, that's up to the GM. I know that newer GM's and newer players try to start easy for game mechanics. But honestly, if I lose a character... eh?
Then again, you gotta admit, when you play a character for weeks on end, you feel invested. Albeit, I'm fine if there's a "no resurrection" clause too. It's just a matter of the GM.
And it is pretty easy later on. XD
Should I make a Hackmaster thread, or should we just keep it here?
Hey, the carbunkle I encountered is NOTHING like that. It put up a fight and had a magic-reflecting barrier, and when I beat it up it gave me not a ruby but a way to summon it to put a magic-reflecting barrier on myself!
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
I just love that some thought "monster that's head is worth tons of money approaches the party and explains how much money they'll make if they kill it," was a good idea at some point.
You gotta how many screwed up DMs decided to make it a borderline suicidal carbuncle that unnerved the players.
I just love that some thought "monster that's head is worth tons of money approaches the party and explains how much money they'll make if they kill it," was a good idea at some point.
Monsters aren't immediately smart...
You gotta how many screwed up DMs decided to make it a borderline suicidal carbuncle that unnerved the players.
Psychological damage. It makes them easier to kill later.
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
Oh man, or maybe the Carbuncle befriends them, hangs out for many adventures, and then when it senses they are low on cash, it wills itself to death so they have it's gem.
Now, once the players are sad about the tragic loss of their friend, you immediately set them up to fight something stupid easy. Like an Orc that start a fight to the death with them, but can barely stand because his backpack is so heavy.
Once the kill the orc, they find out his backpack was pack was just full of diamonds.
Remember back in the 50s when they'd record like Elvis singing YOU AIN'T NOTHIN BUT A HOUND DOG and then they'd turn the record over and reverse it and it was all NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP NYERP and people were all like, "That is actually the voice of Satan coming from that song."
They were like regular mimics, except tiny and only found in the sand. One actually grew pretty big and fought with a gestaulted character.
Anyway, they all were capable of thoughts and even stole one of their weapons, so they had to get it back.
They essentially became "partners" for them. Best part is that rarely would shut up. :P
Sorry, wasn't much of a story. Just were cool. I even made sure to redo their stats and worked with the rules. It was good practice to work with grappling and strength vs strength rules.
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i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
Random-ass update time, y'all!
We had another session today. More kobolds, and one of them had a pet donkey rat. What's a donkey rat you ask? I don't fucking know, there wasn't a picture according to our DM.
Also my Eidolon BITCHSLAPPED A KOBOLD TO DEATH. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
We also found our first loot cache, some small weapons and armor (nothing we could use) a sai, a spiked chain, a cooking pot (????), some gold, and some valuable minerals.
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
No, I don't know anything more about them.
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
Then again, that's up to the GM. I know that newer GM's and newer players try to start easy for game mechanics. But honestly, if I lose a character... eh?
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis
i get so angry sometimes i just punch plankton --Klinotaxis