tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post1731413300789535238..comments2024-03-29T06:16:21.012+08:00Comments on Monsters and Manuals: The Secret Game Within 5th EditionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-60015776195724198842017-03-22T01:46:34.496+08:002017-03-22T01:46:34.496+08:00Crabs: the Battling?Crabs: the Battling?Ian Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05585316796421964527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-53174294725837359142017-03-21T14:33:21.285+08:002017-03-21T14:33:21.285+08:00There's also Pugmire. Backers have the PDF and...There's also Pugmire. Backers have the PDF and it should be out soon.Niciashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115101731336180358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-28622474930699479132017-03-20T06:02:09.846+08:002017-03-20T06:02:09.846+08:00Both my younger sisters, themselves ten years apar...Both my younger sisters, themselves ten years apart, are into the Warriors series. I know they've rp'ed on forums, but with ad hoc rules, and no dice.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448054571228602908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-85923566541029921972017-03-19T08:28:39.216+08:002017-03-19T08:28:39.216+08:00Cool! If you want to bounce ideas around, let me k...Cool! If you want to bounce ideas around, let me know. Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-43924845012429261422017-03-18T18:40:04.740+08:002017-03-18T18:40:04.740+08:00Interesting. I looked it up on wikipedia and it tu...Interesting. I looked it up on wikipedia and it turns out there are undead bats.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-90535270909020324522017-03-18T18:38:39.440+08:002017-03-18T18:38:39.440+08:00Nice. The odd thing is I am working on a side-proj...Nice. The odd thing is I am working on a side-project that sounds a bit like that. noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-20436773649971345482017-03-18T18:37:55.597+08:002017-03-18T18:37:55.597+08:00When somebody makes crabguard I'll be interest...When somebody makes crabguard I'll be interested. ;)noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-65954989182997370342017-03-18T18:37:33.708+08:002017-03-18T18:37:33.708+08:00There's that old joke about cats being tougher...There's that old joke about cats being tougher than magic-users in old editions of D&D but technically a magic-user can be killed by a crab in 5th edition if he's got 1 hp left.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-82190201633220352822017-03-18T18:36:31.071+08:002017-03-18T18:36:31.071+08:00Sounds fun, but the subject matter I think proves ...Sounds fun, but the subject matter I think proves my point a bit - mice are so overdone! noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-39888163396103717292017-03-18T18:35:20.920+08:002017-03-18T18:35:20.920+08:00I honestly thought I'd mentioned Bunnies and B...I honestly thought I'd mentioned Bunnies and Burrows but clearly forgot.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-48372203947673073172017-03-18T18:34:20.384+08:002017-03-18T18:34:20.384+08:00Yeah, the things that some social animals can do w...Yeah, the things that some social animals can do without the power of language is pretty incredible. The decision-making processes are fascinating: how do the lions decide between themselves which wildebeest to go for?noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-73314721939592851502017-03-18T18:32:45.773+08:002017-03-18T18:32:45.773+08:00True. That's another example where the talking...True. That's another example where the talking animals are basically humans in animal suits. noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-3988816265803047222017-03-18T18:32:20.841+08:002017-03-18T18:32:20.841+08:00If they followed through on that and actually made...If they followed through on that and actually made an RPG about cats who understand that the Great Old Ones exist, that would be amazing. noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-13054202840681562952017-03-18T18:30:29.210+08:002017-03-18T18:30:29.210+08:00I think mutant animals is a different thing, becau...I think mutant animals is a different thing, because that usually ends up being even more a matter of humans with animal aesthetics. The turtles might be mutant turtles but they're basically just human teenagers who happen to have shells. Everything that is interesting about it (how would a humanoid turtle actually act?) is totally ignored. noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-5656839487339011352017-03-18T13:36:37.080+08:002017-03-18T13:36:37.080+08:00The Silverwing series is somewhere in between Wate...The Silverwing series is somewhere in between Watership Down and Secret of NIMH in tone and theme, focusing on bats. Different bat species have crunch-friendly different abilities.Rigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871675202419307863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-45242488902375082872017-03-18T05:51:48.522+08:002017-03-18T05:51:48.522+08:00I'm running a game where most of the party is,...I'm running a game where most of the party is, bafflingly, toads or frogs. Big ones, mind you, but still. They dress up like humans and live in villages, but they area also much more comfortable in the swamp. https://coinsandscrolls.blogspot.ca/2017/03/osr-session-1-characters.html<br /><br />We haven't explored their society much, but I'm definitely adding in druidic crab-people.Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-70777756277537759582017-03-18T05:18:48.162+08:002017-03-18T05:18:48.162+08:00Never heard of Bunnies and Burrows? I find thst ha...Never heard of Bunnies and Burrows? I find thst hard to believe. Also, in a weird twist on the subject, the translated Japanese RPG Golden Sky Stories.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-85353017069154064282017-03-18T02:40:23.661+08:002017-03-18T02:40:23.661+08:00Behind Anxiously Clattering MandiblesBehind Anxiously Clattering MandiblesTom Kilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086235205146158319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-71051589989332918492017-03-18T00:52:34.059+08:002017-03-18T00:52:34.059+08:00Small animal pit-fighting is my thought for why th...Small animal pit-fighting is my thought for why those things are there. <br /><br />As for animal fantasy, it seems like a hard genre to do right. Lasgunpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-25170788189450544642017-03-17T22:33:06.904+08:002017-03-17T22:33:06.904+08:00There is Call of Cathulhu... I think Golden Goblin...There is Call of Cathulhu... I think Golden Goblin are doing a scenarios book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624102953631910102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-49001899856840523002017-03-17T22:06:28.432+08:002017-03-17T22:06:28.432+08:00Mouseguard is a pretty popular story game rpg. Mouseguard is a pretty popular story game rpg. Picadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01244353406711565712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-55049412976642067732017-03-17T13:38:12.752+08:002017-03-17T13:38:12.752+08:00I have to admit, my initial instinct is to assume ...I have to admit, my initial instinct is to assume that those little creatures are there so the DM can stick their players on the cover of one of those old Men's Adventure magazines.<br /><br />"Weasels Ripped My Flesh! An adventure for levels 1-3."Simon J. Hogwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07709835550452996449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-5684450829286220102017-03-17T13:36:27.717+08:002017-03-17T13:36:27.717+08:00If you get the chance, I highly suggest getting a ...If you get the chance, I highly suggest getting a copy of Hyperborean Mice. It is an excellent example, and a nice game! :-)Trailbladeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051207824154001854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-57245496713132730892017-03-17T08:59:30.735+08:002017-03-17T08:59:30.735+08:00I throw out Bunnies and Burrows since someone will...I throw out Bunnies and Burrows since someone will.Charles Saegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368131505593336249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-83860171820930696442017-03-17T08:19:34.045+08:002017-03-17T08:19:34.045+08:00I was lucky enough to have a short trip to a game ...I was lucky enough to have a short trip to a game reserve in southern Tanzania and was pretty amazed by how coordinated lions are as hunters (even if they aren't always successful)- they don't have language, how the hell can they organise like that? I shudder to think what they'd do with magic.Hyenas - those sneaky fuckers would be shapeshifting, going into human villages and doing all sorts. No idea about the others.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624102953631910102noreply@blogger.com