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Burroughs Favorite Part of the Monster ManualZak Sabbathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-85937182841077173762015-09-29T06:49:12.511-07:002015-09-29T06:49:12.511-07:00Centaurs - could fit if used "historically&qu...Centaurs - could fit if used "historically" as kind of a random climate event i.e. some edge of the game world is steppe/plains where the centaurs live and they raid into the border region of the game world occasionally en masse so 1000s of them invading down a valley burning villages and taking captives.<br /><br />Not so much for the players to fight as to make the world feel like it has a life of its own and/or make them run into the haunted forest.<br />Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13398462488549380796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-72688114355069653242010-05-29T08:08:21.005-07:002010-05-29T08:08:21.005-07:00http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html...http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Crazy%20Hassan<br /><br />That's all i have to say about camels.DreamSeekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991669574480768492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-41618617644909506062010-03-12T14:35:47.940-08:002010-03-12T14:35:47.940-08:00The Catarid Column isn't in the MM because it ...The Catarid Column isn't in the MM because it was first written up for the Fiend Factory White Dwarf column.<br /><br />So it got into the Fiend Folio. I can't remember who wrote it up, possibly Charles Stross [because I can remember he did some of the FF creatures for White Dwarf.]Octarinewolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04413971651827459181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-75122946009854664742010-03-08T13:05:12.695-08:002010-03-08T13:05:12.695-08:00Yeah, the "stampeding herd of cattle/mob of v...Yeah, the "stampeding herd of cattle/mob of villagers/pack of wild dogs" trick has been used a few times, most notable (at least off the top of my head), in Knights of the Dinner Table. Never run across it in a real game though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-68595546221238319382010-03-06T15:21:20.186-08:002010-03-06T15:21:20.186-08:00I was hoping for "Centipede, Benwegian"I was hoping for "Centipede, Benwegian"huthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502682297320819595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-26360131755734240402010-03-06T09:18:26.371-08:002010-03-06T09:18:26.371-08:00In an attempt to redeem myself from earlier embarr...In an attempt to redeem myself from earlier embarrassment, I think that maybe I can make centaurs cool for you:<br /><br />Half-zebra, half-Maasai centaurs who hunt and kill lions with spears and hide shields across African plains.Erin Palettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984632637166408245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-63458410537983478602010-03-05T19:12:39.131-08:002010-03-05T19:12:39.131-08:00SIFL AND OLLY FTWSIFL AND OLLY FTWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-39142190764490587962010-03-05T16:40:33.523-08:002010-03-05T16:40:33.523-08:00If I can cite an instance of "domesticated&qu...If I can cite an instance of "domesticated" camels.... I started one campaign with a fighter and M-U being captured by slavers and taken across a desert. They escaped. In the middle of a desert. With no water. Wearing only loinclothes. Luckily, the next day they heard the clangor of battle and found a small caravan being attacked by bandits. Grabbing loose weapons they killed the last few bandits but the bandits' horses ran away. All other people and animals were dead but for two camels. One decided that he liked the M-U a WHOLE LOT. Wouldn't get more than a step away, slobbered on him when he wasn't butting him or knocking him over by rubbing against him. The other ran from the fighter. And ran. And when the fighter got close enough to let it sniff his hand and make comforting noises, tried to bite him and ran some more. The fighter put up with this for far, far longer than I believed possible before giving up. But they had food and water (from the dead merchants) and weapons (from the guards and bandits) and light armor (ibid.) and cloths that weren't too badly blood-soaked, so they headed off in what they fondly hoped was the right direction (it was). Then the second camel followed them, running/biting when the fighter tried to catch it. And coming into camp to nuzzle the fighter awake when he tried to sleep. When they got to a town they sold both camels by the simple expedience of "We'll sell you this camel and that camel over there cheap." Then the guy who bought the camels whistled to the second one and it trotted over to him and slobbered on him.<br /><br />Sometimes my players hate me. But camels are fun.AGCIAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555314975157295572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-87979672132851595552010-03-05T15:35:52.110-08:002010-03-05T15:35:52.110-08:00If Gygax had faithfully translated EVERYTHING Plin...If Gygax had faithfully translated EVERYTHING Pliny had ever scribbled, we'd have never gotten over our giggling fits at the Bonnacon as ten year old gamers: A monster that runs away while spraying burning poo three furlongs behind it.baudothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232716747633261771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-80769292597455394632010-03-05T14:20:57.936-08:002010-03-05T14:20:57.936-08:00I love the idea of the toff-nosed Couatl, although...I love the idea of the toff-nosed Couatl, although now I keep seeing them with monocles.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-25241963839561274312010-03-05T07:52:10.966-08:002010-03-05T07:52:10.966-08:00Personally love the Catoblepas, Centaur and Chimer...Personally love the Catoblepas, Centaur and Chimera since I prefer monsters that have some history and folklore behind them to the ones where Gary came up with stats for his kid's plastic Kaiju toys. At least for my own medieval fantasy purposes (i.e. Ars Magica).<br /><br />The grassy plains may seem boring, but hundreds of Centaur Warriors cresting a hill and than pounding toward you should be enough to stave off a yawn.<br /><br />The Crypt Thing's teleport...I reasoned it this way...When fighting a Crypt Thing you are more than likely in a crypt, yes? Ok, so every once in a while a section of the stone floor, wall or whathaveyou slides away suddenly, causing you to fall through (or pushed through by a Crypt Thing). A second panel opens (anywhere in the dungeon) and drops you off. It adds a creepy whimsy to fall through a hole in the floor and come out in a room you were already in two levels ABOVE the crypt (just as an example). There are so many possibilities with this beastie.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-80577597042527812732010-03-05T05:20:09.053-08:002010-03-05T05:20:09.053-08:00I've used camel stats more times than I can re...I've used camel stats more times than I can remember but I also did a lot (and I do mean a lot) of Al-Qadim. In fact one player kept getting camels dropped on him. At first just because the dice are the dice and then ... well, by other players. At least they pretended it was accidental but I have my doubts.Gray Vulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865905417414198770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-43060342074714870772010-03-05T04:38:10.248-08:002010-03-05T04:38:10.248-08:00buzz--
thanks for the kind wars, but
I don't k...buzz--<br />thanks for the kind wars, but<br />I don't know shit about your "geek wars"--I will, however, always defend the people who inspire and support this blog when personal attacks are made against them.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-82240381828530598532010-03-05T02:33:15.262-08:002010-03-05T02:33:15.262-08:00"Cifal is a hilarious sock puppet with a frie..."Cifal is a hilarious sock puppet with a friend named Olly and is, apparently, also a formidable foe."<br /><br />That is cresent fresh.<br /><br />(at about 7:30)<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAFBpBLoIt0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-71709811954388872682010-03-05T00:44:46.256-08:002010-03-05T00:44:46.256-08:00Funny. Mr. Hart is one of my absolute favorite Bur...Funny. Mr. Hart is one of my absolute favorite Burroughs characters. I love the bit where he saunters into a jungle bar with his fishing rod and hooks it on somebody's face as he gestures with it. Ha!<br /><br />I too just referenced Burroughs in a D&D post to the internets. Played an AD&D magic user based on WSB in a game last Saturday. When looking through the equipment lists, I couldn't help but dedicate a large portion of my starting gold on a coterie of soft-cheeked linkboys. To hold my torch, ahurm hurm. <br /><br />Here's a link to the post. Knowing Burroughs's voice you probably have a better sense than most at what I was going for.<br /><br />http://www.enworld.org/forum/blogs/erik-mona/2355-monas-musings-360-degree-old-school-revolution.html<br /><br />We're currently playing In Search of the Unknown. Can't wait to play again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-4919666541241192592010-03-05T00:42:06.031-08:002010-03-05T00:42:06.031-08:00Hey there, Zak; I've recently found this blog ...Hey there, Zak; I've recently found this blog and love it, and let me say: don't let the fighting, the angst and the inward-looking idiots change your style!<br /><br />I'm referring to your opening superscript, of course; let me just say I love reading this blog because it doesn't get bitchy or rebuke-y or in-fight-ey... (heh) it's a blog about gaming that is genuinely interesting and fun to read.<br /><br />Keep that focus, don't join the geek wars. Really. Please?buzzandhumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11203420105063696125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-55714270436587252892010-03-04T23:40:33.447-08:002010-03-04T23:40:33.447-08:00Tom One here. For once it seems Tom Two has beate...Tom One here. For once it seems Tom Two has beaten me to the quip.<br /><br />Anyway I do have a tale I remember about Camels. The party was wandering from the previous dungeon (Actually Castle Alderweg in the Sea Princes) to the next dungeon (Actually Ghost Tower of Inverness, which caused me the secret DM giggles behind the screen that make players nervous.) through the Really Big dungeon that connects all the other dungeons (AKA the World). <br /> <br /> So they decide (actually decide is probably the wrong word. Are told in no uncertain terms is probably more accurate) that they will disembark from their ship and journey overland via the Bright Desert and the Cairn Hills to Leukish, rather than riding all the way there via the river and lake. <br /><br />So shortly after being kicked off their boat the party has made camp. Q (names withheld to protect the gullible) notices a herd of animals off in the moon-lit distance. Since he’s a forest dwelling half-elf cleric who’s never been to the desert before I describe the critters to him, rather than simply telling him “They’re Camels.” Now I don’t know if this was a bit of R-P on the player’s part or if he just didn’t recognize the description as camels. “They’re furry, brown, four legged, and they have long necks and two large humps on their back. And they seems quite ripe, you can smell them even at the distance of about 100 yards.” I thought was pretty straightforward; nevertheless, Q decides to get confirmation by waking the party Ranger, who happens to come from a different desert-like region. The ranger is called G for purposes of our story here.<br /><br />So G wakes up, rolls out of bed and takes a look at the herd of Camels I rolled as a wandering encounter for the night. I tell him privately that they’re Camels; they probably return to the small oasis the party camped at for the night, but they won’t come any closer because of the party’s campfire. G’s player says OK and turns back to the table, telling Q:<br /><br />“Oh those things. I wouldn’t worry, they usually avoid groups of adults, though they get a child who wanders too far now and then. It’s really the fire breathing that’s a problem when something panics them and they stampede. As long as they seem calm and stay away and no more come we should be fine. Wake me if anything happens, I’m going back to bed.<br /><br />Q’s response: “I stay up the whole night. I watch those things like a hawk. If any more show up or they start to stampede I wake up G. And I make sure my stuff’s packed and in arms reach if I have to grab it when we get out of here in a hurry.”<br /><br />The joke was a bit less funny (at least for the party) when I pointed out that since the Cleric hadn’t rested that night he didn’t get his spells back, which included, of course, his Create Water spells…<br /><br />And that’s my story on the importance of the stats of the Wild Camel.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14672917794716928287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-51849884115230572112010-03-04T19:54:11.515-08:002010-03-04T19:54:11.515-08:00Thanks. This series is hilarious. Sifl and Olly ...Thanks. This series is hilarious. Sifl and Olly for the win.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281839434894629625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-25606677487412819742010-03-04T18:59:39.110-08:002010-03-04T18:59:39.110-08:00Oh.
Well carry on then, don't mind me, I'...Oh. <br /><br />Well carry on then, don't mind me, I'm just off to crawl under this rock and die...Erin Palettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984632637166408245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-17910007425530868922010-03-04T16:39:26.484-08:002010-03-04T16:39:26.484-08:00Great post. I think the Catoblepas and the Cockatr...Great post. I think the Catoblepas and the Cockatrice fit into the Ergotism/Revelations/Hieronymous Bosch psychedelic Dung Age milieux you alluded to, being representations of how a chicken or a water buffalo (or warthog) appear to the individual who is experiencing terrible hallucinations. This also fits in with the killing-you-with-a-look schtick.<br /><br />I'm enjoying this series.<br /><br />Post edited for clarityTom Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893168729760333884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-53672435035578638772010-03-04T16:38:07.332-08:002010-03-04T16:38:07.332-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tom Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893168729760333884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-47030652696801001582010-03-04T16:10:25.139-08:002010-03-04T16:10:25.139-08:00Erin-
it's not "1-in-4" it's &qu...Erin-<br />it's not "1-in-4" it's "surprises on 1 thru 4 on a 6-sided die"Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-84060932144113391462010-03-04T15:41:14.803-08:002010-03-04T15:41:14.803-08:00Evil DM mind at work:
A crypt thing that teleport...Evil DM mind at work:<br /><br />A crypt thing that teleports you away and curse you. If you can't get back to it in a certain amount of time you explode into a horrifying display of blood and shattered bones.<br />Get back to it and win a treasure or a clue unless you piss it off and then it teleports you away again.JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-32462891192468789832010-03-04T15:31:17.496-08:002010-03-04T15:31:17.496-08:00Um... I have to question your math here. 1-in-4 is...Um... I have to question your math here. 1-in-4 is 25%, and 1-in-3 is 33%... so isn't the 1-in-3 Crayfish actually MORE surprising?Erin Palettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984632637166408245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-67068423120584867072010-03-04T15:10:17.886-08:002010-03-04T15:10:17.886-08:00...and they call me a pervert...and they call me a pervertZak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.com